Leadership

National Advisory Committee (NAC)

Carolina G. Huerta, Ed.D., M.S.N., R.N., NAC Chair
Nursing Department Professor and Chair
University of Texas-Pan American

Gaurdia Banister, Ph.D., R.N.
Executive Director, Institute for Patient Care
Massachusetts General Hospital

Catherine Crowley, Ed.D., R.N.
Vice President
Maryland Hospital Association

Debra J. Danforth, B.S.N., R.N.
Comprehensive Health Operations Director
Oneida Community Health Center

Teri A. Murray, Ph.D., R.N.
Dean, School of Nursing
Saint Louis University

Phyllis W. Sharps, Ph.D., R.N., C.N.E., F.A.A.N.
Professor and Chair, Dept. of Community Public Health Nursing
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing

Richard W. Valachovic, D.M.D., M.P.H.
Executive Director
American Dental Education Association

Brenda Zierler, Ph.D., R.N., R.V.T.
Associate Professor, Biobehavioral Nursing & Health Systems
RWJ Nurse Executive Fellow, 2008 Cohort
Univeristy of Washington

NAC Members not pictured:

Daisy Cruz-Richman, Ph.D., R.N.
Dean and Professor, College of Nursing
State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center

Diane Tsukamaki, M.S.
Director, National Recognition & Scholarship Programs
The College Board

Elias P. Vasquez, Ph.D., N.P., F.A.A.N., F.A.A.N.P.
Dean, School of Nursing
University of Texas at El Paso

Responsible staff members at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation:

Denise Davis, Dr.P.H., M.P.A.
Program Officer

 Linda Wright Moore, M.S.
Senior Communications Officer

Lois Shevlin
Grants Administrator

National Program Office (NPO)

Geraldine (Polly) Bednash, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N.
National Program Director

Vernell DeWitty, Ph.D., R.N.
Deputy Program Director

Alexa Tehansky
Program Assistant

Christine Downing
Research Assistant 

Jihanne Jeanty
Program Assistant