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Vernell DeWitty
Keynote SpeakerDr. Vernell DeWitty is a transformational leader with a unique vision for advancing
diversity, equity, and inclusion for the nursing profession. She served as the inaugural
Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer at the American Association of Colleges of
Nursing (AACN) where she advised the nation’s top academic nursing leaders on
building consensus around a strategic approach to diversity and inclusion. She is now
Senior Consultant for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for AACN and the CEO of
Pourquois Diversity Consulting, LLC.
Her distinguished career encompasses leadership roles in nursing education, practice,
and healthcare administration. She directed the Robert Wood Johnson New Careers in
Nursing Scholarship Program, a nine-year $44 million national collaboration between
the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and AACN that focused on diversifying the
nursing workforce. In this capacity she created and implemented strategies and
resources that contributed to the academic success of underrepresented and
disadvantaged students in 130 nursing schools located in 41 states and the District of
Columbia. In addition, Dr. Dewitty led the design and implementation of a
groundbreaking technical assistance program for over four years for 32 nursing schools
funded by the Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA) to increase nursing
workforce diversity.
Dr. DeWitty most recently designed a training program, including the development of an
expert consultative team, for nursing schools seeking to implement holistic admissions
review and related strategies to increase diversity and inclusion in student populations.
She has published on mentoring, academic success, and student progression as she
continues to develop strategies and programs to increase the diversity and cultural
competency of nursing graduates.
Dr. DeWitty earned her doctorate from George Mason University, her MBA from Howard
University, her MSN from The Catholic University of America, and her BSN from Dillard
University. She is a fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives and
received a certificate as a Healthcare Executive in Diversity and Inclusion from the
Association of American Medical Colleges. She is a graduate of the Unconscious Bias
Learning Lab by Cook Ross and the Maryland Equity and Inclusion Leadership Program
at the University of Maryland Shafer Policy Center.
Dr. DeWitty was the recipient of the American Nurses Association 2014 Mary Mahoney
Award for her significant contributions to advancing equal opportunities in nursing. She
also received the President’s Award from the State University of New York, Downstate
for her leadership and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. The National
Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education in March 2020 awarded her the
Individual Diversity Award. Dr. DeWitty has an unwavering passion for improving the
health of vulnerable populations as reflected in her work to achieve health equity,
increase access to care, and advance workforce diversity.
Angel McCullough
Director of Nursing Operations and Patient Care ServicesPlenary: Leading the Charge to Diversify the C-Suite
Angel McCullough DNP, RN, MBA, CCRN, NEA-BC, C-PCC, is a
member of the Patient Care Executive Team at Thomas Jefferson
University Health System, and the Director of Patient Care
Services & Nursing Operations. Ms. McCullough has recently
launched a professional consulting business specializing in
leadership development, diversity and inclusion team
assessments and executive coaching, A.N.G.E.L. Leadership
Consulting Services. Ms. McCullough has served in Executive
Level Healthcare Administrative roles in some of the most
complex organizations in and around the city of Philadelphia.
Although she holds degrees in Nursing Leadership has remained
an active front line staff nurse in the Medical/Cardiac ICU at
Lankenau Hospital. She stands on the principle that being a
leader makes her a better nurse and being a nurse makes her a
better leader. Angel was inspired to launch her leadership
consulting business because she noticed a lack of preparation
and support for minority leaders to assimilate into leadership
positions within complex organizations. Dr. McCullough was
selected as one of the 2018 Nurse Director Fellows through the
American Organization of Nursing Leaders (AONL) where she
spent one year as a part of a selective cohort of Nursing
Executives across the United States networking and sharing best practices in Healthcare Administration. She holds a BSN from
West Chester University, an MSN from LaSalle University and an
MBA from Eastern University and is currently finishing up her
DNP at Walden University. Angel is committed to helping to train
and coach the next generation of healthcare leaders on
foundational and fundamental leadership principles guaranteed
to help them catapult to success.
Aron King, MS, RN
Assistant Nurse Manager at UC Davis HealthPlenary: Barbershop Health Talks: Nurses Building Interprofessional Patient Education (In Style)
Aron King, MS, RN, is a registered nurse with experience in both cardiac
telemetry and medical intensive care units. He is currently an Assistant
Manager at UC Davis Health. Aron received his Bachelor of Science in
Nursing from the University of Texas, Arlington and Master of Science
from University of California, Davis. His graduate research focus was on
prevalence of microaggressions and the impact on satisfaction and
symptoms of depression in graduate nursing students of color. Aron is
the co-author of a book entitled “The Diaries of a Resilient Black Nurse:
An Anthology of Struggles and Achievements of Black Nurses in
America”. He currently serves as the Executive Board Member for
Capitol City Black Nurses Association, a local chapter of the National
Black Nurses Association, and the Health Committee Co-Chair for the
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Sacramento. As a nurse leader, his goal is to increase diversity in the
nursing workforce through outreach particularly in Hispanic and Black
communities.
Althea Carless
Clinical Nurse ManagerPodium:
Implementing the PLISSIT Sexual Health Methodology to Address Sexual Health Changes with Oncology Patients
My name is Althea Carless, and I was born in St. Catherine, Jamaica. I have been in nursing for
the past 20 years. I am currently the Clinical Nurse Manager in GI Oncology, at Weill Cornell
Medical Center. I consider myself a born leader and a team player. I exude contagious
enthusiasm, and is extremely compassionate and empathetic towards patients and their families.
One of my major accomplishments is obtaining my Doctorate of Nursing Practice degree with
distinct honors. My favorite color is pink, in all its beautiful shades. My hobbies are cycling,
eating, hiking, and lounging. In my humble opinion, sexual health is one of the most vital and
essential aspects of human functioning; therefore, as frontliners to patient care delivery, it is
nursing’s responsibility to educate oncology patients about sexual changes that can occur with
chemotherapy and provide them with resources and guidance to ameliorate concerns.
Katie Boston-Leary
DirectorPodium: Truth, Reckoning, and Transformation in Nursing
Katie Boston-Leary is the Director of Nursing Programs at the American Nurses Association overseeing the Nursing Practice and Work Environment Division and Healthy Nurse Healthy Nation. She is also the Co-Lead for Project Firstline, a multi-million-dollar grant collaborative with the CDC for training on Infection Prevention and Control. Katie is also the co-chair for the DEI committee for the Healthcare Leaders Network Delaware Valley, an ACHE affiliate. She helped redesign the Nurse Leadership Institute at the University of Maryland with an embedded coaching program Katie is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Maryland School of Nursing and the School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University. She is a board member on St. Johns University Health Programs and an editorial advisory board member with Web/MD Medscape. Katie also staffed the National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing and is also part of the National Academy of Science and Medicine’s National Plan to Address Clinician Well-Being supported by the U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy. Katie also worked as an ANA representative with 4 partner organizations to organize a National Nurse Staffing Think Tank and Task Force, which published short term actionable recommendations to address the nurse staffing crisis.
She was recently identified August 2019 Health Leaders Journal as “One of Five Chief Nursing Officers Changing Healthcare”. Her most recent research was a qualitative study on nurses’ perceptions of power dynamics in the hospital setting. She is a well-known speaker nationally and internationally with many publications and podcast guest invitations. She completed her PhD at Walden University in Health Services, obtained a dual degree MBA and MHA from the University of Maryland Global Campus and her bachelor’s degree in nursing from Bowie State University in Maryland. She is a board-certified Nurse Executive and obtained a nurse executive leadership certificate from Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. She has been interviewed for stories in numerous print, online and televised media outlets namely CNBC, NY Times, Cheddar TV, HR Maximizer, Axios, Beckers and Bloomberg News. She has written and co-authored numerous articles on staffing, diversity and leadership and was recently featured on NBC’s Today Show to discuss the nurse staffing crisis that is impacting health care delivery.
Janet Williams
CEOPlenary: Recognizing Implicit Bias: The New Trajectory to Improved Maternal Health
Janet A. Williams, DNP, MSM, CNM, is a board-certified Nurse Midwife who currently works in a full scope municipal midwifery practice in New York. She received her Master’s in Midwifery from SUNY Downstate, and her Doctorate from Wilkes University. She has been a midwife for 19 years caring for women from puberty to menopause and has delivered more than 900 babies. She holds an appointment at Columbia University as a clinical instructor for graduate midwifery students. She is the founder of Transitions Women's Health Consulting, LLC. Dr. J interacts and educates maternal healthcare professionals and students about implicit bias and racism to help correct this deficiency within our healthcare system. This is what led to the creation of her signature program entitled: B.L.A.C.K. Mothers Interrupted which launched her as a cutting-edge maternal health professional in providing implicit bias education which is now a mandatory course
Shondra Brown
Plenary Speaker: You're Not a Bully: But are You Anti-Bullying?
Shondra is an avid believer of equity in the workplace. She has coined the phrase “Equitable Workplace Advocate” because it is her passion and platform to educate AND empower marginalized people about corporate America and how to navigate through its maze. She uses her “car talk with Cookie” to provide a platform that is real talk and practical skills. Check her out on FB and IG. Author Shondra Brown has written a book about white privilege and Blacks in in the workplace, a
timely issue that many would not step up to address. This energetic writer and spoken word artist is
just beginning to share her thoughts.
Her new book, The Black Professional’s Guide: How to Navigate White Privilege in the Workplace, is
featured on Amazon. It is also available for purchase on her website www.shondrasplace.com
Sherri Wilson
Director, Partnership DevelopmentPlenary: Career Education and the Future Nursing Workforce
Dr. Sherri Johnson Wilson is a nursing leader from the Washington, D.C. metro area. Over the past two decades, Dr. Wilson has served in various leadership roles to improve equity at the nexus of healthcare and education. She currently serves in a national role as Director of Partnership Development at Stride Inc., (NYSE: LRN), an education services company, where she is responsible for influencing the curriculum, content, and partnerships for career pathways to nursing and other healthcare professions across the United States, serving a population of over 40,000. Before coming to Stride, Dr. Wilson served as an administrator for the Fairfax County Health Department in Virginia, where she was responsible for the administration, planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of services across multiple public health clinics with a focus on population health. Dr. Wilson is the President-elect of the Virginia Nurses Association, Inc. and a board member of the Virginia Nurses Foundation, Inc, the leading professional organization for Virginia’s 100,000 nurses. She is the Founder of The Institute for Health and Social Equity, Inc, and the National Chair of Stride Inc’s Career Advisory Councils. Dr. Wilson earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from Hampton University School of Nursing, a Master of Public Administration degree with a concentration in Health Policy from Seton Hall University, and a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. In 2016, She received the Washingtonian Excellence in Nursing Award for Community Nursing. Dr. Wilson is an Education Policy Fellow with the Institute for Educational Leadership in Washington, D.C. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc.
Andrew Clarke
CEO of Expanding WalletPlenary: 5 Simple Ways to Build Generational Wealth
Andrew Clarke is a former real estate agent and now a Financial Empowerment Coach.
He grew up watching his mom, a nurse, work over 100 hours a week for years to support their family back in Jamaica.This motivated him to start learning about finances at only 15. By 18, he got his real estate license and bought his first investment property at 24.
In 2020, he created the Expanding Wallet website to be a financial resource that includes blog articles, YouTube videos, and a financial course. Andrew helps his clients create a strong financial foundation for building generational wealth.
LeTizia Smith
Assistant ProfessorPodium: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Psychiatry
LeTizia Baxter Smith is a Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and a Co-founder of Silver Lining Psychiatric Consultants. She is a native of the middle Tennessee area. With 15 years of experience in the mental health field, LeTizia uses her warm, supportive approach to assist clients in their journey to discovering their best selves. LeTizia attended Vanderbilt University for her undergraduate career and completed her Master Science in Nursing (MSN) from Vanderbilt School of Nursing. She then completed her Doctorate in Nursing Practice (DNP) at Emory School of Nursing. She regularly engages in continuing education in the field of psychiatry. She is a member of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA), Tennessee Nurses Association (TNA), the American Nurses Association (ANA), and National Organization of Nurse Practitioners (NONPF). She was also chosen to be a SAMHSA Minority Fellow from 2018-2020 and will serve on the DNPs of Color Advisory Committee in the upcoming year. Currently, she is on faculty at Vanderbilt School of Nursing where she has served as the chair of the diversity and inclusion committee in the past.
Yvette Conyers
Assistant Professor of Nursing/Family Nurse PractitionerPodium: Addressing the Mental Health Crisis; How DNP’s are Preparing Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA) to Bridge the Gap
Dr. Yvette Conyers, is a Clinical Associate Professor at the George Washington University, School of Nursing, and certified Family Nurse Practitioner. She is previously Assistant Professor at St. John Fisher College and Co-Director of the accelerated bachelor's nursing program at the University of Rochester School of Nursing and helped shape academic programs that attracted underrepresented students. Conyers research, focuses on developing cultural competency in health care providers to ensure the equitable treatment of all patients. A well-respected educator who is an active and committed leader on race, diversity, and inclusion issues, Conyers is dedicated to creating and expanding access and opportunities for members of underrepresented groups. She is instrumental in launching the Rochester chapter of the National Black Nurses Association. Professionally, she has worked as a nurse and nurse practitioner for several community organizations, including Jordan Health Center, Hillside Family of Agencies, and Highland Hospital. She previously served as Nursing Director for Home Care of Rochester (HCR) African American Initiative, where she became a certified transcultural nurse. In recognition of her leadership and community work, Dr. Conyers was a 2021 and 2020 Rochester Business Journal Power 100 Honoree, 2020 Greater NYC Black Nurse Association Educator of the Year Honoree, 2020 Forty Under 40 Rochester Business Journal Honoree, 2020 National Black Nurses Association 2020 Under 40 Award Honoree and a 2019 Health Care Achievement Award from the Rochester Business Journal. Conyers is a member of local and national organizations, including the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, Sigma Theta Tau, DNPs of Color, National Black Nurses Association, Common Ground Health, and the Transcultural Nursing Society. She has a Doctorate of Nursing Practice, Post Master’s Degree in Family Nurse Practitioner from St. John Fisher College and a Master’s of Science in Nursing Education from Roberts Wesleyan College.
Brandee Madden
Assistant Professor, Psychiatric Nurse PractitionerPodium: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion in Psychiatry
Angel Daniels
Bon Secours Memorial College of NursingPlenary: Integration of DEI Teaching Strategies for Didactic, Clinical, and Simulation Learning Experiences
Angel Daniels is an Associate Professor and Curriculum Coordinator-General Education at Bon Secours College of Nursing. Before entering this position, Angel worked as the Clinical Transformation Manager with the Bon Secours Health System. Angel has over 25 years of experience working in the healthcare field. Angel earned her registered nurse diploma from Bon Secours School of Nursing and obtained her Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Master of Science degrees from Liberty University with a concentration in Nursing Education. Angel earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice at Chamberlain College of Nursing with a concentration in Health System Leadership. Lastly, Angel is a lifelong learner working concurrently on two post-master's certificates in Family Nurse Practitioner at Chamberlain University and Population Health Management at John's Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Deanna Stewart
Health Services ManagerVirtual Poster: Implementing a Safe Space for African American Employees to Develop Individualized Racism Recovery Plans
While attending UNC-Chapel Hill, Dr. Stewart conducted a study
for her DNP proposal defense titled "Implementing a Safe Space
for African American Employees to Develop Individualized
Racism Recovery Plans." The study allowed African American
employees who had experienced racism throughout life to meet,
vent, share commonalities, learn coping strategies, develop racial
trauma recovery plans, and get on a path of healing and
maintenance. As racial injustices continued around America and
beyond, it became apparent that Black mental health was in
imminent danger. There needed to be a release or an outlet so
Black minds remained stable and healthy, and spaces were
imperative at this point. Dr. Stewart's passion for incorporating
spaces in organizations for African Americans and people of
African descent led to the development of MyALLy Stewart
Diversity Consulting, a nonprofit organization. MyALLy offers
Racial Trauma Recovery sessions, Microaggressions & Implicit
Bias training, Allyship & Anti-racism education, and
Organizational Culture Assessments. Our mission is to serve as an
ally, resource, and support system for underrepresented and
marginalized populations and provide training and education for
all populations to decrease racial and ethnic inequalities within
communities, businesses, and organizations.
Timothy Onserio
Virtual Poster: Leveraging Social Determinants of Health Screening to Improve Health Disparities in Primary Care Settings
Dr. Onserio is a senior Regulatory Program Coordinating Officer at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) in the Office of Translational Sciences (OTS). He
was appointed in August 2011, as a Commissioned Corps Officer in the United States Public Health Service.
Dr. Onserio provides guidance, policy and coordinates programs aimed at advancing regulatory science.
These programs include but not limited to the review of the FDA Scientific Achievement Awards program.
In addition, he is also the program lead overseeing the Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP)’s emergency
preparedness execution and management. This program provides an organized effort to ensure the
continuance of essential functions of a federal agency across a wide range of potential emergencies. On
another capacity, he coordinates review of applications for Medical Countermeasures Initiative (MCMi), a
program aimed at advancing regulatory science and development through intramural and extramural
collaborative research, as well as through partnerships with academia, U.S. government agencies, and
Pharma industry to explore solutions to complex scientific regulatory issues. Recently, the MCMi initiative
was instrumental in the speedy development and approval of SARs-Cov2 vaccine.
Gertrude Brown Thomas
Virtual Poster: Partnering for Health Equity and the Elimination of Disparities in heath Outcomes
Dr. Gertrude Brown Thomas is a graduate of the Health
Innovation & Leadership program of the University of Minnesota.
She is a Registered Nurse with a background in acute, critical, and
long-term care nursing.
Amaka Opute
Virtual Poster: Decreasing the use of Benzodiazepines and Sedative Hypnotics in Postoperative Older Adults
Amaka Opute, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC is an Adult Acute Care nurse
practitioner in the Department of internal medicine, Division of
geriatrics medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern
Medical center. She specializes in geriatrics, particularly the care
for older adults undergoing elective surgeries.
Roxanne Chase-Wiley
Family Nurse PractitionerVirtual Poster: Reducing Thirty-Day Heart Failure Readmission Rates
Roxanne Chase-Wiley, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, CVNP-BC is a family nurse practitioner in New York state. Dr. Chase-Wiley has worked in various areas of nursing while furthering her nursing education. She began her nursing career in 1996.
Stephan Davis
- Joint Session: Signature Panel Discussion: Changing the Game and Forging New Paths
- Joint Session: Signature Panel Discussion: Changing the Game and Forging New Paths
Signature Panelist: Changing the Game and Forging New Paths
Dr. Stephan Davis is Executive Director of Inclusive Leadership Education and Assistant Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Virginia Commonwealth University, College of Health Professions. He earned a Doctorate of Nursing Practice in leadership and policy from Yale, a master’s degree in health systems administration from Georgetown, and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Maryland. He holds fellowship designations with the American College of Healthcare Executives, the National Academies of Practice, and the Healthcare Financial Management Association. He is a member of the 2022 class of new fellows of the American Academy of Nursing.
Anne Derouin
Professor, Assistant Dean, MSN program at Duke University School Of NursingPodium Speaker: Promoting Social Justice in the Ideals of Professional Nursing Practice
Anne Derouin DNP, APRN, CPNP, PMHS, FAANP, (Derouin pronounced Der win) currently serves as the Assistant Dean of the Duke University MSN program and the lead faculty for the Pediatric Behavioral Mental Healthcare specialty program at Duke. She holds academic appointments at the Duke Division of Family Medicine and Community Health, the Duke Global Health Institute and is a Duke AHEAD Distinguished Fellow. A Fellow of AANP, she is a dual-certified ARPN who has served in community and school-based health care setting for more than 30 years. An adolescent expert and awarded nurse educator, she has a passion for equipping healthcare providers with skills to address mental health needs of youth, establishing a Pediatric mental health specialty program at Duke. Dr. Derouin serves on the Executive Steering committee for the Duke-Advanced practice providers Leadership Institute (APPLI) recently completed her second-term on the NAPNAP Executive Board.
Rodney Duckett
DNP APRN FNP-C at Veterans AffairsPodium Speaker: Establishing a Structured Mentorship Program for Novice Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNS) in the Veterans Healthcare System (VHCS)
Dr. Rodney L. Duckett is a family nurse practitioner with more than two decades of progressive experience in healthcare. He received Combat Lifesaver training as a noncommissioned officer in the United States Army. For his service, he was awarded a Certificate of Appreciation, six Army Achievement Medals, 2 Army Commendation Medals, and 4 Combat Service Medals.
As a motivational speaker and community advocate, Dr. Duckett works with underserved populations through his nonprofit, IMPAC Outreach (Intelligent Minds Proving and Applying Commitment), an organization that serves as “the voice of the voiceless” to mentor adolescents coming out of the juvenile justice system.
Madeline Feliciano-Weiser MSN, RN
DNP(c)/Oncology RN at Penn State Cancer Institute- Joint Session: Signature Panel Discussion: Changing the Game and Forging New Paths
- Joint Session: Signature Panel Discussion: Changing the Game and Forging New Paths
Signature Panelist: Changing the Game & Forging New Paths
Madeline Feliciano-Weiser MSN, RN is an advocate for diversifying the nursing profession. As a registered nurse, she has experienced and witnessed how a lack of diversity in nursing has contributed
to culturally incongruent care for communities of color, as well as the professional advancement limitations for nurses of color. These two experiences have contributed to her passion for mentoring
students of color interested in the nursing profession, as well as professional development for current nurses. Her motto is, “The barriers that are placed on us by society, belong to society, not ourselves as individuals. We are limitless!” She currently serves as a member of the National Association of Hispanic
Nurses (NAHN) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, a Program Co-Chair for the Penn State Health Multicultural Business Employee Resource Group- Lancaster Region, as well as the Program Chair for Oncology Nursing Society-Red Rose Chapter. Her focus is building a nursing workforce representative of
the nation’s diverse communities of color, especially Hispanic/Latino nurses, who continue to be the largest underrepresented group in nursing practice, academia and leadership positions. Madeline is a DNP in Leadership candidate at The Pennsylvania State University. She has an MSN’18 in
Nursing Leadership from California University of Pennsylvania; a BSN’14 from Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences; and an ASN’11 from Harrisburg Area Community College. She is currently a Nurse Manager at Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center.
Mimi Guiracocha
Podium Speaker: Using AsthmaID to Identify Students with Asthma
Mimi Guiracocha, DNP, RN, Manager of Health Promotions with the American Lung Association for Illinois and the Upper Midwest, Dr. Guiracocha holds her B.S. from Wheaton College in Illinois, B.S.N. from Loyola University Chicago, and her doctoral degree from Rush University in Advanced Public Health Nursing. Mimi is Ecuadorian-American and a lifelong resident of Chicago.
Jaemellah Kemp
IT TAKES TWO, INC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to enriching the lives of young people and increasing the opportunities of youth in Anne Arundel County, Prince George’s County, and the greater Washington, D.C. Metropolitan area. Our mission is to enhance the educational experiences for young people from single parent households by awarding scholarships to address a variety of basic as well as expansive educational needs. It is our goal to promote the significance of education, build self-awareness, and encourage our youth; ultimately creating tomorrow's leaders today.
Patrice Little
- Joint Session: Signature Panel Discussion: Changing the Game and Forging New Paths
- Joint Session: Signature Panel Discussion: Changing the Game and Forging New Paths
Signature Panelist: Changing the Game & Forging New Paths
Dr. Patrice Little is a senior policy advisor for the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, an initiative of AARP Foundation, AARP, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that is working to improve America’s health through nursing. She is also a family nurse practitioner and the CEO of NP Student ®, a digital lifestyle and educational resource for nurse practitioner students. Patrice has advocated for the nursing workforce on Capitol Hill and has worked as a content producer for Georgia Public Broadcasting’s Lawmakers show.
She is the author of the self-help book, Out of Crazy Born Genius: Reclaim a Life Worth Living After Abuse and a contributor to Advanced Practice Nursing Leadership: A Global Perspective textbook (Springer, 2020).
Prior to becoming a nurse, Patrice taught secondary science for three years in South Georgia and served on various committees including the Ninth Grade Academy Retention Program, Physical Science Curriculum Committee, and as an Academic Decathlon Coach.
Patrice earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice from Georgia Baptist College of Nursing of Mercer University; a master’s degree in Family Nurse Practitioner from Brenau University, and bachelor’s degrees in nursing and biology/pre-medicine from Georgia Southwestern State University.
Danielle McCamey, DNP, CRNP, ACNP-BC, FCCP
Founder & President of DNPs of Color- Presidential Welcome Address
- Joint Session: Signature Panel Discussion: Changing the Game and Forging New Paths
- Joint Session: Closing & Virtual Poster Viewing
- Presidential Welcome
- Joint Session: Signature Panel Discussion: Changing the Game and Forging New Paths
Dr. McCamey is a mentor, leader, and educator. She has nearly 20 years of nursing experience and over a decade as a board-certified Acute Care Nurse Practitioner. Her specialties range from perianesthesia to palliative, and critical care. She serves as the Assistant Dean for Clinical Practice & Relationships at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing and currently practices as a Senior Advanced Practice Provider in Surgical Critical Care. She is the founder, CEO, and president of DNPs of Color, Inc., a 501c3 nonprofit national organization that builds community for nurses of color through networking, mentorship, and advocacy to increase diversity in doctoral studies, clinical practice, and leadership. She is a thought leader who has been sought out for interviews and podcasts to share her expertise in creating communities that foster innovation, collaboration, and transformational change to advance the nursing profession.
Nya McGlone
Podium: Making Visible the Invisible: Uncovering the Impact of Period Poverty with use of Photovoice
Nya is the Chief Operating Officer of No More Secrets Mind Body Spirit Inc., which is a comprehensive sexuality awareness and wellness organization. In addition, she is the CO-Founder of “The SPOT Period Hub”, the nation’s first menstrual hub and uterine wellness center, and the world’s only mobile menstrual health clinic, “The SPOT on the GO”. She holds a B.S degree from Delaware Valley College in Livestock Science and Management and a M.S degree from Tuskegee University in Animal and Poultry Sciences.
Celia McIntosh
DNP, RN, FNP-C at RBNA- Mini Podium: A Depression Screening Protocol for Patients With Acute Stroke: A Quality Improvement Project
- Mini Podium: Addressing the Mental Health Crisis; How DNP’s are Preparing Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA) to Bridge the Gap
- Joint Session: Signature Panel Discussion: Changing the Game and Forging New Paths
- Joint Session: Signature Panel Discussion: Changing the Game and Forging New Paths
Podium: A Depression Screening Protocol for Patients with Acute Stoke
Dr. Celia McIntosh is a nurse practitioner by trade. She is passionate about leveraging her skills, experience, and expertise to become a voice for policy and social change and reduce healthcare and social disparities. McIntosh has 19 years of experience as an educator, clinician, consultant, and human rights advocate in the health sector. She received her Doctor of Nursing Practice and M.S. in Family Nursing and a post-masters in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing from St. John Fisher College. Currently works at Rochester Regional Health, Neuroscience Center as a neurology Nurse Practitioner. McIntosh is the Immediate Past President of the Rochester Regional Coalition Against Human Trafficking, a founding member of the Rochester Black Nurses Association, and the current Vice-President and health policy chair. Dr. McIntosh speaks locally and nationally regarding human trafficking, depression, black maternal health and stroke, and police misconduct.
Geoffrey Roche
- Joint Session: Signature Panel Discussion: Changing the Game and Forging New Paths
- Joint Session: Signature Panel Discussion: Changing the Game and Forging New Paths
Moderator, Signature Panel Discussion
Geoffrey M. Roche, MPA, is an accomplished healthcare and higher education executive with steadfast commitment and passion for healthcare innovation, future-focused strategy, transformation, cultural change, diversity, equity, and inclusion, and workforce impact. He serves as an SVP at Core Education.
Lynette Medely
Podium: Making Visible the Invisible: Uncovering the Impact of Period Povertyy with use of Photovoice
Lynette is the founder and CEO of No More Secrets Mind Body Spirit Inc., an organization that
focuses on Inclusion and Diversity and also holds the esteem of being the only comprehensive
sexuality awareness organization in the nation, whose mission is to save lives by changing the minds of
our current biased social justice system and communities. Lynette’s goal is to obliterate Social Injustice
and Menstrual Inequalities that are excessively apparent in modern-day societies.
Shawana Moore
Podium: Making Visible the Invisible: Uncovering the Impact of Period Poverty with use of Photovoice
Dr. Shawana S. Moore is a nationally recognized, board-certified women’s health nurse practitioner who specializes in providing women’s and gender-related care throughout the lifespan. She is the Chair of the National Association of Nurse Practitioner in Women’s Health. Shawana served as the Director of the Women’s Health- Gender Related Nurse Practitioner Program at Jefferson College of Nursing from 2014-2022. She was instrumental in redesigning curriculum, increasing first-time certification pass rates, and increasing student enrollment in the women’s health track during her time at Jefferson. She is an Associate Professor, Clinical Track and the Director of the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program at Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University. In her role at Emory, Dr. Moore is preparing DNP graduates to lead system level change, and implement and translate existing knowledge, evidence, and data to transform practice.
Terri Page
DNP, APRN, WHNP-BCVirtual Poster: Navigating Obstacles: Clinical And Ethical Barriers To Long Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) In Adolescents
Terri Page, DNP, APRN, WHNP-BC completed her Doctorate of Nursing Practice degree (May 2020) from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in Richmond, Virginia. She is currently employed at Virginia Women’s Center (VWC) in Richmond, VA. In this practice, she provides high-quality women’s health care services. Dr. Page is passionate about providing comprehensive care to all patients but has a special place in her heart for those who are underserved.
Kim Rutley-Campbell
Virtual Poster: Medication Administration Processes: Change the Game and Put Some Respect on It
Kim Rutley-Campbell DNP, MSN, MAE, BA, CRRN, CNL, CHES is a recent graduate of West Coast University. She has amassed a wealth of professional nursing experience working in various specialties which include adult and geriatric behavioral health, physical rehabilitation, blind rehabilitation, palliative care, addiction medicine, clinical nurse leader (CNL), travel and registry nursing, unit-based nursing leadership, and mental health and medical-surgical clinical instruction for RN and LVN students. As a certified CNL, she is keenly attuned to processes that impact patient safety and patient outcomes. It was during her role as a clinical instructor, that she observed the magnitude of interruptions and distractions nurses experienced during medication administration processes (MAP). Assessing interruptions and distractions during MAP became the focus of her DNP scholarly project. She aims to raise awareness of the most globally interrupted nursing task and the need to implement processes to minimize unnecessary interruptions and distractions during the high-risk and often high-volume nursing task of medication administration.
Cynthia Stacy
MSN, RN, DNP-c/ Assistant ProfessorVirtual Poster: Improving Nurse-Patient Communication by Fostering Ethnocultural Empathyopic
Cynthia M Stacy MSN, RN, DNP-c is a DNP student and works at Samuel Merritt University as the Faculty Development Coordinator and an Assistant Professor. She supports faculty in teaching, scholarship, service, and professional development and supervises adjunct nursing faculty development.
Cheryl Thaxton, DNP, APRN, CPNP, FNP-BC, CHPPN, ACHPN, FPCN, FAANP
DNP Program Director, Associate Clinical Professor of TwuPodium: Outcomes of a National Cancer Institute Supported Training Course in Palliative Care for Oncology APRNs
Dr. Cheryl Ann Thaxton is an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse and Doctor of Nursing Practice Program Director at Texas Woman’s University (TWU). She has 30 years of experience in nursing which includes several years of experience in critical care, palliative care, primary care, nursing leadership, curriculum development, program development, and as school of nursing faculty. Dr. Thaxton has devoted several years of her career to research surrounding the specific needs of children and adults with life-limiting illnesses. She has served as national Faculty for the End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) for over a decade. The ELNEC project is a national and international education initiative to improve palliative care. Since 2000, ELNEC is a collaboration between City of Hope, Duarte, California, and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN),Washington, DC. Dr. Thaxton has a plethora of evidence-based publications relating care of pediatric and adult patients with life limiting illnesses. She developed a curriculum along with other ELNEC Faculty for the Oncology APRN - Primary Palliative Care role focused on supporting pediatric oncology patients. In 2021,Dr. Thaxton received the DFW Great 100 Nurses award in Dallas,Texas. In 2022, she received the Ambassador Award from the National Black Nurses Practitioner Association, in addition to receiving the 2022 Estelle Osborne Legacy Award from the New
York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing.
Carter Todd
Plenary: Barbershop Health Talks: Nurses Building Interprofessional Patient Education (In Style)
Nurse leader with a passion to improve healthcare delivery via a health equity lens. What fuels my journey is to live as a patient and community advocate, continually building relationships, and activating the potential of others. Fortunate to be around other great leaders in my career who have instilled a solid foundation to grow.
DeAndre Turner
Clinical Practice Consultant at Kaiser PermanetePodium: Applying a Sustainability Lens to Leadership Oversight
DeAndre (Dre) Turner, DNP, RN, CPHQ is a Northern California Regional Lead Clinical Practice Consultant at Kaiser Permanente Medical Group Risk and Patient Safety Department. He provides strategic leadership and planning with High Reliability Science, Magnet, quality improvement, and performance improvement for ambulatory spaces. At Kaiser, he has served as in a variety of roles from a traveling nurse, assistant nurse manager, and department manager.
Dre has worked at Kaiser Permanente for eight years, three of those years were spent providing direct clinical care in the Intensive Care and Transitional Care departments as a nursing leader. He served as a leader, directing operations and managing 100+ direct reports, with a track record of leading projects and serving on implementation teams focused on strengthening organizational culture, enhancing patient care, increasing efficiency, reducing costs, improving patient and employee satisfaction, and decreasing workplace safety injuries. Dre has a passion for building structures and systems to support People, Patient Safety, and Joy in the Workplace. He recently led the innovative, and successful redesign of the regional quality program by applying sustainability methodologies and strategies focused on reducing harm and hospital acquired infections.
DeAndre Turner served 8 years in the United States Navy as a Hospital Corpsman. He holds several degrees and recently completed his Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree, with an emphasis on Family Nurse Practitioner, at Bradley University. He is a transformational leader who believes that leading by example truly inspires change in others.