Marie Manthey

Mary Manthey is the founder and President Emeritus of CHCM, a healthcare consulting company that has engaged in transformation of hospitals and healthcare systems throughout the US for more than 40 years. She has taught thousands of seminars and wrkshops fostering the leadership and empowerment of nurses throughout the world. She is a multi-award-winning author.

Manthey is a founder of the Nursing Peer Support Network, a free-standing non-profit organization providing peer-based support to nurses in recovery from substance use disorder throughout Minnesota. She is a nurse who earned an MNA (1964) from the University of Minnesota. She was awarded an Honorary PhD (1999) from the University of Minnesota and maintains an affiliate appointment with the School of Nursing at the University of Minnesota.

Manthey is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and was recognized as the recipient of the American Academy of Nursing Living Legend Award in 2015. This award recognizes persons for their extraordinary contributions to the nursing profession, sustained over the course of their careers, and continuing positive, ongoing impact on the profession. In 1993, Manthey was named a Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing, the largest professional association and union for nursing staff in the world
with more than half a million members. RCN Fellows are inspirational leaders who have made an exceptional contribution to nursing and improving health and patient care.