06/24/2026
Each year, the Ohio League for Nursing and Cleveland Magazine honor outstanding nurses in Northeast Ohio with the Faces of Care awards. Faces of Care honors not only nurses working on the frontlines but also the next generation who will join their ranks and the educators who have mentored them along the way.
Please join us in congratulating Nathaly Mendez, BSN, '26 on her selection as a Next Generation honoree. 🏹🩺
Nathaly Mendez graduated this May from Ursuline College’s BSN program and is a driven caregiver and advocate for her patients and fellow nursing students. Through the Howley ASPIRE Nurse Scholars program, she built strong roots within Cleveland Clinic, working as a PCNA and preparing to begin her career as an RN in medical-surgical telemetry at Fairview Hospital. Nathaly was active in Student Nurses of Ursuline College and the Dean’s Student Advisory Council and has contributed to national conversations on nursing education through the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.