Accreditation Review Committee

* Final term

Co-Chairs Term Expires
Philip R. Martinez, Jr., EdD, MSN, APRN-BC, CCRN-CMC
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Middlesex Hospital
Middletown, CT
 
2024*
Tammie McCoy, PhD, RN
Dean
College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Blue Mountain Christian University
Blue Mountain, MS
 
2026*
Ann White, PhD, MBA, RN, NE-BC 
Dean Emerita
College of Nursing and Health Professions
University of Southern Indiana
Evansville, IN 
 
2024*
Committee Members Term Expires
Karen J. Allen, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, CNA-BC
Chief Nurse Executive
Veterans Affairs Medical Center-Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ
 
2024
Janet M. Baiardi, PhD, RN, FNP-BC
Interim Dean and Professor
McAuley School of Nursing
University of Detroit Mercy
Detroit, MI
 
2025*
Teresa L. Cervantez Thompson, PhD, RN 
Professor Emeritus
College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Madonna University
Livonia, MI
 
2025*
Jennifer J. Coleman, PhD, RN, CNE, COI
Professor
Ida V. Moffett School of Nursing
Samford University
Birmingham, AL
 
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
Elaine Evans, PhD, RN
Professor
Department of Nursing
Tarleton State University
Stephenville, TX
 
2024
Michelle Ficca, PhD, RN
Faculty Emeritus
Department of Nursing
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
Bloomsburg, PA
 
2025
Linda M. Herrick, PhD, RN, FAAN
Clinical Professor
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE
 
2025
Karen Karlowicz, EdD, RN
Associate Professor
School of Nursing
Old Dominion University
ODU Virginia Beach Higher Education Center
Virginia Beach, VA
 
2025
Tara Spalla King, PhD, RN
Associate Professor Clinical Nursing
College of Nursing
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
 
2024
Lillia M. Loriz, PhD, APRN, GNP-BC
Professor
School of Nursing
University of North Florida
Jacksonville, FL
 
2025
Kenneth Lowrance, DNP, APRN, CNS, FNP-BC, CNE, FAANP
Retired Professor of Professional Practice
Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX
 
2025*
Lynn C. Parsons, PhD, RN, NEA-BC
Graduate Faculty, College of Nursing
MSN Program, Nurse Executive Track
Walden University
Minneapolis, MN
 
2025
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
 
2026
Jeanine Santelli, PhD, RN, AGPCNP-BC, FAAN
Executive Director
American Nurses Association
Albany, NY
 
2026