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Susan J. Wysocki, a women’s health nurse practitioner, is a nationally recognized figure in the field of reproductive health. She served as the first President and CEO of the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) for 25 years. She is currently acting as the medical director for the Partnership for Male Youth. The aims of the partnership are to promote understanding gender based differences for young males that make them more at risk or uniquely at risk for certain health conditions. She has been the women’s health columnist for the Journal for Nurse Practitioners and the Editor in Chief of Women’s Health Care: A Practical Journal for Nurse Practitioners. She also serves on the editorial boards of American Nurse and Contraceptive Technology Update. She has authored numerous articles about issues in women’s health and has been a video blogger for Web MD. Among other awards, in 1999, Ms. Wysocki was selected by the Nurse Practitioner Journal for a Lifetime Achievement Award. The award recognized ten nurse practitioners that made a difference in the history of the nurse practitioner movement. In 2000, she was chosen as a charter Fellow of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. She has served as the chair of the National Alliance of Nurse Practitioners and was the founding President of the American College of Nurse Practitioners (ACNP). In 2003, she was presented ACNP’s Sharp Cutting Edge Award for her leadership and an award from the Nurse Practitioner Journal for political activism. In 2005, she was awarded the Alan Guttmacher Lectureship by the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals. Ms. Wysocki currently serves on the boards of the American Sexual Health Association (ASHA) and is the immediate past board chair of Catholics for Choice. She has been quoted in multiple publications including Glamour, Self, Essence, and O. In addition, she has been a spokesperson for a wide range of women’s health topics for satellite media tours and as a guest on a variety of TV programs.