2025 Board of Directors

Teri Murray President

Teri A. Murray, PhD, PHNA-BC, RN, ANEF, FADLN, FAAN
(January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2026)
Professor, Dean Emerita, and Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer
Saint Louis University
Florissant, MO

Victoria Niederhauser Past President

Victoria Niederhauser, DrPH, RN, PPCNP-BC, FAAN
(January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025)
Dean and Professor
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Knoxville, TN

Gideon Esuzor

Secretary

LCDR Gideon Esuzor, DNP, MBA, APRN, PMHNP-BC
(January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2025)
Deputy Liaison
Department of Homeland Security
Herndon, VA

Kelli Saucerman-Howard

Treasurer

Kelli Saucerman-Howard, DNP, RN
(January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2025)
Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer
Cleveland Clinic Akron General Medical Center
Hudson, OH

Jeannette Andrews

Member-at-Large

Jeannette Andrews, PhD, RN, FAAN
(January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2025)
Dean and Professor
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC

Donna Bliss Member-at-Large

Donna Z. Bliss, PhD, RN, FGSA, WOCNF, FAAN
(January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2026)
Professor
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN

Member-at-Large

Janell Carroll, PhD, MBA
(January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2026)
Director of Research, Scholarship and Sponsored Programs
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL

Ashley Darcy-Mahoney Member-at-Large

Ashley Darcy Mahoney, PhD, NNP, FAAN
(January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2026)
Professor, Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, and Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
The George Washington University
Washington, DC

Eileen Hacker Member-at-Large

Eileen D. Hacker, PhD, APRN, AOCN, FAAN
(January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2026)
Professor and Chair
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX

Member-at-Large

Audrey Holtzman
(January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2026)
Marketing and Communications Director
University of South Florida
Tampa, FL

William Holzemer Member-at-Large

William L. Holzemer, RN, PhD, FAAN
(January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2025)
Dean Emeritus and Distinguished Professor
Rutgers University
San Francisco, CA

Bethsheba Johnson Member-at-Large

Bethsheba Johnson, DNP
(January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2026)
Executive Medical Scientist Liaison
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Pearland, TX

Member-at-Large

Deborah J. Kenny, PhD, RN, FAAN
(January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2026)
Associate Professor and Division Chair, Health Systems
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Monument, CO

Member-at-Large

MaryEllen Kosturko, DNP, MAHSM, RN, CENP
(January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2026)
Executive Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer
Hartford Healthcare
Hartford, CT

Sandy Leake Member-at-Large

Sandy C. Leake, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN
(January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2026)
Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer
The University of Tennessee Health System
Knoxville, TN

Jane Mericle Member-at-Large

Jane M. Mericle, DNP, MHS-CL, RN, CENP
(January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2025)
Executive Vice President, Enterprise Chief Nursing Executive, Patient Operations Officer
Nemours Children's Health
Avondale, PA

Usha Menon Member-at-Large

Usha Menon, PhD, RN, FAAN, FBSM
(January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2026)
Dean and Senior Associate Vice President
University of South Florida
Tampa, FL

Dianne Morrison-Beedy Member-at-Large

Dianne Morrison-Beedy, PhD, RN, CGNC, FFNMRCSI, FNAP, FAANP, FAAN
(January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2025)
Centennial Professor and Chief Global Strategy Officer
The Ohio State University
Dublin, OH

Diane Santa Maria Member-at-Large

Diane Santa Maria, DrPH, RN
(January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2025)
Dean
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, TX

Victoria Tiase Member-at-Large

Victoria L. Tiase, PhD, RN, NI-BC, FAMIA, FAAN, FNAP
(January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2026)
Assistant Professor
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

Michelle Mitchell NINR Board Liaison

Michelle Mitchell, MSW
Legislative Affairs Officer
National Institute of Nursing Research
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD

Justin Dodge Executive Director

Justin Dodge, CAE
Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research

 

 


Emeritus Board of Directors

  • Faye Glenn Abdellah, EdD, ScD, RN, RAAN
  • Roger Bulger, MD
  • Colleen Conway-Welch, PhD, CMN, RN, FAAN
  • Gregory Eastwood, MD
  • Melissa A. Fitzpatrick, RN, MSN, FAAN
  • Maryann F. Fralic, DrPH, RN, FAAN
  • Franklin A. Shaffer, EdD, RN, FAAN, FFNMRCSI
  • Nancy Valentine, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN

FNINR Founding Members

  • Faye Glenn Abdellah, EdD, ScD, RN, FAAN
  • Colleen Conway-Welch, PhD, CMN, RN, FAAN
  • Joyce Fitzpatrick, PhD, MBA, RN, FAAN
  • Maryann F. Fralic, DrPH, RN, FAAN
  • Diane K. Kjervik, JD, RN, FAA
  • Ora Strickland, PhD, RN, FAAN
  • Nell Watts, MS, RN, FAAN
  • Ruby I. Wilson, EdD, RN, FAAN
  • Louise Woerner, MBA
  • Nancy Fugate Woods, PhD, RN, FAAN

FNINR Past Presidents

  • Victoria Niederhauser
  • Cathleen Wheatley
  • Connie Delaney
  • Karen Drenkard
  • Michael Bleich
  • Janet Larson
  • Nilda Peragallo
  • Jackie Dunbar-Jacob
  • Franklin A. Shaffer
  • May Wykle
  • Mary Jane England
  • Karen Miller
  • Maryann F. Fralic
  • Ed Benz
  • Gregory Eastwood
  • Nancy Valentine
  • Ada Sue Hinshaw
  • Roger Bulger
  • Faye Glenn Abdellah
  • Colleen Conway-Welch
  • Diane McGivern
  • Mary Mundinger
  • Louise Woerner