SIUE School of Nursing
Alumni Advisory Board Members FY2020
Updated 4-27-19
The Alumni Advisory Board (AAB) of the SIUE School of Nursing (SON) is composed of alumni who represent the nursing profession and the locations where our graduates live and work.
SON Mission Statement
We inspire our students and faculty to embody the creativity to teach, the curiosity to learn, the courage to serve, and the compassion to care for others in this diverse and complex world, forever exemplifying Nursing Excellence in Action!
AAB Purpose
The purpose of the Alumni Advisory Board is: to provide support, advice and counsel that furthers the mission and adds value to the SON in areas that reflect the needs of the nursing profession and community; to promote SON to the community and region; and, to provide a leadership example of fundraising and professional efforts with students, alumni, friends of nursing, healthcare agencies/organizations and the community-at-large.
Officers
President - Jerrica Ampadu, PhD, RN, CCP, Assistant Professor, SIUE School of Nursing, Edwardsville, IL
Vice President - Maria Ballard, DNP, MSN, RN-BC, Magnet Program Director, BJC Memorial Hospital, Belleville, IL
Secretary - Open
Members
Susan Dawson, Ed.D, RN, PMHCNS/SP, BC, Psych NP/Adjunct Professor
Domonique Dones, BSN Student, Student Nurse Achievement Program (SNAP) , SIUE School of Nursing, Edwardsville, IL
Elise Harmon, DNP, RN, Instructor Primary Care and Health Systems, SIUE School of Nursing, Edwardsville, IL
Jennifer Hertel, DNP, RN, OCN, Nurse Manager, BJC Memorial Hospital, Belleville Illinois
Sydney Kesner, BSN Student, Student Nurse Association President, SIUE School of Nursing, Edwardsville, IL
Cheryl Killion, PhD, RN, FAAN, Associate Professor, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
Dani Loftus, DNP, MSN, RN, CPN, VA-BC, SIUE School of Nursing, Edwardsville, IL
Kim Perry, RN, BSN, MSN, ASPAN, CPAN, Director Surgical Services, Retired, Anderson Hospital, Maryville, Illinois
Christine Reynolds, DNP, RN, PMHNP-BC, CPNP-PC, Provident Behavioral Health, St. Louis, Missouri
Mackenzie Schutt, BSN, ICU RN, Mercy Hospital, Belleville, Illinois
Rita Srum, MS, RNS, RN, Clinic Manager, Primary Care Services, Veterans Health Administration, St. Louis, Missouri
To learn more about the AAB and explore membership:
Please contact Patti McDonald, Senior Director of Development at 618-650-3906 or pmcdona@siue.edu.
