Marilyn Gardner is a Registered Nurse with a Bachelors Degree in Health Care Administration and a graduate certificate in Health and Human Service Management. She has worked in a variety of settings in case management and currently serves as the Clinical Quality Manager for the Well Woman HealthCheck Program, a breast and cervical cancer screening program administered by the State of Arizona.

Marilyn has lived and worked internationally and has a passion for both providing, and helping others provide culturally responsive care. She has been both a keynote speaker and has led a number of workshops for the past six years on cultural competency.