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.
Click here to download the 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 Leadership
- Dean Gross, Fargo, Representing North Dakota Nurse Practitioners Association
- Stephanie Youngs, Minot, Representing Nursing Student Association of North Dakota (NSAND)
- Katie Ralston, Fargo, Representing ND Department of Commerce, Workforce Development Division
- Betsy Kanz, Bismarck, 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)
- Jaci Reep-Jarmin, Minot, Alternate Representing Nursing Student Association of North Dakota (NSAND)
- Jodi Hovdenes, Carrington, Representing North Dakota Organization for Nursing Leadership
- 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
- Sara Croud, Representing North Dakota Emergency Nurse Association