Suzanne Congdon LeRoy
Suzanne Congdon LeRoy has been a nurse practitioner for over 30 years with specialty certifications in Women's Health, Family Practice, and advanced practice HIV/AIDS. She earned a Bachelors, Masters, and Ph.D. in Nursing at the University of Minnesota, and she completed post-graduate and executive education at the University of St. Thomas and Harvard Kennedy School. Suzanne is a member of the Junior League of Minneapolis, the Woman's Club of Minneapolis, and Youthlink Foundation Builders. In her spare time she enjoys hiking, canoeing, cross-country skiing, and adventure travel.
“Nightingale” is her first book. All proceeds, after taxes, are used to support health and human rights initiatives that benefit women and girls with an emphasis on
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