Leadership
Advisory Council
Advisory Council Chair
Beth Cusatis Phillips, PhD, RN, CNE, CHSE - Chair
Duke University School of Nursing Professor Emerita
Strategic Nursing Advisor, Ascend Learning
Rhoda A. Owens, PhD, RN - Chair-Elect
Associate Professor
University of North Dakota
College of Nursing and Professional Disciplines
Members
Janice G. Brewington, PhD, RN, FAAN
Chief Program Officer and Director for the Center for Transformational Leadership
National League for Nursing
Cole Edmonson, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE, FAONL, FNAP, FAAN
Chief Experience and Clinical Officer
AMN Healthcare
Kristi Frisbee, DNP, RN
Associate Professor Pittsburg State University School of Nursing
Pittsburg, KS
Nelda Godfrey, PhD, ACNS-BC, FAAN, ANEF
Immediate Past Advisory Council Chair
Professor and Associate Dean
Innovative Partnerships and Practice
University of Kansas School of Nursing
Kansas City, KS
Chelsea Hagopian, DNP, APRN, AGACNP-BC
Assistant Professor (Clinical Track)
Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing
Emory University
Terri Hinkley, EdD, MBA, BScN, RN, CAE
Chief Executive Officer
American Academy of Medical-Surgical Nursing
Swedesboro, New Jersey
Amy L. Hite, DNP, EdS, APRN, FNP
Professor and Grant Project Director: HRSA-ANE NPR and SANE
Pittsburg State University School of Nursing
Nurse Practitioner, Emergency Department
Ascension Via Christi Hospital
Pittsburg, Kansas
Matthew Howard, DNP, RN, CEN, TCRN, CPEN, CPN
Director of Scholarship and Leadership
Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
Indianapolis, Indiana
Lindell Joseph, PhD, RN, FAAN, FAONL
Clinical Professor & Director
Health Systems Administration & MSN: CNL Programs
University of Iowa College of Nursing
Lynne M. Kuhl, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Viterbo University
Debra L. Liebig, MLA, BSN, RN, NPD-BC
Program Manager
Service and Performance Excellence
Accreditation and Regulatory Readiness Department
Children’s Mercy Hospital
Kansas City, Missouri
Susan Luparell, PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF
Associate Professor
Montana State University
Donna Meyer, MSN, RN, ANEF, FAADN, FAAN
CEO Emeritus
Organization for Associate Degree Nursing (OADN)
Kristen Priddy, PhD, RN, CNS
Adjunct Faculty
Texas Christian University
KaryAnne Weybrew, WHNP, MSN, RN
FUSE Executive Fellow
Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health
Executive Council
Chair
Beth Cusatis Phillips, PhD, RN, CNE, CHSE
Duke University School of Nursing Professor Emerita
Strategic Nursing Advisor, Ascend Learning
Secretary
Debra L. Liebig, MLA, BSN, RN, NPD-BC
Program Manager
Service and Performance Excellence
Accreditation and Regulatory Readiness Department
Children’s Mercy Hospital
Kansas City, Missouri
Treasurer
KaryAnne Weybrew, WHNP, MSN, RN
FUSE Executive Fellow
Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health
Immediate Past Chair
Nelda Godfrey, PhD, ACNS-BC, FAAN, ANEF
Professor and Associate Dean
Innovative Partnerships and Practice
University of Kansas School of Nursing
Advisory Council Chair
Kansas City, KS