About AACN

Board of Directors

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AACN is governed by an 11-member Board of Directors, each of whom represents a member institution. The Association has standing committees on Government Affairs, Membership, Programs, and other areas of AACN operations; maintains task forces on such professional concerns as faculty development; and sponsors interest groups in six areas of nursing education, practice, and scholarship.

Jane KirschlingPresident

Jane Kirschling, PhD, RN, FAAN
2012-2014
University of Maryland
Baltimore, MD

Eileen Breslin President-Elect

Eileen Breslin, PhD, RN, FAAN
2012-2014
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX

Margaret CallahanTreasurer

Margaret Faut Callahan, PhD, RN, FAAN
2012-2014 (first term)
Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI

Julian SebastianSecretary

Juliann Sebastian, PhD, RN, FAAN
2012-2014 (second term)
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE

Connie DelaneyMember at Large

Ann Cary, PhD, RN
2012-2014 (first term)
Loyola University New Orleans
New Orleans, LA

Member at Large

Greer Glazer, PhD, RN, FAAN
2013-2015 (first term)
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH

Peggy HewlettMember at Large

Eleanor Howell, PhD, RN
2012-2014 (second term)
Creighton University
Omaha, NE

Eleanor HowellMember at Large

Jean Leuner, PhD, RN, FAAN
2013-2015 (second term)
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL

Member at Large

Marcia Maurer, PhD, RN
2013-2015 (first term)
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL

Member at Large

David Vlahov, PhD, RN, FAAN
2013-2015 (first term)
University of California-San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
 

Teri MurrayMember at Large

Joanne Warner, PhD, RN
2012-2014 (first term)
University of Portland
Portland, OR

Geraldine BednashChief Executive Officer

Geraldine Bednash, PhD, RN, FAAN
American Association of Colleges of Nursing
Washington, DC