Tammy L. Henderson, Ph.D., is the VP Office of Strategic Initiatives & Innovation and a Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN. She completed her doctoral studies in Human Development and Family Sciences at Oregon State University, focusing on family policy and law. Henderson has held faculty positions at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Oklahoma State University, and Lamar University. She conducts sessions and conferences on shared governance, professional service, and editorial contributions. Her other funded work revolves around producing evidence- based workshops, webinars, and other programs for socio-behavioral professionals, nurses, physicians, counselors, nursing home administrators, and others, such as the Gerontology and Geriatrics conferences.