Inaugural Jane E. Mitchell DEIBAA Conference: Reconciling the Past, Navigating the Present & Future

About Jane E. Mitchell

Jane Evelyn Watson Mitchell (1921 - November 13, 2004) was an American nurse. Mitchell was the first African-American to work as a nurse in Delaware. Mitchell went on to work as the director of nursing at the Delaware State Psychiatric Hospital. Mitchell was also a civil rights activist and volunteer.

About "Everybody's Work: Healing What Hurts Us All" Documentary

Like blood in our veins, racism pervades healthcare. It pushes some people’s pain, voices, and bodies aside. It distorts care and kills people faster, but it continues to be an invisible risk factor. Too many continue to deny or look past this reality — that this system meant to heal is causing harm. But some fearless nurses are saying it’s time to get to work. Address human suffering. Advocate for the voiceless. This is where nursing began. But to heal, it will take everyone standing up and speaking out. Health justice, after all, is everybody’s work.

Speaker Bios

Dr. Alexander is a clinical professor with expertise in organizational leadership development and inclusive excellence at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she also previously served as director of the School of Nursing’s Office of Multicultural Affairs and, at the university-wide level, as associate vice chancellor for diversity and inclusion/chief diversity officer. Dr. Alexander has an association management background having served as the senior vice president for Clinical and Professional services at the Tennessee Hospital Association. She served on several landmark commissions and has significant expertise in issues related to health equity, diversity in the workforce and social justice. She is the immediate past president of the National League for Nursing and served twice on its board and the board of the American Organization of Nurse Executives. Dr. Alexander is a first-generation college graduate and holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Tennessee - Knoxville, a Master’s of Science in Nursing /Family Nurse Practitioner Program from Vanderbilt University and a Doctorate in Education, Administration and Supervision from Tennessee State University-Nashville.

Danielle McCamey has nearly 20 years of nursing experience and over a decade as a board-certified acute care nurse practitioner. Her specialties range from perianesthesia care to palliative and critical care. Dr. McCamey founded DNPs of Color, a 501c3 nonprofit national organization that builds community and creates opportunities for nurses of color through networking, mentorship, and advocacy to increase diversity in doctoral studies, clinical practice, and leadership. In addition, she is the co-creator and chair of the Doctoral Nurses Collaborative, a group that joins DNP- and PhD-prepared nurses throughout her current health care system, providing mentorship, scholarship, and elevation of evidence-based practice. Dr. McCamey is a fellow in the American College of Chest Physicians and was recently selected as chair of the Palliative and End of Life Care Network, focused on education, awareness of palliative and end-of-life care in CHEST, and clinical practice. She earned her bachelor’s in nursing from the University of Virginia and both her master’s in acute care advanced practice and doctor of nursing practice degrees from Georgetown University. Dr. McCamey earned a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace Certificate from the University of South Florida and a Nonprofit Management Executive Certificate from Georgetown University, Center for Public and Nonprofit Leadership.