Musumeci Cited as Top “Executive Leader” by American University
WASHINGTON – A 36-year Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) nurse and senior manager has received the 2007 Executive Leadership Award from American University and its School of Public Affairs.
Maryann Musumeci, Director of the Bronx VA Medical Center, received the Roger W. Jones Award for Executive Leadership at a recent ceremony in Washington. The award recognizes federal government employees whose careers demonstrate extraordinary effectiveness in organizational development and a strong commitment to training.
“I am proud a VA medical center director has been honored for leadership by one of the top schools of public affairs in the country,” said Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs Gordon H. Mansfield. “A major reason VA delivers the best health care in the country to our veterans is its dedicated employees and strong leaders like Maryann Musumeci.”
American University established the Executive Leadership Awards 29 years ago. Each year, it selects two federal career executives from throughout the federal government to receive the honor. Musumeci shares this year’s award with U.S. Postmaster General John E. Potter.
Musumeci has directed the Bronx VA Medical Center since 1994. She oversees a staff that is one of the most diverse – 86 percent women and minorities – among federal agencies.
She began her VA career 36 years ago as a registered nurse at a VA hospital in New York. Her car had broken down in front of the hospital, and several Vietnam vets who pushed the vehicle to the side of the road urged her go inside and apply for a job.
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