Meisha Amia (Woolford) is well known for the impact she has created in the travel nurse industry since 2012 when she took her first contract in Atlanta, GA. Born in Cambridge, MD and nursing graduate from Coppin State University, Meisha now has 15 years of experience and a master’s degree in nursing executive leadership. Over the years she has done her footwork in the community to give back, to educate and to empower other leaders. Registered Nurses who want to negotiate and build a sustainable travel nurse career have been under her mentorship. And she is also a known mentor for high school students interested in nursing. 

Award-winning for her programs/ service in the community; Meisha is a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., a published author, former travel nurse of 11 years, a youth mentor, a career coach, and consultant for digital brands. Her self-help book for travel nurses is called, The Bedside Boss: From Scrubs to Six Figures. In 2016, Meisha founded communities for empowerment and education in nursing and entrepreneurship. Meisha founded communities Chicks with Cheques that grew to more than 20,000 entrepreneurs and The Nurse Power Network, which is a community with over 30,000 nurses and home of the Nurse Power Brunch, a space for mentorship and mimosas. In 2017, Meisha started focusing on her philanthropy initiatives, with the launch of Bumps of Love; she has donated over 8,000 diapers to support underprivileged families of Dorchester County.  
 

Being a community leader in nursing and the event settings since 2014, Meisha has developed a passion for community health and mental health, especially for women and children. Her new role includes coordinating the Adolescent Health Program projects in the community for Maryland Department of Health (Dorchester), focusing on STIs, HIV and Teen Pregnancy Prevention and improving adolescent health outcomes overall. Meisha's mission is to be a pioneer in nursing, sharing her knowledge and skills to promote mental health, wellness and self-care within the nursing profession and the adolescents of her local community.