February 2026 Board Appointment & Election Highlights

Each month, nurses across the country share their new board appointments and elections with the Nurses on Boards Coalition. These leaders bring essential expertise, community insight, and system level thinking to the organizations they serve.

We’re proud to celebrate the nurses who reported new board roles this month.

Newly Appointed to Boards

Danielle Brochu, DNP, RN, CNEcl, NE-BC, GERO-BC, was appointed as Secretary to The Health Collective
Kristy Chunta, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, was appointed as Trustee to Penn Highlands Community College
Valerie Clary-Muronda, PhD, RNC-OB, was reappointed to the New Jersey Board of Nursing
Naomi Flinchum-Marquez, RN, BSN, NCSN, was appointed as a school board trustee to the Poughkeepsie City School District
Wanona “Winnie” Fritz, RN, EdD, MSN, BSN, NEA-BC, was appointed to Healthcare Services
Rhonda Hartman, DNP, MS, RN, NEA-BC, CMCN was appointed as Trustee to the Kentucky Nurses Foundation
Haley Hlela, MSN, RN, ACCNS-P, CPHQ, LSSGB, was appointed Nurse Ambassador to the Hospital & Healthcare Association of Pennsylvania
Sarita James, PHD, RN, CNE, was appointed to the Louisiana State Board of Nursing
Renee McCune, PhD, RN, was appointed to Thunder Bay Community Health Service.
Ruby Martinez, PhD, RN, was appointed to the board of Parker Adventist Hospital in Parker, CO
Elizabeth Menschner, DNP, MAS, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, was appointed to the Nursing Advisory Board at Neumann University
Carol Smith, MSN, RN, was appointed as a member to the WACOG Executive Board
Carol Smith, MSN, RN was appointed to the Yuma Metropolitan Planning Organization
Zach Swartz, MHI, RN, EBP-C CNOR, was appointed to the Ohio Board of Nursing Advisory Group for Nursing Education
Amy Marie Winiger, DNP, AGACNP-BC, FACC, CHSE, was re- appointed to the American College of Cardiology Cardiovascular Team Leadership Council for the 2026-2029 term
Katie Worsham, MSN, APRN-CNP, FNP-C, RN, appointed as Liaison to the Ohio Department of Medicaid Pharmacy & Therapeutics (P&T) Committee

Newly Elected to Boards

Rhonda Anderson, RN, BS, MPA, DNSc(h), FAAN,LFACHE, was elected to the House of Refuge
Margaret Calarco, PhD, RN, NEA-NC, was elected Chair of the Packard Health Center
Wilma J. Calvert, PhD, MPE, MS, RN, was elected to a two-year term as the Director-at-Large: Medium Institution of the Midwest Nursing Research Society
Robin Dove, MPH, BSN, RN, CGRN, was elected as Director-at-Large at the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates (SGNA)
Devon George, MSN, RN, was elected as Member and Treasurer of the In International Study for the Study & Prevention of Perinatal & Infant Death (ISPID)
Shannon Hancock, RN, MSN, NEA-BC, was elected to the Florida Chapter American Case Management Association
Nicky Heise, MSN, RN, was elected Secretary for the Minnesota Organization for the Leaders in Nursing (MOLN)
Leslie Jeffries, MSN, BSN, RN, was elected Vice Chair of the Hart County Board of Education
Jennifer Kennedy-Stringham, MSN, RN, CMSRN, NE-BC, NPD-BC, was elected President-elect for the Academy of Medical Surgical Nursing
Kathryn Osteen, PhD, RN, CMSRN, CNE, was elected Chair of the Children’s Heart Foundation
Naila Russell, DNP, FNP-BC, was elected Legislative Committee Chair for the Michigan Council of Nurse Practitioners
Carol Smith, MSN, RN, was elected to the City of Yuma Council
Zelda Suzan, EdD, RN, CNE, was elected to the National Consortium of Academic Nurse Educators
Rebecca Taulbee, EdD, MSN, MBA-HCA, RN, PCCN-K was elected Chair of the Maplewood North Homeowners Association
Tricia Thomas, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACHE, FNAP, NEA-BC, ACNS-BC, CNL, was elected President-Elect to the National Academies of Practice
Clare Vallee, RN, MS, JD, NEA-BC, was elected Chair of the Cottage Hospital Board of Trustees

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