Class notes

Linnea Ritter, MS ’01, joined the Essentia Health-Hinckley Clinic as an advanced practice registered nurse and certified nurse practitioner in family medicine.

Maria Raines, DNP ’22, MS ’04, was appointed senior vice president of Practice, Education & Nursing Innovation at Fairview Health Services.

Jill Campbell, BSN ’06, was named interim director of the College for Women Baccalaureate Nursing Program at St. Catherine University.

Allysia Jenkins, DNP ’18, BSN ’07, was promoted to vice president of Health Solutions at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota.

Sahra Noor, MS ’07, published Salt in the Snow: A Somali Immigrant Story, with Catalyst Press.

Kelly Suzan, MS ‘08, received the Buffalo Business First Excellence in Healthcare Award. She serves as vice president for strategy at the Neighborhood Health Center in Buffalo, New York.

Ingrid Johansen, MN ’09, and Darcey McCampbell, MN ’17, co-authored Partners, Pride, and Prevention: Scaling Mpox Vaccination Access Across Minnesota in The International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

Sheryl Ramstad, DNP ’17, MN ’13, delivered the keynote address What Remains is What Matters: Living Meaningfully Now at Age-Friendly University Day, held at McNamara Alumni Center in Minneapolis.

Nathan Grumdahl, DNP ’24, BSN ’16, published Male Sexual Assault Survivorship Within Shifting Cultural Climates Around Masculinity and the Important Role of Forensic Nursing in the Journal of Forensic Nursing.

Ellen Dyer, DNP ’22, MN ’17, was named the president of the Minnesota Affiliate National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists.

Kent Boyd, DNP ’24, MN ’18, started a new role as a RN and program director at Inspire Change Clinic.

Emily Stelter, DNP ’22, MN ’18, received the Rising Star Award at the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists Annual Conference.

Harry Leeds, MN ’20, completed his DNP program at the College of St. Scholastica and recently joined the Minneapolis Clinic of Neurology as a nurse practitioner specializing in dementia care.

Lindsey Hanka, DNP ’26, MN ’21, began serving as psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner at Mental Health Counseling Services in Minneapolis.

Katie Huffling, DNP ’21, co-edited the book Taking Action: Top 10 Priorities for Nurses to Protect Health in a Changing Climate, published by Sigma Marketplace.

Zachary Taylor, DNP ’23, achieved a new certification as a Board Certified Advanced Diabetes Management (BC-ADM).

Alexandra Dimakos, BSN ’23, started a new position as a Solid Tumor unit clinical research coordinator RN at the University of Minnesota.

Adrianna Bell, PhD ’24, published ‘I wanna try it so bad’: How TikTok Influences Adolescent Eating and the Role of Parents in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior.

Jo Bjorgaard, DNP ’24, published From knowledge to collective action: a peer-led model for climate and health leadership in Frontiers in Public Health.

Melissa Thone, DNP ’24, co-authored Towards Early Detection: Expanding Screening Protocols for HCIDs in the American Journal of Infection Control.

Erika Yoney, DNP ’24, won a primary election for Minnesota House District 4A, which primarily covers Moorhead, Minnesota.

Adeleine Keenan, BSN ’24, began a master’s program in experimental pharmacology and therapeutics at University College London.

Tiffany (Tipper) Gallagher, PhD ’25, received the 2025 Health Systems, Policy, and Informatics Research & Implementation Interest Group dissertation award at the Midwest Nursing Research Society conference in St. Louis. Her presentation was titled Missed care and breastfeeding disparities: An informatics approach to uncovering gaps in hospital lactation support and breastfeeding outcomes.

Whitney Line, DNP ’25, accepted a position as clinical success director at B. Braun Medical Inc.

Annique London, MN ’25, was hired as assistant director of Health Services at Boden Maplewood, a Lifespark Senior Living Community.

Aaliyah Abrahamson, BSN ’26, began her nursing career as a pediatric mental health nurse at Prairie Care. 

Lily Castiglione, BSN ’26, began her nursing career in the Nurse Residency Program at Sanford Health in Sioux Falls and works as an RN in the operating room.

Kristin Cullen, BSN ’26, began her nursing career as an RN in the Cardiovascular ICU at Fairview Health Services Masonic Children’s Hospital.

Sydney Godkin, BSN ’26, began her nursing career as an RN in the Pediatric Cardiovascular ICU at Fairview Health Services Masonic Children’s Hospital.

Katherine Hachenski, BSN ’26, began her nursing career as an RN with the Cleveland Clinic at Fairview Hospital, caring for a patient population focused on oncology, women’s health, and trauma.

Caitlyn Isenberger, BSN ’26, began her nursing career as an RN in the Progressive Care Unit at Regions Hospital.

Kendall Karrmann, BSN ’26, began her nursing career as an RN in the Pediatric Cardiovascular ICU at Fairview Health Services Masonic Children’s Hospital.

Mikayla King, BSN ’26, began her nursing career as an RN at the University of Minnesota Medical Center (East Bank) on the Adult Bone Marrow Transplant Unit.

Ana McMahon, BSN ’26, began her nursing career as an RN at United Hospital on the Med/Surg Float Pool team.

Taylor Muhlbauer, BSN ’26, began her nursing career as an RN in a Pediatric Med-Surg/IMC Unit at Fairview Health Services Masonic Children’s Hospital.

Shiann Perriello, BSN ’26, began her nursing career as an RN at the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs. She will also continue her education at the University of Minnesota-Rochester pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences. 

Abby Pocrnich, BSN ’26, began her nursing career as an RN for the Pediatric Medical/Surgical Float Team at Children’s Minnesota.

Anna Thompson, BSN ’26, began her nursing career as an RN in the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit at Children’s Minnesota.

Lisa Vang, BSN ’26, began her nursing career as an RN on the Orthopedics Med-Surg Unit at Fairview Health Services St. John’s Hospital.

Michelle Villella, BSN ’26, began her nursing career as an RN at Trinity Health Michigan in Ann Arbor on the Adult/Pediatric Med-Surg Unit.

Justin Vo, BSN ’26, began his nursing career as an RN at Fairview Health Services Masonic Children’s Hospital in the Pediatrics BMT/Heme/Oncology Unit.

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