Carolyn A. Taylor

Carolyn Taylor is Corporate Operations Officer at Taylor-Oden Enterprises, Inc. (TOE), an Information technology and health care consulting firm and has held this role for nine years. She has more than thirty years experience in the health care industry as a clinician, manager and corporate executive. She has served as a mentor, educator, consultant and facilitator. Ms. Taylor is a dynamic speaker who has presented numerous topics related to health care, human resources, information technology and financial management.

Currently, she is an adjunct professor at George Mason University (GMU) College of Health and Human Services (CHHS). She teaches graduate students majoring in Nursing Administration. She actively participates on boards and professional associations. She formerly served as board member & treasurer on the GMU Diversity Advisory Board (DAB) from 2001-2005. She has also served on the Deans Advisory Board of the CHHS at GMU since 2001-current. She served as Membership Chair on the GMU College of Health & Human Services Alumni Association for 2001-2005. Ms. Taylor received the GMU Alumni Service Award in 2001. Ms. Taylor and her husband Les Taylor are founding sponsors of the Quality Improvement of the Year Awards. Ms. Taylor was nominated and elected to the Board of Directors of the Northern Virginia Health Education Council (NVAHEC) for a three-year term in January 2009.

Ms. Taylor is a graduate of GMU with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) from the College of Health and Human Services. She holds a Master of Business Administration from the School of Management at GMU. She has completed a residency at Oxford University, Oxford England in International Business and Finance. Dr. Taylor received her PhD from George Mason University.