Shirlynn McNeil LaChapelle

I am a surgical nurse practitioner/ Realtor specializing in commercial and residential with emphasis on new developments, short sales, investment properties, condos and town homes.. My dream is to become a developer and turn blighted neighborhoods into bright beautiful and welcoming spaces for our people to live, work and prosper. My second dream has become a reality; I have been able to go to Africa with The International Leadership Institute and work with the people of Kenya to help improve their health care. It's an ongoing initiative and very fulfilling. The experience was life changing, the people wonderful, bright, and determined. I look forward to my next trip where I will again take away more than I give from these people who I now call my friends. I am president of the MN Chapter of the Black Nurses Association whose mission The National Black Nurses Association’s mission is, “To represent and provide a forum for black nurses to advocate for and implement strategies to ensure access to the hi