Mrs. Boyd is a passionate Nurse Educator at Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital within the Department of Nursing Education and Research. Her journey began at Morgan State University, where she earned her Bachelor’s in Nursing, followed by a Master’s Degree in executive nursing leadership from Wilmington University, and she is currently completing her DNP in Nursing Education Leadership at Chamberlain University. In 2018, she was proudly inducted into the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International Gamma Beta Chapter at Howard University. Nancy is an active member of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, the American Nurses Association-Maryland, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.  

With several leadership roles across various nursing organizations, Nancy exemplifies her dedication to enacting change and shaping policy. She is an integral part of Saint Elizabeth's Hospital's medical records committee, assaults committee, professional practice committee, restraint and seclusion committee and Ethics Committee (SEH). As the Chair of the DBH (Department of Behavioral Health) sector of DCNA, President of the DCNA Board of Directors, member of the Economic & General Welfare Cabinet, and National Nurses United (NNU) Delegate, she leads with determination. 

As a fierce advocate for workplace safety, Nancy focuses on issues of Workplace Violence in Emergency Rooms and Psychiatric Facilities, as well as addressing burnout in mental health settings. She has courageously provided testimony to the DC Council regarding the need for safe working environments and oversight for nursing personnel, actively engaging with council members on vital topics like staffing ratios and Workplace Violence Prevention. Uniting unions to champion workplace safety and resource availability in her hospital, she remains a disruptor for positive change. Through innovative social media platforms and newsletters, she effectively raises awareness of concerns within her facility and the District. Nancy’s unwavering commitment to accountability, fairness, and progress drives her forward as she tirelessly holds everyone responsible for creating safe working conditions for both staff and patients. A true innovator, Nancy continues to champion the mission of her association with zeal. 

Eduarda first got involved in the labor movement in 2021 when she founded the chapter of Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA) at American University. 

During her senior year, she mobilized hundreds of students to pressure the university to reach a fair contract with the SEIU 500 staff union--this experience taught her about the power of worker solidarity and helped her find her place both at Metro DC DSA and Jobs With Justice. 

Since then, Eduarda has been an active leader in the Labor Working Group of MDC DSA supporting workers organizing, developing new leaders, and building strategic campaigns. Eduarda is the Solidarity Organizer at DC Jobs With Justice. In her role, she facilitates DC JWJ’s relationships with organizations and unions, working to build coalitions to address labor and housing issues facing DC residents.

Yvonne Huntley was born and raised in Washington, DC and attended DC public schools. She graduated from Spingarn Senior High School in 1969. She started working for the US Postal Service in 1969 while also briefly attending the University of the District of Columbia. She joined the American Postal Workers Union shortly after joining the USPS, and throughout her journey as a union member she obtained many skills and participated in many training conferences and conventions. Yvonne has served in many union positions such as shop steward, chief shop steward, area vice president for the clerk craft, recording secretary and Health Plan Director.

Yvonne is the mother of one biological son. In 1999 she became the parent of five (5) foster children and became involved with Child and Family Services Administration (CFSA). She became involved with DC Families United, the DC Kinship Care Navigator Program under CFSA which provides subsidies for care givers and emergency financial assistance for basic needs like food and utilities.

The keeping DC Families Together Initiative aims to support families and provide essential resources to reduce the need for child welfare involvement.The CFSA Family First Initiative includes long-overdue reforms to help keep children with their families and to avoid entering foster care in the first place by putting funds toward at-home parenting classes, mental health counselling and substance use disorders treatment.  

Yvonne became active with the Department of Behavioral Health, which provides and oversees the system of care for adults, children and youth with mental and/or substance use disorders. She was involved with the Dept. of Behavioral Health Peer Specialist program that provides training and certification for individuals with lived experience in mental health and/or substance use recovery to become certified peer specialists.

In her role as a union activist, Yvonne was instrumental in supporting the efforts in getting the passage of the Social Security Fairness Act, which was signed into law on January 5, 2025. The act repealed the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GOP). As a result, these benefit reductions no longer apply to benefits payable in 2024 and after, and affected beneficiaries are now receiving retroactive payments and updated monthly benefits from the Social Security Administration.

Yvonne now serves on the Board of the DC Metropolitan Foster and Adoptive Parent Association as the Kinship Director, the APWU Nation’s Capital Southern Maryland Area Local Retiree Chapter as Recording Secretary, the Metropolitan DC CLUW as the Treasurer, and she is a member of the Maryland/DC Alliance for Retired Americans and the Transplant Recipient International Organization (TRIO Maryland Chapter, Inc).