Current Roles:

Educator, Author, Board Certified Healthcare Administrator, with over 30 years of experience in the U.S. Army Medical Service Corps, the Department of Defense, and Humanitarian / Non-Governmental Organizations​

Areas of Expertise

• Leadership Development

• Human Security

• Education

• Advising and Consulting

Education and Career Highlights

• The College of William & Mary, Ed.D. Education Policy, Planning, and Leadership

• Baylor University, MHA. Healthcare Administration

• Boston University, M.Ed. Education

• Fitchburg State University, B.S. Human Services

• Georgetown University, Certificate in Diplomacy in the Middle East and North Africa

• University of Oxford, Certificate in Forced Migration

• George Washington University Federal Healthcare Executive Program

• U. S. Army War College

Appointments

• NGO Representative to the United Nations

• Rotary International Representative to UNICEF

Awards

• President’s Medal, Fitchburg State University

• Distinguished Achievement Award, Boston University

• American College of Healthcare Executives Governor and Regent’s Award for Excellence in Leadership

• Legion of Merit

• Order of Military Medical Merit

• General George C. Marshall Award for Leadership and Academics

Dr. Cardarelli has over 30 years of experience developing and managing large organizations, teaching at the university level, training professionals, managing substantial resources, and fostering sustainable development. She coordinates access to educational resources in marginalized communities and provides consultation in practice and policy development on topics ranging from education and leadership to innovation, social emotional learning, resilience, and peacebuilding.