Item Writers/Exam Development Committee

Item Writer/Exam Development Committee Member         Term Expires

 

 

Elizabeth Davis, DNP, CNL
Associate Professor
Grand Valley State University
Grand Rapids, MI
CNL certified since January 2016

  June 30, 2025
     

Melinda Davis, MSN, RN, CNL, CCRN, CPHQ
Clinical Improvement Nurse
Veterans Health Administration
Washington, DC
CNL certified since February 2008

  June 30, 2025
     

Barbara Dewhirst, PhD, MSN, RN, CNL
Assistant Professor
University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing
Pittsburgh, PA
CNL certified since December 2020

  June 30, 2025
     

Reni Mattathil, DNP, MSN, RN-BC, CNL
Clinical Nurse Leader
Dallas VA Medical Center
Dallas, TX
CNL certified since August 2016

  June 30, 2025
     

Sharlene Parmley, MSN, RN, CNL
Clinical Nurse Leader
Spartanburg Medical Center
Spartanburg, SC
CNL certified since May 2019

  June 30, 2025
     

Theresa Pomerleau, DNP, RN, CNL
Clinical Nurse Leader
Methodist Hospital, Specialty and Transplant
San Antonio, TX
CNL certified since August 2018

  June 30, 2025
     

Mamta Thapar, RN, MSN, CNL
Health Promotion Disease Prevention Nurse Program Manager
Veterans’ Health Administration
Monmouth Junction, NJ

  June 30, 2025
     

Stephanie Wachter, MSN, RN, CCNL
Magnet Program Director
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Hershey, PA

  June 30, 2025
     

Brenda Wimmer, DNP, RN, CNL, CHPN
Assistant Professor
Morningside University
Sioux City, IA
CNL certified since July 2017

  June 30, 2025
     
Lynn Gardner, Staff Liaison
Director of Certification, Commission on Nurse Certification
LGardner@aacnnursing.org