Jamie Najera MSN, RN is Faculty and a Clinical Nurse Educator and Health Educator at Esperanza Health Centers. She has been nominated for the Illinois Nurses Foundation’s 40 Under 40 Awards by Rocio Sanchez for her passion for community health, commitment to eliminating healthcare disparities, and dedication to nursing education. Jamie has been awarded the […]
Category: 40 Under 40
INF 40 Under 40 Award Winner: Kelley McGuire
Kelley McGuire PhD, CNE, RN is Faculty and an Assistant Professor at SIUE School of Nursing. She has been nominated for the Illinois Nurses Foundation’s 40 Under 40 Awards for her passion for community health, commitment to eliminating healthcare disparities, and dedication to nursing education. Kelley has been awarded the 2024 Illinois Nurses foundation 40 […]
INF 40 Under 40 Award Winner: Armando Martinez
Armando Martinez MSN, RN, MEDSURG-BC, CMSRN, NE-BC, CNML is a Nursing Supervisor, Nursing Administration Director at Loyola – Gottlieb Memorial Hospital. He has been nominated for the Illinois Nurses Foundation’s 40 Under 40 Awards by Rocio Sanchez for his passion for community health, commitment to eliminating healthcare disparities, and dedication to nursing education. Armando has […]
INF 40 Under 40 Award Winner: Sarah Makina
Sarah Makina BSN, RN, CEN is the Manager of Clinical Operations at Advocate Christ Medical Center. She has been nominated for the Illinois Nurses Foundation’s 40 Under 40 Awards by Edward Gutierrez for her passion for community health, commitment to eliminating healthcare disparities, and dedication to nursing education make her a true leader in the […]
INF 40 Under 40 Award Winner: Chelsea Kriesberg
Chelsea Kriesberg DNP, CPNP-AC, CCRN is an Advanced Practice Registered nurse, Pediatric Advanced Heart Failure Team and Pediatric Cardio Oncology Team Lead at Advocate Children’s Hospital. She has been nominated for the Illinois Nurses Foundation’s 40 Under 40 Awards by Linda Rivard for her passion for community health, commitment to eliminating healthcare disparities, and dedication […]
INF 40 Under 40 Award Winner: Mitch Kordzikowski
Mitch Kordzikowski DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC is a Clinical Assistant Professor/PMHNP at the University of Illinois Chicago. He has been nominated for the Illinois Nurses Foundation’s 40 Under 40 Awards by Cynthia Handrup for his passion for community health, commitment to eliminating healthcare disparities, and dedication to nursing education makes him a true leader in the […]
INF 40 Under 40 Award Winner: Meghan Kirkpatrick
Meghan Kirkpatrick BSN, RN, CMSRN is a Nurse Manager of the Care Transition Team at Springfield Memorial Hospital. She has been nominated for the Illinois Nurses Foundation’s 40 Under 40 Awards by Jessi Williams for her passion for community health, commitment to eliminating healthcare disparities, and dedication to nursing education make her a true leader […]
INF 40 Under 40 Award Winner: Laura Johnson
Laura Johnson MSN, APRN, AGCNS-BC, BMTCN is a Clinical Nurse Manager at Rush University Medical Center. She has been nominated for the Illinois Nurses Foundation’s 40 Under 40 Awards by Colleen Bruen for her passion for community health, commitment to eliminating healthcare disparities, and dedication to nursing education make her a true leader in the […]
INF 40 Under 40 Award Winner: Lindsay Hong
Lindsay Hong MSN, RN, CRRN is a Nurse Manager at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab. She has been nominated for the Illinois Nurses Foundation’s 40 Under 40 Awards by Sharon Rangel for her passion for community health, commitment to eliminating healthcare disparities, and dedication to nursing education make her a true leader in the field. Lindsay has […]
INF 40 Under 40 Award Winner: Jesse Herron
Jesse Herron DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, PMH-BC is the Director of PMHNP Residency at Jesse Brown Veterans Administration Medical Center. He has been nominated for the Illinois Nurses Foundation’s 40 Under 40 Award for her outstanding contributions to nursing and her community Jesse has been awarded the 2024 Illinois Nurses foundation 40 Under 40 Emerging Nurse […]