State Grassroots Liaison Program
10/5/09


AACN’s Government Affairs Committee (GAC) is unveiling its State Grassroots Liaison Program in 2004. State Liaisons work with AACN staff and the GAC to a) coordinate AACN member visits to their Senators during the AACN Fall and Spring annual meetings; b) mentor less experienced Deans/Directors/Chairs in Capitol Hill visits; c) keep the GAC and AACN staff informed of state legislative issues related to nursing education and research; d) monitor their state for new or reopened nursing programs; e) advise the GAC on educational needs of the AACN membership; and f) serve in the role for 2 years with the possibility of reappointment. The following are confirmed State Grassroots Liaisons:

Alabama
Carol Easley Allen-Oakwood University
Debra Davis-University of South Alabama

Alaska
Jean Ballantyne-University of Alaska Anchorage

Arizona
Bernadette Melnyk-Arizona State University
Anne McNamara-Grand Canyon University

Arkansas
Rebecca Burris-Arkansas Tech University
Barbara Williams-University of Central Arkansas

California
Ellen Olshansky-University of California-Irvine
Aja Tulleners-Lesh-Azusa Pacific University

Colorado
Pat Moritz-University of Colorado Denver
Candace Berardinelli-Regis University

Connecticut
Jeanne Novotny-Fairfield University

Delaware
Kenneth Miller-University of Delaware
Yvonne Stringfield-Delaware State University

District of Columbia
Mary Hill-Howard University

Florida
Jean Wortock-St. Petersburg College
Jean Leuner-University of Central Florida

Georgia
Lucy Marion-Medical College of Georgia
Lisa Eichelberger-Clayton State University
Jean Bartels-Georgia Southern University

Hawaii
Mary Boland-University of Hawaii at Manoa

Idaho
Carol Ashton-Idaho State University

Illinois
Linda Samson-Governors State University
Maria Connolly-University of Saint Francis

Indiana
Carol Sternberger-Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne
Nadine Coudret-University of Southern Indiana

Iowa
Mary Tarbox-Mount Mercy College
Dolores Hilden-Saint Ambrose University

Kansas
Liane Connelly-Fort Hays State University
Mary Carol Pomatto-Pittsburg State University

Kentucky
Jane Kirschling-University of Kentucky
Erla Mowbray-Morehead State University
Carolyn Lewis-Spalding University

Louisiana
Norann Planchock-Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Ann Cary-Loyola University of New Orleans

Maine
Barbara Higgins-Husson College

Maryland
Judith Feustle-Stevenson University

Massachusetts
Kathleen Scoble-Elms College
Greer Glazer-University of Massachusetts at Boston

Michigan
Linda Thompson Adams-Oakland University
Cynthia McCurren-Grand Valley State University

Minnesota
Marty Witrak-The College of Saint Scholastica
Connie Delaney-University of Minnesota

Mississippi
Kim Hoover-University of Mississippi Medical Center
Lizabeth Carlson-Delta State University

Missouri
Nancy DeBasio-Research College of Nursing
Susan Fetsch-Avila University
Teri Murray-Saint Louis University

Montana
Helen Melland-Montana State University-Bozeman

Nebraska
Virginia Tilden-University of Nebraska Medical Center
Eleanor Howell-Creighton University

Nevada
Patsy Ruchala-University of Nevada-Reno

New Hampshire
Lynette Hamlin-University of New Hampshire
Paula Williams-Rivier College

New Jersey
Phyllis Hansell-Seton Hall University
Julie Bliss-William Paterson University

New Mexico
Nancy Ridenour-University of New Mexico
Jacalyn Ryberg-New Mexico State University

New York
Glenda Kelman-The Sage Colleges
Susan Saladino-Saint Francis College

North Carolina
Lorna Harris-North Carolina Central University
William Cody-Queens University of Charlotte

North Dakota
Karen Latham-Medcenter One College of Nursing

Ohio
Patricia Martin-Wright State University
Laura Cox Dzurec-Kent State University
Teresa Wood-Mount Vernon Nazarene University

Oklahoma
Carole Kenner-University of Oklahoma
Kenda Jezek-Oral Roberts University

Oregon
Joanne Warner-University of Portland
Bonnie Saucier-Linfield College

Pennsylvania
Christine Alichnie-Bloomsburg University

Rhode Island
Jane Williams-Rhode Island College

South Carolina
Rosanne Pruitt-Clemson University
Peggy Hewlett-University of South Carolina

South Dakota
Roberta Olson-South Dakota State University

Tennessee
Patty Kraft-Carson-Newman College

Texas
Josephine Kahler-Texas A&M University-Texarkana
Eileen Breslin-University of Texas Health Science Center-San Antonio

Utah
Maureen Keefe-University of Utah

Vermont
Contact AACN GA Staff at gthrowe@aacn.nche.edu

Virginia
Contact AACN GA Staff at gthrowe@aacn.nche.edu

Washington
Mary Sue Gorski-Gonzaga University
Patricia Butterfield-Washington State University

West Virginia
Rose Kutlenios-Wheeling Jesuit University
Georgia Narsavage-West Virginia University

Wisconsin
Sally Lundeen-University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee
Rosemary Smith-University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh

Wyoming
Mary Burman-University of Wyoming

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