Board of Directors

& Advisory Council

Board of Directors

The Center’s Board of Directors is responsible for determining the policies and strategic direction of the organization. They are visible in promoting the mission and work of The Center. The Board is composed of strong community leaders who serve as champions for a collaborative model of nursing workforce development.

Kathy Prue-Owens, PhD, RN

Board Chair
Associate Professor Lyda Hill Institute for Human Resilience Affiliate, Nursing Department University of Colorado - Colorado Springs
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Dennis Blum, MBA

Finance Chair
Independent Financial Consultant

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Phyllis Graham-Dickerson, PhD, CNS

Vice Chair
Professor, Director, Department of Belonging, Health Equity and Social Justice
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Linda Siderius, BSN, JD

Retired Special Counsel Caplan & Earnest


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Kathy Boyle, PhD, RN,
NEA-BC

Former Chief Nursing Officer, Denver Health
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Jason Castro, MPAcc, CPA

Sr. Director of Finance and Accounting - Healthier Colorado

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Dierdre Gilliam, DNP, MSN, BSN, RN

Affiliate Faculty, Regis University

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Darci Martinez, DNP, FNP-C

Public Health Nursing Division Director, Adams County Health Department

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Debra Preller, MD

Primary Care Provider
Colorado Coalition for the Homeless

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Dawn Sculco, DNP, RN, CNS

Chief Nursing Officer
Valley View Hospital
Glenwood Springs, CO
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Kathleen Seerup, MSHA, BSN, RN, NE-BC

Vice President, Chief Nursing Officer at Children’s Hospital Colorado – Colorado Springs
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Tammy Spencer DNP, RN, CNE, ACNS-BC, CCNS

Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Program, University of Colorado College of Nursing
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Jesse Smith, MSN, RN, FNP-C, FNP-BC

Family Nurse Practitioner at Parke Health Center
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Advisory Council

The Advisory Council was established to recommend and develop The Center initiatives, programs, strategic alliances, and partnerships. The Council is composed of a diverse group of subject matter experts from different roles, disciplines, organizations, and areas of the state.

Joshua S. Zucker, DNP, FNP-BC, GNP-C

Assistant Professor University of Colorado College of Nursing Anschutz Medical Campus
Nurse Practitioner Primary Care at Home Kaiser Permanente
Chair, Community Advisory Council Colorado Center for Nursing Excellence

Bethany Bernal BSN, RN, SANE-A, SANE-P

Forensic Nurse Coordinator/Tanzania Mission Project Director
Mercy Hospital

Ashley D. Fry, DNP, APN, AGACNP-BC, ACHPN

Director of Clinical Advocacy, Compassion & Choices

Jodi Garcia, Ed.D, MSN, RN

Nursing faculty, Valley Campus Site Coordinator, Trinidad State College

Jeanne Nicholson

Carol O'Meara, RN, MS, APRN

Vice President, Colorado Nurses Association

Elizabeth Reynolds, MSN, APRN, RN, FNP-BC

Retired

Karen Sousa, RN, PhD, FAAN

Professor Emerita, Caritas Coach University of Colorado, Denver

Brady Van Dyke, RN, BSN, WCC

Director of Care Coordination and Complex Care, Kaiser Permanente Medical Foundation
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