Donna Cardillo

“Donna captivated our audience from the moment she took the stage at the NAON 45th Annual Congress. Her dynamic speaking style, insightful content, and genuine connection with attendees created an atmosphere of inspiration and engagement that set the tone for the entire event. She truly empowered our members to embrace change and lead with renewed purpose.”
– Donna Kurek, Immediate Past President, National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses

“Donna delivered a truly inspiring keynote address at our national convention. Her thoughtful insights, grounded in her deep professional experience and unwavering commitment to nursing, deeply resonated with our members. She brought incredible energy and meaning to the event, leaving future nurses feeling motivated and guided.”
– Carol Patel, Marketing and Meeting Specialist, National Student Nurses’ Association, Inc.

“Donna over-delivered her keynote address at our annual Clinical Leader Symposium! She is now someone who will be invited back time and again to offer inspiration, support, and laughter to our clinical leaders.”
– Tyke Ingram RN, MSN, CRRN, Director, Office of Clinical Standards and Leadership, BAYADA Home Health Care

“Donna was a joy to work with and her speech was moving for our nurses and staff members. Her strategies for personal and professional recovery, rebirth and renewal were inspiring.”
– Dr. Alison Bradywood DNP, MN/MPH, RN, NEA-BC, Executive Director, Washington State Board of Nursing

“Your keynote was incredibly enlightening and your breakout session left a profound impact on all the attendees. Your expertise, passion and dedication to improving school health and well-being were evident throughout your presentation. We look forward to the opportunity to learn from you again in the future.”
– Tracy Dennis, School Improvement Specialist, Texas School Nurses Association Region 2

“Donna’s presentation was the best keynote address our association has ever had. She was uplifting, inspiring, and honest. Her comments were timely and just what we needed. Thank you, Donna!”
– Dawn Seek, Former Executive Director, Maryland-National Capital Homecare Association, Inc.

“Donna is an outstanding speaker for nurses. She engages the audience and tells both entertaining, heartfelt, and inspiring stories. She left us with a “toolbox” of tips and techniques for managing stress and refilling our cups!”
– Jennifer Chiusano, MA, BSN, RN, NE-BC, Chief Nurse Executive, Deaconess Health System

“Donna was the keynote speaker at our annual nurse networking dinner. She made our nurses feel supported, important, and proud. Thank you, Donna. You were just what we needed!”
– Christine Utegg, MS, RN-BC, Nursing Academic Partnership Liaison and NICHE Site Coordinator, Bassett Healthcare Network

“Donna, you are such a Dynamic Speaker and touched the hearts of many in the room! I fully understand why my colleague insisted we have you as our 1st Annual Case Management Week Guest Speaker! Thanks so much for a great presentation!!!!!!!!”
– Phyllis A. Joseph, LMSW, Supervisor, Care Management, Piedmont HEALTHCARE

“Donna was the perfect fit for our ASC Nurse Leadership Conference. Her uplifting and humorous insights struck just the right tone to energize and inspire our attendees and kick off our conference. Donna remained at the conference for the entire day and evening reception, which offered a great opportunity for participants to interact with her one on one.”
– Regina Boore, MS, BSN, RN, CASC, Senior VP, Executive Consultant, Progressive Surgical Solutions

“Our community of nurses and nurse leaders were inspired by your talk and fortunate to have the opportunity to hear you speak at UCF. Your presentation and presence on campus has truly raised the bar for us to find next year’s speaker. Your standing ovation will be hard to beat!”
– Mary Lou Sole, PhD, RN, CCNS, CNL, FAAN, FCCM, Dean and Professor, Orlando Health Endowed Chair in Nursing

“Thank you for bringing your energy, expertise, and power to our nurses at the NCNA convention.”
– Tina Gordon, MPA, CAE, FACHE, CEO North Carolina Nurses Association

“We appreciate your help in motivating and inspiring our nurses, students, executives, and attendees. You kept everyone engaged by your honesty and personable approach. Your presentation built a bridge between the IOM recommendations and nursing bedside reality. Ninety-five percent of attendees stated that this event would change their nursing practice.”
– Joseph Berumen, DNP, MS, RN, CCRN-K Ulondia Lee, MSN, RN, CNEP; Jennfier West, MBA, RN, BSN, South Texas Team Co-Leads

“Donna was lively, engaging, funny… really understood our home visitation nursing world. She is a delight to work with, professional and EVERYTHING she portrays herself to be. A woman of integrity and vision with a sense of humor. What more could you ask for?”
– Georgette McMichael, Curriculum Development, Training and Event Management, Nurse-Family Partnership

“Thank you for providing us with excellent presentations for Nurses’ week this year. The feedback we received from staff was very positive! Your ability to identify the struggles and challenges we are all facing in healthcare, and share realistic approaches to help us deal with these challenges, was really quite amazing! You have been able to give us clear guidance in navigating our future with many issues, including those of the heart. Thank you for your time, good humor, warmth, and professionalism.”
– Phyllis Capiaghi, Patient Care Director Behavioral Health, Englewood Hospital and Medical Center

“Thank you, thank you and thank you for the joy you brought to so many in Austin last Friday. I am SO pleased that you joined us for our annual Nursing Symposium and contributed in a significant way to the success that day. Verbal feedback was extremely positive; and the written evaluations certainly confirm that with numerous positive comments like “she is great,” “excellent speaker,” love her,” “great catch,” “inspirational,” “very fun & energetic,” and “thoroughly enjoyed this speaker,” just to cite a few. The planning team and I are just thrilled with how everything went so smoothly. I hope you enjoyed your visit to Texas and that you will join us again in the future.”
– Kenn M. Kirksey, RN, MSN, PhD, Director, The Center for Nursing Research, SETON Family of Hospitals

“I just want to thank you for delivering such an inspiring talk at the Governor’s Conference on Women last week. You were engaging and humorous, but your biggest strength was your message. It was powerful and honest—words that can only be spoken by someone who has lived to tell the story. Again, thanks for being a beacon of light!”
– Michelle Maccia