MARILYN UVERO

Senior Vice President/Chief Operating Officer & Provost/Chief Nurse Administrator at a dynamic institution of higher education with over 40 years of expertise in educational operations, administration, and management. Extensive experience working with non-profit and for-profit organizations offering healthcare-focused academic programs. Proven track record in formulating strategic and operational plans for new and ongoing programs, as well as implementing student services to enhance enrollment and retention rates. Strengthens institution's competitive position in higher education sector. Demonstrated proficiency in managing licensing and accreditation requirements, advancing curricula to align with current trends, and developing and reviewing university policies and procedures. Expertise in budgeting, financial reporting, and cultivating institutional partnerships. Addresses and improves healthcare delivery in underserved communities. Committed to advancing educational excellence, student success, and healthcare education innovations.

Panelist: Conference on Poverty Convened by the Daughters of Charity: University of Southern California, February 2 – 3, 200

Panelist:Welfare-to-Work Reform: “The New Economy: The role of the Community College” - Assembly

Select Committee school to Career, Assembly member Jerome E. Horton: June 2002

Panelist: National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc., “Education – Current Curricula Trends and Initiatives” – Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Forum: August 2000

Representative : Nursing Summit “Differentiated Nursing Practice, Model of California- Impact on Practice, Education, Regulation & Health Care Delivery” –for the Southern California Vocational Nursing Directors: “ Adult Learning Strategies” January 1998

National Honoree: Selected for the National Honor Society for Public Affairs and Administration (Pi Alpha

Alpha) for Academic Performance (GPA 3.7 and above) and contributions to the community: July 30, 2011

Candidate: Governor-at-Large, National League for Nursing (NLN): 2009

Proclamation: City of Lynwood, State of California, Recognition of Outstanding Accomplishments: June 2009

Nominee: California Legislature Assembly Certificate of Recognition – 2005 Woman of Courage Awarded by

Hector De La Torre, Assembly Member, 50thState Assembly: March 2005

Special Recognition: Under Dr. Uvero’s leadership, St. Francis Career College located in Lynwood, CA, was recognized for the following awards :

o “Catholic Health Association of the United States’ Achievement Citation Award “(2001) o “California Career Education Association’s Presidential Award for Region V” (1999)

o Recognized as one of the four nationally newly accredited schools without stipulations, ACCSCT

(1998) “Catholic Healthcare West’s Philosophy in Action Award” (1997)

o “Outstanding Employer of the Year” awarded to St. Francis Medical Center – City of Los Angeles (1995)

“Development of a Handbook for the Associates at St. Francis Career College”, 2000

“Evaluation of the “VICTORY (Retention) Program for Nursing Students at St. Francis Career College”, 2000

“Determination of a Relationship Between the Psychological Service Bureau (PSB)-Aptitude Test Scores and Completion Rate of Students in the Vocational Nursing Program at St. Francis Career College”, 2001 “Development of a Clinical Skills Evaluation Tool for the New Vocational Nursing Curriculum at St. Francis Career College”, 2005

“Evaluation of the Impact of the New Vocational Nursing Curriculum on Student Academic Performance”, 2005

“Organizational Leadership and Change”, Walden University, 2012

Islam, Mohammed A., Uvero, M., Omut, David, Dutta, A. (2023). A longitudinal and deliberate interprofessional education program in a pharmacy school. Association of Medical Eastern Mediterranean Region (AMEEMR).

Newman-Giger, J., Mendoza, H., Overby, M. U. (2012). HIV coupled with other sexually transmitted diseases: A clarion call to arms. The Journal of National Black Nurses Association, 23(2), vii-viii.

Overby, M. U. (2000). Evaluation of the “VICTORY" (Retention) Program for Nursing Students at St. Francis Career College. NOVA Southeastern University, Outstanding sample of Practicum Evaluation Methodology Research.

Uvero, M. (2016). Filipino Americans. In J. Newman-Giger (Ed), Transcultural Nursing: Assessment and Intervention, 7th Ed., (Ch. 17). Mosby, Inc.

Evaluation Methodology Research. (In- house publication). Nova Southeastern University.

• Board of Registered Nursing California license – Registered Nurse
• Guam Board of Nursing license – Registered Nurse License
• Philippine Regulation Commission - Registered Nurse License

• Alpha Alpha Sigma Theta Tau International, Founding President, 05/2021 - Present
• American Nurses Credentialing Center/American Nurses Association (ANCC/ANA), Abstract Reviewer, 07/2018 - Present
• American University of Health Science, Chair, Board of Trustees, 11/2012 - 04/2016
• Institute of Professional Advancement and Specialized Services, Vice President, 12/2012 - Present
• Xi Theta Tau International, Honor Society, Chapter Board Member/ Officer- Chair, Leadership Succession Committee, 06/2012 - 05/2013
• Saint Isidore Incorporated, Vice President, 12/2011 - Present
• American University of Health Science, Member, Board of Trustees, 01/2011 - 11/2012
• Accrediting Commission on Career Schools and Colleges of Technology (ACCSCT), Accreditation Team member, 2004 - 2007
• California Vocational Nurse Educators, Member, 1993 - 2006
• Organization of Nurse Executives (ONE-C), Member, 1993 - 2001
• Advisory Board, Lynwood Adult School, Member, 1993 - 2002
• American Heart Association Southern Region, BCLS, Secretary, 1994 - 2000
• Southern California Directors of Vocational Nursing Programs, President, 1997 - 1999

• Song-Brown Registered Nurse Capitation, 2024, Co-Author, True
• Song-Brown Registered Nurse Capitation, 2023, Co-Author, True
• Song-Brown Registered Nurse Capitation, 2022, Co-Author, True
• Song-Brown Registered Nurse Capitation, 2021, Co-Author, True
• Song-Brown Registered Nurse Capitation, 2020, Co-Author, True
• Increase diversity in nursing education to improve equity in healthcare, 2018, Co-Author, True
• Nursing Career Ladder Program, 2008, Co-Administrator, co-Author, True
• Vocational Nursing Programs, Career Ladder (Subsidized Program Operations), 1991-2008, Primary Administrator, co-author, True
• Leadership Academy, 2007-2008, Primary Administrator, co-author, True
• Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) Programs, Private Industry Council (PIC) – Los Angeles County Subcontract: Community Development Department, 2003-2005, Primary Administrator, co-author, True
• Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) Programs, Southeast Los Angeles County (SELACO), 2003-2005, Primary Administrator, co-author, True
• Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) Programs, Los Angeles County, 1995-2002, Primary Administrator, co-author, True

• A longitudinal and deliberate interprofessional education program in a pharmacy school, Mohammed A. Islam, M. Uvero, David Omut, A. Dutta, 2023
• HIV coupled with other sexually transmitted diseases: A clarion call to arms, J. Newman-Giger, H. Mendoza, M. U. Overby, 2012
• Evaluation of the “VICTORY" (Retention) Program for Nursing Students at St. Francis Career College, 2000
• Filipino Americans, M. Uvero, 2016

• Conference on Poverty Convened by the Daughters of Charity, 02/02/2000
• Welfare-to-Work Reform: The New Economy: The role of the Community College, 06/2002
• National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc., Education – Current Curricula Trends and Initiatives, 08/2000
• Nursing Summit Differentiated Nursing Practice, Model of California- Impact on Practice, Education, Regulation & Health Care Delivery, 01/1998