Glennie Millard

Ms. Millard began her illustrious career in nursing in 1974, as a Staff Nurse in the Recovery Room at Brooklyn Hospital. In 1983, she was promoted to Discharge Planning Coordinator at the Brooklyn Hospital/Caledonian Hospital. She joined the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) as a Nursing Representative in the Economic and General Welfare Program in 1989, and retired in 2014 after more than 24 years of service.

Ms. Millard served in the United States Army Reserve for 28 years, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel. Currently, she serves as President of the Brooklyn chapter of the Reserve Officers Association, and was assigned to the 4220th U.S. Army Hospital in Shoreham, New York, from which she retired in May 2007. Prior to that, she spent her overseas deployment training caring for warriors wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany.

Ms. Millard has dedicated her life to the betterment of her community and her nation. She serves in numerous positions with an array of organizations, including NACLI, American Nurses Association, Association of Military Surgeons of the United States, Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc., Reserve Officer Association, National Association of Black Military Women, Nurses House and the Association of the United States Army.

Ms. Millard never forgets her fellow veterans and is determined to make sure that her comrades are never forgotten. Ms. Millard works with Women in Military Service for America, was a sponsor of the National September 11th Memorial and Museum, American Legion Post #44, the Washington, DC Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation, Inc., and the Army Historical Foundation.

Ms. Millard has received numerous awards and decorations for her bravery, commitment and determination. Some of these include the Economic and General Welfare Award, the North East Region Soror of the Year Award from Chi Eta Phi Sorority, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal, the Defense Service Ribbon and the Overseas Training Ribbon.