CCNE Board of Commissioners

CCNE is governed by a 13-member Board of Commissioners who broadly represent CCNE’s community of interest. The Board is the final authority on all policy and accreditation matters affecting CCNE.

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*Final term

Board Officers Term Expires
Chair
Philip R. Martinez, Jr., EdD, MSN, APRN-BC, CCRN-CMC
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Middlesex Hospital
Middletown, CT
 
2024*
Vice Chair
Lori Escallier, PhD, RN, CPNP-PC, FAAN
Dean and Professor
College of Nursing
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Brooklyn, NY
 
2023
Treasurer
Robyn Setter, MSN, RN, NPD-BC
Education Specialist
Entry to Practice Nurse Residency Program
The University of Kansas Health System
Kansas City, KS
 
2023
Secretary
Lepaine Sharp-McHenry, DNP, RN, FACDONA
Dean and Professor
College of Natural, Behavioral and Health Sciences
School of Nursing
Simmons University
Boston, MA
 
2024

 

Chief Nurse Administrators Term Expires
Lori Escallier, PhD, RN, CPNP-PC, FAAN
Dean and Professor
College of Nursing
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Brooklyn, NY
 
2023
Jean D'Meza Leuner, PhD, RN, CNE, FAAN
Dean and Professor
School of Nursing
Auburn University at Montgomery
Montgomery, AL
 
2025
Lepaine Sharp-McHenry, DNP, RN, FACDONA
Dean and Professor
College of Natural, Behavioral and Health Sciences
School of Nursing
SimmonsUniversity
Boston, MA
 
2024

 

Faculty Term Expires
Cindy Greenberg, DNSc, RN, CPNP-PC, FAAN
Professor of Nursing
School of Nursing
College of Health and Human Development
California State University, Fullerton
Fullerton, CA
 
2024
Christine Pacini, PhD, MSN, BSN, BA, RN
Professor of Nursing
McAuley School of Nursing
University of Detroit Mercy
Detroit, MI
 
2025*
Elizabeth Ritt, EdD, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, CNE
Professor of Nursing
Department of Nursing and Health
Benedictine University
Lisle, IL
 
2023*

 

Professional Consumers Term Expires
Abigail Rychlik, MSN, RN, CNOR(E)
Manager, Nurse Residency Program
Cook Children’s Health Care System
Fort Worth, TX
 
2025
Nicole Weimer, MSN, RN 
Director of Nursing for Professional Practice
Banner Del Webb Medical Center
Sun City West, AZ
 
2023*

 

Public Consumers Term Expires
Sarah Greterman, PhD
Manager, Talent Development
Danaher Corporation
Fargo, ND

 
2024
Stephanie LaPuma, PhD, MBA, MAM, CLC
Academic Program Director, Health Professions
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT
 
2023

 

Practicing Nurses Term Expires
Roshonda Phillips, DNP, RN-BC, CVRN, CNL, VHA-CM, NE-BC
National Program Manager, CLC Unannounced Survey Process
Department of Veteran Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
Washington, DC
 
2025
Philip R. Martinez, Jr., EdD, MSN, APRN-BC, CCRN-CMC
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Middlesex Hospital
Middletown, CT
 
2024*
Robyn Setter, MSN, RN, NPD-BC
Education Specialist
Entry to Practice Nurse Residency Program
The University of Kansas Health System
Kansas City, KS
 
2023