PNL 2017

Thanks to all those who attended the 20^th Annual Power of Nursing Leadership!

View and download images from the photo station, the stage program, the exhibits area and the event at large at go.uic.edu/PNL2017_photos.

Thank you to the 2017 Keynote Speaker for an inspiring presentation!

Calling the Circle: Engaging All Nurses to Improve Health and Healthcare 
Linda Burnes Bolton, DrPH, MPH, MSN, RN, FAAN

Congratulations to the 2017 Joan L. Shaver Outstanding Illinois Nurse Leader!

Ann Scott Blouin, PhD, RN, FACHE
Executive Vice President, Customer Relations
The Joint Commission

Congratulations to the 2017 SAGE Award Recipients!

Cinthia M. La Porte, MSL, BSN, RN
Manager Pediatrics, Pediatric Critical Care and Child Life
Ronald McDonald Children’s Hospital, Loyola University Medical Center

Rosanna Trahey, MBA, BSN, RNC-NIC
Manager of Clinical Operations,  Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
Advocate Children’s Hospital – Oak Lawn

Thank you to the 2017 Power of Nursing Leadership Host Committee!

The Host Committee provides vital support to the Power of Nursing Leadership. The UIC College of Nursing is grateful to each member for their leadership and advisement in continuing to create this premier nursing celebration, as well as their thoughtful consideration in selecting nurse leaders who best represent each award.

Laura Ferrio, MBA, MSN, RN, CRRN, NEA-BC
Chief Advancement Officer and Foundation Board President
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

Lorna Finnegan, PhD, RN, FAAN
Chairperson, Host Committee
Executive Associate Dean and Associate Professor
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing

Marquis D. Foreman, PhD, RN, FAAN
John L. and Helen Kellogg Dean of Nursing and Professor
Rush University College of Nursing

Mary M. Keegan, MS, RN
Chief Nursing Officer
NorthShore University HealthSystem

Vicki A. Keough, PhD, RN, FAAN
Dean and Professor
Loyola University Chicago Niehoff School of Nursing

Melissa Murphey, DNP, FNP-C
Assistant Dean Graduate Nursing Programs and Assistant Professor
Resurrection University

Ann O’Sullivan, MSN, RN, CNE, NE-BC, ANEF
Assistant Dean and Associate Professor
Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Brian M. Stahulak, MBA, BSN, RN, NEA-BC
Sr. Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago

Jill Stemmerman, DNP, RN, CENP
Associate Chief Nursing Officer
UI Health

Susan Y. Swart, MS, RN, CAE
Executive Director
ANA-Illinois

Steven A. George (Ex-Officio)
Assistant Dean for Advancement
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing

Thank you to the 2017 Power of Nursing Leadership Sponsors!

Diamond Leader

Joan L. Shaver Outstanding Illinois Nurse Leader Award Sponsor

Silver Leader

Keynote Speaker Sponsor

Bronze Leaders

Table Centerpiece Sponsor

Conference Bag Sponsor

Morning Networking Sponsor

Thank you to the 2017 Power of Nursing Leadership Exhibitors!

American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE)
ANA-Illinois
Chamberlain University
HealthCare Associates Credit Union
Illinois Nurses Foundation
Illinois Society for Advanced Practice Nursing
Loyola University Chicago Niehoff School of Nursing
Maxim Healthcare Services
NorthShore University HealthSystem
Northwestern Medicine – Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Nurse.com
Resurrection University
Rush University Medical Center
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
The Joint Commission
The University of Chicago Medicine
UI Health
UIC College of Nursing
UIC College of Nursing Academic Programs
UIC College of Nursing Alumni Board
UIC College of Nursing Institute for Health Care Innovation

Congratulations to the 2017 Pinnacle Leaders!

Patricia Martin, Chamberlain University
Eileen Collins, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing
Lucy Bischof, UI Health
Kathleen (Kathy) A. Stevens, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Jeffery Atienza , UI Health
Tanya D. McCarter, UI Health
Eileen French, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Troy Meister, Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital
Nancy Reese, Resurrection University
Yara Anderson, Loyola University Medical Center
Jeanne Jimenez, Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing
M.T. Meadows,  American Organization of Nurse Executives
Katie Gonzalez, Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Richard Ray, Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Vesna Nunez, NorthShore University HealthSystem
Barbara Buturusis, The Joint Commission
Shonda W. Morrow, Rush University Medical Center
Thomas Starr, Rush University Medical Center
Kay Schneider, Rush University Medical Center
Kelsey Schmitt, Rush University Medical Center
Carolyn Dickens, UI Health
Karen Cotler, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing
Amanda Buechel,  ANA-Illinois Board of Directors
Diane Ryzner, ISAPN Board of Directors
Amy Toncrey, The University of Chicago Medicine
Karen Richey, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Judith McDevitt, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing Alumni Board
JoAnn Allen, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing
Jorgia Briones Connor, Loyola University Chicago Niehoff School of Nursing
Barbara Velsor-Friedrich, Loyola University Chicago Niehoff School of Nursing
Patricia Lynn Stapleton, Loyola University Chicago Niehoff School of Nursing
Ann Halleran, Little Company of Mary Hospital and Health Care Centers
Mary Jane Welch, Rush University College of Nursing
Heidi Cygan, Rush University College of Nursing