The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) is thrilled to announce the 50 nurses who have been selected as part of our 2023 Emerging Nurse Leader Cohort.
The renowned program is divided into five stages to reflect the challenges and opportunities nurses face as they progress through their leadership journeys. Over the next nine months, these participants will receive invaluable opportunities to develop their leadership skills and confidence, including mentoring, coaching, professional development and more.
Congratulations to the successful applicants, we cannot wait to see you develop and enhance your leadership potential over the next nine months!
Stage 1 – Empowered to Learn
Patrick Darling MACN(Student)
![Claire Stafford Claire Stafford](https://www.acn.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/claire-stafford-460x600-022023.jpg)
Claire Stafford MACN(Student)
![Joceline Turner Joceline Turner](https://www.acn.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/joceline-turner-460x600-022023.jpg)
Joceline Turner MACN(Student)
Stage 2 – Empowered to Grow
![Jade Chen Jade Chen](https://www.acn.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/jade-chen-portrait-460x600-1.jpg)
Jade Chen MACN
![Rhiarna Ball Rhiarna Ball](https://www.acn.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/rhiarna-ball-460x600-022023.jpg)
Rhiarna Ball MACN(Student)
![Julia Charalambous Julia Charalambous](https://www.acn.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/julia-charalambous-460x600-022023.jpg)
Julia Charalambous MACN
![Yeonjoo (Ella) Choi Yeonjoo (Ella) Choi](https://www.acn.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/yeonjoo-ella-choi-460x600-022023.jpg)
Yeonjoo (Ella) Choi MACN
![Francesca Devir Francesca Devir](https://www.acn.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/francesca-devir-460x600-022023.jpg)
Francesca Devir MACN
Caitlin Forde MACN
![Bronwyn Hausler Bronwyn Hausler](https://www.acn.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/bronwyn-hausler-portrait-460x600-1.jpg)
Bronwyn Hausler MACN
![Paige Isley Paige Isley](https://www.acn.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/paige-isley-portrait-460x600-1.jpg)
Paige Isley MACN
![Olga Novak Olga Novak](https://www.acn.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/olga-novak-460x600-022023.jpg)
Olga Novak MACN(Student)
![John Russell John Russell](https://www.acn.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/john-russell-460x600-022023.jpg)
John Russell MACN
![Mia Vlok Mia Vlok](https://www.acn.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/mia-vlok-460x600-022023.jpg)
Mia Vlok MACN(Student)
![Wenjia Wang Wenjia Wang](https://www.acn.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/wenjia-wang-460x600-022023.jpg)
Wenjia Wang MACN
![Emily Zhang Emily Zhang](https://www.acn.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/emily-zhang-460x600-022023.jpg)
Emily Zhang MACN
Stage 3 – Empowered to Reach
![Elle Blackburn Elle Blackburn](https://www.acn.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/dannielle-elle-blackburn-460x600-022023.jpg)
Dannielle (Elle) Blackburn MACN
![Rebecca Chau Rebecca Chau](https://www.acn.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/rebecca-chau-460x600-032023.jpg)
Rebecca Chau MACN
![Jaimee Dawes Jaimee Dawes](https://www.acn.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/jaimee-dawes-460x600-022023.jpg)
Jaimee Dawes MACN
![Sara Fedrick Sara Fedrick](https://www.acn.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/sara-fedrick-460x600-022023.jpg)
Sara Fedrick MACN
![Diane Heart Diane Heart](https://www.acn.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/stage1-enl-diane-heart-460x600-1.jpg)
Diane Heart MACN
![Kate Ledger Kate Ledger](https://www.acn.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/kate-ledger-portrait-460x600-1.jpg)
Kate Ledger MACN
![Michael Leocadio Michael Leocadio](https://www.acn.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/michael-leocadio-460x600-022023.jpg)
Michael Leocadio MACN
![Bowen Li Bowen Li](https://www.acn.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/bowen-li-460x600-022023.jpg)
Bowen Li MACN
![Lucy McKenna Lucy McKenna](https://www.acn.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/lucy-mckenna-460x600-022023.jpg)
Lucy McKenna MACN
![Caitlyn Moore Caitlyn Moore](https://www.acn.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/caitlyn-moore-460x600-052023.jpg)
Caitlyn Moore MACN
![Hayley Pollock Hayley Pollock](https://www.acn.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/hayley-pollock-460x600-04102021.jpg)
Hayley Pollock MACN
![Lele Xu Lele Xu](https://www.acn.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/lele-xu-portrait-460x600-1.jpg)
Lele Xu MACN
Stage 4 – Empowered to Achieve
![Omobonike Aina Omobonike Aina](https://www.acn.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/omobonike-aina-460x600-022023.jpg)
Omobonike Aina MACN
![Jocelyn Anderson Jocelyn Anderson](https://www.acn.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/jocelyn-anderson-460x600-022023.jpg)
Jocelyn Anderson MACN
![Lyndel Echter Lyndel Echter](https://www.acn.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/lyndel-echter-460x600-032023.jpg)
Lyndel Echter MACN
![Nasiba Faiz Nasiba Faiz](https://www.acn.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/nasiba-faiz-portrait-460x600-2.jpg)
Nasiba Faiz MACN
![Alicia McKenna Alicia McKenna](https://www.acn.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/alicia-linnane-460x600-032023.jpg)
Alicia Linnane MACN
![Ellie Pich Ellie Pich](https://www.acn.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/ellie-pich-460x600-022023.jpg)
Ellie Pich MACN
![Telma Pinto Telma Pinto](https://www.acn.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/telma-pinto-460x600-022023.jpg)
Telma Pinto MACN
![Codie Reupert-Allen Codie Reupert-Allen](https://www.acn.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/codie-reupert-allen-460x600-022023.jpg)
Codie Reupert-Allen MACN
![Jenna Ricciardi Jenna Ricciardi](https://www.acn.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/jenna-ricciardi-460x600-022023.jpg)
Jenna Ricciardi MACN
![Corey Sclater Corey Sclater](https://www.acn.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/corey-sclater-portrait-460x600-1.jpg)
Corey Sclater MACN
![Manu Sood Manu Sood](https://www.acn.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/manu-sood-460x600-022023.jpg)
Manu Sood MACN
![Brooke Valiantis Brooke Valiantis](https://www.acn.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/brooke-valiantis-460x600-022023.jpg)
Brooke Valiantis MACN
Stage 5 – Empowered to Lead
![Alice Barrett Alice Barrett](https://www.acn.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/alison-barrett-460x600-022023.jpg)
Alice Barrett MACN
![Sarah Fray Sarah Fray](https://www.acn.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/sarah-fray-460x600-022023.jpg)
Sarah Fray MACN
![Sara Goode Sara Goode](https://www.acn.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/sara-goode-460x600-022023.jpg)
Sara Goode MACN
![Aishwarya Gummadavelly Aishwarya Gummadavelly](https://www.acn.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/aishwarya-gummadavelly-460x600-1.jpg)
Aishwarya Gummadavelly MACN
![Chris Hinder Chris Hinder](https://www.acn.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/chris-hinder-portrait-460x600-1.jpg)
Christopher Hinder MACN
![Benjamin Jenkins Benjamin Jenkins](https://www.acn.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/benjamin-jenkins-460x600-022023.jpg)
Benjamin Jenkins MACN
![Emily Newton Emily Newton](https://www.acn.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/emily-newton-portrait-460x600-1.jpg)
Emily Newton MACN
![Deanne Stefanek Deanne Stefanek](https://www.acn.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/deanne-stefanek-460x600-022023.jpg)
Deanne Stefanek MACN
![Aya Torbey Aya Torbey](https://www.acn.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/aya-torbey-portrait-460x600-112022.jpg)
Aya Torbey MACN
Applications are now open for the 2024 Emerging Nurse Leadership program. Kick start your nursing career from your last year of study as an Emerging Nurse Leader, with opportunities to develop your leadership skills and confidence through unparalleled access to high-profile nursing leaders, mentoring, career coaching and professional development opportunities. Find out more on our website.