Loretto Health & Rehabilitation

JOHAUN T. JACKSON has been promoted to director of nursing education and development for skilled nursing, and TONYAL ROBINSON has been promoted to manager of academic education at Loretto Health & Rehabilitation. Jackson and Robinson support Loretto’s licensed practical nurse (LPN) apprenticeship program, which allows employees to become licensed practical nurses. The LPN apprenticeship program offers hands-on instruction and mentoring, paid on-the-job classroom training, and prepares students to take the state exam to become licensed practical nurses.

Jackson has served as the apprenticeship program director at Loretto Health and Rehabilitation for five years, leading its annual LPN cohort’s training and leadership mentoring. With more than 20 years of critical care expertise, Jackson has demonstrated success as both a clinical practitioner and nursing educator. Prior to joining Loretto, Jackson served as an assistant professor and department chair at SUNY Morrisville State College, as director of nursing at the Onondaga County Justice Center, and as health occupations coordinator for the Onondaga Cortland Madison BOCES LPN program, while practicing as a critical care registered nurse in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit at St. Joseph’s Hospital. Jackson received his associate degree from St. Joseph’s College of Nursing, a bachelor’s and master’s in nursing education from Le Moyne College, and a doctorate degree from St. John Fisher College, with a dual focus in social justice and executive leadership.

Robinson will now lead the LPN Apprentice Program. She currently serves as the nurse educator for the certified nurse aide (CNA) training program at Loretto. She began her career at Loretto 18 years ago and has demonstrated exemplary clinical skills, compassionate bedside manner, interprofessional collaboration, dedication to quality of care, and an exceptional work ethic. Her versatile nursing experience across hospital systems, home care, and primary care settings with a focus on nursing education has enhanced her advanced critical thinking skills cultivated in diverse environments. Robinson received her associate degree from St. Joseph’s College of Nursing, bachelor’s degree in nursing from Grand Canyon University, and master’s degree in nursing: nursing education from Grand Canyon University.