Meet the 2025-26 Nursing Alumni Society Board of Directors
Interested in sharing your expertise and nurturing strong relationships among alumni?
School of Nursing Alumni Board of Directors serve three-year terms.
Alumni Society Board
Connie White Delaney, PhD
University of Minnesota School of Nursing, Professor and Dean
Savannah Zins, PhD ‘17
President
Mayo Clinic, Nursing Education Specialist
Laura Kirk, PhD ’08, MS ’97, BSN ’95
Past president
University of Minnesota School of Nursing, Clinical Associate Professor
Aria Daly, BSN ‘22
Secretary/Treasurer
Neuro/Surgical ICU Registered Nurse, University of Minnesota Medical Center
Elizabeth Allins, BSN ‘25
Registered Nurse, United Hospital (St. Paul) - Allina Health
Marilyn Bach, BSN '74 MS '95
Heritage Committee Representative
Retired
Student Representative
BSN Student, University of Minnesota Rochester
Jenna Damico, BSN ‘23
Pediatric CVICU, Masonic Children's Hospital
Elena Geiger-Simpson, DNP ‘17
Faculty Representative
Clinical Associate Professor, University of Minnesota School of Nursing
Jamie King, MN '11
Chief Executive Officer, TopKare
Tyler Pham, current BSN student
Student Representative
BSN Student, University of Minnesota Twin-Cities
Maria Raines, DNP ’22, MSN ‘04,
VP, MHealth Fairview
Caroline Rosdahl, MA ’68, BSN ’60, ALA ‘57
Hennepin County Medical Center and Anoka Technical College, Retired
Kathryn Schwartz
Student Services Representative
University of Minnesota School of Nursing, Director - Office of Student and Career Advancement Services
Susan Strohschein, DNP ’16, MS ’80, BSN ‘68
Public Health Nurse Consultant, Retired
Maura Talwalkar, BSN ‘23
Mentoring Committee Co-Chair
Cardiovascular ICU Registered Nurse, Abbott Northwestern Hospital
Gertrude Thomas, DNP ‘22
Mentoring Committee Co-Chair
Nurse Manager, MHealth Fairview
Meghan Tierney (Hultman), PhD ‘20
For questions about the Nursing Alumni Society Board, please contact [email protected]
