Mary Jane Hopkins, ARNP, MSN, Associate Professor, received her BSN from Hunter College – Bellevue School of Nursing in New York City and her Masters Degree in Nursing and Nurse Practitioner education from Florida Atlantic University. She has taught at IRCC since 1992 in both the Practical Nursing Program and the Associate Degree in Nursing Program. Mary Jane currently teaches Fundamentals of Nursing, the first course in the Associate Degree program. Mary Jane received the BankAtlantic Endowed Teaching Chair in 2003 for the coordination of an Internet Associate Degree Nursing Program. Mary Jane is the current President of District 24 of the Florida Nurses Association, Secretary of the Treasure Coast Nurse Practitioners Society, a member of Sigma Theta Tau – the International Honor Society of Nursing, the Treasure Coast Hospice Ethics Committee, and a member of the St. Lucie County Diabetic Coalition.

Maria Seidel, ARNP, MS, Associate Professor, received her BSN from Northern Michigan University in 1976. Her Master of Science Degree, with a major in Nursing, and Nurse Practitioner education was completed at Florida Atlantic University in 2000. She has taught at IRCC since 1994. She worked 17 years as a staff nurse and charge nurse in acute care settings, such as Emergency Department, Intensive Care Unit, and Progressive Care Unit. Maria currently teaches Fundamentals of Nursing, the first course in the Associate Degree program Maria is the current Secretary of District 24 of the Florida Nurses Association, a member of: the Treasure Coast Nurse Practitioners Society, Sigma Theta Tau – the International Honor Society of Nursing, the Treasure Coast Hospice Ethics Committee, and the St. Lucie County Diabetic Coalition. Maria is a recipient of IRCC’s 2005 Instructional Innovation Award for her participation in the development of the online Associate Degree in Nursing Program.