Shelly Dierking is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Patient Safety Education Partnership. Shelly has more than 20 years of experience managing complex initiatives in healthcare quality improvement. She managed projects working with Colorado providers to implement quality improvement projects and participated on teams working to create healthcare change on a national level for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). She received her Bachelor's degree in Education from the University of Northern Colorado. Shelly is a Colorado native who is committed to education and efforts that ensure safe and adequate healthcare for all.