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Globally Empowered (GE) is dedicated to catalyzing transformative change in healthcare and wellness. GE was founded by Toria (Tori) Shaw Morawski, MSW, LSW, IICDP, FNAP, with the vision of nurturing resilience and well-being at all levels—individual (micro), group/community (meso), and institutional/system (macro).
Inspired by her personal and professional journey, Tori advocates for inclusion and transformation to foster a sense of belonging across the global healthcare sector and beyond.
As a heart-centered leader, Tori provides empathetic support and tailors strategies for each client’s unique needs.
MISSION
Work with people to build stronger, healthier, and more equitable communities by providing tailored, results-oriented consulting solutions.
VISION
A world that is inclusive, data-driven, compassionate, and inspires growth.
VALUES
We are driven by passion and committed to excellence. Integrity is at the core of everything we do.
Tori is a distinguished licensed social worker, certified diversity practitioner, and workforce developer with over two decades of experience in the global nonprofit sectors spanning the U.S., Africa, the Caribbean, and Europe.
She is dedicated to nurturing resilience, fostering healthy relationships, creating supportive work environments, and utilizing data to drive inclusive healthcare practices and outcomes.
Tori has authored numerous journal articles, book chapters, and blogs posts—including contribution to and co-editor of the 5th edition of the Nursing Informatics: A Health Informatics, Interprofessional and Global Prospective textbook published by Springer Nature.
She was inducted into the National Academies of Practice’s (NAP) Social Work Academy as a Distinguished Fellow for her outstanding interprofessional collaboration work. NAP advises governmental bodies on the U.S. healthcare system.
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Master of Social Work (MSW) with a mental health concentration from the University of Illinois at Chicago’s Jane Addams College of Social Work.
Licensed Social Worker (LSW) from the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
Project Management Certificate from Northwestern University’s School of Professional Studies.
Certified Diversity Practitioner (IICDP) through The People Company Consulting Group’s Inclusion Institute.
Distinguished Fellow (FNAP) honor from the U.S. National Academies of Practice’s Social Work Academy, recognized for her interprofessional collaboration work.
Clinical Fellow with Wolf Pack Therapy, providing psychotherapy specializing in mood disorders, infertility, adoption competence, and PTSD/trauma.
Tori’s extensive global experience includes leading workforce development initiatives funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the U.S. Department of State’s Biosecurity Engagement Program, the European Commission, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Office for Africa.
Tori co-founded Global Implementation Solutions -- a nonprofit organization that supports One Health programs, biosecurity legislation development, and the enhancement of building laboratory diagnostic capacity, primarily in Africa and the Middle East.
She was the architect and principal administrator of the second phase of the Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform (TIGER) initiative at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS). This global network integrates informatics into education, certification, practice, and research through an inclusive, interdisciplinary, and intergenerational approach.
Her work continues to make significant contributions to global health/informatics and mental well-being.
2024 – Present: Member of the National Academies of Practice Partnerships & Networking Committee
2023: Digital Health Competency Framework Contributor; Interprofessional Workforce Development Domain, Health AI (formerly known as The International Digital Health and AI Research Collaborative (I-DAIR))
2023: Manuscript Reviewer, International Journal of Medical Informatics
2021 – Present: External Advisory Council Member, University of Texas at Arlington’s Multi-Interprofessional Center for Health Informatics
2019 – Present: Advisory Committee Member. Summer Institute of Nursing Informatics, University of Maryland’s School of Nursing
2017 – Present: Board of Directors President, Global Implementation Solutions