Ashley Swansson

Her professional career has included service at the bedside in the pediatric intensive care unit as a registered nurse, non-directive play therapy through her graduate education, operations leadership in the spaces of peri anesthesia, adult & pediatric acute care, adjunct faculty teaching quality & safety to undergraduate nursing students, patient safety & is now an independent consultant for early-stage startups, nonprofits, education & beyond. Nationally, Ashley was selected to serve a five-year term with ANCC on the Pediatric Content Expert Panel standard setting for pediatric nursing board certification & is currently a board-certified nurse executive. Through the American Organization of Nurse Leaders (AONL), Ashley is a 2015 Nurse Manager Fellow as well as being selected in 2020 as an AONL Young Professional Voice Honoree.

Ashley is known for her unrelenting focus on patient rights, including the right to safe care, through a strategic blend of evidenced based practice, safety science & psychology. She believes that equity, safety & health outcomes that honor the souls we serve are possible through radical humility, courage, transparency & collaboration. “MAPS has long been both a beacon of hope & a fearless challenger of the status quo in healthcare. I am honored to serve the people of Minnesota in MAPS’s pursuit of zero preventable harm to those in need of, receiving, & giving care.