through the service of nurses on boards and other bodies
Our mission is to improve the health of communities through the service of nurses on boards and other bodies. All boards benefit from the unique perspective of nurses to achieve the goals of improved health and efficient and effective health care systems at the local, state and national levels.
On this website you will find many resources that are designed to assist nurses in building leadership skills. We also invite organizations to engage with nurses through our site and invite them to become a part of their board.
We hope that you will take advantage of these resources and help us in our journey to improve the health of those across the nation!
Thank you!
For purposes of measuring our progress in order to have an even greater and far reaching impact, board and governance roles where nurses already have a significant presence within the nursing profession are not counted toward the goal. NOBC is measuring progress and impact beyond our profession and extending into communities across our nation to improve health.
YES! Be Counted NO, But I Want to Serve
The NOBC defines a board as a decision-making body with strategic influence to improve the health of communities nationwide. This includes corporate, governmental, non-profit, advisory, or governance boards or commissions, panels, or task forces that have fiduciary or strategic responsibility.
Read NOBC’s November News HERE. This month Sarah M. Killian, DNP, RN, NEA-BC outlines three essential aspects of being “Open to Opportunity”. She urges nurses to embrace innovation, collaborate and... Read more →
Read NOBC’s October News HERE. This month Kenya Williams, EdD, MBA, MSN, RN, RP, CAE, FNYAM explains why it is essential for nurses to seek fresh perspectives and embrace change.... Read more →
Read NOBC’s September News HERE. This month Cole Edmonson, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE, FAONL, FNAP, FAAN explains why having the right perspective on change and the right combination of transition... Read more →
Read NOBC’s August News HERE. This month Mary Dickow, MPA, FAAN discusses how, as leaders, in addition to fostering the mission of NOBC, we also have a responsibility to role... Read more →
Read NOBC’s July News HERE. This month Renae Battié, MN, RN, CNOR shares how NOBC has been responding to the Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health... Read more →
Read NOBC’s June News HERE. This month Nancy Mannion DNP, RN, CEN, FAEN reflects on the annual face-to-face NOBC Board of Directors meeting on June 9th. In our Featured Story,... Read more →
Read NOBC’s May News HERE. This month Pamela Rudisill, DNP, RN, MSN, NEA-BC, FAAN, FAONL describes the incredible outcome of the inaugural NOBC Value Survey as a part of the... Read more →
Read NOBC’s April News HERE. This month Colleen Morley, DNP, RN, CCM, CMAC, CMCN, ACM-RN, FCM explains what “forward thinking” means to her: positioning ourselves well for a future we... Read more →
Read NOBC’s March News HERE. This month Kimberly Harper, MS, RN, FAAN shares some exciting news: NOBC has been awarded an innovative grant from the American Nurses Foundation for our... Read more →
Read NOBC’s February News HERE. This month Sherrie Dornberger, RN, CDONA, IP-BC, AS-BC, CALN, CDP, GDCN, EFLA, CADDCT, FACDONA shares why exposure to board service in general... Read more →
Read NOBC’s January News HERE. This month Kimberly Cleveland, PHD, JD, MSN, RN, C-MBC, C-MPC and Laurie Benson, BSN share a specific example of nursing leadership... Read more →
Read NOBC’s November News HERE. This month Kimberly Cleveland, PHD, JD, MSN, RN, C-MBC, C-MPC explains how the challenges of winter gardening parallels board leadership and nursing.... Read more →
Read NOBC’s November News HERE. This month Martha A, Dawson, DNP, MSN, RN, FAAN, FACHE reminds us that: “Magnifying diversity begins with each individual, but when we work collectively,... Read more →
NOBC News October 2022 – Expanding Minds Read NOBC’s October News HERE. This month Mary Alexander, MA, RN, CRNI®, CAE, FAAN encourages us to continue to expand our minds,... Read more →
Read NOBC’s September News HERE. This month Nancy Mannion DNP, RN, CEN, FAEN shares how board service advances the nursing profession, the communities we live in, and the individual... Read more →
Read NOBC’s August News HERE. This month Jane Foote EdD, MSN, RN, CNE asks (and answers!) the question, “As a nurse who serves both on a professional association board, as... Read more →
Read NOBC’s July News HERE. This month Donna Meyer, MSN, RN, ANEF, FAADN, FAAN reflects on the history of NOBC and reminds us that, “Through board service, we can help... Read more →
Read NOBC’s June News HERE. This month Rita Wray, RN, BC, MBA, FAAN challenges us to consider: “You already help your patients and employees thrive everyday.... Read more →
Read NOBC’s May News HERE. This month, hear from Laura Benson, RN, MS, ANP of the Oncology Nursing Foundation, on why nurses are the best candidates for generating new ideas... Read more →
Read NOBC’s April News HERE. This month, hear from Jami S. Brown, DHEd, MSN, RN, CNN of the American Nephrology Nurses Association (ANNA), on how to support nurses (even when... Read more →
Read NOBC’s March News HERE. This month, hear from NOBC Leader Roxane Raffin Chan, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, President of the American Holistic Nurses Association, on encouraging individuals through uncertainty. In... Read more →
Read NOBC’s February News HERE. This month, hear from Adrianna Nava, PhD, MPA, MSN, RN, President of National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN), on skills needed to broaden our reach,... Read more →
Read NOBC’s January News HERE. This month, hear from Kimberley Cleveland, PhD(C), JD, MSN, RN, C-MBC, C-MPC, NOBC Board Chair, on NOBC’s strategic imperatives, along with Trish Richardson, MSN, BSBA, RN,... Read more →
Read NOBC’s December News HERE. This month, hear from Pamela Rudisill, DNP, RN, MSN, NEA-BC, FAAN, NOBC Board Chair, on her relfections of NOBC in 2021, along with Jean Ross’s... Read more →
Read NOBC’s November News HERE. This month, hear from Jana Bailey, MSN, APRN, CRNA, on how to trust your potential, along with Mary Rotunno’s story on how her nursing background... Read more →
Read NOBC’s October News HERE. This month, hear Melanie Prince, MSS, MSN, BSN, RN, NE-BC, CCM, FAAN, CMSA President, on how to transform challenges into celebrations, along with Michelle J... Read more →
Read NOBC’s September News HERE. This month, hear from Blake Smith, MSN RN, on how nurses can overcome fear of opportunities and learn which opportunities to take and when to... Read more →
Read NOBC’s August News HERE. This month, hear from Cyndy Krening, MS, RNC-OB, C-EFM on how nurses can use their “hustle” to make things happen on their own terms, along... Read more →
Read NOBC’s July News HERE. This month, hear from Shirley Orr, MHS, APRN, NEA-BC on how nurses can influence changes in health equity by focusing on the social determinants of... Read more →
Read NOBC’s June News HERE. This month, hear from Suzanne Miyamoto, PhD, RN, FAAN, on how being aware of your self-imposed limitations can help you push towards positive change, along... Read more →
Read NOBC’s May News HERE. This month, hear from Catherine Alicia Georges, EdD, RN, FAAN, on how nurses play a vital role in addressing the social determinants of health and... Read more →
Read NOBC’s April News HERE. This month, hear from Jillian Bird, MSN, RN, on how small acts of mindfulness throughout the day can provide respite and connection in the most... Read more →
Read March’s NOBC News HERE. This month’s news includes a letter from Diane Mancino, EdD, RN, CAE, FAAN, Executive Director, National Student Nurses’ Association (NSNA); a featured story about serving... Read more →
Read NOBC’s February News HERE. This month, hear from Amy McCarthy MSN, RNC-MNN, NE-BC on how to prepare for your nursing leadership journey, along with Craig Edison’s ( UnitedHealth Group)... Read more →
In your view, why is it important for nurses to serve on boards? It is the responsibility of all citizens to offer leadership and expertise where it can benefit the larger population, and this includes nurses. I tell my students this at every opportunity. Share an experience of how you have made an impact serving on boards. This is my first board experience, but I have had several amazing experiences. During the pandemic, I was able to interview older residents of the county, collect the research data, and share the findings with the City of Colorado Springs, Without the board experience, this would not be likely. What advise do you have for nurses serving on a board? Don’t discount what you know as a nurse, even if you do not have board experience. Growth in leadership is an unfolding process, and it comes with service.
Boards: ANA, Colorado Nurses Association, STTI, APHA, CPHA, ACHNEContinue Reading
Beverly Sigl Felten PhD, RN, APNP
- PhD, RN, APNPEthics, responsibility, preparation, discomfort with the status quo. Shortly after coming onto the ESSFTA board, I learned of this organization being a leader in supporting Canine Health Organization research. In response to discussion, I volunteered to write a lay synapsis of each of the five grants supported by ESSFTA focusing on tick borne illness. In those summaries, I used my PhD in nursing research to explain why each of these studies was important, how each added to the knowledge, integrated how this information applied to human health, and explained how the each of supported studies related to the other four. I previously was on the board of Citizens Against Drug/Impaired Drivers (CANDID). Continue Reading
Boards: English Springer Spaniel Field Trial Association, Cudahy Kennel ClubContinue Reading
“Board service can be rewarding to nurses both personally and professionally. It not only requires them to exercise leadership; it expands those skills and advances their capabilities and knowledge. It gives nurses the chance to meet people and enhance their professional networks. And it can be inspirational and empowering.”
-Sue Hassmiller, PhD, RN, FAAN, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The Nurses on Boards Coalition (NOBC) represents national nursing and other organizations working to build healthier communities in America by increasing nurses’ presence on corporate, health-related, and other boards, panels, and commissions.