Linda S. Murphy-Knoll

Vice President Operations
Accreditation and Certification Operations

Linda Murphy-Knoll is interim executive vice president of operations in the Division of Accreditation and Certification Operations at The Joint Commission.  She has been with The Joint Commission for the past nine years. In her interim role, she is responsible for all accreditation and certification operations, including all pre and post survey processes, the standards interpretation process, the complaint and sentinel event processes and surveyor management and development. 

Prior to joining The Joint Commission, Ms. Murphy-Knoll had nine years of executive management experience with an additional eight years of progressive responsibility in clinical and managerial roles in managed care, hospital and home care operations and network and business development.

Ms. Murphy-Knoll is a member of the American Organization of Nurse Executives, Women in Healthcare Administration, National Association for Female Executives, and the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. 

Ms. Murphy-Knoll received her bachelor’s degree in Nursing from California State University, Domingues Hills, and her master’s degree in Nursing Administration from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA).