Winona Suzanne Ball

Winona Suzanne Ball, RN, MHS, worked with Elegant E-Learning for nearly 10 years, contributing nursing expertise to CNA Plus Academy and Nurse Plus Academy. Her guidance helped shape our approach to clinical accuracy, student-friendly explanations, and practical exam preparation.

With more than 30 years of nursing and healthcare experience across intensive care, transplant medicine, long-term care, senior assisted living, and healthcare administration, Suzanne brought real-world clinical judgment to the educational materials she reviewed and helped develop.

Suzanne passed away in November 2025. We are grateful for her years of thoughtful work with our team and for the role she played in helping future nursing assistants prepare with confidence.

• Helped establish the clinical and educational standards behind the CNA Plus Academy question bank
• Contributed to the development and review of CNA certification practice questions and rationales
• Brought nursing expertise to patient care, safety, infection control, resident rights, and nursing assistant scope-of-practice topics
• Helped shape our editorial approach to accuracy, clarity, and practical student learning

• University of Florida, College of Medicine -- Director, Type 1 Diabetes Research Project (jdrfnpod.org)
• Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation (MTF) -- National Account Executive at the largest non-profit biotech/tissue processing company in the United States
• LifeCenter Northwest Donor Network -- Director of Operational and Quality Systems at a federally-designated organ procurement organization

• Intensive Care Unit: Surgical, Medical, and Neurology
• Medical-Surgical Float Nurse in 800-bed Level I Trauma Center
• Newborn Nursery and Special Care Nursery
• Registry Nurse across multiple healthcare settings
• Nursing Home and Senior Assisted Living
• High School Nurse specializing in Special Education and Learning Disabilities
• Chemical Dependency Treatment: Adult and Adolescent

• Master of Health Sciences (MHS) -- Governors State University, University Park, IL
• Bachelor of Science, Liberal Arts -- State University of New York, Albany, NY
• Associate Degree, Applied Science in Nursing -- Moraine Valley Community College, Palos Hills, IL

• Registered Nurse (RN), State of Illinois
• Internal Auditor, American Association of Tissue Banks
• Member, American Nurses Association