Rebecca Bryan, DNP, APN, AGPCNP

New Jersey Department of Children and Families

Executive Director of the New Jersey Office of Resilience

Dr. Rebecca Bryan is the Executive Director of the New Jersey Department of Children and Families Office of Resilience. Formerly a primary care nurse practitioner, Rebecca saw firsthand the intersection of adversity and complex medical histories in patients, causing her to focus her doctoral project on Getting to the Root of Why. Additionally, she founded and directed the UrbanPromise Ministries Wellness Center in Camden, during which time she was first introduced to the science generated by ACEs research. In addition to decades of nursing experience, she has been a social justice advocate, a clinical instructor and wellness lecturer and presenter. Rebecca is well-published in healthcare journals and participated as a member of the NJ and Philadelphia ACEs Task Forces. She earned her undergraduate degrees in Nursing from Gwynedd-Mercy College, her master’s degree at the University of Pennsylvania, and her Doctor of Nursing Practice from Rutgers University in Camden; she holds certifications in Adult Learning and Lakeside Global Institute’s Trauma Competency.