Action Coalitions have been established in 36 states. If you live in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin or Wyoming your state has formed a Action Coalition and welcomes your involvement.
Contact the Action Coalition leads below to become involved with implementing the recommendations of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health in your community.
Arkansas:
Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence, Director, Claudia Beverly (beverlyclaudiaj@uama.edu; 501-686-5979)
Arkansas Community Foundation, Program Director, Chris Love (clove@arcf.org; 501-372-1116 x109)
College of Nursing, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Dean and Professor, Lorraine Frazier (lfrazier@uams.edu; 501-686-5376)
AARP Arkansas, Associate State Director for Advocacy, Herb Sanderson (hsanderson@aarp.org; 501-217-1639)
College of Nursing, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Service, Cheryl Schmidt (schmidtcherylk@uams.edu; 501-603-1218)
Statewide Director: Mary Dickow (marydickow@me.com)
UC Berkeley School of Public Health, Associate Dean, Jeffrey S. Oxendine (oxendine@berkeley.edu, 925-330-5363)
Health Workforce Initiative (Formerly RHORC), Statewide Director, Linda Zorn (zornli@butte.edu)
Colorado Center for Nursing Excellence, President & CEO, Karren Kowalski (Karren.kowalski@att.net; 303-715-0343)
Colorado Hospital Association (CHA), Vice President, Gail Finley (leading on behalf of Steven Summer) (gail.finley@cha.com; 720-330-6011)
Delaware:
Delaware Nurses Association, President, Bonnie Osgood (bosgood@christianacare.org; 302-740-1139)
Delaware Healthcare Association, President & CEO, Wayne Smith (wayne@deha.org; 302-674-2853)
Florida Center for Nursing, Executive Director, Mary Lou Brunnell (brunell@mail.ucf.edu; 407-823-0980)
Blue Foundation for a Healthy Florida, Consultant, Michael Hutton (leading on behalf of Susan Towler) (michael.Hutton@bcbsfl.com; 904-905-8383)
Blue Foundation for a Healthy Florida, Vice President, Susan Towler (Susan.Towler@bcbsfl.com; 904-905-0683)
Georgia:
Georgia Nurses Association, Chief Programs Officer, Debbie Hatmaker (DHatmaker@georgianurses.org; 404-325-5536)
Clayton State University, Dean and Professor, Lisa Wright Eichelberger (lisaeichelberger@clayton.edu; 770-309-6371)
Georgia Hospital Association, Director of Workforce Development, Denise Flook (dflook@gha.org; 770-249-4518)
Hawaii Medical Services Association Foundation, Administrator, Mark Forman (mark_forman@hmsa.com; 808-948-5585)
Hawaii State Center for Nursing, Director, Gail Tiwanak (gtiwanak@hawaii.edu; 808-956-5211)
Idaho Alliance for Leaders in Nursing, Executive Director, Margaret Wainwright Henbest (mhenbest@nurseleaders.org; 208-367-1171)
America West Bank/Moscow Financial Center, Vice President, B.J. Swanson (bjswanson@awbank.net; 208-882-0809)
Illinois Center for Nursing, Chairperson, Michele Bromberg (Michele.Bromberg@illinois.gov; 312-814-3039)
Illinois Center for Nursing, Manager, Linda Roberts (Linda.B.Roberts@illinois.gov; 312-814-1395)
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, Program Manager, Julio Rodriguez (Julio.Rodriguez@illinois.gov; 312 -814 -8421)
Indiana Nursing Workforce Development Coalition, President, Donna Boland (dboland@iupui.edu; 317-753-3655)
Indiana Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Program, Director, Richard Kiovsky (rkiovsky@iupui.edu; 317-278-8893)
Kansas:
University of Kansas School of Nursing, Professor and Associate Dean of Graduate Programs, Cynthia Teel (cteel@kumc.edu; 913-588-1697)
Kansas Hospital Association, Workforce Center Director, Cara Greve (cgreve@kha-net.org; 785-233-7436)
Kentucky:
Kentucky Hospital Association, Vice President, Health Professions, Kim Dees (kdees@kyha.com; 502-426-6220)
University of Kansas College of Nursing, Dean and Professor, Jane Kirschling (janek@email.uky.edu; 859-323-4857)
Louisiana Center for Nursing, Director, Cynthia Bienemy (bienemyc@lsbn.state.la.us; 225-755-7577)
AARP Louisiana State Office, Denise Bottcher, Associate State Director, (DBottcher@aarp.org; 225-376-1145)Massachusetts
Massachusetts:
Organization of Nurse Leaders of MA & RI, Chief Executive Officer, Sharon Gale (sgale@massone.org; 781-272-3500)
Massachusetts Department of Higher Education, Associate Commissioner, Economic and Workforce Development, David Cedrone (dcedrone@bhe.mass.edu; 617-994-6904)
Organization of Nurse Leaders of MA & RI, President, Kevin Whitney (kbwhitney@partners.org; 781-272-3501)
Massachusetts Department of Higher Education, Coordinator for Healthcare Workforce Development, Earl Dale (dearl@bhe.mass.edu; 617-994-6905)
Maryland:
University of Maryland School of Nursing, Dean, Janet Allan (allan@son.umaryland.edu, 410-706-6741)
LifeBridge Health, President and CEO of Sinai Hospital and Sr. Vice President, Neil Meltzer (nmeltzer@lifebridgehealth.org; 410-601-5133)
Maryland Nurses Association, President, Patricia Travis, (ptravis2@jhmi.edu; 410-502-0233)
Governor’s Workforce Investment Board, Executive Director, Frank Reed (lreed@gwib.state.md.us; 410-767-2131)
Maryland Organization of Nurse Executives, President, Larry Strassner (larry.strassner@medstar.net; 443-777-6419)
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Vice Dean of Clinical Affairs, Lynn Calia (fcalia@som.umaryland.edu; 410-706-1412)
Maryland Board of Nursing, President, Nancy Adams (nadams@wmhs.com; 301-777-4984)
Michigan Center for Nursing, Director, Carole Stacy (cstacy@mhc.org; 517-347-3332)
Beaumont Hospitals, Director of Workforce Planning, Linda Kruso (lkruso@beaumonthospitals.com; 248-423-2445)
Minnesota:
Minnesota Center for Nursing, President, Liz Sether (lsether@agingservicesmn.org)
HealthForce Minnesota, Executive Director, Jane Foote (jfoote@winona.edu; 507-285-7339)
Mississippi Office of Nursing Workforce, Executive Director, Wanda Jones (wjones@monw.org; 601-259-1746)
Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration, Deputy Executive Director, Rita Wray (rwray@dfa.state.ms.us; 601-992-3054)
Missouri:
Missouri Nurses Association, Chief Executive Officer, Jill Kliethermes (jill@missourinurses.org; 573-636-4623)
Missouri Health Advocacy Alliance, Executive Director, Andrea Routh (arouth@mohealthalliance.org; 573-634-9800)
Missouri League for Nurses, Executive Director, Nina Blake (nina@mlnmonursing.org; 573-635-5355)
Montana Health Care Providers, Vice President, Casey Blumenthal (casey@mtha.org; 406-442-1911)
Montana State Board of Nursing, Executive Director, Cynthia Gustafson (cgustafson@mt.gov; 406-841-2380)
Nebraska:
Visiting Nurse Association, President and CEO, James Summerfelt (jsummerfelt@thevnacares.org; 402-930-4016)
HDR Architecture, Inc, Director of Clinical Services, Cyndi McCullough (Cyndi.mccullough@hdrinc.com; 402-415-5873)
Rutgers University, College of Nursing - DNP Program-Leadership Track, Director, Edna Cadmus (ednacadm@rutgers.edu; 973-353-1428)
New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute, President, David Knowlton (dknowlton@njhcqi.org; 609-434-1110)
Visiting Nurse Association Health Group, VP Strategic & Business Development, Mary Wachter (mary.wachter@vnahg.org; 732-224-6976)
New Mexico Center for Nursing Excellence, Executive Director, Patricia Boyle (pboyle@nmnursingexcellence.org; 505-889-4518)
New Mexico Business Weekly, Publisher, Nancy Salem (nsalem@bizjournals.com; 505-348-8320)
Institute for Nursing: NY State Workforce Center, CEO, Cathryne Welch (cwelch@foundationnysnurses.org; 518-456-7858)
AARP New York Executive Council, Member, Bob O’Connell (roconnell@nycap.rr.com)
Project Coordinator, Debra Wolff (dwolff@fnysn.org; 518-456-7858 x31)
North Carolina:
Foundation for Nursing Excellence, President & CEO, Polly Johnson (polly.johnson@ffne.org)
AARP North Carolina, State President, Diana Hatch (wehatchem1@earthlink.net)
Ohio:
Ohio League for Nursing, Executive Director, Jane Mahowald (Jfmahowald@aol.com; 440-331-2721)
Ohio Hospital Association, Associate General Counsel and Director of Health Policy, Sean McGlone (seanm@ohanet.org; 614-384-9139)
Pennsylvania:
Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, Executive Director, Veronica Snyder (vesnyder@state.pa.us; 717-525-5593)
Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, Chief Executive Officer, Betsy Snook (bsnook@panurses.org; 717-657-1222)
Rhode Island:
Rhode Island Center for Nursing Excellence, Center Coordinator, Lynne Dunphy (ldunphy@ds.eri.edu; 401-874-5323)
Lifespan Learning Institute, Organizational Consultant, Jay Spitulnik (jspitulnik@Lifespan.org; 401-444-4198)
South Carolina:
South Carolina Center for Nursing Leadership, Director, Eileene Shake (shakee@mailbox.sc.edu; 803-777-5881)
South Carolina Hospital Association, Senior Vice President, Regulatory and Workforce, Jimmy Walker (jwalker@scha.org; 803-796-3080)
Texas:
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Anita Thigpen Perry School of Nursing, Professor and Dean Emeritus, Alexia Green (Alexia.Green@ttuhsc.edu; 806-743-2738)
Texas Nurses Association & Texas Nurses Foundation, Executive Director, Clair Jordan (cjordan@texasnurses.org; 512-452-0645)
BlueCross BlueShield of Texas, Vice President Clinical Services, Cindy Johnson (cindy_johnson@bcbstx.com; 972-766-6900)
BlueCross BlueShield of Texas, President, Darren Rodgers (Darren_rodgers@bcbstx.com; 972-766-6900)
Utah:
HealthInsight, Executive Director, Doug Hasbrouck (DHasbrouck@healthinsight.org); 801-892-0155)
Utah Organization of Nurse Leaders, Board of Directors, Maureen Keefe (maureen.keefe@nurs.utah.edu; 801-581-8262)
Virginia Nurses Association, President, Shirley Gibson (sgibson@mcvh-vcu.edu; 804-828-8650)
Virginia Nurses Association, CEO, Susan Motley (smotley@virginianurses.com ; 804-282-1808)
AARP Virginia, State Director, Bill Kallio (w.kallio@comcast.net; 804-323-3012)
AARP Virginia, Associate State Director, David DeBiasi (ddebiasi@aarp.org; 804-323-3012)
Washington Center for Nursing, Executive Director, Linda Tieman (lindat@wcnursing.org; 206-787-1200)
Washington Health Foundation, President & CEO, Greg Vigdor (gregv@whf.org; 206-285-6355)
West Virginia:
West Virginia Hospital Association, Vice President of Professional Services, Jim Kranz (jim.kranz@wvha.org; 304-344-9744)
West Virginia Center for Nursing, Executive Director, Duane Napier (napier@hepc.wvnet.edu; 304-558-0838)
Wisconsin:
Wisconsin Center for Nursing, Executive Director, Judith Hansen (judi@wicenterfornursing.org; 414-229-6014)
Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative, Executive Director, Time Size (timsize@rwhc.com; 608-643-2343)
Wyoming Center for Nursing and Health Care Partnerships, Co-Chair, Advisory Board, Mary Burman (mburman@uwyo.edu; 307-766-6569)
Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, Industry Partnership Manager, Brad Westby (bwestb@wyo.gov; 307-777-2971)
*Don't see your state? Stay tuned for the next application period to become a campaign-designated Action Coalition.