Quisha Umemba RN

As the CEO of Umemba Health, Quisha Umemba (pronounced "Kwee-shuh oooMEMbuh") brings over 20 years of diverse experience to her roles as a Registered Nurse, Public Health Consultant, and Entrepreneur. Boasting multiple certifications and an impressive work history, Quisha has developed, implemented, and overseen numerous health initiatives and community collaborations throughout her career. Quisha has worked as a Disaster Response Nurse Leader for the American Red Cross, a Clinic Coordinator for an outpatient endocrinology clinic, a Chief Nurse and Program Manager for a local health department, a Diabetes Nurse Consultant for a state health department, an RN Care Manager for a Federally Qualified Health Center, and a Clinical Programs Training Specialist for a value-based care consulting agency. ​ A nurse with a public health background, Quisha has a multifaceted, blended expertise that enables her to design unique curricula and training programs with multi-level interventions. Specializing in Workforce Training and Development, her work focuses on equipping the public health workforce and her training approaches blend conventional, experiential, and transformational methods to create engaging educational content, delivered across various platforms. These distinctive training approaches have earned her the moniker "The Trainer's Trainer." ​ As the CEO and Owner of Umemba Health, Quisha helps public health organizations and healthcare systems to educate their workforce, empower their leadership, and expand their community presence. ​ As the Principal for Quisha Umemba Consulting, she teaches "helping professionals" how to monetize their skillset so they can build, launch, and scale a profitable public health consulting business using her proven step-by-step system called Ready.Start.Launch! Quisha's entrepreneurial journey has been nothing short of remarkable as she works to advance health equity through the empowerment and education of the public health workforce. She has found a way to do what others only dream about, and she makes her living walking in her purpose, serving in ways that bring her joy and positively impacting the lives of others. A blended background in nursing and public health, coupled with the freedom and flexibility of entrepreneurship, has enabled her to live life on her own terms. When asked if she will continue to beat to her own drum, Quisha states, "Being an unconventional nurse suits me just fine!"