How she shines: Georgie Shockey shines in leadership, innovation, teamwork, and professional development. As Principal and Co-Founder of Ruck-Shockey Associates, she has spent decades helping healthcare organizations improve EVS and support services, implement new technologies, strengthen operations, and develop leaders. Her mentorship, collaboration, industry education, and commitment to sustainable improvement have created a lasting impact across the cleaning profession.
Years in the industry: 35 years
Job responsibilities: As Principal and Co-Founder of Ruck-Shockey Associates, Georgie Shockey provides executive leadership for a national consulting practice serving healthcare environmental services and other support-service operations. Her responsibilities include leading operational assessments, developing performance-improvement strategies, advising on EVS standards and infection prevention practices, evaluating staffing and productivity, integrating support services, conducting feasibility and financial analyses, guiding technology and capital decisions, leading RFP and implementation processes, and helping healthcare organizations translate recommendations into sustainable operational change. She also coaches and mentors industry professionals, develops educational programs through Ruck-Shockey Learning, contributes thought leadership, and represents the profession through speaking and active participation in organizations, including AHE and AHF.
Career path: Georgie built her career through progressively broader leadership roles in healthcare and hospitality support services. Her experience expanded across foodservice, EVS, patient transport, linen and laundry, operational improvement, and implementation. In 1997, she co-founded Ruck-Shockey Associates, where she has helped healthcare organizations improve performance, implement change, and develop stronger leaders. Over more than 35 years, she has also become an industry educator, mentor, speaker, and advocate for advancing healthcare support services.