Ruth Carrico, PhD, RN, associate professor of medicine at the聽University of Louisville Department of Medicine and the associate founding director of UofL鈥檚 Global Health Initiative, has been named president-elect of the Kentucky Nurses Association.
Each year, the members of the KNA elect nurses to leadership of the premier nursing nonprofit professional association in the Commonwealth. The candidates will be inducted into office on Friday, Nov. 3, during the bi-annual KNA 成人直播 Summit in Lexington.
The following nurses filed to be candidates and were elected to leadership positions:
KNA Board of Directors:聽President-Elect, Ruth Carrico, PhD, MSN, FNP-C, RN; Vice-President, Beverly Rowland, PhD, RN; Secretary, Misty Ellis, MSN, APRN-PC/AC; and Directors, Ann W. Christie, MSN, RN, and聽Jodie V. Rogers, MSN, RN, NEA-BC
成人直播 & Research Cabinet:聽Nurse Administrator, Karen Newman, EdD, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, Nurse Faculty, Kimberly Tharpe-Barrie, DNP, RN; and聽Staff Nurse, Loretta Elder, DNP, RN, CNE
Governmental Affairs Cabinet:聽Staff Nurse, Michael D. Gordon, MSN, ARNP, RN, CNS, Adult Health ANCC Certified,
Professional Nursing Practice & Advocacy Cabinet:聽Clinical Practice, Lisa Lockhart, MSN, MHA, RN, NE-BC, Traci L. Lorch, MSN, APRN, ACNS-BC, RNC-OB, and Danielle Angeli House, RN, HN-BC; Clinical Practice Staff Nurse, Stephanie J. Fugate, MSN, ARNP-ACNP-BC; Administration, Michelle Speicher, MBA, BSN, RN, FACHE, ME-BC; and聽成人直播, Jessica Wilson, PhD, APRN, RN
Ethics & Human Rights Committee:聽Secretary, Angela Combs, BSN, MSNED, RN; and聽 Members, Rhonda Vale, MSN, RN, and聽Pam Azad, MBA, Ph.D, RN
Nominating Committee:聽Members, Deb Chilcote, DNP, RN, RNC-MN,聽Leslie Jeffries, MSN, BSN, RN; Lynn Roser, Ph.D, RN, CIC; and Maribeth Wilson, PhD (c), MSN, MSPH
