CEO
OADN
Donna Meyer is the CEO of the Organization for Associate Degree Nursing (OADN) and is an executive leader in the National Education Progression in Nursing Collaborative (NEPIN). Prior to beginning her tenure, as OADN’s CEO she was the Dean of Health Sciences and Lewis and Clark Community College and the Director of the Lewis and Clark Family Health Clinic, the only nurse managed center operated by a community college. She is very engaged in numerous organizations, holding appointments and offices in both state and national organizations. Her professional nursing activities include: HRSA’s National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice (NACNEP), American Red Cross National Nursing Committee, the Nurses on Boards Coalition Board of Directors, the Community College Baccalaureate Association Board of Directors, American Sentinel University Advisory Board, the University of Phoenix Nursing Advisory Council, the American Association of Community Colleges Workforce Commission, and Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society. She has received various awards for her work including the: MetLife Community College Excellence Award for Innovation, Illinois Nurses Association Innovation in Health Care Award, Illinois Community Administrators Award for Innovation, Illinois Nursing Pinnacle Leader of the Year, the Southern Illinois University Outstanding Nursing Alumni Award, the YWCA Woman of Distinction Award, and was inducted into the Southern Illinois University Hall of Fame. In 2015, she was bestowed the Professor Emeritus designation from Lewis and Clark Community College. She has published in numerous journals on various nursing topics and presented at both national and international conferences on nursing leadership, innovative clinical practice, and education. She is a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing, National League of Nursing’s Academy of Nursing Education, and an honorary fellow in the Academy of Associate Degree Nursing.
Saturday, November 20, 2021
12:20 PM – 1:50 PM CDT
Sunday, November 21, 2021
7:15 AM – 8:00 AM CDT