From March 2023
How We Did It
We contacted local hospitals, doctors, nursing organizations, and patients and asked them to visit our website to nominate outstanding nurses. We asked nominators to answer three questions regarding how the nurses affected their lives, communities, and professions. The editors selected the best nominations and sent them to a panel of esteemed registered nurses in various fields. The panel could not judge those they worked with directly. We compiled judges’ scores to select the 96 winners. We also vetted the registered nursing licenses and reviewed any disciplinary actions of each winner.
Direct Care
Tara Best
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
Parkland Health
Kelly Bonilla
Registered Nurse
Children’s Health
Stephanie Brand
Clinical Nurse
Medical City McKinney
Beth Bush
Registered Nurse
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Irving
Marie Cuffee
Registered Nurse
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Michael Culver
Registered Nurse
Texas Health
Rachel Curran
ERAS Coordinator
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center
Nighat Dharani
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Parkland Health
Joscelyne Dracca
Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Sarah Dronzek
Registered Nurse
Scottish Rite for Children
Christine Dufour
Program Manager, Peritoneal Dialysis
Children’s Health
Rebecca Eagle
Registered Nurse
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Selamawit “Sele” Gelai
Registered Nurse
Medical City Dallas
Nancy Gonzalez
Senior Registered Nurse, WISH Associate Manager
Parkland Health
Carolina Hardin
Registered Nurse
Medical City Plano
Cherie Harland
Team Leader, Inpatient ACS
Children’s Health
Laura Hatton
Team Leader, ECMO
Children’s Health
Rhodel Macasaet
Clinical Nurse Coordinator
Medical City McKinney
Mary Mallory
Registered Nurse, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Delaney Massey
Registered Nurse
Parkland Health
Laura Megonigal
Clinical Team Leader
Methodist Charlton Medical Center
Kimberly Minzenmayer Ayers
Post Lung Transplant
Coordinator
Baylor University Medical Center
Pblomah Nyumah
Registered Nurse
Texas Health
Dejin Omer
Registered Nurse
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center
Shauntel Oyewole
Registered Nurse
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Misty Potter
Program Manager, Trauma
Methodist Richardson Medical Center
Reagan Power
Nurse Navigator
Parkland Health
Caitlin Remaklus-Homan
Registered Nurse Coordinator
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Lainey Segovia
Registered Nurse
Children’s Health
Sarah Sharp
Clinical Team Leader
Methodist Dallas Medical Center
Jenelle Sheasby
ECMO Coordinator
Baylor Scott & White
The Heart Hospital – Plano
Myra Tapp
Clinical Nurse Coordinator
Medical City McKinney
Amber Thomas
Nurse Home Visitor
WiNGS Dallas
Ashley Utley
Registered Nurse
Children’s Health
Education/Research
Juan Bahena
Director, Quality & Safety
Education
Parkland Health
J.D. Buchert
Workforce Safety Manager
Parkland Health
Kimberly Burgess
Nursing Professional Development Generalist
Methodist Charlton Medical Center
Rachelle Campbell
Assistant Clinical Professor
Texas Woman’s University
Lisa Cawthon
Director, Nursing Education
Methodist Charlton Medical Center
Cathy Glenn
Injury Prevention Trauma
Outreach Coordinator
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas
Vicki Hallum
Nursing Professional Development Coordinator
Methodist Charlton Medical Center
Cara Hough
Clinical Nurse Educator
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Elsa John
Nursing Professional Development Practitioner, Patient Safety Coordinator
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Jennifer Jones
Administrative Director, Clinical Education
Medical City Healthcare
Laura Kubin
Professor
Texas Woman’s University
Mallory Piaschyk
Nursing Professional Development Specialist
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – McKinney
Kendel Richards
Critical Care Educator, Clinical Education Team Lead
Children’s Health
Chasity Rivers
Lead Clinical Informatics
Educator
Children’s Health
Tonya Sawyer-McGee
Dean of Nursing
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology
Martha Shaw
Clinical Educator
Children’s Health
Nainita Soni
Nursing Clinical and Simulation Manager
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology
Alaina Tellson
System Director, Nursing Research and Transition to Practice
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center
Leadership
Diana Alonzo-Donjuan
Nursing Clinical Coordinator
Methodist Dallas Medical Center
Elizabeth Asturi
Chief Nursing Officer
Texas Health Dallas
Julie Balluck
Chief Nursing Officer
Texas Health
Henry Biddle
Registered Nurse Manager, Emergency Services
Parkland Health
Ruben Castillo
Director, Medical Service Line
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Nancy Charron-Escribano
Administrative Director, Nursing Operations
Medical City Frisco
Rachel Cochran
Nurse Manager, Neuro Trauma ICU/Stroke Program
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center
Brent Courville
Nursing Clinical Coordinator
Methodist Dallas Medical Center
Jordan Davenport
Nursing Clinical Coordinator
Methodist Dallas Medical Center
Rose Anne Dela Cruz
Clinical Manager
Children’s Health
Rae Delgado
Program Coordinator, Stroke
Methodist Charlton Medical Center
Shari Ann Dino-Vu
Director of Nursing, Inpatient Surgical Specialty Service Line
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Lisa Florida
Director, Nursing Acute Care
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center
Molly Foster
Director, Women’s Services
White Rock Medical Center
Anne-Gret Friedrich-Cuntz
Director, Magnet Program
Methodist Charlton Medical Center
James Greentree
Clinical Nurse Manager
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano
April Hackler Rios
Director of Nursing
Trinity Regional Hospital Sachse
Lauren Hesselrode
Nurse Manager
Texas Health Arlington
Memorial
Samantha Klaus
Nurse Manager
Baylor University Medical Center
Marci Lasiter
Clinical Manager, High Risk
Antepartum
Baylor University Medical Center Dallas
Amy Linton
Clinical Manager
Children’s Health
Katie Mapula
Director of Nursing, Critical Care and Burn Center
Parkland Health
Amber Martinez
Nursing Clinical Coordinator
Methodist Dallas Medical Center
Laura Massey
Chief Nursing Officer
Texas Health Plano
Beena Mathai
Director of Nursing, Critical Care Services
Methodist Richardson Medical Center
Rhonda McGaughey
Nurse Manager, Labor and Delivery; Program Manager, Maternal
Methodist Dallas Medical Center
Kelle McGough
Director of Nursing
Texas Health Resources HEB
Tiffany Mitchell
Nurse Manager
Texas Health
Elizabeth Nash
Associate Nursing Manager
Parkland Health
Trang Nguyen
Chief Nursing Officer
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – McKinney
Christina Noah
Senior Patient Safety and Clinical Risk Manager
Parkland Health
Carrie Pritchard
Nurse Manager, OR
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Christina Reyna
Clinical Manager
Children’s Health
Lauri Rodgers
Nursing Clinical Coordinator, Maternal Program Manager
Methodist Charlton Medical Center
Michelle Semelroth
Nurse Manager
Texas Health Plano
Elizabeth LeeAnn Stepaniuk
Nurse Supervisor
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas
Robert Thompson
Registered Nurse
Parkland Health
Joshua Tippy
Director, Acute Medical Services and Vascular Access
Texas Health Resources Dallas
Carrie Tucker
Nurse Manager, OR
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center
Amber Ulate
Nurse Manager, Nurse Excellence Program
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Mary Walters
Nurse Manager, Postpartum/NICU
Methodist Charlton Medical Center
Kelly Wilburn
Nursing Clinical Coordinator
Methodist Dallas Medical Center
Denetria Williams
Interim Nurse Manager
Medical City Plano
LaStassia Williams
Director, Health Services
DeSoto ISD
