Fidelindo Lim, DNP, CCRN

Education Committee Co-Chair

Fidel Lim is a Clinical Associate Professor at New York University Meyers College of Nursing. He has worked as a critical care nurse for 18 years and concurrently, since 1996, has been a nursing faculty member. In 2023 he was selected to be part of the American Nurses Association’s (ANA) Code of Ethics for Nurses 2025 Re’Vision National Expert Panel. This 18-month long commitment is charged to revise the Nursing Code of Ethics. Dr. Lim Fidel has published over 200 articles on an array of topics, including clinical practice, nursing education, LGBTQ+ health, reflective practice, preceptorship, men in nursing, nursing humanities, and Florence Nightingale. He has been designated as Nurse Influencer by the ANA American Nurse Journal where he writes a monthly blog since 2020. In 2021, Fidel was one of four nurses featured in the ANA-sponsored documentary film “American Nurse Heroes,” a multi-channel network television event celebrating the Year of the Nurse. Dr. Lim is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing.

Gene Durnell, MSN, MBA, RN

Education Committee Co-Chair

Gene has been involved with the NYC Men in Nursing since 2020, as a mentee and more recently as a co-chair of the board's Education Committee. He is currently transitioning to nursing after graduating with his MSN from Columbia.

Gene was attracted to nursing because of the holistic approach to care, and his desire to improve health outcomes for men of color. He brings more than fifteen years' experience in management consulting and finance to nursing. He's led multidisciplinary project teams in several industries, including technology and retail. He helped transform organizations by changing the way his clients thought and operated, acting as a trusted advisor informing strategic decisions.

He looks forward to using his critical thinking, communication, and coaching skills as a psychiatric nurse, and eventually, a psych NP working among underserved communities. NYC Men in Nursing has been critical in his development as a nurse.