Spotlight on Maria Shearing, Nursing Clinical Director
By Brent Davis and Maria Shearing, MSN, FNP, Ned, PHN, RN
Maria is a native Californian and is married with seven children. Currently she has five adult children: one is married and has two boys, two are actively serving in the Air Force, and two live and work in Colorado. She has two teenage boys at home who are in high school and love playing sports. “In my journey through school and work God has blessed me with a “daughter” that I love very much; she is a nurse, married and works locally.”
When asked about her values, she replied:
My parents greatly shaped my values by working hard and instilling respect and gratitude in a very traditional home. We often gathered around the table to eat and talk and have a family moto “everything and anything said at the table, stays at the table.” We all gathered every year with our immediate and extended family for Thanksgiving and Christmas and enjoyed each other with the love and traditions of each holiday. We instill the same values at home and are creating all the fabulous traditions with our kids.
Her “exciting and fulfilling adventure at AUHS” started in 2016 as a student before joining as a faculty member with the School of Nursing (SON). She decided to attend AUHS because “as an adult (married/mother) student the schedule offered by the school fit my personal schedule the best, but mostly my desire to grow as a Christian Nurse.” As a student, Maria was instrumental in starting our campus ministry, Salt and Light. After graduating, she accepted a position to work at AUHS and decided to stay on because of the people, the leadership team, and the Christian values of the school.
In her spare time, she loves spending time with family and friends: “With my growing boys I know the little bit of time I have before they leave is coming fast so I cherish every minute I can capture with them.” She also cherishes the time spent with her parents and in-laws. “The gatherings, dinners, and destinations we share are always so rich.” She also has volunteered for Lamp unto my feet, a special activity here at AUHS and has volunteered for all the activities of the AUHS foundation. “Giving back to the most vulnerable community is what we are called to do, I am proud to be part of an organization that is driven to do what we are called to do in the name of Jesus.”
Her future dreams and aspirations at AUHS are to become more qualified both personally and professionally “so that I may use those talents to create and brighter and stronger School of Nursing at AUHS for our incoming students all under the guidance of our Lord Jesus Christ.” These are the aspirations that embody our AUHS values of love, justice, caring, and respect, and for these reasons we shine this month’s spotlight on Maria Shearing, Nursing Clinical Director.
