Before joining AOMA, Dr. Faria retired after 30 years as a healthcare executive/administrator. She has served as an adjunct professor at Texas State University and Concordia University and is a seminar lecturer at the University of Texas at Austin. She received her PhD from the University of Texas at Austin. Her dissertation research was in the area of organizational change. Dr. Faria has been involved in research in the area of human and organizational resilience and with Dr. Sheila Armitage presented findings at both the SXSW Conference and The Healthier Texas Summit.

Dr. Faria currently serves on several community advisory councils and not-for-profit boards. She is the immediate past board chair for the Austin Mayor’s Health and Fitness Council of Austin. She is a competitive age group distance runner and was a 2016 age group champion for Austin Fit Magazine’s, Most Fit competition.