Dr. Christine Verni Elected to AACN Board of Directors Wednesday, March 23, 2022 AACN is pleased to announce that Dr. Christine Verni, dean of the College of Nursing at Niagara University (NY), has been elected to the AACN Board of Directors. Dr. Verni will serve as a Member-at-Large through March 2023. AACN held a special election March 7-21, 2022 to fill an unexpired term on the Board with votes cast by member deans. Dr. Verni has been actively engaged with AACN’s Organizational Leadership Network since 2017, including service as both chair and past chair of the Steering Committee. She is a fellow in the inaugural cohort of AACN’s Elevating Leaders in Academic Nursing (ELAN) program. Prior to her current role as dean at Niagara, she was dean at D’Youville College, School of Nursing (NY). Dr. Verni will begin her Board service on March 28 at the conclusion of AACN’s Membership Meeting. Categories: Membership Announcements