Dr. Marketa Houskova
DNP, MAIA, BA, RN
CEO American Nurses Association - California
Season 08 - Episode 05
Dr. Marketa Houskova DNP, MAIA, BS, RN
Dr. Houskova started with ANA\C as a volunteer, being so passionate about nursing, policy, and politics. Marketa was later named ANA\C Government Affairs Director and State Director. In October 2017, Marketa was named the Executive Director.
Dr. Houskova was born under the Communistic Regime in then-Czechoslovakia and immigrated to the United States via England and Canada to pursue her American Dream. While the Communist regime did not allow her to attend university, next to her nursing degree, double Bachelors in Political Science & Women’s Studies at CSUSM, dual track in Masters in Global Public Health Administration & Regional Development at University of Miami, she also completed her doctoral studies at University of San Francisco and obtained Doctorate in Nursing Practice in Executive Leadership of Healthcare Systems in Dec 2019.
Dr. Houskova was actively involved in several political campaigns in the US and Europe, received an Internship and later Fellowship at the Office of the Vice-President of the European Parliament, and served as a political advisor in Czech Republic and the US. Marketa is a member of several state, national, and global professional organizations and served on several boards.
