Board of Directors

2026-2027 Board of Directors

 

PRESIDENT / EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Kathy Davis, DNP, RN, MBA, CPHQ

Executive Director, Clinical Network Development
University of New Mexico, Health Sciences Center
Term Expires: June 30, 2027

 

PRESIDENT-ELECT / EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Kelly Stamp, PhD, NP, RN, CHFN, FAHA, FAAN

Associate Dean of Academic Programs & Associate Professor 
University of Colorado Anschutz, College of Nursing Lone Tree, Colorado
Term Expires: June 30, 2027

SECRETARY / EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Erin Denholm, MSN, RN
Consultant
Term Expires: June 30, 2027

 


TREASURER / EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Kathleen Sullivan, PhD, RN
Vice President, Post Acute Care

Dignity Health, California Central Coast
Term Expires: June 30, 2026

DIRECTOR AT LARGE
Stephanie Ahmed, DNP, NP-BC
President
APEX-RX Nursing Excellence Solutions
Term Expires: June 30, 2028

DIRECTOR AT LARGE
June Altaras, MN, NEA-BC, RN
Term Expires: June 30, 2027



DIRECTOR AT LARGE
Judy Beal, DNSc, RN, FAAN
Professor and Dean Emerita
Simmons University
Academic Consultant
Term Expires: June 30, 2026

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Jackie Dunbar-Jacob, PhD, RN, FAAN
Emeritus
University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing 
Term Expires: June 30, 2027


DIRECTOR AT LARGE
Melissa Florell, PhD, RN

Assistant Professor
University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Nursing
Term Expires: June 30, 2028

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Barbara Hatcher, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN

President/CEO
Hatcher-DuBois-Odrick Group, LLC
Term Expires: June 30, 2027

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LeAnn Holmes, DNP, APRN, FAANP
Clinical Associate Professor, Faculty Practice Director
UNMC
Term Expires: June 30, 2027


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Kristan Langdon, DNP, ANP-C, CPHQ
Cardiovascular Accreditation and Quality Coordinator
Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center
Term Expires: June 30, 2027



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Cynthia Persily, PhD, RN, FAAN
Consultant
WV Health Information Network
Term Expires: June 30, 2027 

 

DIRECTOR AT LARGE
Jerry Spicer, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, CHIE, CPHQ, FACHE
Regional Chief Nurse Executive and VP Regional Patient Care Services, Southern California & Hawai’i Markets
Kaiser Permanente Foundation Hospitals
Term Expires: June 30, 2027


DIRECTOR AT LARGE
Deb Thompson, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN
Faculty, Saint Vincent College

CEO/Owner, Debra N. Thompson, LLC
Term Expires: June 30, 2028

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Nelson Tuazon, DNP, DBA, RN, NEA-BC, CENP, CPPS, CNE, FNAP, FACHE, FAAN
Vice President and Associate Chief Nursing Officer 
University Health
Term Expires: June 30, 2027