Government Affairs Committee
Please address your comments to either the chair or AACN staff liaison noted.
Teri A. Murray, PhD, RN Chair
Dean, Saint Louis University
School of Nursing
3525 Caroline Mall
St. Louis, MO 63104
(314) 977-8909
FAX: (314) 977-8949
tmurray4@slu.edu
Julie Bliss, EdD, RN, First Term
Chair, William Paterson University
The College of Science and Health
300 Pompton Road
Wayne, NJ 07470
(973) 720-3494
FAX: (973) 720-2668
blissj@wpunj.edu
Mary Burman, PhD, RN, First Term
Dean, University of Wyoming
Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing
Dept. 3065, 1000 East University Ave.
Laramie, WY 82071
(307) 766-3902
FAX: (307) 766-4294
mburman@uwyo.edu
Jim Fain, PhD, RN, First Term
Dean, University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, College of Nursing
Dion Building, 285 Old Westport Road
North Dartmouth, MA 02747-2300
(508) 999-8586
FAX: (508) 999-9127
jfain@umassd.edu
Eileen Gray, DNP, RN, First Term
Chair, Salve Regina University
Department of Nursing
100 Ochre Pointe Avenue
Newport, RI 02840
(401) 341-2211
FAX: (401) 341-2990
eileen.gray@salve.edu
Carolina Huerta, EdD, RN, First Term
Chair, University of Texas-Pan American, Nursing Department
1201 West University Drive
Edinburg, TX 78540
(956) 665-3496
FAX: (956) 381-2875
chuerta@utpa.edu
Department Head
Norfolk State University
Department of Nursing
700 Park Aveue
Norfolk, VA 23504
(757) 823-9105
Fax: (757) 823-8241
blmarshall@nsu.edu
Marcia Maurer, PhD, RN, First Term
Dean, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, School of Nursing
Alumni Hall, Room 2109
Edwardsville, IL 62026-1066
(618) 650-3959
Fax: (618) 650-3854
mamaure@siue.edu
Norann Planchock, PhD, RN Second Term, Dean, Northwestern State University of Louisiana, College of Nursing, 1800 Line Avenue
Shreveport, LA 71101-4653
(318) 677-3100
FAX: (318) 677-3127
planchockn@nsula.edu
Patsy Ruchala, DNSc, RN, Second Term
Director, University of Nevada-Reno
Orvis School of Nursing
Mail Stop 134
Reno, NV 89557-0052
(775) 682-7140
FAX: (775) 784-4262
pruchala@unr.edu
Suzanne Miyamoto, Staff Liaison
Government Affairs Director
(202) 463-6930 ext. 247
smiyamoto@aacn.nche.edu
Lauren Inouye, Staff Liaison
Government Affairs Manager
(202) 463-6930 ext. 271
linouye@aacn.nche.edu
Keatley Adams, Staff Liaison
Government Affairs Assistant
(202) 463-6930 ext. 223
kadams@aacn.nche.edu
