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Board of Directors

Founder and Executive Director

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Sandy Summers, RN, MSN, MPH

Founder and Executive Director, The Truth About Nursing ssummers@truthaboutnursing.org
biography
office 410.323.1100
cell 443.253.3738
Video and Interviews
Speaking engagements

Chair

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Gina Pistulka, RN, PhD, MSN, MPH

Division Manager at Saint Paul - Ramsey County Public Health Department; Founding member, The Truth About Nursing and the Center for Nursing Advocacy since 2001, biography

Vice Chair

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Richard Kimball, RN, PhD, MSN, MPH

Health Insurance Specialist at Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; Founding member, The Truth About Nursing and the Center for Nursing Advocacy since 2001, biography

Treasurer

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Kelly Bower Joffe, RN, PhD, MSN, MPH

Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. Founding member, The Truth About Nursing and the Center for Nursing Advocacy since 2001, biography

Secretary

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Paul Sacco, MSW, PhD

Professor, University of Maryland School of Social Work, biography

Advisory Panel

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Claire Fagin
RN, PhD, FAAN
Dean Emerita, Professor Emerita, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, ANA Hall of Fame Inductee, biography

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Barbara Chamberlain
RN, PhD, APN, MBA, CCRN, WCC Program Manager, Transforming Care at the Bedside, the Quality Institute and Patient Safety of the New Jersey Hospital Association, biography

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MarySue Heilemann
RN, PhD, FAAN
Associate Professor, UCLA School of Nursing,
Associate Director, UCLA, National Clinician Scholars Program, biography

Fhaied Alotaibi Almobarak
Fhaied Almobarak Alotaibi
RN, PhD, BSN, MAPPC
Lecturer in College of Nursing at University of Dammam, Founder, Saudi Nursing Patronage and Support Center

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Rodrigo Cardoso
RN, MSc
Assistant Professor, Coimbra Nursing School, Portugal; Doctoral student; Oncology nurse, Instituto Português de Oncologia de Coimbra Francisco Gentil, Linkedin

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Sean Clarke
RN, PhD, FAAN
Executive Vice Dean for Academic Affairs, New York Univeristy, biography

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Stella Fitzgibbons
MD, FACP
Hospitalist at several facilities in the Houston, Texas area. Medical writer for the lay press. Medical expert in legal cases.

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Chinelo Ofoma
RN, MSN, CPNP-PC, FIEL,
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Founder, Nurse on Purpose, biography.

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Tyler Kuhk
RN, MN, ARNP, CCRN, NP‑C, Pulmonary Nurse Practitioner in the Pacific Northwest; see him on Instagram at thatsassynp

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Josiah Jackson-Okesola
RN, RPN, BLS, ACLS, MNLP, C-LMH
Director, Mental Health Department, Family Health Neuro-Linguistic Psychotherapist, Founder and radio host of Nurses on Air, an award-winning, nurse-led digital media broadcasting and health advocacy hub based in Lagos, Nigeria, that challenges and expands understanding of who nurses really are; empowers nurses to become agents of professional transformation; and inspires nurses to become champions of health advocacy, prevention, promotion, education, enlightenment and prevention; Award Winning Nurse Innovator, Global Nursing Advocate. Josiah's LinkedIn page. Also see his video biography.

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Frances Rieth Maynard
RN, PhD, MBE
Associate Professor, Rutgers School of Nursing, biography

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Shawn Pohlman
RN, PhD
Assistant Professor, Maryville University, biography

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Diane Reed
RN, PhD
Host of the Nurses Rock! weekly radio show, Adjunct Professor, Valencia College School of Nursing, biography

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Mona Shattell
RN, PhD
Chair and Professor, Department of Nursing Systems, Hugh F. and Jeannette G. McKean Endowed Chair, University of Central Florida; Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services biography

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Christine Stainton
RN, MSN, BA
Health Care Consultant. Founding member, The Truth About Nursing and the Center for Nursing Advocacy since 2001.

Patricia Woods
Pat Woods
RN, MScN, Faculty, Langara College Department of Nursing, British Columbia, Canada, biography

Staff

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Sandy Summers, RN, MSN, MPH

Executive Director

ssummers@truthaboutnursing.org
office 410.323.1100
cell 443.253.3738
Biography
Video and Interviews
Speaking engagements

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Harry Summers

Senior Advisor

Biography

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Havely Taylor

Administrative Coordinator

havelytaylor@truthaboutnursing.org

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Karen Coughlin

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