Regina Adams (Gina), MSN, RN, RNFA, CNOR, NE-BC

Gina obtained her diploma in nursing from Capital Health of Nursing before earning her BSN and MSN from Thomas Edison State University. She became involved with the New Jersey Nursing Students in 2008, initially serving as Second Vice President and later as President two years. Following her presidency, she transitioned in to the role of Organizational Manager. Currently, Gina is Director of Surgical Services at Hunterdon Health in Flemington, New Jersey. Recently Gina completed the Registered Nurse First Assistant program at Delaware County Community. 

Illya Devera-Bonilla, DNP, RN

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llya DeVera-Bonilla is faculty at the Trinitas School of Nursing (TSON) in Elizabeth, New
Jersey.  Ms. DeVera-Bonilla received her MSN in Education from the College of St. Elizabeth in Convent Station, New Jersey.  

Currently she is the lead faculty for the Foundations of Nursing, course lecturer for the Fundamentals of Nursing course and she mentors senior students in their Leadership and Management seminar.   Additionally, she has served as manager of the learning simulation center at the school of nursing.  Ms. DeVera-Bonilla coordinates the school’s student success initiative, STEPS Program (Success Through Effort Planning & Support), a program which assists students in managing the rigors of nursing school through her coaching of the students.  

Ms. DeVera-Bonilla’s passion is her mentoring of new graduate nurses and nursing students into the professional nursing role.  As the New Jersey League for Nursing’s mentor for the New Jersey Nursing Student (NJNS) association, she is able combine her passion for mentoring and her knowledge of leadership in developing the next generation of nursing leaders through the NJNS.  Ms. DeVera-Bonilla’s clinical specialty is in critical care nursing.

Mary Ann Siciliano McLaughlin Ed.D, MSN, RN, ANEF 

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Mary Ann Siciliano McLaughlin, Ed.D, MSN, RN, ANEF is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Rutgers University - Camden School of Nursing. Dr. McLaughlin is an experienced nurse, educator, leader, author, clinical editor and consultant in nursing. Dr. McLaughlin is passionate about developing and mentoring future and current professional nurses. She strives to positively contribute to the advancement of the nursing profession. 

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​Dr. McLaughlin is a member of the Xi, Alpha Zeta, and Eta Mu chapters of Sigma Theta Tau; the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN); Past Chair of the AACN Faculty Leadership Network Steering Committee; the National League for Nursing; the American Nurses Association; the New Jersey State Nurses Association; the Nursing Education Alumni Association of Teachers College at Columbia University; and the International Society for Professional Identity in Nursing (ISPIN). 

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Dr. McLaughlin’s areas of experience and expertise include cardiac nursing, medical surgical nursing, education, publishing, NCLEX, disease management, telehealth, nursing management, professional identity, leadership, and ethics. 

​Dr. McLaughlin’s scholarship interests include publications and presentations related to cardiac nursing, medical surgical nursing, NCLEX, professionalism, and ethics. 

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​The main focus of her scholarship revolves around ethical practice in nursing. She has presented locally, nationally, and internationally relating to her scholarship on ethics and her model, The Siciliano-McLaughlin Model of Ethics. 

Recently, Dr. McLaughlin became involved with scholarship relating to nursing professional identity. More work, on this topic, is forthcoming. 

​Dr. McLaughlin is The New Jersey Student Nurses Association (NJSNA) Consultant to the New Jersey Nursing Students (NJNS) for the New Jersey State Nurses Association. She is also New Jersey Nursing Students (NJNS) Advisor for the New Jersey State Nurses Association. Dr. McLaughlin is a Fellow, in the National League for Nursing (NLN) Academy of Nursing Education. 

Myaisha Solis, RN

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