About
Our Leadership
NOBC’s Executive Committee consists of the officers of the Coalition and our Executive Director.
Chief Executive Officer
Cole Edmonson, DNP, RN, FACHE, NEA-BC, FNAP, FAONL, FAAN
Board Chair
Nancy Mannion, DNP, RN, CEN, FAEN, President, NMB Global Leadership, LLC, Board Member, Emergency Nurses Association
Board Chair-Elect, Governance and Nominating Committee Chair
Martha Dawson, DNP, RN, FACHE, Past President, National Black Nurses Association
Board Secretary
Rick Garcia, PhD, RN, CCM, FAAOHN, FAADN, Chief Executive Officer, Organization for Associate Degree Nursing (OADN), and OADN Foundation
Treasurer, Board Finance Committee Chair
Rita Wray, MBA, RN, BC, FAAN, Action Coalition Representative
Board Chair-Emeritus,
Board Value of Nurses on Boards Committee Co-Chair
Kim Cleveland, PhD, JD, MSN, RN, C-MBC, C-MPC, FAONL, Associate Professor, Kent State University, President, The American Association of Nurse Attorneys
Board Value of Nurses on Boards Committee Co-Chair
Pam Rudisill, DNP, RN, MSN, NEA-BC, FAAN, American Organization for Nursing Leadership
Board Fundraising Committee Chair
Kimberly Harper, RN, MS, FAAN Chief Executive Officer Emeritus, Indiana Center for Nursing, Nursing Lead, Indiana Action Coalition-National Future of Nursing Campaign for Action
Board Membership Committee Chair
Jana Bailey, DNP, APRN, CRNA, American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
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:
Catherine Alicia Georges, EdD, RN, FAAN, AARP
Cynthia Rothenberger, DNP, RN, ACNS, BC, Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses
Rita Wray, MBA, RN, BC, FAAN, Action Coalition Representative
Lauren Inouye, MPP, RN, American Academy of Nursing
Jason Mott, PhD, RN, American Association for Men in Nursing
Jana Bailey, MSN, APRN, CRNA, American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
Linda Thomas, PhD, APRN, FNP-C, AHN-BC, NPD-BC, CCRN-K, CHTP/I, HTAP, American Holistic Nurses Association
Jami Brown, DHEd, MSN, RN, CNN, American Nephrology Nurses Association
Kimberly Harper, RN, MS, FAAN, American Nurses Foundation, American Nurses Association
Pam Rudisill, DNP, RN, MSN, NEA-BC, FAAN, American Organization for Nursing Leadership
Lori Faber, MSN, MBA, RN, AMN Healthcare
Renae Battié, MN, RN, CNOR, Association of periOperative Registered Nurses
Shirley Orr, MHS, APRN, NEA-BC, American Association of Public Health Nurses
Elizabeth Kester, MSN, RN, Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses
Janet Coulter, MSN, MS, RN, CCM, FCM, Case Management Society of America
Sarah Killian, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc.
Nancy Mannion, DNP, RN, CEN, FAEN, Emergency Nurses Association
Cindy Fronning, RN, GERO-BC, CALN, CDONA, FACDONA, EFLA, RAC-CT, IP-BC, AS-BC, National Association of Directors of Nursing Administration
Veronica Vital, PhD, MSN, MLS, RN, National Association of Hispanic Nurses
Martha Dawson, DNP, RN, FACHE, National Black Nurses Association
Gordon Gillespie, PhD, RN, ACNS, BC, National League for Nursing
Jillian Bird, MSN, RN, National Nurse-Led Care Consortium
Carol Weingarten, PhD, RN, ANEF, National Student Nurses’ Association
Rick Garcia, PhD, RN, CCM, FAAOHN, FAADN, Organization for Associate Degree Nursing
Marlon Garzo Saria, PhD, RN, AOCNS, NEA-BC, NPD-BC, FAAN, Philippine Nurses Association of America, Inc.
Kimberly Cleveland, PhD, JD, MSN, RN, C-MBC, C-MPC, FAONL, The American Association of Nurse Attorneys
The Nurses on Boards Coalition (NOBC) represents national nursing and other organizations working to improve the health of communities through the service of nurses on boards and other bodies.