COMMITTEES

Julie Beck, D.Ed., MSN, RN, CNE

Committee Chair

Dean of the School of Nursing

Elms College

Chicopee, MA

Carolina S. Cacho, DNP, RN, NPD-BC, CCRN-K

Nursing Quality Improvement Manager

O'Connor Hospital

San Jose, CA 

Lori Donahoo, DNP, RN, CNE

Director of Nursing

Owensboro Community and Technical College

Owensboro, KY

Heather Gable, DNP, RN, LNHA, CNE, NEA-BC

Associate Professor and Nursing Program Director

McDaniel College

Westminster, MD

Brandy Haley, PhD, RN, CNE

Dean and Professor of Nursing

University of Arkansas at Monticello

Monticello, AR 

Lynette How, MSN, BFA, RN

Nursing Director

Minnesota North College

Grand Rapids, MN

KaraLynn LaValley, PhD, MN, RN

Associate Dean of Nursing

Green River College

Auburn, WA 

Tammy Buchholz, DNP, RN, CNE, FRE

Board of Commissioners Liaison

Associate Director for Education  

North Dakota Board of Nursing

Bismarck, ND 

Amber Heimberger, DNP, RN, CNE

Committee Co-Chair

Founding Dean of Nursing and Associate Professor of Nursing

Missouri Baptist University

St. Louis, MO

Dorinda Sorvig, MSN, RN, CNE

Committee Co-Chair

Retired, Previously Practical Nursing Program Director and Faculty

Northland Community and Technical College 

Red Lake Falls, MN 

Teresa Kaul, PhD, MSN APRN-BC, RN

Chairperson Nursing Department

Carroll University

Waukesha, WI 

Colleen Koob, DNP, MS, BSN, ADN, RN

Adjunct Faculty

Capella University

Adamstown, ME

Carol Kostovich, PhD, RN, CHSE

Associate Professor and Assistant Dean of Innovative Educational Strategies and Simulation

Loyola University Chicago

Maywood, IL

Kelly Watson Huffer, PhD, DNP, CRNP, CNE

Associate Professor, Project Director, HRSA IMPACT Grant

Shepherd University, School of Nursing

Shepherdstown, WV 

Mary Beth Langdon, DNP, RN, MEDSURG-BC, CNE

Advanced Educator

UPMC Jameson School of Nursing

New Castle, PA 

Elizabeth Riley, DNP, PED-BC, RNC-NIC, CNE

Clinical Assistant Professor

University of Arkansas

Little Rock, AR 

Jordan Yakoby, EdDc, DNP, MBA, ACNP-BC, CCRN, CNE, FCCM, FNYAM

Director, Chief Nurse Administrator, Associate Professor of Nursing and Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

Touro College and University System  

New York, NY

Overlook Medical Center

Summit, NJ

Deanna Howe, PhD, RN, CNE

Board of Commissioners Liaison

Director of Graduate Nurse Educator Program and Professor

Albany State University

Albany, GA

Amber Heimberger, DNP, RN, CNE

Committee Co-Chair

Founding Dean of Nursing and Associate Professor of Nursing

Missouri Baptist University

St. Louis, MO 

Dorinda Sorvig, MS, RN, CNE 

Committee Co-Chair

Retired, Previously Practical Nursing Program Director and Faculty

Northland Community and Technical College 

Red Lake Falls, MN

Carolyn Bradley, DNP, MSN-Ed, RN, CCRN

Director and Associate Professor

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

Michele Gonser, MSN, RN

Interim Dean of Nursing

Ivy Technical Community College of Indiana

Fort Wayne, IN

Karen Hande, PhD, DNP, ANP-BC, CNE, FAANP, ANEF

Professor of Nursing and Chair, Health Promotion, Populations, and Health Systems Community Pain and Symptom Management 

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing

Co-Director of Advanced Practice Education, Training, and Scholarship

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

Nashville, TN

Jill Holmstrom, EdD, MSN, RN, COS, CNEcl

Co-Chair and Professor

MSU Moorhead School of Nursing and Healthcare Leadership Department

Minnesota State University Moorhead

Moorhead, MN

Jennifer Jacobson, MSN, RN

Associate Degree of Nursing and Associate Professor

University of Jamestown

Fargo, ND

Melissa Scott, PhD, RN, CNEcl

Associate Professor

University of North Carolina Wilmington

Wilmington, NC 

Michael Wayne Rager, Ph.D., DNP, MSN, FNP-BC, APRN, CNE, FAADN

Self-employed, previously Chief Nursing Officer at Beckfield College

Madisonville, KY

Jill Price, PhD, MSN, RN, FAAN

Board of Commissioners Liaison

Chief Academic Officer 

Chamberlain University

Chicago, IL

Brenda Elliott, PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF 

Committee Chair

Assistant Professor and Director, Graduate Program in Nursing

Messiah University, Department of Nursing 

Mechanicsburg, PA 

Jackie Braham, DNP, RN, CNE

Senior Accreditation Specialist, School of Nursing

Purdue Global University

West Lafayette, IN

Maria Mackey, PhD, DNP, RN, CNE 

Associate Professor

East Stroudsburg University

East Stroudsburg, PA 

Aluem Tark, PhD, FNP-BC, RN, CHPN

Program Director and Associate Professor

Columbia University School of Nursing

New York, NY

Amy Yarbrough, EdD, RN, RNC-MNN, CNE

Associate Professor of Nursing

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

Jennifer Vaughn, DNP, RN, NE-BC, CNE 

Executive Assistant Dean of Administration, Associate Professor and NPR Project Director 

Upstate Medical University College of Nursing Syracuse, NY 

Janina Johnson, DNP, RN, CNE

Board of Commissioners Liaison

Dean, College of Nursing

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, AZ

Kim Kelly-Cortez, PhD, MSEd, MBA, RN, CNE, NPD-BC

Committee Chair

Senior Associate Dean and Director of Undergraduate Programs

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Lisa Johnson, PhD, RN, CPN

Associate Professor and Curriculum Coordinator

Community College of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA

Bonny Kehm, PhD, RN, CNE

Dean and Associate Provost

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

Darlene Mathis, DNP, CRNP, FNP-BC, FNP-C, CNE

Family Nurse Practititoner 

Sylacauga, AL

Jackie Murphy, EdD, RN, CNE

Associate Clinical Professor

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Meigan Robb, PhD, RN

Associate Professor

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana, PA

Kimberly Wiegand, DNP, MSN, RN

Assistant Vice President for Nursing

Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana

Indianapolis, IN

Mykale Elbe, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC

Board of Commissioners Liaison

Family Nurse Practitioner

Right from the Start Pediatrics

Breese, IL

Associate Dean of Nursing of Catherine McAuley School of Nursing

Maryville University

St. Louis, MO 

Amber Heimberger, DNP, RN, CNE

Committee Co-Chair

Founding Dean of Nursing and Associate Professor of Nursing

Missouri Baptist University

St. Louis, MO 

Dorinda Sorvig, MS, RN, CNE

Committee Co-Chair

Retired, Previously Practical Nursing Program Director and Faculty

Northland Community and Technical College 

Red Lake Falls, MN 

Melissa Burdi, DNP, MS, RN, LSSGB

Dean & Vice President

Purdue University Global School of Nursing

West Lafayette, IN

Rebecca Diaz, PhD, RN

Director for Nursing Education

Harford Community College

North East, MD

Laura Dzurec, PhD, PMHCNS-BC, ANEF, FAAN

Assistant Professor, previously Nurse Research Scientist

Eastern Connecticut State University

Willimantic, CT

Carla Genovese, MSN, CNE, CCRN

Nursing Program Director

Flathead Valley Community College

Kalispell, MT

Brandon (Kyle) Johnson, PhD, RN, CHSE, ANEF

Associate Dean for Simulation and Associate Professor

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing

Lubbock, TX

Kelly Kuhns, PhD, RN, CNE

Professor and Department Chair

Millersville University

Millersville, PA

Tara O’Brien, PhD, RN, CNE

Assistant Professor

The Ohio State University College of Nursing

Columbus, OH 

Catherine Quay, EdD, MSN, RN, GERO-BC, CNE

Department Chair and Associate Professor

Elon University

Elon, NC

Jennie Wagner, EdD, RN, MSN, MBA, CNE, IBCLC

Lecturer and Interim Post-licensure Program Director

University of Central Florida

Orlando, FL 

Brooke McAtee, PhD, MSN, RN

Board of Commissioners Liaison 

Director of Nursing Programs

Northwest Missouri State University

Maryville, MO 

Rodnita Davis, PhD, RN, CNE

Committee Chair

Post-Baccalaureate Registered Nurse Residency (PB-RNR) Program Manager

VA Maryland Health Care System 

Baltimore, MD

Rochelle Boes, MSN, BSN, RN

Director of Nursing and Allied Health

West Shore Community College

Scottville, MI

Loretta Lee, PhD, CRNP, FNP-BC, CNE, FNAP, FADLN

Professor; Department Vice Chair

The University of Alabama at Birmingham

South Birmingham, AL

Tona Leiker, PhD, RN, CNE

Visiting Professor – DNP Online Program

Chamberlain University

Chicago, IL 

Brenda Marshall, EdD, APRN, ANEF, FAANP

Professor/Fulbright Scholar Specialist: Mental Health and Professor, School of Nursing

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Nancy Perry, DNP, RN, CNE, FAADN

Nursing Program Director

Carroll Community College

Westminster, MD 

Richard Prior, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP

Associate Professor and Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

University of Cincinnati College of Nursing  

Cincinnati, OH 

Cody Stansel, MSN, RN, NE-BC, OCN, CMSRN

Board of Commissioners Liaison 

Administrative Director, Nursing

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

Nashville, TN