Adriane Griffen
American Nurses Foundation Interim Executive Director, Vice President of Programs
Dr. Adriane K. Griffen serves as the Interim Executive Director of the Foundation. Dr. Griffen oversees the Foundation’s diverse programmatic portfolio, helps design, execute, and evaluate existing and new programs, as well as ensure the integration of those programs into the larger Enterprise. She is an organizational and educational public health strategist who strives to make efforts accessible and welcoming to all. She is dedicated to aligning organizations, building communities, and creating member-centric programs which reflect the needs of the community. She works to identify synergistic activities across the Foundation, the Enterprise, and collaborations with external partners.
Previously, Dr. Griffen was an independent consultant, the executive director at the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists, the executive director of the National Center on Disability in Public Health at the Association of University Centers on Disabilities and held various health promotion and partnership development leadership roles. She established healthcare access as a priority area for this National Center and created the national pilot efforts with nurse-led interdisciplinary teams. She is currently a partner reviewer for the Council on Education in Public Health and an instructor at The George Washington University School of Public Health, Doctor of Public Health Program.
With over 20 years of experience, she specializes in capacity building, social marketing, health promotion and health education. She is a Doctor of Public Health with a focus in Leadership from the University of Illinois at Chicago, a Certified Nonprofit Executive Director (CNED), and a Master Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES). Dr. Griffen lives in Silver Spring with her husband and teenage son and enjoys volunteering with the Boy Scouts and the Downtown Silver Spring Rotary.