Category: Preceptors
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Graduate Spotlight: Caroline Riegel catches first baby born on U.S. soil in 2026
Frontier Nursing University (FNU) graduate Caroline Riegel, MSN, APRN, CNM, RNC-OB, C-EFM, had a truly once-in-a-lifetime experience to kick off 2026: delivering the first baby born on United States soil in the new year. A resident of the Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. Commonwealth, Riegel helped welcome the baby at 4:09 a.m. Chamorro Standard Time. Back on the East Coast, the clock read 1:09 p.m. on Dec.…
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Featured Preceptor: Leatrice Gachette guides students in discovering their power
Leatrice Gachette, MSN, APRN, CNM, exemplifies a strong commitment to education, mentorship, and service, both through her clinical work and through her role as a preceptor. Gachette serves as a Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM) with AdventHealth in Winter Haven, Florida, where she works primarily with underserved and low-income women and families, many of whom face barriers…
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Presidential Tour Honors Graduates Making a Difference Across the Country
Frontier Nursing University President Dr. Brooke A. Flinders and the FNU team spent 2025 traveling across the country, meeting with more than 400 graduates, students, preceptors, and partners who are transforming healthcare in their communities every day. As FNU celebrated its 100th year of service and nursing education, the Presidential Tour became more than a…
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Featured Preceptor: Cassandra Klakken Viramontes fosters collaborative spirit in health care through precepting
FNU Preceptor Cassandra Klakken Viramontes, ARNP, FNP, provides care for area residents at the Grand Coulee Clinic in Washington. The clinic provides comprehensive health care, including family medicine, preventative care, and disease management, and is part of Coulee Medical Center, a 25-bed critical access hospital. Klakken Viramontes has precepted three Frontier Nursing University nurse practitioner…
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Featured Preceptor: Deena Parsons, CNM
In the world of healthcare, there are individuals who go beyond their job descriptions to make a lasting impact on their patients and the next generation of professionals. Deena Parsons, CNM, with TriHealth Associates in Ob-Gyn, is one such individual. Based in Cincinnati, Ohio, Parsons has devoted more than a decade to serving women of…
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Featured Preceptor: Bailey Desin, PMHNP, provides students with a unique psychiatric clinical experience
Frontier Nursing University graduate Bailey Desin, PMHNP, FNP, has been instrumental in helping FNU students grow into confident and skilled practitioners. Working at Mission Health’s Sweeten Creek Mental Health and Wellness Center in Asheville, North Carolina, Desin regularly precepts students in a demanding psychiatric setting, providing them with invaluable hands-on experience in both acute and…
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2024 Distinguished Preceptor Award Recipient: Sandi Mellor
Growing up in her hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Dr. Sandi Mellor, DNP (Class 30), APRN, FNP-BC, knew at a young age that she wanted to pursue a career in healthcare so she could “help people get healthy and stay healthy.” Determined to do just that, she took a medical-surgical nursing class while still in high…
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Featured Preceptor: Alneader (Neada) Kenner-Woodard, CNM, carries her nurse-midwifery philosophy forward through precepting
After many years of compassionately serving patients as a Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM) and educating nursing students and new nurses, FNU graduate Alneader (Neada) Kenner-Woodard recently started precepting nurse-midwifery students. Her first was FNU student Valrie Haye-Smith. As a registered nurse, Kenner-Woodard has had the opportunity to precept new nurses in the labor and delivery department.…