Government Affairs Committee

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

		Kristen Swanson, PhD, Chair Dean and Professor College of Nursing Seattle University swansonk@seattleu.edu

		Nancy Fahrenwald, PhD, First Term Dean College of Nursing Texas A&M University Health

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

		Dina Hewett, PhD, First Term Director, Mary Inez Grindle School of Nursing Ivester College of Health Sciences Brenau University

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

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

		Adey Nyamathi, PhD, First Term Dean and Distinguished Professor Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing University of California, Irvine

		Mario Ortiz, PhD, First Term Dean and Professor Decker School of Nursing Binghamton University State University of New York

		Kathy Rideout, EdD, Second Term Vice President University of Rochester Medical Center

		Julie Sanford, DNS, First Term Director and Professor School of Nursing James Madison University

		Jan Strom, PhD, Second Term Dean, School of Nursing and Allied Health Aurora University

		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