Meet our CEO and Founder
Nursing leadership with a personal purpose.
Angie Filipiak, MSN, RN, NEA BC, helps hospitals, senior communities, and families use doll therapy with dignity, education, and practical support.
ANGIE’S STORY
From one patient experience to a growing care program.
She explored the literature and the opportunity to bring doll therapy into hospital care. Her work grew to include research across six hospitals and thirty nursing units, along with practical education and implementation resources for staff and families.
WHY ANGIE’S PURPOSE EXISTS
A doll is only the beginning.
Hospitals needed more than a supply of dolls. They needed to know how to introduce them, educate staff and families, organize supplies, and keep the program going.
Angie founded Angie’s Purpose in 2021 to help answer those questions. She has now implemented doll therapy at over 30 hospitals and 4 senior living communities. Her programs bring together education, resources, and ongoing implementation guidance.
WHAT GUIDES THE WORK
Comfort, safety, dignity, and support.
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Nurse Led
Research Informed
Person Centered
Clinical experience shapes the education, resources, and implementation guidance.
Program decisions draw from real hospital implementation and documented outcomes.
Every recommendation protects dignity and responds to the person’s needs and preferences.
EXPERIENCE BEHIND THE PROGRAM
Education, leadership, and recognition.
Education and Credentials
Awards
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Marquette University, 2002 - Master of Science in Nursing
Webster University, 2019 - ANCC Nurse Executive Advanced Certification
2021 - Doctor of Nursing Practice in Ethical Leadership
McKendree University. In progress, anticipated graduation May 2028.
- Daisy Award, 2011
- Nancy Fedak Ross Leader of the Year Award, 2014
- Spirit of Nursing Excellence Award, 2017
- Hester Davis Nursing Fall Prevention Clinical Effectiveness Award, 2017
Nursing Leadership
- Nursing experience at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center
- Leadership and caregiver support at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital
- Nurse manager and nursing director roles at SSM Health St. Clare Hospital
- Hospital and system fall prevention team leadership
- Fall and pressure injury prevention Sustainability Coach with HD Nursing