Making A Difference in Nursing
Board of Directors
| Post | Name |
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| President | Rhoda A. Owens, PhD, RN |
| Vice President | Donna Meyer, MSN, RN, ANEF, FAADN, FAAN |
| Immediate Past President | Beth Cusatis Phillips, PhD, RN, CNE, CHSE |
| Treasurer | Kary Anne Weybrew, MSN, RN, WHNP |
| President-Elect | Matthew S. Howard, DNP, RN, CEN, TCRN, CPEN, CPN, FAEN |
| Secretary | Kristen Priddy, PhD, RN |
| Ex-Officio & Founder | Nelda Godfrey, PhD, ACNS-BC, FAAN, ANEF |
| Director of Membership Experience | Amy Hite, EdD(c), DNP, APRN, FNP-C |
| Director of Professional Outreach | Jennifer L. Embree DNP, RN, NE-BC, CCNS, FAAN |
| Director of Practice | Julee Thompson, DNP, MBA, RN, CENP, FACHE, FAONL |
| Chair - Research and Evidence-Based Practice Committee | Dawn Goodolf, PhD, RN |
| Chair - Healthy Work Environment Committee | Molly Jackson, DNP, RN, CNP, CNE |
| Chair - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Committee | Deborah Stamps, EdD, MBA, MS, RN, GNP, NE-BC, CDE, FADLN, FAAN |
Meet Our Board of Directors
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President
Rhoda A. Owens, PhD, RN
Associate Professor; Interim Director PhD in Nursing Program, University of North Dakota, United States
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Immediate Past President
Beth Cusatis Phillips, PhD, RN, CNE, CHSE
Strategic Nursing Advisor and Senior Manager, Content Strategy, ATI Nursing Education
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Vice President
Donna Meyer, MSN, RN, ANEF, FAADN, FAAN
President, ArKox International Consulting
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Treasurer
Kary Anne Weybrew, MSN, RN, WHNP
Director of Advisement & Counseling, Grant Writing, Los Angeles County College of Nursing & Allied Health
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President-Elect
Matthew S. Howard, DNP, RN, CEN, TCRN, CPEN, CPN, FAEN
Staff Nurse, Deaconess Gateway Hospital
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Secretary
Kristen Priddy, PhD, RN
Nurse Educator, NCLEX Specialist, ATI
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Ex-Officio & Founder
Nelda Godfrey, PhD, ACNS-BC, FAAN, ANEF
Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programs; Department Chair, Family, Community and Health Systems, University of Kansas School of Nursing
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Director (Membership Experience)
Amy Hite, EdD(c), DNP, APRN, FNP-C
Director, Professor, Pittsburg State University, School of Nursing
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Director (Professional Outreach)
Jennifer L. Embree DNP, RN, NE-BC, CCNS, FAAN
Chief Wellness Officer & Clinical Professor, IU School of Nursing Indianapolis
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Director (Practice)
Julee Thompson, DNP, MBA, RN, CENP, FACHE, FAONL
Chief Nursing Officer, ARH Highlands Regional Healthcare
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Chair - Research and Evidence-Based Practice Committee
Dawn Goodolf, PhD, RN
Associate Dean, Moravian University
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Chair- Healthy Work Environment Committee
Molly Jackson, DNP, RN, CNP, CNE
Associate Professor, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Ohio
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Chair- Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Committee
Deborah Stamps, EdD, MBA, MS, RN, GNP, NE-BC, CDE, FADLN, FAAN
Founder and CEO, Deborah Stamps Consulting, LLC
