Dr. Laura Monahan OSF received her Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree in Executive Nursing Leadership, Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree in Nursing Administration, and Certificate in Teaching from the University of Illinois Chicago. She received her Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from Northwestern University/Kellogg Graduate School of Management in Marketing and Organizational Behavior. Dr. Monahan is a Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator on grants totaling USD 2,600,000. She’s published nine articles and one book chapter, given eleven lecture presentations, and presented nine peer-reviewed posters at various local, national, and international conferences. In program creations, she has developed a Master's in Nursing Administration Program, and also created twelve new courses. She has developed six innovative interprofessional education programs for medicine, nursing, pharmacy, and psychology students that include the Art Rounds, Bioterrorism Preparedness Project, Haitian Clinical Experience for Baccalaureate Students, Interprofessional Education Day, Leader2Leader Mentorship Program, and Maternal Hemorrhage Project. Prior to becoming a nurse, Dr. Monahan worked as an Executive at ComEd and negotiated USD 12,000,000 utility power contracts with other electrical utilities around the United States and Canada.