Dr. Marilyn L. Dollinger is the immediate past-President of the American Nurses Association-New York, and Professor Emeritus at the Wegmans School of Nursing, St. John Fisher University in Rochester, New York. Dr. Dollinger received degrees from the University of Toronto, Russell Sage College, and the State University at Buffalo. After 15 years practicing in adult critical care, Dr. Dollinger spent over 30 years in academia in both faculty and administrative leadership roles. Dr. Dollinger is an active advocate and lecturer for legislative, regulatory, workforce and health policy issues. She has served on several regional and state nursing policy and legislation committees and on the boards of many multistakeholder community-based health care organizations.