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ommunication, confidence and mum potential,” she said. “This allows merce Board of cooperation are key characteristhem to return to what is important to Directors. tics of great leaders. CHSS Adthem in the community, whether it be Martin cannot visory Board member Sabrina Martin has work, home or family.” deny her passion these skills in excess, helping her succeed Martin provides leadership in and out for community as a leader at the Rehabilitation Hospiof the workplace, particularly when it involvement and tal of Southern New Mexico. Martin’s comes to community service. She assists the work she does leadership abilities helped her rise quickly in promoting health care advancements outside of the there; she joined the RHSNM as a staff and partnerships through her active facility to keep the Martin physical therapist when it first opened in participation on the College of Health hospital connected 2004 and grew through several different and Social Services Advisory Board and to the communities leadership roles, all of which led to her Greater Las Cruces Chamber of Comof southern New Mexico. current position, as chief executive officer. As a hospital administrator, Martin’s main responsibility is to ensure that safe and Unexpected Moments Can Change Lives quality care is delivered to Alyce Kolenovsky all patients. Martin, along with senior leaders, makes ometimes life throws a curve ball which rotations during their first semester. Kolenovsky’s leadership rounds to assigned changes your trajectory. This is what dedication and commitment to students is patients. It gives the team happened to Alyce Kolenovsky in 2003 evident. Her life experiences are valuable to the a regular opportunity to enafter a collision with another vehicle sent her students she advises, as she understands firsthand sure each patient’s individual and her husband into a 30-foot ravine. The how quickly life can change. needs are met. accident made Kolenovsky rethink her life, and As an ex-Marine and a non-traditional The highlight of Martin’s soon thereafter, she and her husband moved to student, Kolenovsky understands the challenges day is called “Priority One,” Las Cruces to pursue their dreams of obtaining students face. As part of her advising duties, which occurs as patients higher education degrees. After obtaining a Kolenovsky meets with students who have miliare discharged from the degree in Individualized Studies in the fall of tary ties or other specific needs. facility. Staff members form 2011, Kolenovsky landed a job as two lines in the lobby to an academic advisor for the NMSU clap and cheer as a patient School of Nursing. makes their journey home. Nursing school is demanding and This is a way to congratulate undoubtedly challenging. Kolenovsky the patients for their hard is often called upon in her role to help work, and to celebrate their students avoid curve balls that may “graduation.” In these mothrow them off track. This is where ments, Martin is reminded she shines and goes above and beyond. of why she chose to pursue When students arrive for new-student a career in the health care registration, Kolenovsky becomes their industry and the love she has guide, often giving presentations before for her profession. registering each student. Alyce Kolenovsky, whose life changed course after a serious car crash, talks to a student in her office. “Community service is Kolenovsky’s duties extend far doing our part in keeping beyond advising. In addition to working with The unexpected moments in our lives tend the community healthy and students at the Las Cruces campus, Kolenovsky to have the greatest impact on us. In the case of allowing people who have frequently travels to NMSU’s satellite campuses, Alyce Kolenovsky, her unexpected moment led survived traumatic events or working with nursing students and ensuring to a wonderful career in the NMSU School surgery to reach their maxithey have met all the requirements for clinical of Nursing.
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