AONL Leadership Catalyst Scholars Program Cohort

Janice Jean Francois, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, CNOR, is Nurse Manager of the Main Operating Room at NYU Langone Health. She oversees 18 operating rooms across multiple surgical specialties and leads work focused on quality, safety, operational efficiency and team development. Francois brings 18 years of nursing experience and professional interests in perioperative leadership and patient safety. She is pursuing a Doctor of Nursing Practice in Leadership at Case Western Reserve University.

Ivelisse Vicente-Vazquez, MSN, RN, CNOR, NEA-BC, RNFA, is Assistant Director of Nursing for Perioperative Services at University of Rochester Medicine. Her leadership practice focuses on mentoring others and developing future nurse leaders. Vicente-Vazquez is pursuing a Doctor of Nursing Practice from Old Dominion University. She is particularly interested in strengthening her knowledge of healthcare finance and fiscal stewardship while supporting high-quality patient care. Her professional interests include leadership development, mentorship, perioperative nursing and health care business.

Kim Moore, MSN, RN, CCRN, CEN, is an Administrative Nursing Supervisor at Northeast Georgia Health System, where she supports patient throughput, staffing operations, mentoring, customer service and cross-departmental coordination. She brings more than 30 years of nursing experience, primarily in emergency and critical care. Moore is pursuing a Doctor of Nursing Practice in Nurse Executive Leadership at the University of North Georgia. Her professional interests include nurse advocacy, mentorship, healthy work environments and strengthening conditions that support nurses in delivering safe, compassionate, high-quality care.

Renata Roldao, MHA, BSN, RN, SHRM-CP, is the Christopher E. Iansiti Director of Business Career Services at Florida State University’s Herbert Wertheim College of Business. Her work bridges health care and workforce development, focusing on leadership development, professional growth, career readiness and strategies that support the success and retention of nursing leaders. Roldao is pursuing a Doctor of Nursing Practice in Executive Health Systems Leadership at Florida State University.

Joel Arriolacolmenares, MSN, BA-HR, RN, PHN, is Administrator of the Office of Public Health Nursing Services within the South Dakota Department of Health. His professional interests include nursing leadership, professional nursing governance, public health systems improvement and using technology and data to strengthen service delivery. His career has progressed from emergency medical services and practical nursing to broader nursing and public health leadership roles and includes 20 years of service in the U.S. Army. Arriolacolmenares is pursuing a Doctor of Nursing Practice in Nursing Organizational Leadership at the University of Mary; his graduate work has included implementing shared nursing governance within a statewide public health nursing system.

Kimberly Thurman, MSN, MA, RN, is Nurse Manager of cardiothoracic and vascular stepdown at INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center. She brings a practical, systems-focused perspective to leadership and is committed to using evidence, collaboration and nursing leadership to improve outcomes across care delivery. Her professional interests include nursing leadership, quality improvement, evidence-based practice, workforce development, health equity and patient-centered care. Thurman is completing a Doctor of Nursing Practice in Executive Leadership at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, focusing on translating evidence into practice and strengthening nurses’ capacity to lead improvement.

Jordan Yoshioka, BSN, RN, is a float registered nurse at The Queen’s Medical Center and is pursuing a Doctor of Nursing Practice–Family Nurse Practitioner degree at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. His professional interests include leadership, mentorship, staff retention and supporting nurses’ professional development. Yoshioka is particularly interested in leadership strategies that strengthen engagement and create practice environments in which clinicians can grow and remain connected to their work.