Notable Alumni

We invite you to meet University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing Alumni who are leaders in their respective fields:

Academic Deans

• Susan Bakewell-Sachs, PhD, FAAN

  Oregon Health & Science University

• Valerie Howard, EdD, MSN, ANEF, FAAN

  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

• Cynthia Hudson, DNS

  North Park University

• Lisa Kitko, PhD, FAHA, FAAN

  University of Rochester

• Kathy Mayle, MNED

  Community College of Allegheny County

• Rosemary McCarthy, PhD

  LaRoche University

• Ruth Ann Tarantine, DNP

  Colorado Technical University

• Ratsiri Thato, PhD

  Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

• Jing Wang, PhD, MPH, FAAN

  Florida State University

Academic Organizations and Research

• Arkady Barber, BSN

  Director of Research at Mid Atlantic Epilepsy Center

• Helen Burns, PhD, FAAN

  Rev. Owen Roth, O.S.B., Inaugural Chair of the Department of Nursing, Saint Vincent College

• Annette DeVito Dabbs, PhD, FAAN

  Professor, University of Pittsburgh; Director of the School’s T32 Technology: Research in Chronic and Critical Illness Training grant and the SON sponsored eHealth Research Hub

• John O’Donnell, DRPH, CRNA, CHSE, FSSH, FAANA, FAAN

  Professor and Chair, Department of Nurse Anesthesia, Director, Nurse Anesthesia Program; University of Pittsburgh; Founder, LUMIS Corp.

• Nico Osier, PhD

  Clinical Assistant Professor, Director of the Biobehavioral Core of St. David’s Center for Health Promotion & Disease Prevention Research, University of Texas at Austin

• Cynthia Roth, MPM

  President and CEO, West Virginia University Foundation

Military, Governmental, and Multinational NGOs

• Alan Bernstein, MSN

  Deputy Chief Nursing Office, Office of Nursing Services, Department of Veterans Affairs

• Holly Williams, PhD

  Program Analyst, Office of Evaluations & Inspections, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Hospital, Health Care, and Community Leadership

• Krista Bragg, DNP, MBA

  Senior Vice President Executive Operations, Allegheny Health Network

• Helene Burns, DNP, NEA-BC, FAAN

  Senior Vice President and Regional Chief Nursing Officer, Jefferson Health

• Keith Dawson,

  Principal Portfolio Leader, Global Health Equity and Population Science, Genentech USA

• Brent Dunworth, DNP, CRNA

  Director, Advanced Practice Anesthesia, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

• Kathi Elliot, MSN

  Executive Director, Gwen’s Girls

• Allen Jeffery Follis, MSN, CRNA

  Follis Anesthesiology LLC

• Melanie Heuston, DNP, NEA.-BC

  Chief Nursing Executive, West Virginia University Health System

• Patricia Horoho, MSN, FAAN

  Chief Executive Officer, Optum Serve and Optum Health Solutions

• Diane Hupp, DNP, NEA.-BC FAAN

  President, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

• Ashley Iannazzo, DNP, CNL

  Senior Director, Clinical Operations, UPMC Center for Nursing Excellence

• Andrea Mazzoccoli, PhD, FAAN

  Chief Nurse & Quality Officer, Bon Secours Mercy Health

• Tami Minnier, MSN, FACHE, FAAN

  Senior Vice President, UPMC Health Services Division; Chief Quality & Operational Excellence Officer, UPMC

• Melanie Shatzer, DNP

  Vice President, HR Retail Services & Organizational Effectiveness, Health First

• Melissa Tian, MSN

  Administrative Director Oncology Clinical Research, Allegheny Health Network

• Deborah Trautman, PhD, FAAN President & Chief Executive Officer, American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)