Chief Nurse Executive
University of Missouri Health Care
Shanon Fucik is the Health System Chief Nurse Executive at MU Health Care, with responsibility for nursing at the organization’s 7 hospitals and over 90 clinics across central Missouri. A nurse with over 24 years of healthcare experience leading progressively larger scale teams and organizations with expertise in team leadership, staff development, hospital operations, strategic planning and organizational program management. With a passion for patient safety and performance improvement, she has led many initiatives that use high reliability concepts and quality science methodologies to reduce hospital acquired patient harm and improve operational performance. Fucik has an Executive Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from the University of Kansas, and certifications in pediatric nursing, LEAN, and nursing executive advanced practice. She was an American Organization for Nursing Leadership Nurse Manager Fellow in 2012 and is a CNO Academy Alumni. She served on the board of the Society of Pediatric Nurses as treasurer from 2015-2020, Missouri Organization of Nurse Leaders as District 2 Board member and president, and currently serving as president-elect. Fucik served on the American Organization for Nursing Leadership Affiliate Planning Committee from 2018-2020 and currently serves on the Missouri Organization of Nurse Leaders Program Committee. Fucik served on the American Organization for Nursing Leadership Conference Planning Committee for AONL in 2022 and 2023. Fucik rotated off the American Organization for Nursing Leadership Board, representing Region 6 in January of this year. In 2013, 2016 and 2019, Fucik was named A Nurse You Should Know by the Missouri Organization of Nurse Leaders and in 2018 was named March of Dimes Nurse Leader of the Year.
Scaling Ambulatory Leadership Using Data-Driven Span-of-Control Modeling
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
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