Leadership
Advisory Council
Advisory Council Chair
Beth Cusatis Phillips, Ph.D., RN, CNE, CHSE - Chair
Duke University School of Nursing Professor Emerita
Strategic Nursing Advisor, Ascend Learning
Rhoda A. Owens, Ph.D., RN - Chair-Elect
Associate Professor
University of North Dakota
College of Nursing and Professional Disciplines
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
Cole Edmonson, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE, FAONL, FNAP, FAAN
Chief Clinical Officer
AMN Healthcare
Jennifer Embree, DNP, RN, NE-BC, CCNS, FAAN-IUPUI
Coordinator, MSN Leadership and Health Systems Track
Clinical Associate Professor
Community & Health Systems
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
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, 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
Rhoda A. Owens, Ph.D., RN
Assistant Professor
University of North Dakota
College of Nursing and Professional Disciplines
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
Beth Cusatis Phillips, Ph.D., 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
Director of Nursing, BSN program
Mount Saint Mary’s University
Los Angeles, CA
Immediate Past Chair
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