DNPS OF COLOR PRESENTS
Virtual Commencement CLASS OF 2020
DOC DNPs Of Color
JUNE 20, 2020 ZOOM
VIRTUAL
HALL
DNPS OF COLOR VIRTUAL COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
OPENING CEREMONY
WELCOME SPEECH BY THE PRESIDENT:
11:00 AM
DR. DANIELLE K. MCCAMEY INTRODUCTION OF KEY NOTE:
11:10 AM
DR. ETHLYN MCQUEEN-GIBSON KEYNOTE ADDRESS:
11:15 AM
DR. SANDRA DAVIS
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
DOCTORATE OF NURSING PRACTICE
11:45 AM
PRESENTATION OF GRADUATES: DR. TONI MURRAY
CLOSING CEREMONY
CLOSING REMARKS: DR. BIMBOLA AKINTADE
12:30 PM
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CLASS OF 2020 DOCTORATE OF NURSING PRACTICE GRADUATES DR. LATANYA BATHER
DR. LINET N. KANDIE
CHAMBERLAIN UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA HUNTSVILLE
DR.DARLENE C. BECK
DR. LAURA LOVE
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY
DR. AKIA BLANDON
DR. MELISSA MORGAN
CHATHAM UNIVERSITY
PACE UNIVERITY
DR. ANELSA BLUNT
DR. HÉLÈNE NAU
SOUTH UNIVERSITY
FRONTIER NURSING UNVIVERSITY
DR.TAKAYA LASHUN BROWN
DR. CHARLETTE PACE
GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
DR. ANN MARIE BUCHANAN-CUMMINGS
DR. TERRI PAGE
MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
DR. TIFFANI CHIDUME
DR. MICHELLE PARR
THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA HUNTSVILLE
SAMFORD UNIVERSITY
DR. OLIVIA COX
DR.NICOLE REINECKE POWELL
UNIVERSITY OF BUFFALO
AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY
DR. MIRIAM DOBSON
DR. TASHARA REDDING
GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY
THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
DR. VICTORIA DONALDSON
DR. MONICA SANCHEZ
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
KANSAS UNIVERSITY
DR. LAKEISHA FALLS
DR. KENYA SMITH
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCE
REGIS UNIVERSITY
DR. ANGELA YVONNE FELTON-COLEMAN
DR.MALVIS NDIPS TAMON
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
DR. KAMALA GIPSON-MCELROY
DR. CASMERE L. THOMAS
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
DR. TANSHANICKA HELEM
DR.KEANDRA LANAE THOMPSON
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
DR. KINA JACKSON
DR.TAMEKA MICHELLE WHITEN
DUKE UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA
DR.TONYA JOHNSON-HARVEY
DR. JEAN THORPE-WILLIAMS
VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER SANDRA DAVIS, PHD, DPM, ACNP-BC, FAANP Dr. Davis is currently an Associate Professor and Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the George Washington University School of Nursing. Her research interests are health disparities, health equity, social determinants of health, and healthcare simulation. Dr. Davis’s doctoral work focused on Race-Related Stress, Quality of Life and Risk Factors for Coronary Heart Disease in African American Men. Recently, Dr. Davis was the Principal Investigator on a Photovoice Project: “The Social Determinants of a Heart Healthy Community” that was exhibited at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Dr. Davis co-published an article in the Journal for Nurse Practitioners entitled Social Determinants of Health: Knowledge to Action and presented her work on Teaching Graduate Nursing Students Social Determinants of Health with Simulation Based Learning at national interprofessional conferences. Dr. Davis is a member of the AACN Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Group to explore, on a national level, innovative approaches to enhance diversity, equity and inclusion in academic nursing and the nursing workforce. She is also an author on the NLN Vision Series, “A Vision for Integration of the Social Determinants of Health into Nursing Education Curricula. Dr. Davis began her career in Podiatry where she spent years in private practice before transitioning to a career in nursing. She has been in academia for 20 years serving in both faculty and administrative roles. Dr. Davis is board certified as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and is Past President of the Nurse Practitioner Association of the District of Columbia. She is an AACN/Wharton Executive Leadership Fellow, a Leadership for Academic Nursing Fellow and a Fellow in the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.
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ABOUT DNPS OF COLOR DNPs of Color (DOCs), is a 501c3 Nonprofit Nursing organization, whose mission is to increase diversity in doctoral studies, clinical practice, and leadership for nurses. DNP, short for Doctor of Nursing Practice, is the highest level of education a nurse can attain which focuses on clinical practice. DNPs influence healthcare outcomes through healthcare policy, organizational leadership, and translating nursing research into evidenced-based practice.
MISSION To serve DNPs of Color through networking, mentorship and advocacy to increase diversity in doctoral studies, clinical practice and leadership. VISION To inspire, empower and transform the landscape of nursing by increasing diversity in the doctor of nursing practice degree. GOALS
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To create opportunities for engagement in academia,
research and clinical practice.
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To advocate for educational support for DNPs of Color. To serve as mentors and guide nurses of color to pursue
doctor of nursing practice studies.
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DNPS OF COLOR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
DANIELLE K. MCCAMEY, DNP, CRNP, ACNP-BC, FCCP PRESIDENT & FOUNDER ETHLYN MCQUEEN-GIBSON, DNP, MSN, RN-BC VICE PRESIDENT LADONNA BROWN, DNP, CRNA TREASURER TONI MURRAY, DNP, CENP, NPD-BC, CMSRN SECRETARY DAISY MEDINA-KREPPEIN, DNP, FNP-BC JENNA BENYOUNES, DNP, CNW, WHNP-BC, NMCP BIMBOLA AKINTADE, PHD, MBA,MHA, CCRN, ACNP-BC, NEA-BC
Connecting through Diversity
INSPIRE. EMPOWER. TRANSFORM.