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Staff Directory

For more information about the following AACN activities, please contact the corresponding staff person. To reach staff by phone, dial (202) 463-6930 plus the extension listed, except when noted.
 

 

AACN Leadership Team

Title Name Extension
President and Chief Executive Officer Deborah Trautman ext. 227
Chief Operating Officer Jennifer Ahearn ext. 228
Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Vernell DeWitty ext. 224
Chief Communications Officer Robert Rosseter ext. 231
Chief Academic Officer Joan Stanley ext. 254
Chief Policy and Scientific Officer George Zangaro ext. 241

 

Academic Nursing

Title Name Extension
Chief Academic Officer Joan Stanley ext. 254
Director of Nursing Education Rick Garcia ext. 251
Essentials Project Coordinator  Shirin Samimi-Farr ext. 229
Nursing Education Assistant Krisi Yosifova ext. 250 

 

CDC Grant Project

Title Name Extension
Chief Academic Officer Joan Stanley ext. 254
Associate Director of Population Health Initiatives Allison Jacobs ext. 278

 

Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)

Title Name Extension
Executive Director Jennifer Butlin ext. 249
Deputy Executive Director Benjamin Murray ext. 275
Director of Accreditation Services  Daniel Michalski ext. 253
Associate Director Lina Nandy ext. 245
Associate Director Priya Lorenzen ext. 276
Accreditation Manager Renee Kalan ext. 230
Accreditation Manager Elizabeth Siphron ext. 272
Accreditation Operations Coordinator Elise Mercier ext. 255
Accreditation Coordinator Pamela Pecku ext. 257
Accreditation Coordinator Mia Chiarelli  ext. 268
Accreditation Coordinator  Kathleen Pfohl ext. 274
Accreditation Assistant  Charlotte Raley  ext. 256
Accreditation Assistant Erin Rawls ext. 248
Administrative Assistant Emily Swanson ext. 256

 

Commission on Nurse Certification (CNC)

CNL Certification

Title Name Extension
Director of Certification Shantal H Johnson ext. 242
CNC Manager Nuria Gramkee ext. 226

 

Communications and Media Relations

Title Name Extension
Chief Communications Officer Robert Rosseter ext. 231
Director of Communications and Content Curation Amy McElroy ext. 273
Associate Director of Marketing  Jessica Washington ext. 260

 

Conferences

Title Name Extension
Director of Academic Nursing Development  Cynthia Leaver ext. 270
Director of Conferences Nadja Beverage ext. 240

 

Diversity & Inclusion

Title Name Extension
Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Vernell Dewitty ext. 224
Associate Director, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Christine Downing ext. 266

 

End-of-Life-Care (ELNEC) Project

Title Name Extension
ELNEC Project Team elnec@coh.org

 

Executive Office

Title Name Extension
President and Chief Executive Officer Deborah Trautman
Executive Assistant Tiffany Atkinson ext. 227

 

Faculty Initiatives and Webinars

Title Name Extension
Director of Academic Nursing Development  Cynthia Leaver ext. 270
Associate Director of Online Learning and Engagement Alexa Tehansky ext. 265
Online Learning Coordinator Sean Holloway ext. 243

 

Government Affairs and Policy

Title Name Extension
Chief Policy and Scientific Officer George Zangaro ext. 241
Director of Government Affairs Rachel Stevenson ext. 271 
Director of Policy Colleen Leners ext. 223
Government Affairs and Policy Manager Jared Pfliger ext. 261
Government Affairs and Policy Coordinator Judy Ly ext. 288
Government Affairs and Policy Coordinator Emily Turek ext. 287
All of Us Grant Assistant Molly Garyantes ext. 281

 

Interprofessional and Quality Initiatives

Title Name Extension
Director of Interprofessional Education and Practice Partnerships    Kathy McGuinn ext. 262
IPEC Associate Director Shelley McKearney ext. 269

 

Jonas Project

Title Name Extension
Director of Student Engagement Marta Okoniewski ext. 220
Student Services Manager Autumn Spriggs ext. 208

 

Leadership Programs

Title Name Extension
Director of Academic Nursing Development  Cynthia Leaver ext. 270
Associate Director of Online Learning and Engagement  Alexa Tehansky ext. 265

 

Membership and Leadership Networks

Title Name Extension
Director of Membership and Business Development Beth Aronson ext. 263
Membership Coordinator Shaima Abdul-Aziz  ext. 279

 

NursingCAS

Title Name Extension
Director of Strategic Partnerships  Stephanie Wurth ext. 258
Admissions and Outreach Manager Nelli Balkarova ext. 219 

 

Operations and Finance

Title Name Extension
Chief Operating Officer Jennifer Ahearn ext. 228
Director of Finance and Administration Heather Shelford ext. 233
Information Technology Director Tony Dempsey ext. 239
Office Manager Gene Throwe ext. 237
Human Resources Specialist  Crystal LaMothe ext. 207 
Business Solutions and Database Manager Stephanie Duke ext. 247
Accounting Coordinator Lindsay Clynes ext. 277

 

Publications and Advertising

Title Name Extension
Journal of Professional Nursing and Syllabus
Editorial Director William O'Connor ext. 234
Syllabus and Career Center Advertising
Editorial Director William O'Connor ext. 234
Check Status of Order
Receptionist/Staff Assistant Dawn Alexander ext. 221

 

Research and Data

Title Name Extension
Chief Policy and Scientific Officer George Zangaro ext. 241
Director of Institutional Research and Data Services Di Fang ext. 225
Data Coordinator Jenny Keyt ext. 244
Data Assistant Taylor McFadden ext. 236

 

Student Initiatives and Scholarships

Title Name Extension
Director of Student Engagement Marta Okoniewski ext. 220
Scholarships Autumn Spriggs ext. 208
Student Services Manager Autumn Spriggs ext. 208