ANA-Michigan - 2020 Annual Book of Reports
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<strong>2020</strong> ANNUAL BOOK OF REPORTS<br />
<strong>ANA</strong>-<strong>Michigan</strong> Board <strong>of</strong> Directors<br />
Newly-Licensed Director Appointed<br />
<strong>ANA</strong>-<strong>Michigan</strong> is honored to announce that Mr. Gerardo Infante, BSN, RN, has been appointed by the<br />
<strong>ANA</strong>-<strong>Michigan</strong> Board <strong>of</strong> Directors to fill the Newly-Licensed Director position. Mr. Infante will serve<br />
in this position until the spring <strong>of</strong> 2022.<br />
We are so excited that he has accepted this role and look forward to his enthusiasm, ideas and<br />
diverse cultural perspectives which will help advance our mission and to have him join us in the<br />
evolution <strong>of</strong> our amazing pr<strong>of</strong>ession.<br />
Per the Bylaws, the <strong>ANA</strong>-<strong>Michigan</strong> Board <strong>of</strong> Directors appointed Mr. Infante to serve in this position<br />
for the remaining term as the elected Newly-Licensed Director position was vacated by Megan<br />
Piotrowski.<br />
Gerardo O. Infante BSN, RN<br />
Gerardo has the honor <strong>of</strong> being the current President <strong>of</strong> the National Association<br />
<strong>of</strong> Hispanic Nurses <strong>Michigan</strong> Chapter (NAHN-MI) where he has served for the<br />
last four years. He has been actively participating in community events and<br />
research projects that benefit the Latino population in <strong>Michigan</strong>.<br />
Since January <strong>2020</strong> Gerardo is currently the charge nurse and clinical<br />
coordinator in a DaVita Dialysis Clinic in Monroe, <strong>Michigan</strong>. Prior to joining<br />
DaVita Dialysis, Gerardo was a nurse for CHASS (Community Health and Social<br />
Services) a FQHC in Detroit <strong>Michigan</strong>. He was part <strong>of</strong> a $1.5 Million grant from<br />
the U.S. Department <strong>of</strong> Health and Human Services Health Resources and<br />
Services Administration lead by the University <strong>of</strong> <strong>Michigan</strong> School <strong>of</strong> Nursing.<br />
The objective was to improve chronic care coordination for underrepresented and underserved<br />
populations utilizing bilingual-bicultural registered nurses serving as leaders to interdisciplinary<br />
teams. Gerardo is also part <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Michigan</strong> Nursing Action Coalition working on the “Nursing<br />
Workforce Diversity Project."<br />
He has also been apart <strong>of</strong> the “<strong>ANA</strong>-<strong>Michigan</strong> Networks <strong>of</strong> Support Virtual Meet-Ups" as a discussion<br />
moderator and thought leader, and participates on the Implicit Bias Training Rules Advisory Workgroup<br />
headed by LARA.<br />
Gerardo received his bachelor <strong>of</strong> science in nursing from American Sentinel University, Colorado,<br />
graduating Magna cum laude.<br />
His short nursing career has been dedicated to bringing culturally appropriate care to the Hispanic<br />
population.<br />
Dios te Bendiga / God Bless<br />
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