Meet the Team

Administrative Staff

Name	Bio and Site(s)
Angela Moss, PhD, MSN, APN-BC, RN	Role: Assistant Dean As assistant dean of Faculty Practice, Angela Moss, PhD, MSN, APN-BC, RN, is responsible for the leadership, development and maintenance of diverse faculty practice partnerships and for fiscal accountability for the operations of all faculty practice venues. She also coordinates clinical outcome analysis and student activities across all faculty practice venues, and supports scholarly activities of all faculty practice personnel. She is a board-certified, practicing adult nurse practitioner. Her research interests include return on investment, cost analysis and patient satisfaction at nurse-managed health centers, and the impact of aging on perceptions of health and health care utilization. Moss is also interested in strategic development of new nurse-managed models of care delivery for underserved populations. Moss’ primary teaching responsibilities are in the Doctor of Nursing Practice programs, with a focus on health assessment clinical skills and student advisement. Site(s): St. Leonard’s Ministries
Jennifer Rousseau, DNP, WHNP-BC	Role: Faculty Clinician Liaison Rousseau has been a women’s health nurse for over 30 years. She has worked as a staff nurse and Clinical Nurse Specialist, as the Coordinator of Practice for the professional nursing organization AWHONN in Washington, DC, as an inpatient Women’s Health NP at Rush University Medical Center, and as an NP with a focus on breast and cervical cancer screening. Her DNP work led to universal screening for depression in the immediate postpartum period at RUSH. Her interest in this area continues as she works to improve follow-up with outpatient mental health care for women identified as being at risk for depression. Rousseau is a certified nurse educator who has taught at Rush University College of Nursing since 2001 across both the pre-licensure and DNP programs. In the Department of Academic Practice Nursing, Rousseau finds partner sites for student projects and work-study opportunities and is the Program Director for Family Connects, a universal postpartum nurse home visit service. She was recently awarded with the Rush University Excellence in Community Service award for her efforts to raise awareness of state Safe Haven Laws to reduce illegal and unsafe infant abandonment. She is a board member of the National Safe Haven Alliance and a past-President of Sigma’s Gamma Phi chapter at Rush.
Annika Gorenz, MS, MS	Role: Senior Manager Annika Gorenz is the senior manager for the Rush University College of Nursing’s Department of Academic Practice Nursing (DAPN). Her principal role is to oversee the business and administrative functions of the enterprise’s 30 nurse-run clinics and community partnerships, ensuring financial sustainability, business development, and day-to-day operational efficiency. Annika is also accountable for the DAPN’s data outcomes, which involves coordinating data between clinicians, students, clinical site partners and various internal and external Rush departments. Optimization of site-specific outcome data allows us to demonstrate the impact of our department on the College of Nursing faculty, students, and clinical site partners. Annika has a background in business administration and research related to clinical healthcare, graduate nursing education and academic practice partnerships. She has a master’s degree from Rush University Medical Center in both biotechnology and pharmacology.
Thombra J. Muhammad, MBA	Role: Administrative Manager Muhammad has served as higher education professional for graduate nursing and naturopathic doctoral programs, highlighting clinical placements and student clinic operations, and in medical education. She has an MBA from Saint Xavier University with a concentration in management.
Michelle C. Zolfo, DNP, RN, CNML	Role: Clinical Manager RN Michelle Zolfo is a Clinical Manager for the Rush University College of Nursing’s Department of Academic Practice Nursing (DAPN). In this role, she oversees regulatory compliance, new practice site development, and clinical operations for the department. Her work includes staff training, policy development, and optimizing clinical workflows to ensure high-quality patient care. As a doctoral-level Advanced Public Health Nurse, Michelle has experience across multiple healthcare settings, including laboratory operations, cancer care, breast imaging, and primary care. She earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) in Advanced Public Health Nursing from Rush University and holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Valparaiso University. She is also certified in nursing management and leadership, demonstrating her commitment to advancing healthcare systems and patient outcomes.

Name

Bio and Site(s)

Role: Assistant Dean

As assistant dean of Faculty Practice, Angela Moss, PhD, MSN, APN-BC, RN, is responsible for the leadership, development and maintenance of diverse faculty practice partnerships and for fiscal accountability for the operations of all faculty practice venues. She also coordinates clinical outcome analysis and student activities across all faculty practice venues, and supports scholarly activities of all faculty practice personnel.

She is a board-certified, practicing adult nurse practitioner. Her research interests include return on investment, cost analysis and patient satisfaction at nurse-managed health centers, and the impact of aging on perceptions of health and health care utilization. Moss is also interested in strategic development of new nurse-managed models of care delivery for underserved populations.

Moss’ primary teaching responsibilities are in the Doctor of Nursing Practice programs, with a focus on health assessment clinical skills and student advisement.

Site(s): St. Leonard’s Ministries

Jennifer Rousseau, DNP, WHNP-BC

Role: Faculty Clinician Liaison

Rousseau has been a women’s health nurse for over 30 years. She has worked as a staff nurse and Clinical Nurse Specialist, as the Coordinator of Practice for the professional nursing organization AWHONN in Washington, DC, as an inpatient Women’s Health NP at Rush University Medical Center, and as an NP with a focus on breast and cervical cancer screening.

Her DNP work led to universal screening for depression in the immediate postpartum period at RUSH. Her interest in this area continues as she works to improve follow-up with outpatient mental health care for women identified as being at risk for depression.

Rousseau is a certified nurse educator who has taught at Rush University College of Nursing since 2001 across both the pre-licensure and DNP programs. In the Department of Academic Practice Nursing, Rousseau finds partner sites for student projects and work-study opportunities and is the Program Director for Family Connects, a universal postpartum nurse home visit service. She was recently awarded with the Rush University Excellence in Community Service award for her efforts to raise awareness of state Safe Haven Laws to reduce illegal and unsafe infant abandonment. She is a board member of the National Safe Haven Alliance and a past-President of Sigma’s Gamma Phi chapter at Rush.

Annika Gorenz, MS, MS

Role: Senior Manager

Annika Gorenz is the senior manager for the Rush University College of Nursing’s Department of Academic Practice Nursing (DAPN). Her principal role is to oversee the business and administrative functions of the enterprise’s 30 nurse-run clinics and community partnerships, ensuring financial sustainability, business development, and day-to-day operational efficiency. Annika is also accountable for the DAPN’s data outcomes, which involves coordinating data between clinicians, students, clinical site partners and various internal and external Rush departments. Optimization of site-specific outcome data allows us to demonstrate the impact of our department on the College of Nursing faculty, students, and clinical site partners.

Annika has a background in business administration and research related to clinical healthcare, graduate nursing education and academic practice partnerships. She has a master’s degree from Rush University Medical Center in both biotechnology and pharmacology.

Thombra J. Muhammad, MBA

Role: Administrative Manager

Muhammad has served as higher education professional for graduate nursing and naturopathic doctoral programs, highlighting clinical placements and student clinic operations, and in medical education. She has an MBA from Saint Xavier University with a concentration in management.

Michelle C. Zolfo, DNP, RN, CNML

Role: Clinical Manager RN

Michelle Zolfo is a Clinical Manager for the Rush University College of Nursing’s Department of Academic Practice Nursing (DAPN). In this role, she oversees regulatory compliance, new practice site development, and clinical operations for the department. Her work includes staff training, policy development, and optimizing clinical workflows to ensure high-quality patient care.

As a doctoral-level Advanced Public Health Nurse, Michelle has experience across multiple healthcare settings, including laboratory operations, cancer care, breast imaging, and primary care. She earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) in Advanced Public Health Nursing from Rush University and holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Valparaiso University. She is also certified in nursing management and leadership, demonstrating her commitment to advancing healthcare systems and patient outcomes.