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Leadership

Advisory Council

Advisory Council Chair

Rhoda A. Owens, Ph.D., RN - Chair
Associate Professor
University of North Dakota
College of Nursing and Professional Disciplines

Debra L. Liebig, MLA, BSN, RN, NPD-BC - Chair-Elect
Program Manager
Service and Performance Excellence
Accreditation and Regulatory Readiness Department
Children’s Mercy Hospital
Kansas City, Missouri

Members

Paulette Anest, MSN, RN, CENP
Vice President Clinical & Education Solutions
AMN Healthcare

Marianne Biangone, Ph.D., RN, PHN
Assistant Dean, Curriculum and Program Evaluation
Clinical Professor, Department of Community Health Systems
Co-Director, Workforce Development
University of California, San Francisco School of Nursing

Janice G. Brewington, Ph.D., RN, FAAN
Chief Program Officer and Director for the Center for Transformational Leadership
National League for Nursing

Jennifer L. Embree, DNP, RN, NE-BC, CCNS, FAAN 
Chief Wellness Officer
Clinical Professor
Coordinator MSN Nursing Leadership and Health Systems Track
Indiana University School of Nursing 

Kristi Frisbee, DNP, RN
Associate Professor Pittsburg State University School of Nursing
Pittsburg, KS

Nelda Godfrey, Ph.D., 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

Dawn Goodolf, Ph.D., RN
Associate Professor and Associate Dean
Helen S. Breidegam School of Nursing and Public Health
Moravian University
Bethlehem, PA

Terri Hinkley, EdD, MBA, BScN, RN, CAE
Chief Executive Officer
American Academy of Medical-Surgical Nursing
Swedesboro, New Jersey

Chelsea O. P. Hagopian, DNP, APRN, AGACNP-BC
Assistant Professor - Clinical Track
Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing
Emory University
Atlanta, GA

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

M. Lindell Joseph, Ph.D., 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

Karen LaMartina, Ph.D., RN
President, Organization for Associate Degree Nursing
Johnson County Community College Nursing Program Director (Retired)
Overland Park, KS

Susan Luparell, Ph.D., RN, CNE, ANEF
Associate Professor
Montana State University

Janet McMahon, DNP, MSN, RN, ANEF
Client Success Nurse Educator Strategist
ATI Nursing Education

Donna Meyer, MSN, RN, ANEF, FAADN, FAAN
OADN Chief Executive Officer Emeritus
OADN Foundation Board Member

Kristen Priddy, Ph.D., RN, CNS
Adjunct Faculty
Texas Christian University

Marlo Robinson, DNP, JD, RN CD(DONA)
Concorde Colleges, National Dean of Nursing

Susan Strouse, Ph.D., RN
Associate Professor
Center for Nursing Research Director
Kirkhof College of Nursing
Grand Valley State University

Julee Thompson, DNP, MSN, MBA, RN, CENP, FACHE, FAONL

KaryAnne Weybrew, WHNP, MSN, RN
Director of Nursing, BSN program
Mount Saint Mary’s University
Los Angeles, CA

Kenya Williams, EdD, MSN, MBA, RN, RP, CAE
Deputy Executive Director
National Student Nurses’ Association, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY

Jean Yockey, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
University of South Dakota

 

Executive Council

Chair

Rhoda A. Owens, Ph.D., RN
Associate Professor
University of North Dakota
College of Nursing and Professional Disciplines

Chair-Elect

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

Secretary

Kristen Priddy, Ph.D., RN, CNS
Adjunct Faculty
Texas Christian University

Treasurer

KaryAnne Weybrew, WHNP, MSN, RN
Director of Nursing, BSN program
Mount Saint Mary’s University
Los Angeles, CA

Immediate Past Chair

Beth Cusatis Phillips, Ph.D., RN, CNE, CHSE
Duke University School of Nursing Professor Emerita
Strategic Nursing Advisor, Ascend Learning

Ex Officio and Founder

Nelda Godfrey, Ph.D., ACNS-BC, FAAN, ANEF
Professor and Associate Dean
Innovative Partnerships and Practice
University of Kansas School of Nursing
Advisory Council Chair
Kansas City, KS

KU School of Nursing

University of Kansas Medical Center
Nursing Education Solutions
3901 Rainbow Boulevard
Mail Stop 2029
Kansas City, KS 66160