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The new dean of the Michigan State University College of Nursing. He is a fellow in the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and a distinguished scholar in the National Academies of Practice. He also holds several other distinctions including being the first African-American male to graduate in the nursing program at Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Mich., as well as the first African-American male to earn a Ph.D. in nursing at the University of Texas at Austin.

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Dr. Kris L'Ecuyer is the Associate Dean for Undergraduate and Pre-licensure Nursing Education at Saint Louis University Trudy Busch Valentine School of Nursing. She is a CNL educator and was the administrator for a Model C (direct entry) and Model A (BNS-MSN) CNL programs. She is a national advocate for the CNL role, and has worked on numerous committees for AACN and the CNC regarding development of the CNL role, administration of the CNL exam, and advocacy for the CNL role. She has contributed to CNL role dissemination through scholarship and research, and numerous presentations.

Tobie H. Olsan, PhD, MPA, RN, CNL, NEA-BC, FNAP was the founding director of the Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) program and is now Professor Emeritus of Nursing at the University of Rochester School of Nursing (URSON). She received her Master’s in Nursing Administration, and a PhD from the University of Rochester, School of Nursing, and a Master’s in Public Administration, with a health emphasis from the College at Brockport, State University of New York. Dr. Olsan attended the first AACN education-practice partnership meeting launching the CNL and developed the first CNL program in New York State. She teaches courses about leadership, CNL role and skill set, health care system redesign, program evaluation, and interprofessional partnerships in the MS, Leadership Programs and in the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program. Collaborating with colleagues, Dr. Olsan helped develop a CNL to DNP program that enables nurse executives and other nurses with advanced nursing practice preparation to obtain a DNP. Dr. Olsan’s research is in the area of quality improvement, interprofessional education and collaboration, and the Veteran Administration’s home-based primary care, where a team of 10 investigators are studying the organizational factors and team-base care practices effective in supporting complex, chronically ill Veterans at home. Prior to obtaining her doctorate degree, Dr. Olsan was a nurse executive in acute care and long-term care.

Dr. Veronica Rankin has been a nurse for more than 16 years with clinical expertise spanning primary care and inpatient medicine, surgical, and cardiac care areas. She serves as adjunct faculty in the graduate program of Queens University of Charlotte and provides CNL exam study sessions at her hospital for employed CNL students. Due to her study sessions, her hospital has achieved a 100% first-time CNL Exam pass rate for the last 5 consecutive years. She earned her BSN in nursing from UNC-Charlotte, her masters as a CNL from Queens University of Charlotte, and both her post-master’s certificate as an adult-gerontology NP and her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from East Carolina University. Dr. Rankin currently serves as the president of the Mu Psi Chapter of Sigma Nursing and has recently taken on the role of secretary for CNLA. She credits her greatest sources of pride as her husband, their three girls and being able to help nurses unlock their greatest potential in the face of doubt.

Dr. Wharton is the Dean of the William Preston Turner School of Nursing at Lander University in Greenwood, South Carolina. She completed Bachelor degree programs in Biology (Wofford College, 1994) and Nursing (University of South Carolina Upstate, 1998). She holds a Master’s degree in Nursing Education and a Doctoral degree in Healthcare Genetics from Clemson University.

She has been a nurse educator for seventeen years. She began her teaching career at Piedmont Technical College in Greenwood, South Carolina, in the Practical Nursing and Associate Degree Nursing Programs. In addition to serving as Dean, she is an Associate Professor of nursing and teaches a first-year seminar course for nursing majors and CNL Practicum I, and Leadership in Health Care in the MSN-CNL program. Dr. Wharton initiated the collaboration with Self Regional Healthcare that culminated in the Clinical Nurse Leader Partnership (CNLP) Program. The CNLP is a joint education venture where Self Regional provides 80% of tuition for registered nurses enrolled in Lander’s MSN-CNL program. In addition, the Lander faculty and the nursing administrators of Self Regional have created a practicum learning experience that allows the registered nurse to earn practicum hours and gain leadership experience as CNL-Interns.

Dr. Dan Weberg is an expert in nursing, healthcare innovation and human-centered patient design with extensive clinical experience in emergency departments, acute in-patient hospital settings and academia. He currently serves as the Head of Clinical Innovation for Trusted Health, the staffing platform for the healthcare industry, where he helps drive product strategy and works to change the conversation around innovation in the healthcare workforce.

Prior to joining Trusted, Dan spent seven years at Kaiser Permanente, where he held executive roles in nursing innovation, research, and technology strategy across eight regions, 38 hospitals, 60,000 nurses. He was also part of the founding faculty for the new Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine.

Dan is on the faculty at The Ohio State University College of Nursing and multiple innovation fellowship programs. He previously taught on nursing innovation and leadership at Arizona State University. He is on the editorial board for Nursing Administration Quarterly and has authored two dozen peer-reviewed articles and two textbooks, including Evidence Based Innovation Leadership for Health Professions and Leadership in Nursing Practice.

Dan earned his Bachelors in Nursing, and was in the first cohort to graduate from the Masters in Healthcare Innovation program at ASU, as well as the first-ever graduate of the PhD in Healthcare Innovation Leadership program at ASU. His clinical background is in Emergency and Trauma nursing at level 1 trauma centers in California and Arizona.

Joni began her career as an operating room nurse and now assists nursing faculty with instructional design and integration of technology into learning environments. She came to Ohio State as the Education Lead in the Digital Union where she created and coordinated professional development opportunities focused on integrating technology into teaching and learning.

Joni is a Quality Matters Master Reviewer and trainer. She has taught in the online and face-to-face environments for over 10 years, including undergraduate courses in human biology, interprofessional healthcare practice, and academic learning strategies, as well as a graduate-level course that leads students through the process of designing a high-quality online course using evidence-based quality standards. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a master's degree in Higher Education Administration. She earned her PhD in Learning Technologies at The Ohio State University in December 2019.

John joined the College of Nursing in June of 2014. He works with faculty, staff, and students to support instruction through the use of technology-enhanced learning and equipment. John previously served as Distance Learning Coordinator for the Supreme Court of Ohio and Web Communications Specialist for the OSU College of Education and Human Ecology. He holds a BS in Visual Communication Technology from Bowling Green State University.

Lanette Stuckey is the Dean/Associate Professor of Lakeview College of Nursing. Stuckey received a PhD in nursing education in 2019, a master of science in nurse education degree from in 2011 and a Bachelors of Science degree in 2008. She has also earned certification as a Certified Nurse Educator (CNE), an Academic Clinical Nurse Educator (CNEcl), and a Medical Surgical Registered Nurse (CMSRN). Stuckey has also received the 40 under 40 Emerging Nurse Leaders Award sponsored by the Illinois Nurses Foundation along with being inducted as a Nurse Leader in the Lakeview College of Nursing Developing Honor Society.

Stuckey has over ten years of experience in healthcare as a nurse and nearly as many years in nursing education. She was named "Nurse of the Year" in 2012, and has written, taught, coordinated and instructed many courses for LCN over the years. Stuckey has also published multiple articles for nursing journals along with presenting with research focusing on nursing education, simulation, cultural competence, BSN post-graduate mentorship, nursing economics, and teaching strategies in accelerated nursing programs.

Ariel Wright is an Associate Professor of Lakeview College of Nursing. Wright is set to receive a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) May 2020. Wright earned a Master of Science in Higher Education in 2018, a Master of Science focusing on Leadership and Management in 2011, and a Bachelor's of Science degree in 2009. Wright has earned certification as a Certified Nurse Educator (CNE). Wright has been inducted as a Nurse Leader in the Lakeview College of Nursing Developing Honor Society.

Wright has ten years of nursing experience in areas such as mental health, cardiac, pulmonary, and leadership positions. Wright earned the Nursing Clinical Excellence Award in 2012. As an educator, Wright has held positions as Curriculum Chair and Faculty Chair. Wright initiated triage day and tutoring within the school. Wright has taught clinical, traditional, and in the online setting for a variety of courses. Wright has co-published and co-presented at numerous national and international conferences related to nursing education.

Valerie Howard, EdD, MSN, RN, joined Duke in 2018 as the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the School of Nursing. Dr. Howard has over 24 years of experience in higher education, with the past fourteen years dedicated to researching, developing, implementing and evaluating innovative teaching methods and leadership and team building experiences across the curriculum. While at Duke, she is responsible for leading academic programs, supporting students and program evaluation efforts from admission through graduation.

Dr. Howard served as Dean at Robert Morris University’s (RMU) School of Nursing and Health Sciences (SNHS) in Pittsburgh, PA, where she was also a University Professor of Nursing. Prior to position as Dean, she served RMU in various leadership roles including Director of Development and Assistant Dean for External Affairs, Academic Department Head and Academic Integrity Council Chair.

Dr. Howard created the Society for Simulation in Healthcare accredited RMU Regional Research and Innovation in Simulation Education (RISE) Center and served as its founding director. She was president of the International Nursing Association of Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL) from 2011 to 2013 and received the INACSL Excellence Award in Research in 2010.

In alignment with the IOM Recommendations, Dr. Howard implemented, evaluated and sustained the Dedicated Education Unit Model for educating nurses in the Pittsburgh region, and she is currently working with the PA Action Coalition to provide board training in support of the national Nurses on Boards initiatives.

Dr. Howard earned her EdD in Higher Education Administration and MSN (Nursing Education) from the University of Pittsburgh and her BSN from Indiana University of Pennsylvania