​Cheryl Connors is a Patient Safety Specialist for the Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality for Johns Hopkins medicine.  Cheryl leads the RISE (Resiliency in Stressful Events) Program which she co-developed at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and is leading RISE implementation at other healthcare organizations in partnership with the Maryland Patient Safety Center.  Cheryl is a Comprehensive Unit Based Safety (CUSP) expert, a TeamSTEPPS master trainer and participates in a variety of other patient safety initiatives for The Johns Hopkins Health System.