Beth Kinsella, RN, BSN, BS, is a Family Nurse Practitioner student at the University of Massachusetts Boston (UMB) and a Registered Nurse (RN) at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) in Boston. She received her Bachelors of Science in Nursing from UMB and her Bachelors of Science in Biochemistry from Tufts University. Prior to her work as a nurse and graduate student, she served in the Peace Corps in a small South Pacific country, Vanuatu, teaching English, science, health, and physical education to help develop the health promotion, disease prevention, and educational system of a small island community. She currently works as an RN on a BIDMC medical-surgical unit where she also precepts fellow nurses and nursing students and was recognized as a “We Promise” champion in 2011 for her patient advocacy and care excellence. She currently sits on the board of the Massachusetts Association of Registered Nurses and is a graduate of the Institute of Health Care Improvement’s Student Quality Leadership program and the American Nurses’ Association’s Leadership Institute. She is excited to collaborate with our UMB and Kenya colleagues to continue the important and honorable workof the Kenya Heart and Sole project.