 Nancy
E. Conrad
Bio Sketch
Patient Safety Activities
Ms. Conrad's interest in patient safety began as a result
of the death of her late husband, astronaut Charles "Pete"
Conrad. Pete Conrad was privileged to participate in the Gemini,
Apollo, and Skylab programs. He commanded the second lunar
landing and received the Congressional Space Medal of Honor
for his rescue of Skylab.
Although her husband's death brought Ms. Conrad to the Quality
Movement, it is the movement leaders who have asked her to
stay. Ms. Conrad's compelling story serves to personalize
the need for patients and their families to take responsibility
for their care as well as to highlight the need for systemic
changes in the quality of care. Ms. Conrad is co-founder and
co-chairman of fundraising of the Community Emergency Healthcare
Initiative. This program is designed to measurably impact
preventable injury and death now occurring in Emergency Departments.
An international speaker at industry and academic forums in
the field of quality care, Ms. Conrad addressed the Salzburg
Seminar on Patient Safety and Healthcare Improvement in 2001.
In October of 2001, she spoke at the Partnership Symposium
2001 - Patient Safety Stories of Success, co-sponsored by
Premier Inc., VHA Inc., and the National Patient Safety Foundation
at the American Medical Association.
In December, Ms. Conrad addressed the 13th Annual National
Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care sponsored by the
Institute for Healthcare Improvement. In January of 2002,
she addressed the 31st Annual Critical Care Congress. In
addition, at that conference she received the Spirit Award
for her work on behalf of patient safety.
Business Expertise
Ms. Conrad has been a champion of space education and space
commercialization for many years in the fields. She is co-founder
of Space Available, a company creating virtual space adventures
for science centers, museums, and theme parks. Ms. Conrad
served as Chief Communications Officer for Dreamtime Holdings,
a privately held company partnered with NASA to provide multimedia
services. She is founder of Universal Spaceworks, an astronaut
licensing company representing 20 astronauts ranging from
Mercury through the Shuttle. The company has worked with major
manufacturers to create educational products based on the
legacy of mankind's exploration of space. As Director of Communications
for Universal SpaceNetwork, a space services company founded
by her late husband, Ms. Conrad served in the capacity of
business development and funding of the company. As a senior
writer, Ms. Conrad has written for such publications as "One
Giant Leap for Mankind", "100 Years of the Automobile", and
"100 Years of Moving Pictures". As the creator of the "Rendezvous
in Space" exhibit at the Museum of Flight, Ms. Conrad helped
to design an interactive educational exhibit commemorating
the history of manned space flight.
Professional Affiliations
President's Circle National Academy of Sciences
Member, Board of Directors, Universal Spacelines
Member, Board of Directors, California Air and Space Museum
Distinguished Women of Northwood University
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