HealthImpact DAISY Nurse Leader Award in Policy Recipients

Application for 2025 submissions is open here!

2024 Recipients

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Individual
  • Meghan Lorbiecki, MSN, RN, CNL, PMH-BC - Zablocki VA Health Care System.
  • Wilhelmina Manzano, MA, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN - New York-Presbyterian.
  • Toby Bressler, PhD, RN, CCN, FAAN, - Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West Hospitals.
  • Elizabeth Duthie, PhD, RN, CPPS, FAAN, - Montefiore Medical Center.
  • Angela Appiah, PhD, DNP, MPH, RN, COA, FAACM - Department of Veteran Affairs.
Team

Association of California Nurse Leaders Health Policy Committee, Accepting on behalf of the Committee: Susan Engle, DNP, RN, PHN. The ACNL Health Policy Committee recognized the importance of advocacy and policy education for California nurse leaders.  They developed health policy and advocacy competencies, performed webinars and podcasts to over 800 participants.  Among many bills they supported was AB 848 which enabled Medi-Cal medically diabetic patients obtain continuous glucose monitoring to help remove barriers to a mounting diabetic crisis across the state.

2023 Recipients

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  • Sheila Burke, MPA, BSN, FAAN- Harvard/ Massachusetts General
  • Catherine Dodd, PhD, RN, FAAN- Advocate for public health and welfare and a variety of governmental issues
  • Ahnyel Burkes, DNP, RN-BC, NEA-BC- LSU Health Science Center
  • Beth Luthy, DNP, FNP-C, FAANP, FAAN- Brigham Young University College of Nursing
  • Robin Cogan, MEd, RN, NCSN, FNASN, FAAN- Camden City School District School Nurse, Faculty at Rutgers University - Rutgers School of Nursing

2022 Recipient

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  • Dr. Susan Hassmiller, PhD, RN, FAAN
    Lifetime Achievement Award for advancing compassion through policy

2021 Recipients

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  • Vanessa Barriera, MSN, RN, SANE-A, SANE-P- Harris Health System
  • Natalia Cineas, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN- New York City Health + Hospitals
  • Sarah Homer, MSN, APRN, ACNP- Houston Methodist Hospital
  • Surani Hayre-Kwan, DNP, MBA, FNP-BC, FACHE, FAANP- Sutter Health

2020 Recipients

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  • Sharon Dills, MSN, RN, HACP - Ascension
  • Lacey Eden, MS, FNP-C - Brigham Young University College of Nursing
  • Annamarie Flick, MSN, RN-BC, NE-BC - ChristianaCare
  • Mayor Dr. Beth Haney, DNP, FNP-C, FAANP - University of California
  • Laura Reichhardt, MS, APRN, AGPCNP-BC - University of Hawai’i
  • Team: Deborah Hutts, MSN, RN, Sherrie Traffanstedt, BSN, RN, and Rebecca Bryan, BSN, RN - University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences