Government Affairs Committee

Please address your comments to either the chair or AACN staff liaison noted.

		Nancy Fahrenwald, PhD, Chair Dean College of Nursing Texas A&M University Health fahrenwald@tamu.edu
		Angela Amar, PhD, First Term Dean and Professor, School of Nursing University of Nevada- Las Vegas

		Afua Arhin, PhD, Second Term Associate Dean and Professor Fayetteville State University, School of Nursing

		Timothy M. Gaspar, PhD, Second Term Dean and Professor, School of Nursing Cleveland State University

		Dina Hewett, PhD, Second Term Association Dean of Nursing Operations Herzing University

		Jan Jones-Schenk, DHSc, Second Term National Director, College of Health Professions Western Governors University

		Meredith Kazer, PhD, Second Term Dean and Professor Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing Fairfield University

		Adey Nyamathi, PhD, Second Term Dean and Distinguished Professor Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing University of California, Irvine
		Mario Ortiz, PhD, Second Term Dean and Professor Decker School of Nursing Binghamton University State University of New York
		Shannon Smith, DNP, First Term Chair Department of Nursing Claflin University

		Julie Sanford, DNS, Board Liaison Dean and Professor School of Nursing University of Mississippi Medical Center

		Rachel Stevenson, AACN Staff Liaison Director of Government Affairs (202) 463-6930 ext. 271 rstevenson@aacnnursing.org

		Payal Shah, AACN Staff Liaison Government Affairs Assistant (202) 463-6930 ext. 280 pshah@aacnnursing.org