Eunice Gwanmesia, PhD, MSN, MSHCA, RN

Dr. Eunice B. Gwanmesia, PhD, MSN, MSHCA, RN, is a nurse educator, healthcare leader, and DEIB strategist based in Magnolia, Delaware. With over 26 years of experience in nursing and healthcare leadership, she has built a career centered on compassionate care, inclusive leadership, and organizational transformation. She is the Founder and CEO of GRACIOUS HEART NURSING SERVICES, LLC and Eunity Solutions, where she designs leadership development and inclusion-focused programs for healthcare systems, corporations, and educational institutions.

She earned her PhD in Nursing from University of Phoenix along with master’s degrees in Healthcare Administration and Nursing. Throughout her career, Dr. Gwanmesia has worked as a nurse educator, clinician, and healthcare consultant, while also serving as a keynote speaker and bestselling author. Her professional focus includes diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB), caregiver wellness, and workforce resilience, shaped by both her academic expertise and lived experience as a caregiver and advocate.

Beyond her clinical and academic work, Dr. Gwanmesia is a nonprofit leader and community advocate committed to building unity across diverse populations. She is the founder of initiatives such as Celebrate Delaware Together Day and has been recognized with the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award for her extensive community service. Through her writing, speaking, and leadership programs, she continues to empower caregivers, healthcare professionals, and organizational leaders to build inclusive environments where people can thrive.

• Delaware State University - B.S. in Nursing, 1998
• Wilmington University - M.S. in Nursing Leadership
• Wilmington University - M.S. in Healthcare Administration
• Dental Therapy Diploma - Canada
• University of Phoenix - Ph.D., Nursing

• PhD in Nursing Education
• Certification in Diversity
• Equity

• Award-Winning
• Best-Selling Author of The Power of Your Identity

• American Nurses Association
• Delaware Nurses Association

• Founder of eUnity Delaware nonprofit fostering connection and unity among diverse communities
• Creator of Celebrate Delaware Together Day (April 17th
• officially recognized through House Concurrent Resolution 38 and reaffirmed through House Concurrent Resolution 115)
• Creator of annual Heritage Day at Delaware State University Nursing Department

Dr. Gwanmesia is the award-winning, best-selling author of 'The Power of Your Identity,' a book created as a tool for parents and teachers to help children understand and embrace differences. The book was inspired by her daughter's experience in high school, when she refused to take food to school because she spent her lunch time explaining what she was eating to peers who found her Cameroonian cuisine different. The book teaches that education begins at the kitchen table and provides guidance on how to have conversations with children about diversity so they understand that differences add value to society. It uses examples like children from different countries and religions meeting in a classroom and learning to focus on commonalities rather than conflicts, helping them build more collegial relationships despite their differences.