Christie Jandora, a 2024 Distinguished Graduate at WGU, is the Director of Emergency Trauma Services at Ascension, overseeing 500 associates across five Florida counties. She joins the WGU Alumni podcast to share her journey that has been marked by resilience, passion, and purpose. 

 On the latest episode, learn how Christie:

• Plans to make an impact as the President-Elect of the Florida Emergency Nurses Association 
• Leads multiple ERs, including a Level 1 trauma center and freestanding emergency departments 
• Pursued nursing after losing both parents during her first semester of college 
• Rose through nursing ranks—from LPN to master’s degree—while raising her children as a single parent 
• Completed her master’s during COVID while working 50–60 hours a week 
• And much, much more.