Penny Daugherty is an Oncology Nurse Navigator at Northside Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. She received her bachelor’s in Nursing Sciences form Florida SouthWestern State College. She has a masters degree in science and Clinical Psychology from Olympic College. In the past, she has worked as a Clinical research Coordinator and Director of Clinical research for numerous different companies. In 2018, she became a member of the Astra Zeneca Lecture Bureau. Since 2010, Penny has worked as an Oncology Nurse Navigator at Northside Hospital, where she provides navigation services to oncology patients and education to nursing interns.

Renee Omoyeni is the Executive Director and Founder of CompassRN, a nonprofit organization which raises awareness of the nursing field to students who are underrepresented in the industry. She received her BSN in nursing from Bethune-Cookman University and her master’s in health education and promotion from Walden University. Before founding CompassRN, she worked as a care manager, infusion nurse, and nurse navigator. She still works part time as an infusion nurse based out of Houston, TX.

Dr. Leonora Muhammad is a correctional nursing specialist with over 15 years of leadership experience in the field. As the president of the St. Louis branch of the Black Nurses Association, she’s all about community and helping young nurses, as well as some of the community’s most medically disenfranchised people. Hear all about her nurse-centered leadership and initiatives to help vulnerable communities in this inspiring feature!

This nurse is leading the way for nurse leaders everywhere! Cendrella Chamy is a director of nursing working in home care who uses her leadership to advocate for nurses and nurse issues. She teaches her nurses how to recognize signs of burnout and advocates against the idea of micromanaging in a healthcare environment. Learn about the impact of the pandemic on nursing in home care and in nurse leadership in this fabulous feature!

Justin Kelly is a bedside nurse serious about creating change through advocacy and innovation in nursing. Through his fellowship at Ohio State University, Justin has not only managed to put himself at the forefront of nurse-led change through organizing events for nurse innovators, but has also been given the chance to talk to legislators about the problems nurses are facing as well. If you want to make change and don’t know where to start, Justin can put you on the right path.