At just 13 years old, Sydney Reep walked into a hospital room to visit their dad after his stage 4 Hodgkin’s lymphoma diagnosis. That single experience launched a decade and a half of navigating cancer, caregiving, and eventually finding their calling in nursing.

What began as a love of science and a desire to follow in her mother’s footsteps has grown into an extraordinary 50-year nursing career for Bonnie Fecowicz, vice president of Nightingale Solutions.

It all started when someone she was dating began talking about nursing school at Nightingale College. The more she heard, the more it made sense.

Like most nursing roles, demand for neonatal nurses, including those working in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), is growing.

At 17, Sarah Salas wasn’t thinking about college or careers. She was thinking about survival.