Colonel Danielle K. Rodondi
COL Danielle K. Rodondi hails from in Island Pond, Vermont and graduated with an associate degree in Nursing from Castleton State College in 1997. She entered the Army in the Skills for Stripes program and served 4 years as a 91C at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. She continued her work at Walter Reed as a GS 11/12 for the next 4 years. In 2004, COL Rodondi earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing from the University of Maryland and received a direct commission. In 2012, she earned her master’s degree in nursing from Florida Southern College as an Adult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist and in 2023 a master’s in strategic leadership from Air War College, Air University. Her military education includes Basic Training, Primary Leadership Development Course, AMEDD Officer Basic Course, AMEDD Captain’s Career Course, Intermediate Level Education, and Air War College.
COL Rodondi recently served as the Nurse Advisor for the ASA M&RA Health Affairs Team in the Pentagon. Her previous assignments include Commander, Lyster Army Health Clinic Fort Rucker, AL; Professor of Military Science, Augusta University; Nurse Liaison/Program Instructor ACCC/BOLC-B; CNOIC Medical/Surgical/ Pediatric, Dwight D Eisenhower Army Center; Clinical Nurse Specialist, Dwight D Army Medical Center; CNOIC Conner Troop Medical Clinic, Fort Drum NY; PACU Staff Nurse, Madigan Army Medical Center; Staff Nurse Intermediate Care Unit, 47th CSH Tikrit, Iraq; Step Down Staff Nurse, Madigan Army Medical Center. Head Nurse/Charge/Staff Nurse GS 12/11 Cardio Thoracic Step Down, Walter Reed Army Medical Center; 91 C Staff Nurse, Cardio Thoracic Step Down and Organ Transplant Step Down, WRAMC.
Her awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal (4), Army Commendation Medal (3), Army Achievement Medal (2), Meritorious Unit Commendation (2), Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Iraqi Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Overseas Service Ribbon.
COL Rodondi is a board-Certified Adult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist. She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau International, Polk County Advanced Practice Nurses Association, 2015 AMEDD Iron Major, 2016 Military Health Science Nursing Leadership Award, 2022 The Knight of the Honorable Order of Saint Michael.
COL Rodondi is blessed with loving parents, sisters, nieces, nephews and two grand nephews. Mom Corinne lives with her and two precious fur babies Willow and Waffle. Hobbies include a love of cruises, reading murder mystery novels and love of sports.