
Donna Merolle, EdD, RN
Donna Merolle is the president of Chamberlain University’s Jacksonville campus. She has over 30 years of experience in nursing practice, education, and leadership.
Dr. Merolle’s career includes a strong clinical background in adult critical care and emergency nursing. She had held several academic positions, including assistant professor for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing accelerated program at Barry University and at Broward College, where she taught in the Associate of Science in Nursing program and was the recipient of the Cleveland Clinic Endowed Teaching Chair. In the area of leadership, her experiences include director of education for the Memorial Healthcare System, dean of continuing education of health sciences at Broward College and associate vice president career & technical education at Broward College.
She is a national speaker and has presented on topics related to developing online nursing programs, fostering creativity in the cyberworld, and the use of simulation in the education of healthcare students.
Dr. Merolle holds an Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) degree from Broward Community College, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from Florida Atlantic University, a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) from Barry University and Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) degree in Instructional Design and Distance Education from Nova Southeastern University.
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