Natalie Wise, RN,BSN,FNP-C, ENP-C is a 2007 graduate of Louisiana Tech University, Division of Nursing.  During her time at Tech, she was a member of Sigma Kappa Sorority. She remains an active supporter of Louisiana Tech and currently serves on the Advisory Board for Sigma Kappa.

 Natalie began her career as an ER nurse in Dallas and then LSU Shreveport before completing her Master’s in Advanced Practice Nursing in 2013. She has been serving the Ruston community as a Nurse Practitioner since that time and is board certified in both Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine. She often serves as a preceptor for Nurse Practitioner students and mentors Tech Students who are considering the medical field for their profession. She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society. She is honored to have been named Best of Lincoln Parish in her profession and was named the Betty Robins Volunteer of the Year for 2024 by the Ruston Auxiliary for her volunteer work. Natalie recognizes it is important to work hard and serve well both in and out of your profession.

 Natalie’s passions and career have been able to intersect through medical missions. Natalie is a member Samaritan’s Purse International Response team and has served all over the world in medical missions. She has worked in Ukraine during the height of the Ukrainian/Russian war, Uganda during an Ebola outbreak, Haiti in the aftermath of the 2009 earthquake and many other places in between. Natalie is passionate about showing the world love and those are best met during the most difficult and traumatic times. Natalie notes that many careers are limiting but working in nursing has opened doors that she never dreamed of and stirred in her a passion that is unmatched. She enjoys speaking to groups about her work through medical missions and Samaritan’s Purse. Galatians 5:13b “But through love, serve one another.”