2025 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERIES
The importance of professional development is that high-performing organizations recognize the significance of professional development plans for new and incumbent nurses as well as nurse educators.
2025 Workshops
- Forest Nurse: Rethinking Care Models Through Nature and Relationship | May 22, 2025
- Innovation and AI in Nursing | April 29, 2025
- Race, Racism and Research to Reduce Perinatal Health Inequities | March 26, 2025
- Black Nurses in White: A Historical Account of Black Nurses in the U.S. | February 20, 2025
- Thriving in Nursing - The Vital Role of Self Care | January 21, 2025
Pride in Practice: Advocating LGBTQ+ Health in Uncertain Times
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Lunch & Learn Workshop will be held on Thursday, June 12th featuring facilitators Roberto Román Laporte, PhD, DNP, RN, CMSRN and Roberto Román Laporte, PhD, DNP, RN, CMSRN
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Roberto Román Laporte, PhD, DNP, RN, CMSRN
Provost Miami Regional University Dr. Roberto L. Roman Laporte has over 20 years in healthcare. He is a dual doctorally-prepared nurse leader, researcher, and advocate focused on advancing inclusive, evidence-based healthcare. He holds a DNP from Johns Hopkins University and a PhD from the University of Miami, and was named LGBTQ+ Researcher of the Year in 2023. He currently serves as Provost at a private university in South Florida where he leads academic and institutional efforts to promote equity, innovation, and excellence in education. |
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Roberto Román Laporte, PhD, DNP, RN, CMSRN
Travel Nurse Tribal Health, LLC Luis is an emergency nurse, health equity advocate, and doctoral student pursuing a DNP and an MA in Gender, Women, and Sexuality. With over 13 years of nursing experience, he focuses on LGBTQ+ health, DEI advocacy, and advancing culturally affirming care in underserved communities. Luis actively serves on national DEI committees and is passionate about creating inclusive healthcare systems through education, policy, and community engagement. |
The CT Center for Nursing Workforce, Inc. is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by Connecticut Nurses’ Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Forest Nurse: Rethinking Care Models Through Nature and Relationship
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Lunch & Learn Workshop was held on Thursday, May 22nd featuring facilitator Andrea Jaramillo RN, BSN, CHPN, Certified Forest Therapy Guide & Founder of Forest Nurse, INC.
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Andrea Jaramillo RN, BSN, CHPN
Certified Forest Therapy Guide & Founder of Forest Nurse, INC Andrea Jaramillo (she/they) is a bilingual hospice nurse, urban farmer, ceremonialist, and beekeeper-in-training. She is the founder of Forest Nurse, a nature-based practice that bridges healthcare and ecological healing through guided, intentional experiences in relationship with the land. Rooted in forest therapy principles and inspired by ancestral wisdom, Andrea’s work centers the nursing spirit of holding space for transition, presence, and deep care. Drawing from her experience in both birth and end-of-life care, she supports individuals and communities in reconnecting with nature as a pathway to collective healing, sustainability, and relational models of care. |
The CT Center for Nursing Workforce, Inc. is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by Connecticut Nurses’ Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Innovation and AI in Nursing
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Lunch & Learn Workshop was held on Tuesday, April 29th featuring facilitator Tiffany Kelley PhD, MBA, RN, NI-BC, FNAP, Associate Professor in Residence, Director, Healthcare innovation Online Graduate Certificate Program, Co-Director, Nursing and Engineering Innovation Center, University of Connecticut School of Nursing, Affiliate Faculty, Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
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Tiffany Kelley PhD, MBA, RN, NI-BC, FNAP
Associate Professor in Residence Director, Healthcare innovation Online Graduate Certificate Program Co-Director, Nursing and Engineering Innovation Center University of Connecticut School of Nursing Affiliate Faculty, Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Tiffany Kelley is a visionary expert, ambitiously pioneering nursing informatics and healthcare innovation forward through intra- and inter-disciplinary practice, research, teaching, and scholarship. Dr. Kelley’s relentless vision for breaking the status quo in nursing led to her pursuit of a professional, academic, and entrepreneurial trajectory in nursing informatics and innovation. Dr. Kelley’s educational preparation includes earning her BSN from Georgetown University, MS in Nursing Administration and MBA from Northeastern University, and PhD from Duke University. |
The CT Center for Nursing Workforce, Inc. is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by Connecticut Nurses’ Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Race, Racism and Research to Reduce Perinatal Health Inequities
Lunch & Learn Workshop was held on Wednesday, March 26th featuring facilitator Veronica Barcelona, PhD, MSN, RN, PHNA-BC, FAAN, Assistant Professor, Department of Scholarship and Research, Columbia University School of Nursing
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The CT Center for Nursing Workforce, Inc. is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by Connecticut Nurses’ Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
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Veronica Barcelona, PhD, MSN, RN, PHNA-BC, FAAN
Dr. Veronica Barcelona earned degrees from the University of Michigan (BSN), Johns Hopkins University (MSN/MPH), and Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine (PhD). Her NIH-funded research interrogates mechanisms and risk factors underlying adverse pregnancy outcomes, with the goal of achieving healthy and safe birth outcomes for all. |
Black Nurses in White: A Historical Account of Black Nurses in the U.S.Lunch & Learn Workshop was held on Thursday, February 20th featuring facilitator Vivienne Pierce McDaniel DNP, MSN, RN, FADLN, Inclusive Excellence Ambassador and Consultant, James Madison University School of Nursing
By attending, participants will be able to:
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Held on Thursday, February 20, 2025
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The CT Center for Nursing Workforce, Inc. is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by Connecticut Nurses’ Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
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Vivienne Pierce McDaniel DNP, MSN, RN, FADLN
Dr. Pierce McDaniel is a servant nurse leader and change agent with almost two decades of leadership experience advancing health equity, and inclusivity in healthcare. She is an executive nurse consultant, adjunct nursing professor, and the ambassador and consultant for Inclusive Excellence at James Madison University School of Nursing. She served as interim executive director of the National Black Nurses Association, Inc. (NBNA) from September 2023 to March 2024. Dr. Pierce McDaniel is the immediate past president of the Central Virginia Chapter NBNA and is the vice chair of the NBNA Health Policy Committee. She was the inaugural chair of the Virginia Nurses Association and Virginia Nurses Foundation (VNF) Diversity Equity and Inclusion Council and served on the VNF’s Board of Trustees for five years as the health equity ambassador. She currently serves on the Henrico, Parham, and Retreat Doctors’ Hospitals’ Board of Trustees, and the Brightpoint Community College Nursing Advisory Board. A prolific advocate for justice, Dr. Pierce McDaniel also chairs the Virginia Clinicians for Climate Action Council for Climate Justice. In addition, she chairs the Governance Committee of the Sigma Theta Tau Chi Alpha at-Large Chapter Board of Directors. In 2021, Dr. Pierce McDaniel became a Fellow of the inaugural American Association of Colleges of Nursing Diversity Leadership Institute, and in 2024 she was inducted into the inaugural Academy of Diversity Leaders in Nursing. Recognized for her outstanding leadership and contributions in nursing, she is the recipient of the VNF 2020 Year of the Nurse Award, the 2022 American Nurses Association’s Leadership in Ethics Award, and the 2024 NBNA’s Presidential Founders Spirit Award. |
Thriving in Nursing: The Vital Role of Self CareLunch & Learn Workshop was held on Tuesday, January 21st featuring facilitator Nickia Jackson, MSN, RN, Self-Care Coach, Holistic Health Coaching with Nickia RN LLC.
By viewing Webinar, attendees will learn how to:
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The CT Center for Nursing Workforce, Inc. is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by Connecticut Nurses’ Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
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Nickia Jackson, MSN, RN
Nikia is a passionate well-being advocate dedicated to helping nurses overcome burnout and rediscover joy through self-care. With over 25 years of nursing experience, including critical care and patient safety roles, she combines clinical expertise with her holistic health knowledge as an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach. A proud alum of Syracuse University (BSN) and Quinnipiac University (MSN in Forensic Nursing), Nickia's firsthand understanding of nurses' challenges fuels her mission to empower them to thrive personally and professionally. As a sought-after speaker, workshop facilitator, and wellness coach, Nickia inspires nurses to prioritize their well-being without guilt, using practical mind-body-spirit strategies to build resilience and vitality. Guided by her mantra, "Until you are good to yourself, you can't be good to anyone else," she equips nurses with the tools to lead fulfilling lives with harmony while setting a powerful example for their patients, loved ones, and peers. Through her work, Nickia is transforming the nursing culture and shaping a healthier, more sustainable future for the profession. |
