People Group Archives: Leadership / Management

Lecturer Caroline M. Griffin’s nursing career began in 1998 in the rural Andes of Ecuador, where she volunteered for two years with the Peace Corps just after earning her BSN. Back in the U.S., Griffin worked as a bedside nurse in a wide variety of inpatient and outpatient settings before earning her MSN and Family […]

Angela Wheat is a healthcare professional with 13 years of experience, specializing in care management, diabetes care and management and diabetes education. She combines chronic care management expertise with healthcare navigation to assist in disease management, medication management and patient education in promotion of optimal healthcare outcomes. As an educator, Wheat has a special interest […]

Lisa Linville has held administrative, legal and clinical roles in health care systems for more than 25 years and has taught in graduate nursing programs for more than 15 years. Her legal experience includes medical malpractice, health care law and ethics and healthcare regulatory law. Linville has been an active member of the American Bar […]

Since earning her BSN in 2006, lecturer Latonia Green has held a variety of clinical appointments as a Registered Nurse, Head Nurse and Nurse Manager at hospitals in Tennessee and Florida, most recently as a Nurse Manager at AdventHealth East Orlando, a role in which she directed and managed 24-hour clinical operations of two observation […]

A registered nurse for more than 30 years and public health leader for more than 20, lecturer Fayshonda Cooks created the CommUNITY CollaborACTION Initiative, which emphasizes collaborative unity and action to improve health outcomes. Cooks is a known collaboration champion with belief in the strength and limitless potential of optimizing the assets of all to […]

Sandra Kirkland, who joined UCF in 2022 as a lecturer, served for 15 years in Veterans Affairs Medical Centers, most recently as nurse executive for the VA Medical Center in Alexandria, Louisiana. Prior to that, she served at VA medical centers in Memphis and Orlando, where she was a family nurse practitioner and chief nurse […]

Alumna Joy Parchment is a veteran nurse executive, executive leadership coach and speaker, and assistant professor at the UCF College of Nursing. Parchment publishes in the areas of professional nursing practice and leadership science, including the nursing work environment, nurse manager role, and leadership competencies. The focus of her research targets belongingness, well-being and inclusivity […]

Jayne Willis joined the UCF College of Nursing faculty in Fall 2022 after four decades of service at Orlando Health, most recently serving as vice president and chief nurse executive. In that role, she provided leadership to more than 6,000 nurses and was responsible for the implementation of the system’s nursing strategic plan. Under her […]

Alumni Chapter Board, Assistant Professor

Improving care and treatment for patients with cancer.