Nancy Hagans is a registered nurse, a member of the Council of Presidents of National Nurses United (NNU) - the largest union and professional association of registered nurses in the United States, and the president of New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) - the oldest nurses’ union and association in the nation.
Nancy is a critical care RN at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY. She is a leader in her union’s social justice work and was instrumental in NYSNA’s 2022 affiliation with NNU, which brought NYSNA into the AFL-CIO. She has been recognized for her contributions to the field of nursing by numerous organizations, including the Crain’s New York Business list of top 50 most powerful women in New York, Crain’s Women of Influence who work in health care, the City and State New York’s Power of Diversity: Black 100 list and Health Care Power 100list, and PoliticsNY’s Power Players in Health Care.