Yvonne Renick is currently the Director of Nursing, Women’s Health, and Emergency Department at Aurora West Allis Medical Center (AWAMC), part of Advocate Health. She oversees the operations of the following inpatient departments: Labor & Delivery, Post-Partum, Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Lactation, and Level 3 Trauma Center Emergency Department. Yvonne has frontline nursing experience in pediatric cardiac intensive care and pediatric cardiothoracic surgery, and a prior leadership role as ambulatory nurse manager.

Yvonne is an active member of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) – Wisconsin chapter. She co-founded the National Association of Latino Healthcare Executives (NALHE) Wisconsin Chapter in 2021, and currently serves as NALHE President-elect.

She received the ACHE-WI Diversity Champion Regents Award (2021) and serves on the AWAMC Diversity, Equity & Inclusion committee. She is a graduate of the WI-ACHE Chapter’s Leadership Development Program (2020) and participates in the AWAMC Leadership Development Program providing mentorship to aspiring leaders.

Yvonne holds an Executive Master’s Degree in Business Administration from University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee, obtained a Bachelor’s Degree of Arts in Psychology and Spanish from St. Louis University, and a Bachelor’s Degree of Science in Nursing from Barnes Jewish College of Nursing.

Yvonne is bilingual in Spanish and English and has traveled to several Latin American countries including the Dominican Republic, Honduras, and Ecuador with International Children’s Heart Foundation to provide lifesaving heart surgery and care for children with heart defects.

She enjoys spending time with her husband and two young children traveling, hiking and being outdoors. She also appreciates a good book, carbs & sugar, and a day at the spa.