Government Affairs Committee

Please address your comments to either the chair or AACN staff liaison noted.

  • Lachel Story

    Lachel Story, PhD, Chair
    University of Southern Mississippi
    Dean

  • Amita Avadhani

    Amita Avadhani, PhD, First Term
    Temple University
    Department Chair

  • Tina Decker

    Tina Decker, DNP, Second Term
    Trinity Christian College
    Department Chair

  • Lori Escallier

    Lori Escallier, PhD, Second Term
    SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
    Dean

  • Melody Eaton

    Melody Eaton, PhD, First Term
    James Madison University
    Director and Professor

  • Marla De Jong

    Marla De Jong, PhD, Second Term
    University of Utah
    Department Chair

  • Carol Musil

    Carol Musil, PhD, Second Term
    Case Western Reserve University
    Dean

  • Brenda Petersen

    Brenda Petersen, PhD, Second Term
    University of Southern Maine
    Associate Dean

  • Rachel Minahan, Staff Liaison
    Director of Government Affairs
    rminahan@aacnnursing.org

  • Deborah J. Jones

    Deborah J. Jones, PhD, Board Liaison
    University of Texas Medical Branch
    Senior Vice President and Dean