Amanda O’Reilly ’00 Stricklen

Amanda O’Reilly ’00 Stricklen, RN, MSN who is the program manager for the Michigan Bariatric Surgical Collaborative and the Michigan Surgical Quality Collaborative, was selected as a 2024 Presidential Leadership Scholar. She is one of 60 leaders from across the country representing the military non-profit organizations, and public and private sectors invited to participate in a bi-partisan, six-month initiative that began in January focused on learning from the presidencies of George W. Bush, William J. Clinton, George H.W. Bush, Lyndon B. Johnson, and their administrations. They are traveling to each participating presidential center to learn from key former administration officials, business and civic leaders, and leading academics.  They will study, put into practice varying approaches to leadership, and exchange ideas to help strengthen their impact in the communities they serve.