b'S U P P O R T I N G Y O U NOW, THEN AND ALWAYSThe Alumni Advisory Board Announces the Launch of an Ambassador Program as Inaugural Chair, Anne Dunnington, Ends her TermFront row (l to r): Anne Dunnington, Kent Duffey, Joann Cooke, Casey Shinault, Amanda Carlton, Dr. Barbara Sorbello; Back row: Jane Castelvecchi, Cynthia Nunnally, Tracey Seward, James Gregory, Robin Scott, Amy Pozza, Dr. Melanie Green; Not pictured: Carolyn Marshall, Jeanne Indelicato, Jennifer Goins.Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing created the Alumni Advisory Board in 2020 to facilitate communication and the exchange of ideas between alumni and the College to promote health of the community and community needs for professional nursing education. The board receives recommendations from alumni that inform and strengthen services, programs and strategic direction for the College. The Alumni Board, spearheaded byabout and connect with the College,team developed an Alumni Advisory Anne Dunnington, represents andthis program supports alumni asBoard to collaborate and create a promotes a positive image for theimportant members of the BSMCONstronger community. I was honored College while promoting an integratedcommunity," Dunnington said. "Alumnito be asked to not only be on the alumni community. In support with thisAmbassadors will be champions forBoard, but to serve as chair. Our first vision, the Colleges Office of Studentthe college that use this program tomeeting was held at the College in the and Alumni Affairs announced thesupport students, connect with fellowadministrative conference room. We creation of the Alumni Ambassadoralumni, and share the Colleges goodcould feel the excitement about the program. The program, launched inwork broadly. work and the opportunities ahead. We January 2023, is open to all alumniassembled alumnae from four decades and designed to provide alumni withThe College is grateful for her serviceand multiple employment settings, a variety of meaningful opportunitiesand commitment to the College andready to embark on new ideas and to learn about and connect with thewish her the very best. Dunningtonlimitless possibilities.College. Alumni ambassadors will bewas gracious enough to share her champions of the College who engageparting thoughts: When COVID turned our world upside their fellow alumni in support of thedown, our work slowed, but it certainly campus community. Becoming anAs the outgoing inaugural chair ofdid not stop. The team continued alumni ambassador will be the bestthe Alumni Advisory Board, I want toto engage and get creative on how way to stay up to date with alumnistart by saying thank you. About fourwe could still build and strengthen offerings their alma mater. years ago, leadership from the Bonour network. Our meetings pivoted Secours Memorial College of Nursingto Zoom, yet we forged ahead with The Alumni Ambassador program isand the Bon Secours Richmond marketour vision. We planned and executed an exciting new initiative that we hopehad a vision. The team came togetherstudent support sessions, alumni all alumni participate in. Designedto discuss how we can better engagereunions and career conversations. to provide alumni with a variety ofour vast alumni network. ThroughNothing could stop this team of nurses, meaningful opportunities to learnresearch and a series of interviews, thenot even a pandemic.BSMCON Annual Report 2022| 19'