Joanne Stevens Hoertz ’94 was recently appointed to the Florida Center for Nursing Board of Directors. Stevens Hoertz has been practicing nursing for 35 years and has worked extensively in the specialty area of rehabilitation nursing. She is currently the Senior Vice President for Nursing at Brooks Rehabilitation in Jacksonville Florida, where she provides clinical, financial and administrative oversight and leadership.

Stevens Hoertz is a member of the American Organization of Nurse Leaders, the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses, the National Association of Directors of Nursing, and the Florida Association of Directors of Nursing Administration.She earned her bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Delaware and her master’s degree in nursing from Widener University.