FRIENDS OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NURSING RESEARCH
2024 Board of Directors

 

Victoria Niederhauser Headshot

President

Victoria Niederhauser, DrPH, RN, PPCNP-BC, FAAN
(January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2024)
Dean and Professor, College of Nursing
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Knoxville, TN

 Teri Murray Headshot President-Elect

Teri A. Murray, PhD, PHNA-BC, RN, ANEF, FAAN
(January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024)
Professor, Dean Emerita and Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer
Trudy Busch Valentine School of Nursing,
Saint Louis University
Florissant, MO

Gideon Esuzor Headshot Secretary 

LCDR Gideon Esuzor, DNP, MBA, MSN.Ed, APRN, PMHNP-BC
(January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2025)
Commissioned Corps Officer
U.S. Public Health Service
Herndon, VA

Kelli Saucerman-Howard Headshot

 Treasurer

Kelli Saucerman-Howard, DNP, RN
(January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2025)
Chief Nursing Officer
Cleveland Clinic Akron General

Hudson, OH

 Jeannette Andrews Headshot

Member-at-Large

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

 Donna Bliss Headshot Member-at-Large

Donna Z. Bliss, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN, WOCNF
(January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2024)
Professor, School of Nursing
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN

 Ashley Darcy-Mahoney Headshot Member-at-Large

Ashley Darcy-Mahoney, PhD, NNP, FAAN
(January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2024)
Professor, School of Nursing
The George Washington University
Washington, DC

Christina Dempsey Headshot Member-at-Large 

Christy Dempsey, DNP, MBA, RN, CNOR, CENP, FAAN
(January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2024)
Chief Executive Officer
Christina Dempsey Enterprises, LLC
Springfield, MO

 Eileen Hacker Headshot Member-at-Large 

Eileen D. Hacker, PhD, APRN, AOCN, FAAN
(January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2024)
Professor and Chair, Department of Nursing
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX

Ronald Hickman Headshot Member-at-Large

Ronald Hickman, Jr., PhD, RN, ACNP-BC, FNAP, FAAN
(January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2024)
Professor and Associate Dean for Research
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing 
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH

 William Holzemer Headshot Member-at-Large

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

 Bethsheba Johnson Headshot Member-at-Large

Bethsheba Johnson, DNP
(January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2024)
Executive Medical Scientist Liaison
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Pearland, TX

 Sandy Leake Headshot Member-at-Large

Sandy Leake, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN
(January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2024)
Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer
The University of Tennessee Health System
Knoxville, TN

 Jane Mericle Headshot 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 Headshot Member-at-Large

Usha Menon, PhD, RN, FAAN, FBSM
(January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2024)
Dean and Senior Associate Vice President
University of South Florida College of Nursing
Tampa, FL

Dianne Morrison-Beedy Headshot

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 College of Nursing
Columbus, OH

Adey Nyamathi Headshot Member-at-Large

Adey M. Nyamathi, ANP, PhD, FAAN
(January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2024)
Distinguished Professor and Founding Dean Emerita
Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing
University of California Irvine
Irvine, CA

 Diane Santa Maria Headshot Member-at-Large

Diane Santa Maria, DrPH, MSN, RN, FAAN, FSAHM, ACRN
(January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2025)
Dean and Professor, Cizik School of Nursing
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, TX

 Victoria Tiase Headshot Member-at-Large

Victoria Tiase, PhD, RN, NI-BC, FAMIA, FAAN, FNAP
(January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2024)
Assistant Professor
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

Laura Wood Headshot Member-at-Large

Laura J. Wood, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN
(January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024)
Executive Vice President, Patient Care Operations and
Systems Chief Nursing Officer
Boston Children's Hospital
Belmont, MA

Michelle Mitchell Headshot

 

 

 

Board Liaison 

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

 Justin Dodge Headshot 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 

  • 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