Dusty Gilleland, RN, BSN, MBA, NC-BC

Dusty Gilleland, RN, BSN, MBA, NC-BC, is a transformative healthcare executive, nurse leader, and system strategist dedicated to building trauma-informed, equity-centered systems of care. With over two decades of experience leading high-impact teams in acute care and safety-net hospitals, Gilleland has advanced quality, patient safety, and culturally responsive practices while driving organizational change at the executive level. She founded the Root and Rise Health Coalition to support the mission of integrating neuroscience, psychoneuroimmunology, and trauma-informed governance to reimagine how healthcare, public health, and communities can thrive together. Their work bridges professional nursing standards, regulatory compliance, and holistic healing practices to design accountable, healing-centered systems rooted in compassion, presence, and justice.