Dedicated administrator, researcher, nurse, and leader who has devoted decades to the underserved, impoverished, and infirmed at all levels of care. She has over 25 years of experience as a CEO in an array of behavioral health settings. She received her BSN from Salve Regina University on an ROTC scholarship. She was a Distinguished Military Graduate from Providence College and served in the Army Nurse Corp as a trauma/ICU nurse. She graduated from the U.S Army Adult Nurse Practitioner Program in 1990. She received her MSN from Yale University in 1994 and a Doctorate in Health Administration from the University of Phoenix in 2017 after successfully defending/publishing a doctoral dissertation on bullying in nursing. Sheila has been a nursing professor for ADN and MSN students while remaining an active doctoral mentor. Clinically Sheila has expertise in infectious disease, internal medicine, advanced pharmacology, endocrinology, addiction, and psychiatry. Her administrative work in behavioral health has included geriatrics, co-occurring, forensics, and addiction/detox in inpatient, outpatient, IOP, PHP, residential, and clinic settings. She maintains an active RN and Adult Nurse Practitioner licensure. Her consultancy work includes providing expertise for long-term care, ethics, risk management, and leadership. In May 2025 she joined the International Pipe Group as their full-time VP of Human Resources & Employee Engagement.
Sheila has lived and worked in twelve states. Many of those years were spent in New York City and Pennsylvania. She relocated to Albuquerque, NM in 2015. Her hobbies include triathlons, endurance running, reading, animal rescue work, and musicals. She plays the piano and is a master gardener. In 2017 she did her first 70.3 Ironman triathlon. Since then, she has completed seven others and in 2019, at age 54, she finished Ironman 140.6 Arizona. She and her husband are avid triathletes and continue to train together. Her volunteer work continues with veterans, helping the homeless, and animal rescue.
Purpose
TheNASPD
LeadershipDevelopment
Programofferspipedistributionprofessionals
an
exclusiveopportunitytoenhanceand
build
their
leadershippracticeswhilealsodelving
into
theinnerworkingsofthe
NASPD.
Theprogramprovidesparticipants withthe
necessary
andrelevanttoolstodevelop
into
futureleaderswithintheircompany
andtheindustry.
Objectives
To help participants grow as leaders within their company and the steel pipe industry. We want participants to become more actively interested in the steel industry and consider active roles in NASPD leadership in the future.
Future Leader Responsibilities
It is a four-meeting commitment including the final presentation and graduation ceremony at the Convention following the three leadership meetings.
Full participation in the NASPD Leadership Development Program.
Leader Development Candidates
TheNASPD
willselecta
limitednumberofemergingindustry
professionals
toparticipateintheNASPD
Leadership
Development Program. Any NASPD Member CEO can nominate someone to participate in the Leadership Development Program.
Program Cohort
TheLeadershipDevelopmentProgram
cohort
is to
includemembers
with
geographical, demographic,
and professional
diversity, and will focus on maximizing their leadership potential within their company and their industry.
Meetings
The Leadership Development Program is held in conjunction with NASPD's conferences, allowing participants to build leadership skills while networking with industry professionals throughout the year. Participants will attend dedicated Leadership Development sessions held before and during each NASPD conference. The program concludes with participants presenting their final leadership project and participating in the graduation ceremony at the 2028 Annual Convention.
Leadership Meeting
NASPD Event & Location
February 3–5, 2027
Annual Convention InterContinental San Diego San Diego, California
June 9–11, 2027
Summer Conference InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile Chicago, Illinois
October 12–14, 2027
Fall Conference The Restoration Asheville Asheville, North Carolina
February 15–17, 2028
Annual Convention – Final Presentation & Graduation Hotel ZaZa Museum District Houston, Texas
Eligibility Requirements
This opportunityis
opentocurrent
employeesofNASPDmembercompanies.
Candidatesshouldhave
atleast
threeyearsofcontinuousexperience
in
thesteelpipeindustryat
the
nominatingNASPDmember company or alternatively at least seven years of total experience in the steel pipe
industry.
Candidates should preferably be part of the leadership team or on a leadership track at their current employer. Candidatesmust
demonstrate
theabilitytocontributeto
the
LeadershipDevelopmentProgramina
meaningful
way. Candidates may demonstrate interest in future leadership within the industry.
