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Rodney Guy Washington, II; known as RG Washington, II is an African-American nurse and LGBTQAI+ community Ombudsman. He was born on Saturday, February 20, 1982 to Marisa and Rodney Guy Washington in Marrero, Louisiana. Rodney became known to all for being a caring, considerate, and compassionate person. Which led to a career embarkment in nursing. Beginning from the entry level as a CNA, Rodney worked and attended school to progress to an RN with an Associate from Our Lady of Holy Cross College. He then furthered his education at University of Phoenix, earning a Bachelor in Nursing and Healthcare Administration. Focused with a clear intent in effort to save the LGBTQAI+ community, Rodney further studied to receive his final degree, majoring in Political Science at Alabama A&M University. Rodney initially broke ground after being terminated due to sexual harassment accusations from a number of female nurses while positioned as Chief Nursing Officer of a major hospital and healthcare network in the Southern Region. Disadvantaged with no source of advocacy to turn to or rely on, he began GALNAA GRP, Incorporated. GALNAA GRP, Incorporated which stands for GAY AND LESBIAN NURSING ALLIANCE ASSOCIATION GROUP. This was designed and created to be a network of professionals to help the LGBTQAI+ community members who were facing similar issues who were professionally employed in the hospital/health/medical field, which of course centered around the fact of harassment, termination, or discrimination due to one's choice in sexual preference. It wasn't until after life changing event of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, LA when Rodney had a wide and rude awakening. A very close and personal friend died and has experienced several forms of abuse while being in nursing facility. Thus, Rodney edited the scope of his and GALNAA GRP'S practice to also advocate for those unaware of their rights as a patient in any private, local, federal, or state facility (building). Whether medically independent or supervised. In 2019, Rodney was recognized for his contribution by The IFAH as one of the industry's Top 100 Healthcare Leader's at their conference in Dubai. As things progressed to expand regionally and nationally, Rodney was involved in an accident, involving a taxi driver who ran a red light and struck Rodney while cycling. Struggling to recover in a state and environment where no family existed, he maintained and slowly recovered. Following a surgical procedure to his (L) shoulder to repair his rotator cuff, Rodney was struck again by a cargo van while trying to save and offer aid to an accident victim. This shattered the bones in his (L) leg, preventing him from walking and being confined to a wheelchair for the remainder of the year. As Rodney recovered, he began to notice a comparable difference in his thoughts and behaviors. This included his motar skills and functioning abilities. Forced to leave his dream, Rodney still holds on to his promise to help the community and is currently working to surpass his previous accomplishments.