2022
Clinical Nurse Leader Category

Cheyenne Hushka, MSN, RN, CNL
Registered Nurse, Community Hospital
Winning Essay and
Faculty Category

Jeanne Adam Bernier, MSN, RN, CNL
MSN-CNL Program Director/Instructor, Mississippi College School of Nursing
Winning Essay and
2021
Clinical Nurse Leader Category

Maria Cielo Borrinaga, MSN, RN-BC, CNL, CCRN
Clinical Nurse Leader, VA Dallas Medical Center
Winning Essay and
Student Category

Cynthia Vanlangendonck
RN Program Manager Patient Relations, Christus St. Frances Cabrini Hospital
Winning Essay and
Faculty Category

Karen L. Hoblet, PhD, MSN, RN, CNL
Associate Professor, University of Toledo College of Nursing
Winning Essay and
Employer Category

Rocio G. Garcia, MSN, RN, CNL, Executive Director of Emergency Services,
Rhiannon Rasmussen, MSN, RN, CNL, Assistant Director of Quality,
Dina Perez-Graham, MSN, RN, Associate Chief,
University Health San Antonio
Winning Essay and
2020
Clinical Nurse Leader Category

Sharlene Parmley, MSN, RN, CNL
Clinical Nurse Leader, Spartanburg Medical Center
Winning Essay and
Faculty Category

Dianna Sorenson, PhD, MBA, CNS, RN, CNL
Professor of Nursing, Morningside College
Winning Essay and
2019
Clinical Nurse Leader Category

David Wolf, MSN, RN, CNL
Clinical Nurse Leader, Texas Health Allen
Winning Essay and
Student Category

Portia Bluford-Briggs, MSN, RN, CNL
Clinical Nurse Leader, Self Regional Healthcare
Winning Essay and
Faculty Category

Mary Stachowiak, DNP, RN, CNL
Director Clinical Leadership Program, Rutgers School of Nursing
Winning Essay and