Abigail Eaves, MSN, RN, CNM
BSN 2000, MSN 2002
Founder, Executive and Clinical Director
Dar A Luz Birth & Health Center - New Mexico’s only licensed, nationally-accredited, freestanding birth center
I love catching babies but what I really find most rewarding is changing a woman's life by giving her exceptional care and empowering birth that stays with her through so many life events. If you are passionate about nursing or advanced practice nursing, follow that passion. Don't give up! Dream big! Work hard, follow through and you will reap the rewards.
Monica Martinez FNP-C, MBA
BSN 1993
GAP NP Lead - New Mexico VA Healthcare System, Colonel, 176 Brigade Chief Nurse
Martinez combined her love of travel, adventure, challenge and nursing in a fruitful career instructing troops in innovative readiness training (IRT), credentialing to ensure military rankings are accurate and various other leadership roles required of her rank and position.
“There are duties and responsibilities I share with civilian nurses, and then some you would never see in the private sector. It’s a unique world. Without the expectations expressed upon me during my time with the College of Nursing, I wouldn’t have been as determined to accomplish my goals.”
Connie Trujillo, RN, CNM, MBA
BSN 2005 & MSN 2007
Nurse-Midwife - UNM Women’s Health Clinic
Trujillo pursued nursing as a second degree. She originally worked in engineering, but after the birth of her daughter – assisted by a midwife – she became interested in nursing, specifically midwifery and delivering babies.
“Nursing is a challenging career that takes a lot of dedication, but I wouldn’t trade this career for the world. No matter your path to nursing – if you came to it as your initial studies, a second degree, or one of the many other pathways – it will be immeasurably rewarding and filled with a lifetime of learning and growth.”
Jonathan Lumibao, MSN, RN
BSN 2011 & MSN 2015
Nursing Director - UNM Gallup
Lumibao operates in a multifaceted leadership position at UNM Gallup. The skills he developed during his time in the UNM College of Nursing and subsequent professional endeavors has equipped him to help advance nursing education in New Mexico.
“Nursing in New Mexico – particularly rural communities – is a rewarding effort, and one that UNM prepares nurses well for. I get to watch students become leaders in the communities they cherish and in places they never imagined they would go. The College of Nursing is an excellent program for those who want to be versatile, competent nurses.”
Slany Shine, BSN, RN, PCCN
BSN 2012
RN Supervisor of Staffing - UNM Hospital
Shine is an administrator and leader for UNM Hospital. She has also influenced many students as a unit-based educator. Her current role’s responsibilities include managing and organizing a large staff, hiring, training and exercising effective administrative techniques. Her multi-faceted position is essential to the contributes to impactful patient care.
“I’ve worked as a nurse, I’ve been a mentor and now I’m an administrator. I try my best to create an atmosphere that accommodates them all nursing positions together. There’s really no limit to the diversity of a nursing career and I have had the privilege of enjoying one that continues to evolve.”