Danielle Altares Sarik, PhD, APRN, CPNP-PC, FAAN, as the 2025 recipient of the prestigious Jeannine Rivet National Leadership Award. The award will be officially presented in October at the American Nurses Enterprise Celebration Dinner during the annual Magnet & Pathway Conference™ in Atlanta.

“I am excited to congratulate Danielle Altares Sarik as this year’s recipient of the renowned Jeannine Rivet Leadership Award and fellowship,” said Graig Eastin, Executive Director of the American Nurses Foundation. “Sarik is a shining example of the spirit of this award and what it truly represents. When nurses turn inspiration into innovation, they create lasting, transformative change—and in doing so, they help solve deep-rooted issues like health inequity. Nurses must be trusted and empowered to lead, and that’s what truly the drives the purpose of this fellowship.”

This annual award is sponsored by the Jeannine Rivet National Leadership Fund, a $10,000 fellowship made possible through the generosity of Jeannine Rivet and the United Health Foundation (UHF), the philanthropic arm of UnitedHealth Group.

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