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Contacts: Sherylyn Watson, Chair of the Board, CT Center for Nursing Workforce, Inc., 203-727-2477 Marcia B. Proto, Executive Director, 203-494-1121, [email protected] Tina Loarte-Rodriguez, 203-691-5013, [email protected] The Connecticut Center for Nursing Workforce, Inc. Announces Leadership Transition June 3, 2024- Wallingford, CT--- Sherylyn Watson, Chair of the Board of Directors for The Connecticut Center for Nursing Workforce, Inc. (CCNW) has announced that after eighteen years, Marcia B. Proto, CCNW Executive Director will transition from the leadership role on June 30, 2024, and Tina Loarte-Rodriguez will become the organization’s Executive Director. Marcia B. Proto was named Executive Director in 2004 (taking 2 years from 2007- 2009 to work with the National League for Nursing) and has led the organization’s work on a statewide and national scale for almost two decades. Her passion for educating nursing and non-nursing stakeholders about the positive impact of highly skilled nurses on improving the health of Connecticut residents, and the importance of maintaining and expanding the capacity of our schools of nursing to meet emerging employment needs across the continuum of care is unparalleled. Proto has built a vibrant state and national network encompassing the Healthcare Trade Associations, Workforce Development Boards, CT Government Departments- Public Health, Labor, Office of Healthcare Strategy, and State Board of Examiners for Nursing to support the identification of statewide strategies to develop workforce planning initiatives to build a robust and sustainable nursing workforce. She will continue to operate her healthcare consulting company, Marcia Proto Consulting, LLC. Dr. Tina Loarte-Rodriguez has over eighteen years of nursing experience in various healthcare settings and specialties. A first-generation college graduate, she is a graduate of Cornell University, the University of Connecticut, and Quinnipiac University. A perpetual learner passionate about innovation, health equity, and advocacy, she completed the American Nurses Association’s Innovation Accelerator Program in 2023 and is a 2023-2024 Fellow of the American Nurses Advocacy Institute. Tina knows nurses are highly skilled professionals and belong everywhere decisions about people are made. Dr. Loarte-Rodriguez is a 2021 Hartford Business Journal Healthcare Hero Award winner. She also led her nursing team to win the 2021 Connecticut Nurses Association Excellence in Team Award. She is active with the National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN), the Connecticut Nurses Association (CNA), and DNPs of Color (DOCs). Tina has published several works, including her recent book, Latinas In Nursing, the first anthology celebrating the journeys of fifteen Latina nurses across the United States. Tina works hard, and she plays even harder. She loves dancing, traveling, and reading. An Afro-Latina Boricua (Puerto Rican), born and raised in the Bronx, NY.
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