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.

Linda Siderius, BSN, JD

Board Chair

Retired Special Counsel Kaplan & Earnest

Dennis Blum, MBA

Finance Chair

Independent Financial Consultant

Phyllis Graham-Dickerson, PhD, CNS

Executive Compensation Chair

Professor Emerita Ignatian Fellow for Belonging RHCHP/Regis University

Abigail Tarr Cooke, MSN(c)-Ed, BSN, RN, RDH

Allergy & Asthma Specialists, Durango CO

Kathy Prue-Owens, PhD, RN

Assistant Professor University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

Debra Preller, MD

Primary Care Provider Colorado Coalition for the Homeless

Kathleen Seerup, MSHA, BSN, RN, NE-BC

Senior Vice President, Chief Nursing & Operations Officer at Children’s Hospital Colorado – Colorado Springs

Kathy Boyle, PhD, RN, NEA-BC

Chief Nursing Officer

Dawn Sculco, DNP, RN, CNS

Chief Nursing Officer

Darci Martinez, DNP, FNP-C

Public Health Nursing Division Director, Adams County Health Department

Jessica Saade, DNP, FNP-BC

Urology Nurse Practitioner

Carol Salter, MHA

Program Manager ~ Nursing Shortage Larimer County Economic and Workforce Development

Courtney Hoffbauer, DNP, RN, NE-BC, RN-BC

Vice President of Patient Care Services Associate Chief Nursing Officer, Memorial Hospital

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.

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

Director of Clinical Engagement at Compassion & Choices

Brady Van Dyke, RN, BSN, WCC

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

Carol O'Meara, RN, MS, APRN

Vice President, Colorado Nurses Association

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

Retired

Dr Jodi Garcia, Ed.D, MSN, RN

Trinidad State College

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

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

Karen Sousa, RN, PhD, FAAN

Professor Emerita, Caritas Coach University of Colorado, Denver

Robert Franklin II, MPA

Diversity, Health Equity & Inclusion, Children’s Hospital Colorado