03/05/2024 05:00:00 AMPamela B. Simmons, Ph.D., FNP-C (ret.), Clinical Professor of Nursing at Downstate, excels as a faculty member but also as a passionate advocate for orphans and foster children. For the past decade, she has been actively involved in international service, providing crucial support to orphans worldwide through the nonprofit organization Pick It Forward for Orphans (PIF).Office of the President/var/staging/oucampus/suny-downstate/downstate/about/office-of-the-president/presidents-bulletin/2024/03-05/global-voluntarism.xml