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Diversity Impact 2016 Student Conference SPEAKERS
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PREMIER SPEAKER
Jane Elliott
Jane Elliott, international teacher, lecturer,
diversity trainer, and recipient of the National
Mental Health Association Award for
Excellence in Education. She is known for her
Peabody Award Winning "Blue eyesBrown
eyes" documentary, which she first conducted
the day after Martin Luther King Jr. was
assassinated. This training session will engage
students in race & gender discrimination,
ageism, and anti-LGBT issues impacting
society today. Jane Elliott has become an
international diversity speaker and has been
seen on The Oprah Winfrey Show.
SATURDAY: JUNE 4, 2016 KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Dr. Lily Hsia
Dr. Lily Hsia, CNM, CPNP, MS, FACNM, a certified
nurse-midwife from Brooklyn, New York, served
for 31 years at the SUNY-Downstate Midwifery
Education Program- 18 years as its chairperson.
Her grant-writing skills helped bring in millions of
dollars to midwifery education, which allowed
hundreds of students access to midwifery
education, and helped increase the population of
midwives of color practicing in the United States
today. Dr. Hsia is the recipient of the 2005 Hattie
Hemschemeyer Award from the American
College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM). ACNM recently awarded the Carrington-
Hsia-Nieves Doctoral Scholarship for Midwives of Color in honor of Dr. Lily
Hsias contributions to the nurse-midwifery profession. Dr. Hsia contributes
to the Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health and an international speaker
on midwifery education.
CONFERENCE SPEAKER
Dr. Nena Harris
Dr. Nena Harris, PhD FNP-BC CNM, has played
an integral role in FNUs commitment to
diversity in nursing as a member of FNUs
Diversity & Inclusion Committee. Dr. Nena
Harris has joined the ranks of FNU Faculty as
Assistant Professor, and likes to engage with
students to bring out their best potential. A
resident of South Carolina, Dr. Nena Harris has
a passion for providing quality care to those in
need, especially with women related to issues
such as HIV, trauma and violence, social
support, sexual abuse, incarceration, and
substance abuse, with an emphasis on health
disparities and qualitative methods.
CONFERENCE SPEAKER
Dr. Vicky Stone-Gale
Dr. Vicky Stone-Gale, DNP ARNP FNP-C , has
practiced primary care for over 23 years as a
Family Nurse Practitioner and currently has a
practice in Plantation, FL. She is a founding
member and President of the South Florida
Council of Advanced Practice Nurses (SFCAPN)
and previously sat on the Board of Directors
for the Florida Nurses Association. She is a
member of the Florida Nurse Practitioner
Network and the Florida Coalition for Nurse
Practitioners actively involved with NP
legislation on the state and national level. She
is a strong advocate on nursing issues and
encourages nurses to advance their education
to provide the best evidence based care they
can.
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CONFERENCE SPEAKER
Dr. Diane John
Dr. Diane John, PhD ARNP FNP-BC FNU, is an
Assistant Professor with Frontier Nursing
University. During her time at FNU she has
dedicated her career to teaching in an academic
setting, and continues to inspire students to be
confident in their ability to accomplish tasks at
hand. Dr. John serves on FNUs Diversity &
Inclusion Committee and as capstone chair for
DNP students. A resident of Florida, her scholarly
accomplishments include research on nursing
education, womens health, leadership,
technology, health policy, and primacy care issues.
CONFERENCE SPEAKER
Dr. Tonya Nicholson
Tonya Nicholson, DNP, CNM, WHNP- BC, CNE is
the Program Director of Midwifery and
Womens Health for FNU, and serves on the
Diversity & Inclusion Committee. Dr. Nicholson
has a background in proving care to the women
of central Florida, where she also directed the
midwifery service. She has a variety of teaching
experience, with a focus on the prenatal period
and in clinical courses. Dr. Nicholson also
dedicates her efforts to emphasize
communication and civility for the individual
and in the workplace and continues to focus
most of her scholarship in this area.
SUNDAY: JUNE 5, 2016
CONFERENCE SPEAKER
Essence Williams
Diversity PRIDE student Essence Williams, RN BSN
CBC CCE, currently serves as a Public Health
Registered Nurse in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and is
a current CNEP student, Class 140 at Frontier Nursing
University. Essences is an active Diversity PRIDE
member at FNU, and was recently selected to
present as a National Student Speaker at the 45th
annual National Black Nurses Association 2016
conference in Memphis, Tennessee, August 2-7,
2016.
CONFERENCE SPEAKER
Katrin Moskowitz
FNU Diversity PRIDE Alum, Katrin Moskowitz, is
dedicated to improving community health as a
Family Nurse Practitioner in Torrington, Connecticut.
She is a FNU Alum of CFNP Class 91, and recent
graduate of the Doctoral Nursing Practice program,
Class 14, at Frontier Nursing University. Katrin has
been a dedicated Diversity PRIDE member since the
early start of the student organization. Recently
Katrin was awarded the 2016-2017 Fellows into the
Duke-Johnson & Johnson Nurse Leadership Program
at Duke University.