Mary E. Mahoney Nursing Student Alumni Panel - Zoom Q&A

Edwin Torres

Julius Johnson

Sharon Bryant

Shantay Carter

Shantay Carter is a Registered Nurse and the Founder of Women Of Integrity Inc. She loves her family. Carter believes that helping others, is one of the greatest rewards in life. She believes that what you put out in life, is what you get back. Shantay Carter is a mentor, entrepreneur, and a go-getter. She believes that if you work hard in life, you can achieve anything. Carter's favorite affirmation is, Failure is not an option. She loves her smile.

Sheldon Fields

Sheldon D. Fields PhD, RN, FNP-BC, AACRN, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN

Dr. Fields is founder and CEO of “The S.D.F Group, LLC”, which is a health innovation consultant company (www.thesdfgrp.com). He has 29 years of experience in the health sector as an educator, researcher, clinician, administrator, consultant, health policy specialist, and entrepreneur / business owner. Dr. Fields is a well-known and respected HIV/AIDS prevention research scientist with a significant focus on young men of color. He has held academic and administrative positions at several institutions and is a former academic dean. He is a lifetime member of the National Black Nurses Association, Inc (NBNA) and currently serves as the organizations national 1st Vice President (2020 – 2022). He chairs the NBNA Health Policy, Research, and Scholarship/Awards committees. He is the founding President of the Greater New York City Chapter of NBNA. He is a fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, the National Academies of Practice, and the prestigious American Academy of Nursing.  He is an Advanced AIDS Certified Registered Nurse and a Board-Certified Family Nurse Practitioner. Dr. Fields received his Ph.D., in Nursing Science from the University of Pennsylvania, his M.S., in Family Nursing and B.S., in Nursing from Binghamton University. He completed post-doctoral studies at the University of California San Francisco.