2025 DAISY Award Spotlight: Jocelyn Musni

In this special episode of Care Anywhere: The Global Health Workforce Podcast, host Lea Sims welcomes two passionate advocates for ethical nurse recruitment: Jocelyn Musni, Chief Clinical Officer at Alere Care Solutions and 2025 recipient of the Daisy Award for Ethical Nurse Recruitment, and Coleen Santa Anna, Managing Owner and CEO of Alere. Together, they shine a light on the pressing need to protect, empower, and fairly compensate international health workers entering the U.S. healthcare system.

With decades of combined experience in nursing and hospital leadership, Jocelyn and Coleen share why they left retirement and executive roles to build something better—a human-centered, high-touch recruitment model that prioritizes dignity, autonomy, and equity. From walking nurses through contracts to personally meeting them at the airport, Alere’s mission is to ensure each healthcare professional is supported from pre-departure to long-term career success.

The conversation tackles labor trafficking risks, predatory contract practices, and the real emotional and financial toll unethical recruitment can take. Jocelyn reflects on her own journey and the lived experiences of countless others who arrive in the U.S. only to face poor pay, isolation, and cultural shock. Alere’s model changes that narrative—focusing on transparency, fair compensation, and building communities around each nurse for sustained success.

As global demand for health workers rises, this episode underscores why ethical recruitment isn’t just a best practice—it’s a moral obligation. Nurses deserve more than a placement; they deserve a future filled with opportunity, support, and respect.

Listen now on your favorite podcast platform or at trumerit.org/podcast.