04/28/2026
After 4 years in the Air Force as a firefighter/EMT I knew I wanted to go into healthcare. I graduated with my BSN from UWGB in 2006. Over the next several years I was challenged and mentored to get in leadership roles at Bellin Hospital (Emplify Health). UWGB was starting the MSN in Healthcare Leadership and Management, and I was proud to be a part of the first graduating class in 2015.
During the MSN program I was aligned with leadership mentors that eased the transition from staff nurse to Leadership roles. Over the next several years I took on Team Leader positions in multiple departments with the biggest challenge being to lead the ICU during the pandemic and managing the Community Covid Vaccination Clinic at Lambeau Field where our team vaccinated nearly 100,000 people. Soon after I was promoted to my current position as Director of Specialty Practices and am currently located at the new Surgery and Specialty Center in Green Bay.
The UWGB MSN program was instrumental to helping me prepare for my leadership roles. I enjoy being a mentor to current students as I understand the impact a solid and consistent mentorship can provide an individual. The career opportunities that can arise from a leader and mentor working together is beneficial to an organization, the leader and the student. I appreciate the work the UWGB MSN staff does prepare its students for continued career success. Jason Mattson