Maj. Gen. Shanna M. Woyak currently serves as the Director of the Small Market and Stand Alone Medical Treatment Facility Organization (SSO) for the Defense Health Agency. She oversees all executive management, clinical operations, business operations, and strategy for 17 Small Markets and over 100 MTFs and DTFs across the United States, accounting for greater than one-quarter of the health care encounters within the Military Health System’s direct-care system.
General Woyak received a direct commission as an Air Force Clinical Nurse in February 1995. She began her military career in July 1986 serving in multiple patient care roles including obstetrics, operating room, emergency medicine, air transportable hospitals, and a flying ambulance surgical trauma team. Previous to this assignment, she served as the Director, National Capital Region (NCR) Medical Directorate and Director, transitional Intermediate Management Organization (tIMO) for the Defense Health Agency (DHA). She oversaw and managed all healthcare delivery for 30 Joint facilities, with 680,000 active duty members and beneficiaries, spanning seven states. As the Director, General Woyak’s main priority was to maximize the medical readiness of the operational and medical forces. In addition, she had a dual role as the Air National Guard Assistant to the Chief of the Nurse Corps, Office of the Surgeon General, Defense Health Headquarters, Falls Church, Virginia. In this capacity, she assisted the Chief Nurse of the Air Force in developing and executing plans, policies, and standards for Air National Guard assigned nurses.
General Woyak deployed in 2002 as the Chief Nurse assigned to the 10th Expeditionary Medical Operations Squadron, Combined Task Force, Incirlik, Air Base, Turkey, in support of Operation Northern Watch and in 2007 as a Staff Nurse assigned to the 332nd Expeditionary Medical Group, Joint Force Theater Hospital in Balad, Iraq.
EDUCATION:
1992 Rose State College, Associate of Applied Science in Nursing, Midwest City, Okla.
2002 Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Excelsior College, Albany, N.Y.
2005 Master of Business Administration, Health Care Management, University of Phoenix, Phoenix, Ariz.
2009 Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, by correspondence
2016 Commander's Development Course, JB Andrews, Md.
2016 Safety Board President Course, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
2019 Senior Leader Orientation Course (SLOC); Joint Base Andrews, Md. & Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas
2020 Joint Medical Executive Skills Institute Capstone Course, Falls Church, VA.
2021 Enterprise Leadership Seminar (ELS), University of North Carolina (UNC), Kenan-Flagler Business School, Chapel Hill, NC
2021 National Security Studies Management Course (NSSMC), Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y.
ASSIGNMENTS:
1. February 1995 - February 1998, Clinical Nurse, 137th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Oklahoma City, Okla.
2. February 1998 - March 2000, Psychiatric Clinical Nurse, 137th Medical Group, 137th Airlift Wing, Oklahoma City, Okla.
3. March 2000 - March 2004, Critical Care Clinical Nurse, 161st Medical Group, 161st Air Refueling Wing, Phoenix, Ariz.
4. March 2004 - March 2007, Assistant Chief Nurse, 161st Medical Group, 161st Air Refueling Wing, Phoenix, Ariz.
5. March 2007 - November 2012, Chief Nurse, 161st Medical Group, 161st Air Refueling Wing, Phoenix, Ariz. (March 2007 - June 2007, Clinical Nurse, 437th Air Expeditionary Wing, Balad, Iraq)
6. November 2012 - January 2017, Medical Group Commander, 152d Airlift Wing, Reno, Nev.
7. January 2017 - October 2017, A4 Director of Logistics, Nevada Air National Guard, Carson City, Nev.
8. November 2017 - September 2018, Vice Wing Commander, 152d Airlift Wing, Reno, Nev.
9. October 2018 - June 2021, Air National Guard Assistant to the Chief of the Nurse Corps, Office of the Surgeon General, Washington, D.C.; dual-hatted October 2019-July 2020 Director, National Capital Region Medical Directorate and Director, Transitional Intermediate Management Organization, Defense Health Agency, Falls Church, Va.
10. June 2021 - Present, Director, Small Market and Stand-Alone MTF/DTF Organization (SSO), JBSA Kelley, San Antonio, TX
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal
Air Force Good Conduct Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster
Air Reserve Forces Meritorious Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Iraq Campaign Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster
AF Overseas Ribbon long tour
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with one "M" Device with silver hourglass
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS:
2002 Outstanding EMEDS Nurse Award, Operation Northern Watch, Incirlik AB, Turkey
2008 Mayoral Award, Military Nurse of the Year, Honorable Mayor Phil Gordon, Phoenix, Ariz.
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:
Second Lieutenant Feb. 25, 1995
First Lieutenant March 20, 1997
Captain July 15, 1999
Major Aug. 9, 2003
Lieutenant Colonel Dec. 1, 2007
Colonel May 23, 2013
Brigadier General Oct. 1, 2018
Major General June 13, 2021
(Current as of December 2021)