Board of Directors
The North Dakota Center for Nursing is a non-profit, 501c3 organization with a diverse board of directors representing nursing and community leaders from across North Dakota. The Board of Directors operates following established bylaws and policies.
ND-Center-for-Nursing-Bylaws January 2021
Officers
- President- Tessa Johnson, Dickinson, Representing North Dakota Nurses Association
- President-elect- Adam Johnston, Fargo, Representing North Dakota State Council of Emergency Nurses Association
- Secretary- Denise Andress, Hettinger, Representing North Dakota Area Health Education Center
- Treasurer- Carla Hansen, Fargo, Representing Sigma Theta Tau Xi Kappa at Large Chapter
Board Members
- Jane Christianson, Bismarck, Representing North Dakota Board of Nursing
- Julie Traynor, Devil’s Lake, Representing College and University Nursing Education Administrators (CUNEA)
- DeeAnna Opstedahl, Representing North Dakota Organization for Nursing Leaders
- Dean Gross, Fargo, Representing North Dakota Nurse Practitioners Association
- Sophie DeRosier, Bismarck, Representing Nursing Student Association of North Dakota (NSAND)
- Katie Ralston, Fargo, Representing ND Department of Commerce, Workforce Development Division
- Nikki Medalen, Towner, Representing North Dakota Public Health Association Nursing Section
- Pam Becker, Dickinson, Representing ND Chapter of National Association Directors of Nursing Administration/Long Term Care (ND-NADONA)
- Ricki Ramlo, Jamestown, Public/Member at Large
- Jennifer Hoggarth, Representing ND Association of Nurse Anesthetists
Board Member Alternates
- Audrey Charchenko, Fargo, Alternate Representing College and University Nursing Education Administrators (CUNEA)
- Katelyn Brinkman, Mayville, Alternate Representing North Dakota Area Health Education Center
- Wendi Johnston, Kathyrn, Alternate Representing North Dakota Board of Nursing
- Cori Randall, Alternate Representing North Dakota Nurse Practitioners Association (NDNPA)
- Sherri Miller, Bismarck, Alternate Representing North Dakota Nurses Association (NDNA)
- TBD, Alternate Representing Nursing Student Association of North Dakota (NSAND)
- Jodi Hovdenes, Carrington, Representing North Dakota Organization for Nursing Leaders
- Christine Jas, Dickinson, Representing ND Chapter of National Association Directors of Nursing Administration/Long Term Care (ND-NADONA)
- Anne Eliason, Representing Sigma Theta Tau Xi Kappa At Large Chapter
- Sarah Lothspeich, Representing North Dakota Emergency Nurse Association