CCNE Board of Commissioners

CCNE is governed by a 13-member Board of Commissioners who broadly represent CCNE’s community of interest. The Board is the final authority on all policy and accreditation matters affecting CCNE.

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*Final term

Board Officers Term Expires
Chair
Lori Escallier, PhD, RN, CPNP-PC, FAAN
Dean and Professor
College of Nursing
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Brooklyn, NY
 
2026*
Vice Chair
Cindy Greenberg, DNSc, RN, PNP-PC, FAAN
Professor Emeritus
School of Nursing
College of Health and Human Development
California State University, Fullerton
Fullerton, CA
 
2027*
Treasurer
Jean D'Meza Leuner, PhD, RN, CNE, FAAN
Dean and Professor
College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Auburn University at Montgomery
Montgomery, AL
 
2025
Secretary
Sarah Greterman, PhD
Manager, Talent Development
Danaher Corporation
Fargo, ND
 
2027*

 

Chief Nurse Administrators Term Expires
Lori Escallier, PhD, RN, CPNP-PC, FAAN
Dean and Professor
College of Nursing
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Brooklyn, NY
 
2026*
Jean D'Meza Leuner, PhD, RN, CNE, FAAN
Dean and Professor
College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Auburn University at Montgomery
Montgomery, AL
 
2025
Angela Taylor, PhD, RN                                                  
President (Chief Nurse Administrator)
School of Nursing
Sentara College of Health Sciences
Chesapeake, VA
 
2027

 

Faculty Term Expires
Cindy Greenberg, DNSc, RN, PNP-PC, FAAN
Professor Emeritus
School of Nursing
College of Health and Human Development
California State University, Fullerton
Fullerton, CA
 
2027*
Lillia Loriz, PhD, APRN, GNP-BC
Professor
School of Nursing
University of North Florida
Jacksonville, FL
 
2027
Christine Pacini, PhD, MSN, BSN, BA, RN
Professor of Nursing
McAuley School of Nursing
University of Detroit Mercy
Detroit, MI
 
2025*

 

Professional Consumers Term Expires
Giselle Holness, DNP, AGPCNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, NE-BC 
Director, Nurse Practitioner Residency Program
North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health Systems
Jacksonville, FL
 
2026
Abigail Rychlik, MSN, RN, CNOR(E), CPN
Clinical Education Specialist, Perioperative Services
Children's Hospital Colorado
Denver, CO 
 
2025

 

Public Consumers Term Expires
Mark Billingsley
Executive Director
Alliance Healthcare Foundation
Memphis, TN
 
2026
Sarah Greterman, PhD
Manager, Talent Development
Danaher Corporation
Fargo, ND
 
2027*

 

Practicing Nurses Term Expires
Laura Kelly, PhD, PMHNP
Clinical Director
RWJ Barnabas Health Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorder Center
Eatontown, NJ
 
2027
Tina Martin, PhD, FNP-BC
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Neurology/Stroke Service
St. Dominic's Hospital 
Jackson, MS
 
2026
Roshonda Phillips, DNP, RN-BC, CVRN, CNL, VHA-CM, NE-BC
National Program Manager, CLC Unannounced Survey Process
Department of Veteran Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
Washington, DC
 
2025