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)