Announcing the 2025 Class of Fellows of the Academy of Diversity Leaders in Nursing (ADLN)

Silver Spring, MD – The Academy of Diversity Leaders in Nursing (ADLN) proudly announces the induction of its 2025 class of Fellows. These distinguished nurse leaders have demonstrated excellence in advancing justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) through their contributions in education, research, practice, policy, and administration.

The 2025 Fellows represent a powerful collective dedicated to shaping the future of nursing and healthcare by ensuring all voices are heard and valued.

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2025 Fellows of the Academy of Diversity Leaders in Nursing

Distinguished ADLN Fellows
This group of Fellows consists of individuals who have created innovative JEDI initiatives in nursing and transformed nursing education, research, practice, policy or administration.

• Kafayat Abba MSN, RN, CDP, CCRN-CMC, NE-BC
• Lucia Alfano, EdD, MA, RN
• Mark Alvarez, PhD, RN, CNE
• Jerrica V. Ampadu, PhD, RN
• Suha Ballout, PhD, RN, FAAN
• Kendra M. Barrier, PhD, MSN, RN, CNE
• Paul Jeffrey Borja, PhD, RN
• Jami S. Brown, DHEd, MSN, RN, CNN, FANNA
• Tiffany C. Brown, DNP, FNP-C, RN, MADD
• Marcella L. Carr, BSN, RN
• Luis E. Caso Vega, MBA, BSN, RN, CEN, CPEN, NE-BC, TCRN
• Kendrick T. Clack, MS, APRN, FNP-C, AACRN, AAHIVS
• Maya N. Clark-Cutaia, PhD, RN, ACNP-BC
• Benita Chatmon, PhD, MSN, RN, CNE
• Sonya Curtis, DHA, DNP, MBA, RN, CNL, CPHQ
• Fernand De Los Reyes, PhD, RN, PMH-BC
• Sasha DuBois, MSN, RN, NEA-BC
• Adrian Espinosa, RN, MPH, MS, PHN, FNP-BC
• Torica Fuller, DNP, MSN, FNP-BC, FNP-C, WHNP-BC, CDP, CGRN, CPN, NRCME
• Julian L Gallegos, PhD, MBA, APRN, FNP-BC, NREMT, CNL, CMHE, FAUNA
• Robin A Geiger, DNP, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, NEA-BC
• DaJanae Gresham-Ryder DNP, MSN, RN, PHN, CMSRN
• Leah Gordon, DNP, RN, FNP-C
• Yuqing Guo, RN
• Denise Henry, DNP, APRN, AGPCNP-BC, AHN-BC, CCM
• Grissel Hernandez, PhD, MPH, RN, HNB-BC, NPD-BC, SGAHN
• Jamerson Holloway, DNP, MBA, RN
• Charleen Jacobs-McFarlane, PhD, APRN, ANP-BC
• Jaliza Y. Johnson, DNP, MBA, RN, PHN, NEA-BC, NPD-BC
• Stacey E. Johnson DNP, MSN, BSN, RN, CCM, CMGT-BC
• Mesha Jones, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
• Angela Rosa Jourdain DrPH, MSN, RN, CCRN, NEA-BC, FNYAM
• Charles Milton Joyner Jr. MSN, FNP
• Linda Kim, PhD, MSN, RN, PHN, CPHQ, CGNC
• Aron King, PhD(c), MS, RN
• J’Adore Larosa-Mattis, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, FNYAM
• Benjamin Lindsay, MS, RN, CCRN-CMC, PCCN, NPD-BC, NEA-BC
• Tina Loarte-Rodriguez, DNP, RN, CPPS, CPHRM
• Celia McIntosh, DNP, RN, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC, CCRN, CEN, SCRN, CNRN
• Tiffany M. Montgomery, PhD, RNC-OB, C-ONQS
• Janette V. Moreno, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, NPD-BC
• Donna-Marie Palakiko, PhD, RN, APRN
• Pedro Morante DNP, PMHNP-BC, FNP-BC, LNC, GERO-BC, MEDSURG-BC, GERO-BC, PMH-BC, APRN
• Janet Passley-Clarke, Ph.D., DNP, MS, RN, CRNP, PMH-BC
• Sandy Phan, DNP, RN, NPDA-BC, NPD-BC, EBP-CH
• Denise Angelo Prudencio, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, NPD-BC, PCCN, CGNC, FFNMRCSI
• Reneè Roberts-Turner, DHA, MSN, RN, NE-BC, CPHQ
• Aundrea Robinson, MSN, RN
• Rebecca Hidalgo Salomon, MSN, RN
• Rebecca O Shasanmi Ellis, PhD, MS, MPH, RN
• Rayne Soriano PhD, RN, NE-BC
• Ali R. Tayyeb PhD, RN, NPD-BC, PHN, FAAN
• Jenny Uguru, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, NPD-BC, AMB-BC, CLC, GRN
• Daniela Vargas, MSN, MPH, MA-Bioethics, RN, PHN
• Jessica Varghese, PhD, RN
• Alanda R. White, DNP, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC, HIVPCP, FPA, PFA
• Mamie Williams, PhD, MPH, MSN, APRN
• Marie P Wilson DNP, WHNP, RNC-MNN, CLC
• Tracy R. Wilson, DNP, MBe, MSN.Ed., APRN, FNP-C, FAANP