The Culture of Health Breakthrough Leaders in Nursing award recognizes those nurses who contribute in extraordinary ways to the lives and well-being of those in their communities. Nominees from across the country have included nurses who show leadership and innovation in numerous ways, such as an inventive use of technology, dedication to underserved populations, and a focus on pressing but often overlooked needs. The award includes a scholarship for a leadership development program, and awardees, working with their Action Coalitions, act as ambassadors for the Campaign and its goals to build healthier communities through nursing.
2015 Breakthrough Leaders
- Lucia Alfano, RN, MA—New York
- Katie Eilers, MPH, MSN, RN—Washington
- Erica Joseph, PMHNP-BC, APRN, NP-C—Louisiana
- Leanne L. Lefler, PhD, ACNS-BC, APRN, FAHA—Arkansas
- Laure Marino, MSN, MS, FNP-BC, GNP-BC—West Virginia
- Monica McLemore, PhD, MPH, RN—California
- Renee’ Menkens, MS, RNC—Oregon
- Gina Miranda-Diaz, DNP, MPH, APHN-BC, HO—New Jersey
- Melissa Pinto, PhD, RN, FAAN—Georgia
- Andrea Tanner, MSN, RN, NCSN—Indiana
2014 Breakthrough Leaders
- Jake Creviston, MN, RN, PMHNP, DNP — Oregon
- Dorene Hersh, MSN, RN — Washington
- Fran Keeler, MSN, RN, DBA — Vermont
- Maria Torchia LoGrippo, PhD, MSN, RN — New Jersey
- Dan Lose, RN, BSN, DNP — Iowa
- Danielle Howa Pendergrass, DNP, APRN, WHNP-BC — Utah
- Diana Ruiz, DNP, RN-BC, CWOCN, NE — Texas
- Josie L. Veal, PhD, RN, APNP, FNP-BC — Wisconsin
- Jessica B. Wagner, MPH, BSN, RN — Indiana
- AnnMarie Walton, MPH, RN, OCN, CHES, PhD — North Carolina