BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

  • Brooke McAtee, PhD, MSN, RN – Chair (Nurse Educator Representative)

    Director of Nursing Programs

    Northwest Missouri State University

    Maryville, MO 

    Term: January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2028

    Nurse Educator Representative

  • Deanna Howe, PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF – Vice Chair (Professional Consumer Representative)

    Director, MSN Nurse Educator Program

    Albany State University  

    Albany, GA 

    Term: January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2027

    Professional Consumer Representative

  • Joyce Zurmehly, PhD, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, ANEF, FAAN – Secretary (Nurse Educator Representative)

    Dean, Nursing and Allied Health

    Mount Carmel College of Nursing

    Columbus, OH

    Term: January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2027

    Nurse Educator Representative

  • Tammy Buchholz, DNP, RN, CNE, FRE - Treasurer (Practice Member Representative)

    Founder and CEO

    Nursing Education & Regulation Specialists

    Bismark, ND

    Term: January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2026

    Practice Member Representative

  • Cody Stansel, MSN, RN, NE-BC, OCN, CMSRN – At-large Representative (Public Member Representative)

    Administrative Director, Nursing

    Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    Nashville, TN

    Term: January 1, 2024  to December 31, 2026

    Public Member Representative

REPRESENTING NURSING EDUCATION

  • Amber Heimberger, DNP, MSHL, RN, CNE

    Dean, College of Science & Health; Founding Dean of Nursing; Professor of Nursing    

    Missouri Baptist University

    St. Louis, MO

    Term: January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2028

  • Bonny Kehm, PhD, RN, CNE

    Dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences and Assistant Provost

    Columbia Southern University

    Orange Beach, AL 

    Term: January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2028

  • Jill Price, PhD, MSN, RN, FAAN

    Chief Academic Officer 

    Chamberlain University 

    Chicago, IL

    Term: December 9, 2024 to December 31, 2026*

    *Dr. Price replaces Dr. Rowena Elliott, who resigned in December 2024

  • Pavel Pugh, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, PMHNP-C, FEP, CNE

    Director of Nursing 

    SABER College

    Miami, FL 

    Term: January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2028

  • Pamela Sandvig, DNP, MSN-Ed., RN, CNE

    Executive Director, Pathways & Compliance and Dean, Post-Licensure Nursing 

    West Coast University 

    Richardson, TX 

    Term: January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2028

  • Kimberly Wiegand, DNP, RN, CNE

    Dean of Post-Licensure Nursing Programs

    Marsha Fuerst School of Nursing - Success Education Colleges

    Glendale, CA

    Term: January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2028

REPRESENTING

NURSING EDUCATION

  • Amber Heimberger, DNP, MSHL, RN, CNE

    Dean, College of Science & Health; Founding Dean of Nursing; Professor of Nursing    

    Missouri Baptist University

    St. Louis, MO

    Term: January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2028

  • Bonny Kehm, PhD, RN, CNE

    Dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences and Assistant Provost

    Columbia Southern University

    Orange Beach, AL 

    Term: January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2028

  • Jill Price, PhD, MSN, RN, FAAN

    Chief Academic Officer 

    Chamberlain University 

    Chicago, IL

    Term: December 9, 2024 to December 31, 2026*

    *Dr. Price replaces Dr. Rowena Elliott, who resigned in December 2024

  • Pavel Pugh, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, PMHNP-C, FEP, CNE

    Director of Nursing 

    SABER College

    Miami, FL 

    Term: January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2028

  • Pamela Sandvig, DNP, MSN-Ed., RN, CNE

    Executive Director, Pathways & Compliance and Dean, Post-Licensure Nursing 

    West Coast University 

    Richardson, TX 

    Term: January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2028

  • Kimberly Wiegand, DNP, RN, CNE

    Dean of Post-Licensure Nursing Programs

    Marsha Fuerst School of Nursing - Success Education Colleges

    Glendale, CA

    Term: January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2028

REPRESENTING PROFESSIONAL CONSUMERS

  • Julie Powell, DNP, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BC, CNEcl

    Surgical Services Float Pool RN

    ProMedica Toldeo Hospital

    Temperance, MI

    Director of Nursing and Part-Time Faculty

    Washtenaw Community College

    Ann Arbor, MI

    Term: January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2027

REPRESENTING

PROFESSIONAL CONSUMERS

  • Julie Powell, DNP, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BC, CNEcl

    Surgical Services Float Pool RN

    ProMedica Toldeo Hospital

    Temperance, MI

    Director of Nursing and Part-Time Faculty

    Washtenaw Community College

    Ann Arbor, MI

    Term: January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2027

REPRESENTING NURSING PRACTICE

  • Mykale Elbe, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC

    Family Nurse Practitioner

    Right from the Start Pediatrics

    Breese, IL

    Assistant Dean of Nursing of Catherine McAuley School of Nursing

    Maryville University

    St. Louis, MO

    Term: January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2026

  • Anjie Raber, PhD, RN, CNE

    Nurse Scientist 

    Inova Fairfax Medical Campus

    Falls Church, VA

    Term: January 1, 2026  to December 31, 2028

REPRESENTING PUBLIC MEMBERS

  • Natalie Ransom, DNP, RN, CENP, NEA-BC

    Group Chief Nurse Executive

    HCA Healthcare

    Nashville, TN

    Term: January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2026