mary faria
Mary's passion is strengthening executive and organizational resilience to generate broader well-being impacts in our communities. She also loves to conduct research.
Before joining AOMA, Dr. Faria retired after 30 years as a healthcare executive/administrator. Mary is also Adjunct Professor at Concordia University and Texas Stated University, and lecturer for the University of Texas Human Dimensions of Organizations Business Seminars.
With a deep and broad healthcare background, she spent 21 years with the Seton Healthcare Family in Austin. She served as COO/VP/Administrator for Seton Southwest Hospital, serving 17 years from the hospital’s opening until she retired on June 30, 2017.
She received her PhD from the University of Texas at Austin. Her dissertation research was in the area of organizational change. Dr. Faria has been involved in research in the area of human and organizational resilience and with Dr. Sheila Armitage presented findings at both SxSW and The Healthier Texas Summit. Dr. Faria currently serves on several community advisory councils and not-for-profit boards. She is the board chair for the Austin Mayor’s Health and Fitness Council.
Mary will be a panel speaker at the 2019 SXSW Conference discussion: Shifting Healthcare Costs Impact Provider & Patient. In 2019, she will also moderate a panel discussion on Integrative Health at the 2019 San Antonio Chapter of The American College of Healthcare Executives and Healthcare Financial Management Association’s Annual Meeting.
Dr. Faria is also an accomplished age group distance runner, with local, national, and international age group race wins. She is also a triathlete. Teaches swimming to those fearful of water and was her age group winner in the 2016 Austin Fit Magazine’s Most Fit Competition.
Before joining AOMA, Dr. Faria retired after 30 years as a healthcare executive/administrator. Mary is also Adjunct Professor at Concordia University and Texas Stated University, and lecturer for the University of Texas Human Dimensions of Organizations Business Seminars.
With a deep and broad healthcare background, she spent 21 years with the Seton Healthcare Family in Austin. She served as COO/VP/Administrator for Seton Southwest Hospital, serving 17 years from the hospital’s opening until she retired on June 30, 2017.
She received her PhD from the University of Texas at Austin. Her dissertation research was in the area of organizational change. Dr. Faria has been involved in research in the area of human and organizational resilience and with Dr. Sheila Armitage presented findings at both SxSW and The Healthier Texas Summit. Dr. Faria currently serves on several community advisory councils and not-for-profit boards. She is the board chair for the Austin Mayor’s Health and Fitness Council.
Mary will be a panel speaker at the 2019 SXSW Conference discussion: Shifting Healthcare Costs Impact Provider & Patient. In 2019, she will also moderate a panel discussion on Integrative Health at the 2019 San Antonio Chapter of The American College of Healthcare Executives and Healthcare Financial Management Association’s Annual Meeting.
Dr. Faria is also an accomplished age group distance runner, with local, national, and international age group race wins. She is also a triathlete. Teaches swimming to those fearful of water and was her age group winner in the 2016 Austin Fit Magazine’s Most Fit Competition.