The Nurse Leader of the Year is NADONA's Most Prestigious Award and Highly Competitive!
Congratulations 2024 Nurse Leader of the Year Award Recipients
Nurse Leader of the Year
NADONA Nurse Leader of the Year is a highly recognized honor. Recipients of this award are exceptional healthcare professionals.
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National Nurse Leader of the Year 2024
MICHELLE JAMBORA, BSN, RN, QCP, CDONA, CALN, CDP, IP-BC, QAPI-BC
NADONA Maryland State Chapter Vice President, National Award Recipient, Director of Nursing, Dynamic Manpower Consulting, Recruiting & Staffing Services, Frederick, MD
Northwest Region Nurse Leader of the Year 2024
PAM BECKER, RN, CDONA
Northwest Region, Director of Nursing, Benedictine Living Community-Dickinson, Dickinson, ND
Central Region Nurse Leader of the Year 2024
JAMIE HARVEY, BSN, RN, SWOC
Central Region, Director of Nursing, Infection Control Coordinator/Charge Nurse, Rivergate Health Care Center, Monroe, MI
Southeast Region Nurse Leader of the Year 2023
TRAVIS DYKES, RN
TRAVIS DYKES, RN, DIRECTOR OF NURSING, Sand Key Health and Rehab, FL
Southwest Region Nurse Leader of the Year 2023
JOLEANN BEENE, RN-BC, IP-BC, FACDONA, CDP, CADDCT
JOLEANN BEENE, RN-BC, IP-BC, FACDONA, CDP, CADDCT, Clinical Specialist, PharMerica
Nominate 2024 NADONA Nurse Leader of the Year
Past Nurse Leader Award Winners
2022 Nurse Leader of the Year
- Agustin "Gus" Guido III
2022 Nurse Leader of the Year by Region
- Mac Villarreal, Southwest Region
- Alena Goergen, Northwest Region
- Jill Herbert, Central Region
- Amy Peruti, Northeast Region
- Cindy Arnold, Southeast Region
2021 Nurse Leader of the Year
- Steven Missaggia
2021 Nurse Leader of the Year by Region
- Vickie O’Quinn
- Deborah Bostic
2020 Nurse Leader of the Year
- Alicia Fereno
2020 Nurse Leader of the Year by Region
- Tricia Bruder, Central Region
- Seth Fisher, Northwest Region
- Rhodora “Dotts” Lacap, Southwest Region
- Tanya Burris, Southeast Region
2019 Nurse Leader of the Year
- Peace Oke
2019 Nurse Leader of the Year by Region
- Erin Woodford, Northeast Region
- Jenny Westphal, Northwest Region
- Merlyn Trinidad, Southwest Region
- Marleen Miller, Central Region
2018 Nurse Leader of the Year
- Cindy Clampett
2018 Nurse Leader of the Year by Region
- Cheryl Barnes, Northeast Region
- Cassie Faircloth, Southeast Region
- Wanda Cavett, Northwest Region
- Robert Mann, Southwest Region
- Tilisa Coleman, Central Region
2017 Nurse Leader of the Year
- Michael Champion
2017 Nurse Leader of the Year by Region
- Grace Vickerie, Northeast Region
- Jennifer Daves, Southeast Region
- Jenn Daley, Northwest Region
- Texolla West, Southwest Region
- Kimberlee Danish, Central Region
2016 Nurse Leader of the Year
- Lisa Stubenrauch
2016 Nurse Leader of the Year by Region
- Linda Sue Patron, Northeast Region
- Laura Davis, Southeast Region
- Mike Hammer, Northwest Region
- Tracie Hood, Southwest Region
2015 Nurse Leader of the Year
- Lina Dureza
2015 Nurse Leader of the Year by Region
- Lina Dureza, North East Region
- Julie Carpenter, Central Region
- Julie Braswell Stafford, Southeast Region
- Carlotta Miller, Northwest Region