74th Annual Mary Mahoney Professional Nurses Organization Scholarship Celebration

Thoughts & Prayers

We extend warm wishes to all the sick and shut-ins and hope that this virtual show allows you to continue to feel a part of our family.

Verna Hill

Bea Smith

Frances Terry

Our prayers and thoughts are with all of the worn torn countries May God grant his favor and mercy to all. In Memoriam

So rest in peace Dear Friends,

Helen Fuller Murphy, Endowed Member

Gail Hongladarom, Endowed Member

We hold you close within our hearts, And there you shall remain, To walk with us throughout our lives Until we meet again.

And thanks for all you’ve done. We pray that God has given you, The crown you’ve truly won.

Order of Program

Invocation

Valorie Taylor, MSN, RN

Vice-President MMPNO

Welcome & Introduction

Keondra Rustan, Ph.D., RN, CHSE, CNE-PMHNP, DNP(S) President MMPNO

Lift Every Voice and Sing Virtual Choir

Evergreen Baptist Association of American Baptist Churches

Student Speakers

Jia Bowers, BSN, RN

Tamica Gant, BSN, RN

Allen Kinyua, BSN, RN

“All Rise Up”

sung by Josephine Howell, written by Chyee’ Howell

Anne Foy Baker Award

Recipient Honorable Senator Rosa Franklin

presented by Dr. Antwinett O. Lee

Presentation of Scholars

Keynote & Ask

Emerging From A Pandemic:

Resilient and Strong with Hope for Change

Monica McLemore PhD, MPH, RN

University of Washington

Closing Prayer of Protection

Valorie Taylor, MSN, RN

Vice-President MMPNO

MMPNO Biographies of 2023 Scholarship Recipients

Reem Abraha

Reem is enrolled in Seattle University's Nursing Program and will graduate in June 2024. She was enthralled by the actions of the healthcare team working collaboratively to deliver her baby brother as a child. This experience was her introduction to the medical industry Since coming to the United States, she has worked as a nursing assistant who has developed an understanding of diverse populations

Madisen Barre-Hemingway

Madisen is enrolled at the University of Washington's School of Nursing and will graduate August 2023. Madisen's interest in becoming a nurse comes from her experiences as a youth. She is passionate about racial inequity and injustices in the healthcare system. One of her professors describes her as a self-starter. She has received recognitions for her community service and a number of awards from various organizations for her contributions

Mebel Christian-Ezeofor

Mebel is enrolled in Seattle University and is pursuing a Doctorate in Nursing Practice (DNP). She will graduate in May 2026. She recognized that access to healthcare was a basic right for a free and just society Throughout her career, she has been summarized as a visionary, goal setter and achiever Her goal is to become an Acute Care AdultGerontology Nurse Practitioner to lead mission trips to educate and serve under-served populations.

Jean Claude Biangandu Cisekedi

Jean Claude is enrolled at Seattle University's School of Nursing and will graduate August 2024. His aspiration to become a nurse is supported by his family. He takes care of four younger brothers and shows them kindness, empathy, and compassion. He is working as a medical assistant and serves as an advocate for French-speaking patients. His long-term goal is to obtain an advanced nursing degree.

MMPNO Biographies of 2023 Scholarship Recipients

Lochelle Cox

Lochelle is enrolled at Seattle University School of Nursing and will graduate June 2024. She is a proud first-generation college student. Her interest in professional nursing developed during her CNA program where she met the physical and emotional needs of elderly patients in their homes. Lochelle is mindful of health care inequities and desires to assist in change to improve the well-being of patients. She believes nurses must have the capability to listen, learn and have empathy for others.

Abraham M. Desta

Abraham is enrolled in Seattle University's Nursing Program and will graduate in August 2024. His long-term goal is to become a Nurse Anesthetist. Abram grew up and spent most of his young life in Eritrea, a country that did not provide adequate health professionals and care. After arriving in the United States, his journey to becoming a professional nurse is a goal he and his family had for him since childhood.

Etsubdink Enkuanhone

Etsubdink is enrolled in the University of Washington's Nursing Program and will graduate in June 2024. Estubdink is a mother of two children, who migrated from Ethiopia. The loss of her father at an early age, lack of accessible health care facilities and health care providers for him, influenced her decision to become a professional nurse Her decision is also influenced by the care she received from nurses during and following deliver of her son.

Minylehai Feleko

Minylehai Feleko is enrolled in the University of Washington's Nursing Program and will graduate in June 2024. He has always had a passion for learning how the body works. In 2017 he moved to the United States from Ethopia and was accepted into the BSN program at the University of Washington. His interest in nursing stems from caring for an ill grandmother. His future goal is to work in refugee camps and underrepresented communities.

MMPNO Biographies of 2023 Scholarship Recipients

Asmerom Eyob Ghirmai

Asmerom is enrolled in Seattle University's Nursing Program and will graduate in August 2023. Asmerom was a part of the Alfie Scholars program which assisted in his transfer from Seattle Central College to Seattle University. His selection was based on his academic performance and desire to make an impact upon graduation. His service to the community is influenced by the lack of health care and treatment for the community where he grew up.

Merhawl Habteabghebreagzeab

Merhawl is enrolled in Seattle University's Nursing Program and will graduate in June 2023. He believes caring for patients is meaningful and joyous These feelings were ignited through his experience of working as a nursing assistance in Malta and clinical rotations at Seattle University. He cannot wait to serve and care for others through justice and faith.

Hawa Daoud Hared

Hawa is enrolled in Seattle University's Nursing Program and will graduate in August 2024. Hawa is very involved with children in her community Her involvement includes the Rainier Day Care and the East African Rainier Association. She has received a number of community awards in recognition of her commitment She will be the first generation immigrant nurse in her family.

Elizabeth Muthoni Johnson

Elizabeth is enrolled in Seattle University's Nursing Program and will graduate in June 2024. The director of the Alfie Scholars Program describes her as a scholar, who is passionate, prepared and energetic. She actively serves her community via her church. Her desire to become a nurse was influenced by the care of a nurse who cared for her after surgery. Her goal is to become a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner.

MMPNO Biographies of 2023 Scholarship Recipients

Marquetta Patterson

Marquetta is enrolled at Seattle Central College School of Nursing and will graduate August 2023. Her aspiration to becoming a nurse has been influenced by the poor care her mother experienced during a terminal illness and the inadequate evaluation of her own daughter's illness Her goal is to be the nurse that advocates so that her patients will be heard. Marquetta's charge nurse described her as cheerful, driven, engaging and curious with no limit to her growth and future endeavors.

Lekasia Riley

Lekasia is enrolled at Seattle University's School of Nursing and will graduate August 2024. She has been productive in service to community activities and projects Her desire to become a nurse is influenced by personal challenges in navigating the healthcare system. She believes advocacy and exceptional health care will result in positive outcomes. Lekasia has been described as having strength, determination, a strong work ethic and a positive

Summeya “Lina” Saeday

Lina is enrolled in Seattle University's Nursing Program and will graduate in June 2025. She desires to make a difference in the healthcare of women in under-served communities She has encountered health disparities in Ethiopia and the United States which resulted in poor outcomes. Her goal is to become a well-rounded nurse midwife and community leader that will spend time to understand a patient's family, social and cultural dynamics thus yielding positive outcomes.

Dezha Smallwood

Dezha is enrolled at Bellevue College's Nursing Program and will graduate in June 2024. Dezha worked very hard to achieve the requirements for acceptance into the nursing program. Her immediate goal, as a nurse. is to work in labor and delivery to impact the outcome in high mortality birthrates among women of color. In the near future she will pursue becoming an OB/GYN Nurse Practitioner.

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Family Housing in Rainier Beach

• Named aer Elizabeth Thomas (deceased), a Past President and devoted member of the Mary Mahoney Professional Nurses Organizaon

• Pediatric Nurse Praconer, Seale Children’s Odessa Brown Clinic

• Beloved Central District Community Member

FrankieManning LoisPriceSpratlen (deceased)

ENDOWED DONORS

Dr. Kathryn E. Barnard, PhD, RN, FAA (Emeritus, Deceased)

Mrs. Mary Lee Bell, MPA, BSN, RN & Mr. Henry P. Bell (Deceased)

Ms. Helen Shirley Ann Fuller Murphy (Deceased) sponsored by Valorie Taylor, MN, RSN

Mrs. Shirley M. Gilford, BSN, RN & P. Lloyd Gilford, BA, MA (Deceased)

Ms. Verna Ward Hill, MSN, BSN, RN

Dr. Gail Chapman Hongladarom, PhD, MN (Deceased) & Dr. Ty Hongladarom, MD (Deceased)

Ms. Frankie T. Manning, RN, BSN, MAN sponsored by Dr. Elaine Walsh

Mr. Paul A. Merriman

Dr. Robert Monahan, PhD (Deceased) & Mrs. Marilyn Monahan

Vivian O. Lee

Mary Osborne, MN, BSN, RN (Deceased)

Rachel S. Pitts, BSN, RN (Deceased) Sponsored by Dr. Marla Salmon

Mr. Roger & Mrs. Annette Rieger Owners, Tudor Foundation

Dr. Lois Price Spratlen, PhD, RN, FAAN (Emeritus, Deceased) & Dr. Thaddeus Spratlen, PhD. (Emeritus, Deceased)

Dr. Arthur R. Thompson, MD, PhD & Dr. Elaine A. Thompson, PhD, RN

Mrs. Elizabeth Thomas, MN, ARNP, RN (Deceased), sponsored by Dr. Richard Dion, MD & Mrs. Margaret (Peggy) Dion

Mr. Lawson L. Turner & Mrs. Mary E. Noble Turner (Both Deceased) Sponsored by Mrs. Frankie T. Manning, MN. RN

2023 Scholarship Committee Members

Keondra Rustan President MMPNO

Valorie Taylor Vice-President MMPNO

Chantal Cayo Secretary MMPNO

Gayle Robinson & Keandra Thompson Treasurers, MMPNO

Jacinta Mwili Parliamentarian, MMPNO

Joycelyn Thomas Ways & Means Committee Chair

Rosa Young Ways & Means Committee

Mary Lee Bell Endowment Committee Chair

Shirley Gilford Endowment Committee Secretary & MMPNO Historian

Charlotte Ruff Endowment and Ways & Means Committee

Frankie T. Manning Outreach Committee Chair

Lynette Wells Nominating Chair

Vivian Lee Publicity Committee Chair,

Antwinett O. Lee Membership Committee Chair

Sheryl Wilson Education Committee Chair,

2023 Sponsorships

Community Partners

Mary Abrums and Timothy Hess

Ameriprise Financial

Beni Hassan Temple 64

Ms. Shirley Gilford, The Gilford Group Travel Group

Harris and Smith Public Affairs

Samara Hoag & Jeanne Dorn

Ronald E Johnson

Vivian Lee

Frankie T. Manning

Donald & Pamela Mitchell

Rebecca O'Connor

Michelle M & Merri A Osbourne

Marla Salmon

Seattle Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center

Seattle University, College of Nursing

SEIU Healthcare 1199NW

Shoreline Community College

Dr. Lorie & Silad Wild

Lois Price Spratlen Foundation

University of Washington, Tacoma Campus, Nursing Program & Healthcare Leadership Program

University of Washington, School of Nursing, Seattle

Washington Center for Nursing

Woodmen Life Insurance

Washington Center for Nursing

Washington State Nurses Association

Special Thanks & Acknowledgments

Dr. Monica McLemore, Key Note Speaker

Senator Rosa Franklin, Anne Foy Baker Recipient

Dr. Keondra Rustan, MMPNO President

Ms. Valorie Taylor, MMPNO Speaker

Ms. Charlotte Ruff, Editor

Ms. Jia Bowers, BSN, RN – Past Student Speaker

Ms. Tamica Gant, BSN, RN – Past Student Speaker

Mr. Allen Kinyua, BSN, RN – Past Student Speaker

Ms. Josephine Howell, Singer

Lift Every Voice and Sing Virtual Choir | Evergreen Baptist Association of American Baptist Churches

Mr. Nate Miles, Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, State Government Affairs, Eli Lilly and Company

Mrs. Mia Yoshihara-Bradshaw

Ms. Carla Bunn – Administrative Assistant

Mr. Anthony Hopkins – Photographer

Mr. David Elfalan, Website

Kusak’s Cut Glass Works, Inc

Virtual Event Production Team

Twanda Hill, Event Planner

Vania Bynum, Event Support

VC Bynum Art & Education

www.twandahill.com

Membership is open to any registered nurse of African Heritage who is committed to the mission and goals of this organization. Monthly meetings are held on the first Saturday of each month, September through June.

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