Jack and Nancy Dwyer Workforce Development Center, Inc. (“Dwyer Workforce Development” or “DWD”), a national healthcare workforce development nonprofit, today announced Maryland Governor Wes Moore appointed DWD CEO Barb Clapp as a Member of the University of Maryland Medical System Corporation (“UMMS”) Board of Directors. As a board member, Clapp will help guide the strategic direction of UMMS, one of the state’s most impactful healthcare systems, focused on delivering compassionate, high-quality care and putting discovery and innovation into practice at the bedside.
Clapp joins a distinguished group of leaders on the UMMS Board, each committed to advancing healthcare access, equity, and outcomes across Maryland. Her appointment reflects her deep-rooted commitment to workforce development, demonstrated by her passion for helping individuals who lack opportunity build meaningful careers in healthcare, while also driving long-term solutions to healthcare staffing challenges.
“I am honored to be appointed by Governor Wes Moore to serve on the University of Maryland Medical System Corporation Board of Directors,” said DWD CEO, Barb Clapp. “It is a privilege to join an esteemed group of leaders who are equally dedicated to strengthening the Maryland healthcare system. With a deep commitment and passion for empowering individuals to overcome challenges and achieve successful careers in healthcare, I look forward to further championing solutions to support Maryland’s healthcare system and the healthcare professionals who drive it.”
As DWD’s CEO, Barb has led the national nonprofit organization to exponential growth, serving over 6,000 Dwyer Scholars with healthcare job training and placement support, wraparound services, and person-centered case management, since September of 2022. By empowering individuals who have traditionally lacked opportunity with life-changing careers, DWD is helping to address one of the country’s most urgent challenges: the shortage of skilled healthcare workers.
Prior to joining and launching DWD in 2021, Barb founded and built Clapp Communications, a global, full-service, award-winning, nationally recognized communications firm. In 2019, Barb sold her firm to dedicate herself fully to the nonprofit sector. Hand-selected by co-founder Jack Dwyer to join DWD, Barb transitioned the venture into a full-scale, national workforce development organization that brings a holistic approach to workforce development.
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About Dwyer Workforce Development (www.dwyerworkforcedev.org)
Dwyer Workforce Development is a unique 501(c)(3) nonprofit with a mission to provide comprehensive support to individuals who lack opportunity and aspire to pursue a career in the healthcare industry, alleviate a severe healthcare workforce shortage, and improve the lives of seniors and the community at large. Dwyer Workforce Development provides program participants – Dwyer Scholars – Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) training, job placement support in healthcare facilities, need-based wraparound services, and person-centered case management to foster successful outcomes. Founded in 2021 by entrepreneur and philanthropist Jack Dwyer and his family, DWD is redefining what it means to give back—creating career pathways, strengthening the healthcare workforce, and improving patient outcomes. Under the leadership of CEO Barb Clapp, handpicked by Dwyer for her visionary leadership and commitment to equity, the organization has grown rapidly from its Baltimore, Maryland headquarters, expanding its national reach to include Maryland, Texas, Florida, Kansas, Pennsylvania, New York, and Delaware. Learn more at www.dwyerworkforcedev.org, and follow DWD on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram for the latest updates.
About the University of Maryland Medical System (www.umms.org)
The University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) is an academic private health system, focused on delivering compassionate, high-quality care and putting discovery and innovation into practice at the bedside. Partnering with the University of Maryland School of Medicine and University of Maryland, Baltimore who educate the state’s future health care professionals, UMMS is an integrated network of care, delivering 25 percent of all hospital care in urban, suburban, and rural communities across the state of Maryland. UMMS puts academic medicine within reach through primary and specialty care delivered at 11 hospitals, including the flagship University of Maryland Medical Center, the System’s anchor institution in downtown Baltimore, as well as through a network of University of Maryland Urgent Care centers and more than 150 other locations in 13 counties. For more information, visit www.umms.org.