Catherine Alicia Georges

Dr. Catherine “Alicia” Georges is an educator, practitioner, and community activist. She is currently Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Nursing at Lehman College of the City University of New York. Dr. Georges has worked in various professional roles in New York City. A sought-after speaker, Dr. Georges has spoken on nursing and health care issues throughout the United States, Africa, South America, Europe, and the Caribbean. Her professional career spans more than three decades.

A formidable leader, she is committed to eliminating disparities and improving the health of minorities and the disadvantaged. To accomplish this goal, she has assumed numerous leadership roles in education, the community, and the public policy arena. She was the fifth president of the National Black Nurses Association, an organization representing more than 150,000 Black registered nurses, licensed/vocational nurses, and student nurses throughout the United States, Africa, and the Caribbean whose primary purpose is the advocacy for access to equal and quality health care. She is currently the President of the National Black Nurses Foundation and Chairperson of the Board for the Bronx Westchester Area Health Education Council (AHEC). Dr. Georges served on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Advisory Council on Nursing Education and Practice and has served on the New York State Governor’s Health Care Advisory Board. She is the former chairperson of Bronx Community Board #12 and served as the Secretary-Treasurer of the International Society on Hypertension in Blacks and is past President of the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS).