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 |
| Representing 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 |
| Representing 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* |
| Representing 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* |
| Representing Public Consumers |
Term Expires |
Sarah Greterman, PhD
Learning and Development Coordinator
Aldevron, LLC
Fargo, ND
|
2024 |
Stephanie LaPuma, PhD, MBA, MAM, CLC
Academic Program Director, Health Professions
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT
|
2023 |
| Representing Practicing Nurses |
Term Expires |
Roshonda Phillips, DNPc, RN-BC, CVRN, CNL, VHA-CM, NE-BC
Chief Nurse Quality Improvement/Nursing Support Services
James A. Haley Veterans Affairs Hospital and Clinics
Tampa, FL
|
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 |