March 2026 Board Highlights

Each month, nurses from across the country share their board appointments and elections with the Nurses on Boards Coalition. Whether newly appointed or already serving, these leaders recently informed us of their roles, and we’re honored to highlight their contributions this month. Their expertise, community insight, and commitment strengthen the organizations they serve.

Newly Appointed to Boards

Jennifer Bath, DNP, RN, AGCNS-BC, CBIS, TCRN, CEN, was appointed to the Partnership for Community Wellness
Anita Chesney, RN, MPH, EdD, was appointed to the NC AARP Executive Council
Susan Corbridge, PhD, APRN, FAANP, FCCP, FAAN, was appointed to the Rush Copley Medical Center
Karen Cox, PhD RN FACHE FAAN, was appointed to the American Organization of Nurse Leaders Foundation
Karen Garvey, MPA/HCA, BSN, DFASHRM, CPHRM, CPPS, was appointed to TruMerit
Julie Grady, PhD, RN, CLC, IBCLC, CNL, was appointed as a member to the March of Dimes
Lois Greene, DHA, MBA, BSN, RN NEA-BC, FADLN, was appointed as a commissioner to the Mary Eliza Mahoney Health Center and a YMCA Trustee
Donna Herrin Griffith, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE, FAONL, FAAN, was appointed to The University of Alabama Huntsville – Advisory Board
Dawn Hire, DNP, RN, NE-BC was appointed to the Good Health Clinic
Carolyn Hughes, DNP, RN, PHN, NE-BC, NPD-BC, was appointed to the St. Louis County Public Health and Human Services Advisory Committee
Allison S. Jones, DNAP, MSN, CRNA, APRN, CNE, was appointed chair to the Foundation for Nursing Innovation
Brennan Lewis, DNP, APRN, PCNS-BC, NEA-BC, was appointed Vice Chair of the American Organization for Nursing Leadership Foundation
Maggie Lewis, FNP-C, was appointed to the South Brevard Parks and Recreation
Whitney Lloyd, MBA, BSN, RN, was appointed At Large Director of the AONL Foundation
Tina Mammone, PhD, RN, CENP, NEA-BC, FACHE, was appointed to the AvaSure Chief Nurse Executive Advisory Board
Elizabeth May, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, NPD-BC, CNE, CRNI, was appointed Director at the Infusion Nurses Certification Corporation (INCC)
Lydia Nichols, MSN, RN, CHL, was appointed a board member to Black People Die By Suicide Too
Komkwuan Paruchabutr, DNP, FNP-BC, CNM, WHNP-BC, FACNM, FNAP, FAAN, was appointed to the Scientific Advisory Board for i-Health, Inc., a division of dsm-firmenich
Dr. Cynthia Payne, DNP, MS, NP-BC, CNM, was appointed to the Advisory Board for The Nurses Magazine
Julie Reisetter, MS, RN, was appointed to LiNK One Technologies
Jennifer Sass, MSN, FNP-C, was appointed to the Nurses for Sexual and Reproductive Health
Kindra Smith, BSN, RN, was appointed Chair of the Michigan Organization for Nursing Leadership
Kelley Strout, PhD, RN, was appointed as a Trustee to St. Joseph Health Care
Gina Thomas, RN, was appointed to the Bioscope AI Patient Advisory Board and Women’s Health Advocacy
Claire Washington, MSN, CRNP, APN-BC, was appointed Vice Chair of Greater Philadelphia Health Action, Inc.
Kelly Willenberg, DBA, RN, BSN, MBA, CHRC, CHC, was appointed to South Carolina Regulatory Review Committee and to the National Committee on Vital Health & Statistics
Dawn Worman, DNP, RN, CV-BC, NE-BC was appointed to the Planning Commission and Historic Preservation Town of New Harmony

Newly Elected to Boards

Donna Amaral, RN, MSN, was elected to the New Bedford Star Kids
Shaneice Andrews, MBA, MSN, MEDSURG-BC, NE-BC, was elected to the Texas Nurses Association
Jennifer Bath, DNP, RN, AGCNS-BC, CBIS, TCRN, CEN, was elected as the Immediate Past President of the Virginia Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists
Carla Genovese, MSN, RN, CNE, was elected Vice Chair of the Greater Valley Health Center
Devon George, MSN RN, was elected Treasurer to the International Society for Study and Prevention of Perinatal Infant Death
Lois Greene, DHA, MBA, BSN, RN NEA-BC, FADLN, was elected to the New Jersey State Nurses Association – Region 3
Jeffery Hudson-Covolo, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE, was elected Chair of the Association of California Nurse Leaders
Penny Jensen, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, FAAN, FAANP, was elected to America Society for Men’s Health
Pamela Kiser, MS, RN, was elected Chair of Clarehouse Hospice Home
Brennan Lewis, DNP, APRN, PCNS-BC, NEA-BC, was elected to the American Organization for Nursing Leadership
Kimberly Newton, RN, BSN, CCM, COHN-S, was elected to ABOHN
Pamela Thompson, MS, RN, FAAN, was elected Treasurer of the Friends of the Bull Run Regional Library
Barbara Vogelsang, DNP, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, was elected District No. 1 Commissioner of Lincoln County Public Hospital
Gloria Willingham-Toure’, PhD, MNSc, BSN, was elected to the boards of Community Advisors, Southern California Markets, and Dignity Health/Common Spirit Healthcare Systems

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