Outstanding preceptors recognized

The school celebrated the clinical educators who were named the 2025-2026 outstanding preceptors.

Hannah Shibeshi was honored for being an adult health/gerontological clinical nurse specialist preceptor at Regions HealthPartners.

Vanessa Kasper was honored for being an adult/gerontological primary care nurse practitioner preceptor at M Health Fairview Geriatrics.

Samantha Schultz was honored for being a family nurse practitioner preceptor at M Health Fairview Fridley.

Mark Ostrom was honored for being a health innovation and leadership preceptor at JoyCollaborative.

Stacey Jutila was honored for being an integrative health and healing preceptor at Essentia Health.

Danilo Lovinaria was honored for being a nurse anesthesia preceptor at Minneapolis VA Medical Center.

Jessica Ranallo was honored for being a nurse-midwifery preceptor at M Health Fairview.

Shelly Chavez was honored for being a nursing informatics preceptor at Defense Health Agency.

Elizabeth Murchie was honored for being a pediatric nurse practitioner preceptor at HealthPartners.

Selena Schmit was honored for being a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner preceptor at Western Wisconsin Health.

Kirsten Malvey was honored for being a women’s health/gender-related nurse practitioner preceptor at University of Minnesota Masonic Cancer Center and M Health Fairview Clinics and Specialty Center, Gynecologic Oncology.

Those interested in working with graduate nursing students as a preceptor can learn more at z.umn.edu/preceptors.