“We look forward to Dr. Daniels sharing her passion for developing nurses who display uncommon compassion and who practice health care as ministry,” said Edwin I. Hernandez, president and CEO of AdventHealth University. “We are confident she will skillfully lead our undergraduate and graduate nursing programs, ushering in an era of continued growth, collaboration, and innovation in the fields of nursing and nursing education.”

Dr. Daniels earned her licensed practical nursing degree at Owensboro School for Practical Nursing, her associate and bachelor’s degrees in nursing from the University of Evansville, her master’s degree in nursing from the University of Kentucky and her doctoral degree in Nursing from the University of South Florida. Dr. Daniels most recently served as president and CEO of Global Healthcare Consultants and as adjunct faculty at Loyola University.

Dr. Daniels will oversee the bachelor’s degree in nursing programs at AdventHealth University Denver, AdventHealth University Online and AdventHealth University in Orlando as well as our online master’s degree in nursing program. She also will help establish a high-demand associate degree in nursing program at AHU to begin in 2023 and transition AHU’s nurse practitioner degree to a doctoral program. Dr. Daniels will play a vital role in implementing a robust Nursing Growth Strategy to triple nursing student enrollment over the next five years, amid a critical nursing shortage in Florida.

“I am passionate about creating multiple ways to earn a nursing degree and become a nurse,” Dr. Daniels said. “I look forward to supporting professors and administrators at AdventHealth University in teaching and sharing that now is a great time to become a nurse.”