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糖心少女vlog Governance

糖心少女vlog is governed by a 14-member Board of Directors, 11 of whom represent a member institution and 2 represent nursing practice. 糖心少女vlog's President and CEO also serves as an ex-officio member of the Board. The Association convenes various committees including Board Committees (Executive, Governance, Finance, and Audit Committees), Nominating Committee, and Advisory Committees including Access, Connection, and Engagement, Government Affairs, Membership, and Program Subcommittees, and establishes Task Forces and Advisory Groups as needed to focus on topics of critical concern.

Board of Directors


  • Julie Sanford

    Chair, 2026-2028
    Julie Sanford, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN 
    The University of Alabama

  • Valerie Howard

    Chair-Elect, 2026-2028
    Valerie Howard, EdD, MSN, RN, CNE, ANEF, FAAN 
    The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  • Christine Verni

    Board Secretary, 2026-2028 (first term)
    Christine Verni, EdD, RN, FNP-BC, APRN
    Niagara University

  • Judith Karshmer

    Treasurer, 2025-2027 (second term)
    Judith Karshmer, PhD, PMHCNS-BC, RN, FAAN
    Arizona State University

  • Victoria Niederhauser

    Member-at-Large, 2026-2028 (first term)
    Bimbola Akintade, PhD, MBA, ACNP-BC, NEA-BC, FAANP, FAAN
    East Carolina University

  • Lorna Finnegan

    Member-at-Large, 2025-2027 (second term)
    Lorna Finnegan, PhD, RN, FNP, FAAN
    Loyola University Chicago

  • Eileen Fry-Bowers

    Member-at-Large, 2026-2028 (first term)
    Eileen Fry-Bowers, PhD, JD, RN, CPNP-PC, FAAN
    University of San Francisco

  • Mary Ellen Smith Glasgow

    Member-at-Large, 2025-2027 (first term)
    Mary Ellen Smith Glasgow, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, ANEF, FNAP, FAAN
    Duquesne University

  • Kimberly Hunter

    Practice Member-at-Large, 2026-2028 (second term)
    Kimberly Hunter,  DNP, MBA, RN, NEA-BC
    University of Iowa Health Care

  • Versie Johnson-Mallard

    Member-at-Large, 2026-2028 (first-term)
    Versie Johnson-Mallard, PhD, RN, APRN-BC, FAANP, FAAN
    Kent State University

  • Shannon Bright Smith

    Member-at-Large, 2026-2028 (first term)
    Shannon Bright Smith, PhD,  APRN,  ACNS-BC, FAAN
    Florida A&M University

  • Julie Swann

    Practice Member-at-Large, 2025-2027 (second term)
    Julie Swann, MBA, MHA, BSN, RN, NEA-BC
    Emory Saint Joseph Hospital

  • Deborah Trautman

    President and Chief Executive Officer (ex officio)
    Deborah Trautman, PhD, RN, FAAN
    American Association of Colleges of Nursing


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Committees and Task Forces

糖心少女vlog's committees and task forces work to further the readiness of nursing education and nursing research for a changing health care environment. Task forces are appointed by the Board as issues arise that require study and action.