Mrs. Lysaght joined the VA system in 2003 and was appointed the Associate Director for Patient Care Services at the Miami VA Healthcare System on April 12, 2010. Prior to assuming this position, Mrs. Lysaght served as the Director of Case Management & Utilization Management at the Culinary Health Fund and Director of Quality for the Health Services Coalition in Las Vegas which included 23 health plans encompassing 350 thousand lives. In addition, she previously held academic and leadership/administrative positions at the Loma Linda VAMC, Victor Valley California College, St. Jude California Medical Center, Santa Ana Western Medical Center, and the Desert Valley Hospital in California. Mrs. Lysaght is Board Certified in Executive Nursing Practice and has an extensive background in case management, as an educator, quality management specialist, and administrator. She received her Bachelor’s in Science from the California State University – Fullerton (CSUF); a Master’s in Science in Nursing from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA); and a Doctorate in Nursing Practice in Executive Health System Leadership from the University of San Francisco. Mrs. Lysaght was born in Trinidad and enjoys cultural festivities and loves to travel. She manages to effectively balance a successful and demanding nursing leadership position with work and family life. She is a wife, mother and grandmother.