Published February 01, 2021 WASHINGTON, D.C., February 1, 2021 – The
American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) and the
Commission on Nurse Certification (CNC) are pleased to announce the latest winners of the annual Clinical Nurse Leader
SM (CNL) Awards, which recognize exceptional CNLs in academia and practice. Honorees include Latasha Kast, MSN, RN, CCRN, CNL from the UPMC Passavant, selected for the CNL Vanguard Award for exemplary practice as a CNL, and Rosemary Hoffmann, PhD, RN, CNL from the University of Pittsburgh, who will receive the CNL Educator Award. Both awards will be presented during the opening session of the virtual
CNL Summit planned for February 25-27, 2021.
Sarah Martin-Cua, director, workforce management, UPMC Center for Nursing Excellence
Faith Colen, director of quality and patient safety, UPMC St. Margaret
Joyelle Bateman, manager of infection control and clinical education, The Jewish Association on Aging
Shannon Tully, intensive care nurse, AHN Forbes Hospital
Leadership
Kelli Tamewitz, administrator, Bridges Hospice
Lauren Gorman, unit director, ICU, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
Linda Dudas, unit director, OB Specialties, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
Emerging Leader
Latasha Kast, advanced clinical education specialist, Critical Care, UPMC Passavant
Maddy Hanes, director of clinical informatics, Heritage Valley Health System
W. Michael Widmann, clinical informatics coordinator, Excela Health, Westmoreland Hospital
Advanced Practitioner