COMMITTEES

COMMITTEES

The following Committees are comprised of volunteers who facilitate the work of the NLN CNEA through membership on committees and taskforces.
  • Evaluation Committee

    KaraLynn LaValley, PhD, MN, RN

    Committee Chair

    Associate Dean of Nursing

    Green River College

    Auburn, WA 


    Kathy Burlingame, EdD, MSN, RN, PHN, CNE

    Dean of RN to BSN Program

    Galen College of Nursing

    Louisville, KY  


    Lori Donahoo, DNP, RN, CNE

    Director of Nursing

    Owensboro Community and Technical College

    Owensboro, KY


    Brandy Haley, PhD, RN, CNE

    Program Coordinator – Nursing Education

    Arkansas Department of Health

    Little Rock, AR


    Ellen Rearick, PhD, RN, CCM-R

    Associate Professor & Chair, Department of Nursing

    Framingham State University

    Framingham, MA


    Stephanie Turrise, PhD, MBA, RN-BC, APRN, CNE, CHFN, FAHA

    Professor

    University of North Carolina Wilmington

    Wilmington, NC 


    Tracy Zamarron, MSN, RN

    Dean of Health and Human Services

    Montcalm Community College

    Sidney, MI 


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

    Board of Commissioners Liaison

    Director of Professional Nursing Program

    SABER College

    Miami, FL 

  • Initial Program Application Subcommittee

    Kelly Kuhns, PhD, RN, CNE

    Committee Co-Chair

    Chair and Professor, Wehrheim School of Nursing

    Millersville University

    Millersville, PA 


    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

    Associate Dean, Undergraduate Nursing

    South University

    Savannah, GA


    Julie Bullinger Ballow, MSN, RN, CNE

    Assistant Professor of Nursing; Nursing Program Director

    Jackson College 

    Jackson, MI


    Karen Burk, DNP, RN, CNE

    Associate Program Director of Graduate Education and Assistant Professor

    Galen College of Nursing 

    Louisville, KY 


    Carol Kostovich, PhD, RN, CHSE

    Associate Professor and Assistant Dean of Innovative Educational Strategies and Simulation

    Loyola University Chicago

    Maywood, IL


    George Peraza-Smith, DNP, AGNP-C, GS-C, CNE, FAANP

    Program Dean, Post Licensure Nursing; Volunteer Nurse Practitioner

    West Coast University; Good Samaritan Medical Clinic 

    Irvine, CA 


    Elizabeth Riley, DNP, APRN, CPNP-AC, PED-BC, RNC-NIC, CNE, ANEF

    Program Director, Associate Professor

    University of Arkansas; University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

    Little Rock, AR


    Deanna Howe, PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF

    Board of Commissioners Liaison

    Director, MSN Nurse Educator Program

    Albany State University

    Albany, GA

  • Mid-cycle Review Subcommittee

    Kelly Kuhns, PhD, RN, CNE

    Committee Co-Chair

    Chair and Professor, Wehrheim School of Nursing

    Millersville University

    Millersville, PA  


    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 Assistant Vice President of Nursing and Director of Quality Improvement 

    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 


    Kelsie McBride, MSN, RN, CMSRN, CNE

    Director of Nursing Programs

    Craven Community College; Carolina East Medical Center 

    New Bern, NC


    Jill Price, PhD, MSN, RN, FAAN

    Board of Commissioners Liaison

    Professor and Chief Academic Officer 

    Chamberlain University

    Chicago, IL

  • Nominations Committee

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

    Committe Chair 

    Associate Professor of Nursing

    University of West Georgia

    Carrollton, GA


    Jackie Braham, DNP, RN, CNE

    Senior Manager, Accreditation and Professional Regulation

    Chamberlain University College of Nursing

    Chicago, IL 


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

    Co-Dean, Professor of Nursing

    Helene Fuld College of Nursing

    New York, NY


    Rachel Choudhury, MSN, MS, RN, CNE 

    Associate Dean, Nursing 

    Pacific College of Health and Science  

    New York, NY


    John Gonzalez, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, ANP-C 

    Clinical Associate Professor School of Nursing 

    The University of Texas at Tyler  

    3900 University Blvd. 

    Tyler, Texas


    April Minster, EdD, MPH, RN, CNE 

    Nursing Education Consultant

    Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services 

    Lincoln, NE 


    Anjie Raber, PhD, RN, CNE, EBP-C

    Board of Commissioners Liaison

    Nurse Scientist

    Inova Fairfax Medical Campus

    Falls Church, VA

  • Policies and Procedures Committee

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

    Committee Chair

    Vice President of BSNOL Operations 

    Chamberlain University

    Chicago, IL


    Lisa Johnson, PhD, RN, CPN

    Department Head of Nursing

    Community College of Philadelphia

    Philadelphia, PA


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

    Family Nurse Practititoner 

    Sylacauga Pediatrics

    Sylacauga, AL


    Jackie Murphy, EdD, RN, CNE

    Associate Clinical Professor

    Drexel University

    Philadelphia, PA


    Meigan Robb, PhD, RN

    Associate Professor, MS Program Coordinator

    Indiana University of Pennsylvania

    Indiana, PA


    Angel Jennings, PhD, RN-Gero-BC, CDP, CNE

    Executive Director of Nursing

    Trine University  

    Angola, IN 


    Brad Phillips, PhD, RN, CNE

    Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs; Director of International BSN Programs; Assistant Professor

    West Virginia School of Nursing

    Morgantown, WV 


    Mykale Elbe, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC

    Board of Commissioners Liaison

    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

  • Program Review Committee

    Kelly Kuhns, PhD, RN, CNE

    Committee Co-Chair

    Chair and Professor, Wehrheim School of Nursing

    Millersville University

    Millersville, PA  


    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 


    Rebecca Diaz, PhD, RN

    Director for Nursing Education

    Harford Community College

    North East, MD


    Carla Genovese, MSN, CNE, CCRN

    Nursing Program Director

    Flathead Valley Community College

    Kalispell, MT


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

    Department Chair and Associate Professor

    Elon University

    Elon, NC


    Melissa Burdi, DNP, MS, RN, LSSGB

    Chief Nursing Officer - Nursing Program

    Evidence in Motion  

    San Antonio, TX 


    Kelly Claycomb, DNP, RN

    Assistant Professor, RN-BSN Program Lead

    Northwest Missouri State University  

    Maryville, MO 


    JaCinda Downs, EdD, MSN, RN, CNE, PHN

    Nursing Education Specialist

    Minnesota Board of Nursing 

    Mendota Heights, MN


    April Matthias, PhD, RN, CNE

    Professor of Nursing

    University of North Carolina Wilmington

    Wilmington, NC 


    Tara O’Brien, PhD, RN, CNE

    Assistant Clinical Professor; Co-Director of Doctor of Nursing Education Program

    The Ohio State University College of Nursing

    Columbus, OH 


    Alicia Swanson, EdD, MSN, RN, PHN, HNB-BC

    Graduate Nursing Program Coordinator; Professor of Nursing; Chief Academic Nursing Administrator

    Minnesota State University Moorhead 

    Moorhead, MN 


    Bonny Kehm, PhD, RN, CNE

    Board of Commissioners Liaison 

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

    Columbia Southern University

    Orange Beach, AL 

  • Standards Committee

    Tona Leiker, PhD, RN, CNE

    Committee Chair 

    Executive Dean - Academic Operations and Visiting Professor DNP Program

    Chamberlain University

    Chicago, IL 


    Rochelle Boes, MSN, BSN, RN

    Director of Nursing and Allied Health

    West Shore Community College

    Scottville, MI


    Nancy Bellucci, PhD, MSN-Ed, RN, CNE, CNOR 

    Founding Academic Program Director 

    Columbia Southern University

    Orange Beach, AL 


    Sarah Billings-Berg, DC, DNP, RN, CNE

    Chief of Education

    United States, Department of Veteran Affairs

    Marshfield, VT 


    Nancy Perry, DNP, RN, CNE, FAADN

    Professor Emerita

    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 


    Marriya Wright, MSN, RN, CNE, CHSE

    Dean of Allied Health and Nursing

    South Puget Sound Community College

    Olympia, WA 


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

    Board of Commissioners Liaison 

    Administrative Director, Nursing

    Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

    Nashville, TN

  • Evaluation Committee

    Julie Beck, D.Ed., MSN, RN

    Committee Chair

    Professor of Nursing, Director of the BSN Program

    Wilson College

    Chambersburg, PA  


    Tammy Buchholz, DNP, RN, CNE, FRE

    Associate Director for Education  

    North Dakota Board of Nursing (NDBON)  

    Bismarck, ND 


    Lynette How, MSN, BFA, RN

    Nursing Director

    Minnesota North College

    Grand Rapids, MN


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

    Dean of Nursing

    Centra College

    Lynchburg, VA 


    Andrea Doctor, PhD, RN, CCRN, CCRC

    Board of Commissioners Liaison

    Associate Professor

    University of District of Columbia Community College

    Washington, DC

  • Initial Program Application Subcommittee

    Jewel Diller, DNP, MSEd, RN

    Committee Co-Chair

    Assistant Vice President for Nursing

    Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana

    Fort Wayne, IN 


    Stephanie Holaday, DrPH, MSN, BSN, CNE

    Committee Co-Chair

    Dean of Nursing & Health Sciences

    Salem University

    Salem, WV


    Kelly Watson Huffer, PhD, DNP, CRNP, CNE

    Associate Professor, Project Director, HRSA IMPACT Grant

    Shepherd University

    Shepherdstown, WV


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

    Advanced Educator

    UPMC St. Margaret School of Nursing

    Pittsburgh, PA 


    Tona Leiker, PhD, RN, CNE

    Visiting Professor - DNP Online Program

    Chamberlain University

    Chicago, IL


    Nancy Perry, DNP, RN, CNE

    Nursing Program Director

    Carroll Community College

    Westminster, MD


    Katherine Williams, EdD, MSN, RN, CNE, CNOR, RNFA, GTS

    Perioperative Education Specialist

    Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses

    Denver, CO


    Carmen Monroy, MSN-NI, BSN, RN

    Director of Nursing

    Antigua College International

    Miami Lakes, FL


    Teresa Kaul, PhD, MSN APRN-BC, RN

    Chairperson Nursing Department

    Carroll University

    Waukesha, WI 


    Rowena Elliott, PhD, RN, CNN, AGNP-C, GS-C, CNE, LNC, ANEF, FAAN 

    Board of Commissioners Liaison 

    Professor, Clinical Track; Assistant Dean for Curriculum and Teaching Development

    Emory University/ Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing

    Atlanta, GA

  • Mid-cycle Review Subcommittee

    Jewel Diller, DNP, MSEd, RN

    Committee Co-Chair

    Assistant Vice President for Nursing

    Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana

    Fort Wayne, IN 


    Stephanie Holaday, DrPH, MSN, BSN, CNE

    Committee Co-Chair

    Dean of Nursing & Health Sciences

    Salem University

    Salem, WV


    Rebecca Diaz, PhD, RN

    Director for Nursing Education

    Hartford Community College

    North East, MD


    Janice I. Hooper, PhD, RN, FRE, CNE, FAAN, ANEF 

    Lead Nursing Consultant for Education  

    Texas Board of Nursing 

    Austin, TX


    Colleen Koob, DNP, MS, RN   

    Dean of Nursing   

    Beal University  

    Bangor, ME


    Rhonda McLain, PhD, RN, CNE 

    Retired, Previously Assistant Dean for Evaluation and  Assistant Professor

    The University of Alabama at Birmingham 

    Birmingham, AL


    Theresa Pietsch, PhD, RN, CRRN, CNE 

    Associate Professor and Dean, School of Nursing and Health Sciences

    Neumann University 

    Haddon Heights, NJ


    Rachel Simmons, PhD, DNP, WHNP-BC, ANP-BC, PMHNP, IBCLC, MSN

    Adjunct Faculty 

    University of Cincinnati 

    Windermere, FL


    Dorinda Sorvig, MSN, RN, CNE

    Practical Nursing Program Director and Faculty

    Northland Community and Techical College

    Thief River Falls, MN


    Brooke McAtee, PhD, MSN, RN

    Board of Commissioners Liaison

    Director of Nursing Programs

    Northwest Missouri State University

    Maryville, MO

  • Nominations Committee

    Aaron Sebach, PhD, DNP, MBA, AGACNP-BC, FNP-BC, NP-C, CP-C, CEN, CPEN, CGNC, CLNC, CNE, CNEcl, SFHM, FNAP

    Committee Chair

    Dean, College of Health Professions and Natural Sciences

    New Castle, DE


    Sarah Craig, PhD, RN, CCNS, CCRN-K, CHSE, CNE

    Program Director Clinical Nurse Leader MSN program

    University of Virginia

    School of Nursing

    Barboursville, VA


    Jackie Murphy, EdD, RN, CNE

    Chair, MSN Advanced Role

    Drexel University

    Chalfont, PA


    Anjanette Raber, PhD, RN, CNE

    BSN Program Director

    University of Portland School of Nursing

    Portland, OR


    Joanna McManus, DNP, MSN, MSPA, RN, PHN

    Adjunct Faculty

    West Coast University

    Irvine, CA


    Regina Mirabella, EdD, MSN, BSN, RN

    Nursing Professor

    Pasco-Hernando State College

    New Port Richey, FL


    Sandra S. Bowles, MNEd, EdD, BSN, RN, CNE

    Board of Commissioners Liaison

    Emeritus Professor of Nursing

    Dean Emeritus, Bradford Division of Health Sciences

    University of Charleston School of Pharmacy - Adjunct Professor

    Charleston, WV

  • Policies and Procedures Committee

    Bronwynne Evans, PhD, RN, FNGNA, ANEF, FAAN 

    Committee Chair

    Professor Emerita

    College of Nursing and Health Innovation

    Arizona State University

    Phoenix, AZ


    Joan Frey, EdD, MSN, BS, ANEF 

    Academic President

    Galen College of Nursing

    Louisville, KY


    Connie Frisch, EdD, MA, RN

    Retired, Previously Director of Nursing

    St. Cloud Technical & Community College

    St Cloud, MN


    Nancy Kupper, MSN, RN

    Nurse Legal/Education Consultant 

    Kupper Associates 

    Arlington, TX


    Amy Pettigrew, PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF

    Retired Dean

    Miami Dade College School of Nursing

    Naples, FL


    Roseminda Santee, DNP, MA, RN, NEA-BC, CNE, ANEF

    Dean

    Trinitas School of Nursing

    Elizabeth, NJ


    Janice Unruh Davidson Walker, PhD, DNP, RN-BC, FNP-BC, NEA-BC, CNE, ANEF, FAANP

    DNP Professor

    Chamberlain College of Nursing

    Downers Grove, IL


    Angela Larson, PhD, APRN, CNS, ACCNS-AG, CCNS, CCRN

    Board of Commissioners Liaison

    Lead Program Development Owner, Health Professions/Nursing, Leavitt School of Health

    Western Governors University

    Fernandina Beach, FL 

  • Program Review Committee

    Jewel Diller, DNP, MSEd, RN

    Committee Co-Chair

    Assistant Vice President for Nursing

    Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana

    Fort Wayne, IN 


    Stephanie Holaday, DrPH, MSN, BSN, CNE

    Committee Co-Chair

    Dean of Nursing & Health Sciences

    Salem University

    Salem, WV


    Sarah Billings-Berg, DNP, DC, RN, CNE 

    Health Services Coordinator 

    Vermont Technical College 

    Randolph Center, VT 


    Lisa DiGiovanni, EdD, MSN, RN-BC, CHSE

    Faculty and Learning/ Simulation Center Director

    Trinitas School of Nursing

    Elizabeth, NJ


    Kathy Dolter, PhD, RN

    Dean of Nursing

    Kirkwood Community College

    Cedar Rapids, IA


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

    Nurse Research Scientist

    Hartford Hospital

    Hartford, CT


    Edna Hull, PhD, RN, CNE

    Senior Contributing Faculty Member

    College of Nursing

    Walden University

    Kenner, LA


    Brandon (Kyle) Johnson, PhD, RN, CHSE

    Associate Dean for Simulation and Associate Professor

    Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing

    Lubbock, TX


    Amber Pyatt, DNP, RN, CNE

    Founding Dean of Nursing and Associate Professor of Nursing

    Missouri Baptist University

    St. Louis, MO


    Deanna Howe, PhD, RN, CNE

    Director, RN-BSN Program; Professor

    Albany State University

    Albany, GA


    Kelly Kuhns, PhD, RN, CNE

    Professor and Department Chair

    Millersville University

    Millersville, PA


    Susan Welch, EdD, RN, CCRN, CNE 

    Board of Commissioners Liaison 

    Associate Professor

    University of Alabama Capstone College of Nursing

    Tuscaloosa, AL

  • Standards Committee

    Rodnita Davis, PhD, RN, CNE

    Committee Chair

    Assistant Professor, Director BSN Program SANND Faculty Advisor

    Notre Dame of Maryland University

    Baltimore, MD


    Gregory Brooks, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC 

    Assistant Dean of Student Affairs, Associate Professor 

    Harding University 

    Searcy, AR


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

    Associate Professor

    The University of Alabama at Birmingham

    South Birmingham, AL


    Brenda Marshall, EdD, APRN, ANEF, FAANP

    Professor/Fulbright Scholar Specialist: Mental Health; Director College of Science and Health Center Research

    William Paterson University

    Wayne, IN


    Denise Warren, DNP, MSN, BSN, PMHNP, RN

    Clinical Mental Health Adjunct Professor

    Seton Hall University

    Newark, NJ


    Rochelle Boes, MSN, BSN, RN

    Director of Nursing and Allied Health

    West Shore Community College

    Scottville, MI


    Nicole Moore, MSN, RN, CNE, PMH-C

    Chair, Department of Nursing

    Mercyhurst University

    Erie, PA


    Andrea Doctor, PhD, RN, CCRN, CCRC

    Board of Commissioners Liaison

    Associate Professor

    University of District of Columbia Community College

    Washington, DC

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The following Committees are comprised of volunteers who facilitate the work of the NLN CNEA through membership on committees and taskforces.
  • Evaluation Committee

    KaraLynn LaValley, PhD, MN, RN

    Committee Chair

    Associate Dean of Nursing

    Green River College

    Auburn, WA 


    Kathy Burlingame, EdD, MSN, RN, PHN, CNE

    Dean of RN to BSN Program

    Galen College of Nursing

    Louisville, KY  


    Lori Donahoo, DNP, RN, CNE

    Director of Nursing

    Owensboro Community and Technical College

    Owensboro, KY


    Brandy Haley, PhD, RN, CNE

    Program Coordinator – Nursing Education

    Arkansas Department of Health

    Little Rock, AR


    Ellen Rearick, PhD, RN, CCM-R

    Associate Professor & Chair, Department of Nursing

    Framingham State University

    Framingham, MA


    Stephanie Turrise, PhD, MBA, RN-BC, APRN, CNE, CHFN, FAHA

    Professor

    University of North Carolina Wilmington

    Wilmington, NC 


    Tracy Zamarron, MSN, RN

    Dean of Health and Human Services

    Montcalm Community College

    Sidney, MI 


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

    Board of Commissioners Liaison

    Director of Professional Nursing Program

    SABER College

    Miami, FL 

  • Initial Program Application Subcommittee

    Kelly Kuhns, PhD, RN, CNE

    Committee Co-Chair

    Chair and Professor, Wehrheim School of Nursing

    Millersville University

    Millersville, PA 


    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

    Associate Dean, Undergraduate Nursing

    South University

    Savannah, GA


    Julie Bullinger Ballow, MSN, RN, CNE

    Assistant Professor of Nursing; Nursing Program Director

    Jackson College 

    Jackson, MI


    Karen Burk, DNP, RN, CNE

    Associate Program Director of Graduate Education and Assistant Professor

    Galen College of Nursing 

    Louisville, KY 


    Carol Kostovich, PhD, RN, CHSE

    Associate Professor and Assistant Dean of Innovative Educational Strategies and Simulation

    Loyola University Chicago

    Maywood, IL


    George Peraza-Smith, DNP, AGNP-C, GS-C, CNE, FAANP

    Program Dean, Post Licensure Nursing; Volunteer Nurse Practitioner

    West Coast University; Good Samaritan Medical Clinic 

    Irvine, CA 


    Elizabeth Riley, DNP, APRN, CPNP-AC, PED-BC, RNC-NIC, CNE, ANEF

    Program Director, Associate Professor

    University of Arkansas; University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

    Little Rock, AR


    Deanna Howe, PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF

    Board of Commissioners Liaison

    Director, MSN Nurse Educator Program

    Albany State University

    Albany, GA

  • Mid-cycle Review Subcommittee

    Kelly Kuhns, PhD, RN, CNE

    Committee Co-Chair

    Chair and Professor, Wehrheim School of Nursing

    Millersville University

    Millersville, PA  


    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 Assistant Vice President of Nursing and Director of Quality Improvement 

    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 


    Kelsie McBride, MSN, RN, CMSRN, CNE

    Director of Nursing Programs

    Craven Community College; Carolina East Medical Center 

    New Bern, NC


    Jill Price, PhD, MSN, RN, FAAN

    Board of Commissioners Liaison

    Professor and Chief Academic Officer 

    Chamberlain University

    Chicago, IL

  • Nominations Committee

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

    Committe Chair 

    Associate Professor of Nursing

    University of West Georgia

    Carrollton, GA


    Jackie Braham, DNP, RN, CNE

    Senior Manager, Accreditation and Professional Regulation

    Chamberlain University College of Nursing

    Chicago, IL 


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

    Co-Dean, Professor of Nursing

    Helene Fuld College of Nursing

    New York, NY


    Rachel Choudhury, MSN, MS, RN, CNE 

    Associate Dean, Nursing 

    Pacific College of Health and Science  

    New York, NY


    John Gonzalez, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, ANP-C 

    Clinical Associate Professor School of Nursing 

    The University of Texas at Tyler  

    3900 University Blvd. 

    Tyler, Texas


    April Minster, EdD, MPH, RN, CNE 

    Nursing Education Consultant

    Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services 

    Lincoln, NE


    Anjie Raber, PhD, RN, CNE, EBP-C

    Board of Commissioners Liaison

    Nurse Scientist

    Inova Fairfax Medical Campus

    Falls Church, VA

  • Policies and Procedures Committee

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

    Committee Chair

    Vice President of BSNOL Operations 

    Chamberlain University

    Chicago, IL


    Lisa Johnson, PhD, RN, CPN

    Department Head of Nursing

    Community College of Philadelphia

    Philadelphia, PA


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

    Family Nurse Practititoner 

    Sylacauga Pediatrics

    Sylacauga, AL


    Jackie Murphy, EdD, RN, CNE

    Associate Clinical Professor

    Drexel University

    Philadelphia, PA


    Meigan Robb, PhD, RN

    Associate Professor, MS Program Coordinator

    Indiana University of Pennsylvania

    Indiana, PA


    Angel Jennings, PhD, RN-Gero-BC, CDP, CNE

    Executive Director of Nursing

    Trine University  

    Angola, IN 


    Brad Phillips, PhD, RN, CNE

    Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs; Director of International BSN Programs; Assistant Professor

    West Virginia School of Nursing

    Morgantown, WV 


    Mykale Elbe, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC

    Board of Commissioners Liaison

    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

  • Program Review Committee

    Kelly Kuhns, PhD, RN, CNE

    Committee Co-Chair

    Chair and Professor, Wehrheim School of Nursing

    Millersville University

    Millersville, PA  


    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 


    Rebecca Diaz, PhD, RN

    Director for Nursing Education

    Harford Community College

    North East, MD


    Carla Genovese, MSN, CNE, CCRN

    Nursing Program Director

    Flathead Valley Community College

    Kalispell, MT


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

    Department Chair and Associate Professor

    Elon University

    Elon, NC


    Melissa Burdi, DNP, MS, RN, LSSGB

    Chief Nursing Officer - Nursing Program

    Evidence in Motion  

    San Antonio, TX 


    Kelly Claycomb, DNP, RN

    Assistant Professor, RN-BSN Program Lead

    Northwest Missouri State University  

    Maryville, MO 


    JaCinda Downs, EdD, MSN, RN, CNE, PHN

    Nursing Education Specialist

    Minnesota Board of Nursing 

    Mendota Heights, MN


    April Matthias, PhD, RN, CNE

    Professor of Nursing

    University of North Carolina Wilmington

    Wilmington, NC 


    Tara O’Brien, PhD, RN, CNE

    Assistant Clinical Professor; Co-Director of Doctor of Nursing Education Program

    The Ohio State University College of Nursing

    Columbus, OH 


    Alicia Swanson, EdD, MSN, RN, PHN, HNB-BC

    Graduate Nursing Program Coordinator; Professor of Nursing; Chief Academic Nursing Administrator

    Minnesota State University Moorhead 

    Moorhead, MN 


    Bonny Kehm, PhD, RN, CNE

    Board of Commissioners Liaison 

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

    Columbia Southern University

    Orange Beach, AL 

  • Standards Committee

    Tona Leiker, PhD, RN, CNE

    Committee Chair 

    Executive Dean - Academic Operations and Visiting Professor DNP Program

    Chamberlain University

    Chicago, IL 


    Rochelle Boes, MSN, BSN, RN

    Director of Nursing and Allied Health

    West Shore Community College

    Scottville, MI


    Nancy Bellucci, PhD, MSN-Ed, RN, CNE, CNOR 

    Founding Academic Program Director 

    Columbia Southern University

    Orange Beach, AL 


    Sarah Billings-Berg, DC, DNP, RN, CNE

    Chief of Education

    United States, Department of Veteran Affairs

    Marshfield, VT 


    Nancy Perry, DNP, RN, CNE, FAADN

    Professor Emerita

    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 


    Marriya Wright, MSN, RN, CNE, CHSE

    Dean of Allied Health and Nursing

    South Puget Sound Community College

    Olympia, WA 


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

    Board of Commissioners Liaison 

    Administrative Director, Nursing

    Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

    Nashville, TN