Read bios of Feature Guests for the Professionals in Healthcare Networking Forum, Wednesday November 19 at Vertigo Sky Lounge.
PANELISTS
Susana Gonzalez, MHA, MSN, RN, CNML - Director, Women Services, MacNeal Hospital, President - Illinois Hispanic Nurses Association
Susana González is the Director of Women’s Services at MacNeal Hospital in Berwyn Illinois. In this role she is responsible for developing and leading great quality care, nursing services, & promoting educational gains. She has extensive knowledge in program management, resource development, public policy, advocacy, and community health program development. She enjoys the challenges of creating a culture, which promotes professional growth and development via her leadership.
Susana volunteers on several board of directors; such as the March of dimes, Chicago Chapter, the Chicago bilingual Nurse Consortium, Mujeres Latinas en Acción, and is an active member of the Illinois Hispanic Nurses Association a National Association of Hispanics nurses chapter and she serves on the national scholarships & awards committee. In addition she is a member of the Illinois Organization of Nurse leaders and co-chairs policy & advocacy committee. In addition; she serves as the president of the Illinois Hispanic Nurses Association.
Susana is well prepared educationally with dual Master degrees of MSN and MHA. Susana has led a professional and personal commitment to serve and improve the quality of life for all she encounters. She is a life role model for education and community servant leadership. On a personal note: She lives by the philosophy that if there is something she can do for you now, then let it be so. For, we may not walk this path again.
Nancy Alonso, Chief Human Resource Officer, Medulla LLC / Chiro One Wellness Centers
Nancy Alonso is currently the Chief Human Resources Officer for Medulla LLC. She is responsible for providing leadership, strategy, and direction various areas within the Human Resources function including talent acquisition, employee compensation, rewards and recognition, employee relations, organization development, regulatory compliance and employee communications. She has more than 15 years of experience in the field of Human Resources. She has led several change management initiatives to increase employee skill levels and increase support of business initiatives. Nancy earned a Master of Science degree in Industrial Relations and a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology at Loyola University in Chicago, IL.
Alicia Mandujano, MD - Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
Dr Alicia Mandujano is a Maternal-Fetal Medicine physician at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center.
She was born and raised in Little Village within Chicago. She attended the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign where she graduated with honors with a bachelor in Human Development and Family Studies. She attended the University of Illinois at Chicago for medical school and was an active member of the Urban Health Program where she tutored and mentored underrepresented minority students within the field of medicine. She remained at UIC for her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology then moved to Cleveland for specialty training in MFM.
Dr Mandujano has presented and published many projects since her specialty training. Her areas of interest include the risk of fetal and neonatal death in late preterm and early term pregnancies, in large- and small-for-gestational age fetuses, and in women with advanced maternal age. She trains medical students and residents in Obstetrics and Gynecology and provides them with research mentorship.
Within her specialty, she focuses on pregnant women with HIV, diabetes, congenital heart defects, as well as pregnancies complicated by fetal anomalies. Dr Mandujano has been trained to perform specialized procedures in pregnancy including fetal echocardiography, chorionic villus sampling, amniocentesis, and percutaneous umbilical blood sampling.
Candace Ramos, Project Manager, Northwestern Medicine
Candace Ramos is a Project Manager at Northwestern Medicine (NM), managing a project focused on improving and expanding the organization’s online patient portal. The patient portal is a direct link to NM’s electronic medical record system and serves as a tool for patients to easily communicate with their physicians and care team and have immediate access to view and manage their personal health record securely online. The focus of the portal is to increase patient engagement in their health and create a more established connection to their providers. Additionally, allowing NM and it’s physicians to be compliant with the guidelines that CMS has established for meaningful use and patients’ online access to their health.
Prior to Northwestern Medicine, Candace was a project manager and team lead at a private company focused on HIPAA compliant electronic and mobile communication between hospital based providers and nurses. Candace completed her Bachelor’s degree in Public Health at Indiana University’s school of Health Physical Education and Recreation in Bloomington, IN. With an academic and professional background in healthcare focused on the patient as the end goal, Candace is a strong believer in leveraging technology to ultimately improve the ease of management of care for patients and similarly for patients to better manage and engage in their own care.
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