About

Our Leadership

The Coalition is governed by a Board of Directors. The board is composed of representatives from both designated national member organizations and Future of Nursing State Action coalitions.

Board of Directors include:

Alana Cueto, MSN, RN, CNL-C, National Association of Hispanic Nurses
Amy McCarthy, MSN, RNC-MNN, NE-BC, Texas Action Coalition
Blake Smith, MSN, RN, American Association for Men in Nursing
Catherine Georges, EdD, RN, FAAN, AARP Board of Directors
Diane Mancino, EdD, RN, CAE, FAAN, National Student Nurses’ Association
Donna Meyer, MSN, RN, ANEF, FAADN, FAAN, Organization for Associate Degree Nursing
Elizabeth Scala, MSN/MBA, RN, HNB-BC, American Holistic Nurses Association
Jana Bailey, APRN, CRNA, American Association of Nurses Anesthetists
Janice Brewington, PhD, RN, FAAN, National League for Nursing
Jillian Bird, MSN, RN, National Nurse-Led Care Consortium
Jo Anne West-Sims, MS, BSN, RN, Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc.
Kathy Hale, MS, RN, RE-BC, Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses
Kim Cleveland, JD, MSN, RN, C-MBC, The American Association of Nurse Attorneys
Kimberly Harper, RN, MS, FAAN, American Nurses Foundation, American Nurses Association Enterprise
Laura Benson, RN, MS, ANP, Oncology Nursing Society
Martha Dawson, DNP, RN, FACHE, National Black Nurses Association
Mary Alexander, MA, RN, CRNI, CAE, FAAN, Infusion Nurses Society
Nancy Mannion, DNP, RN, CEN, FAEN, Emergency Nurses Association
Pam Rudisill, DNP, RN, MSN, NEA-BC, FAAN, American Organization for Nursing Leadership
Renae Battie, MN, RN, CNOR, Association of periOperative Registered Nurses
Shirley Orr, MHS, APRN, NEA-BC, American Association of Public Health Nurses
Sue Hassmiller, RN, PhD, FAAN, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Suzanne Miyamoto, PhD, RN, FAAN, American Academy of Nursing
Terri Hinkley, EdD, MBA, BScN, RN, Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses

NOBC’s Executive Committee consists of the officers of the Coalition and our Executive Director.