Our Leaders

Board of Directors

President

W. Jason Dunne

DNP, MN, RN, CNE

Chief Academic Officer

President-elect

Vicki Caraway

RN, BSN, MBA, NE-BC

Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer

Secretary

C. Shawn Higgins

PhD, RN, CHC

Dean of Nursing

Treasurer

Joanne Masella

EdD, MSN, RN

Associate Professor, Grad. Program, Ron and Kathy Assaf College of Nursing

Past-President

Maria A. Suarez

DNP, MSN, APRN, ACNP-BC

AVP, Nursing Administration

Caren J. Bock

MBA, MSN, MHA, RN, LSSBB

Chief Nursing Officer

Carol Clarke

EdD, DNP, MSN, APRN

Interim Associate Dean, Nursing

Rebekah Jernstedt

MSN, RN

Acting Chief Nurse Executive

Joy Longo

PhD, RNC-NIC, CNE

Associate Dean, Academic Programs and Associate Professor Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing

Tommie L. Norris

DNS, RN

Dean, Benjamín Leόn School of Nursing

Lauren Oates

RN, MSN

Director of Education

Shannon Odell

MSN, RN, FACHE, NE-BC, RNC-OB

Vice President, Chief Nursing Officer and Patient Safety Officer

Elizabeth L. Vieito-Smith

DNP, RN

Chief Nursing Officer

Staff

Diana E. Russell

RN, BSN

Florida CCPS Resource Manager

Erika Betancourt

Member Services Representative

Ralph Egües

Jr.

Executive Director

Each November, the Nursing Consortium of Florida accepts self-nominations from executive nurse leaders at member organization who wish to be considered for a seat on our Board of Directors. Directors serve two-year terms and are expected to chair or co-chair a committee. Please click here for our application form.

Our Leaders

Board of Directors

W. Jason Dunne

DNP, MN, RN, CNE

Chief Academic Officer

Vicki Caraway

RN, BSN, MBA, NE-BC

Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer

C. Shawn Higgins

PhD, RN, CHC

Dean of Nursing

Joanne Masella

EdD, MSN, RN

Associate Professor, Grad. Program, Ron and Kathy Assaf College of Nursing

Maria A. Suarez

DNP, MSN, APRN, ACNP-BC

AVP, Nursing Administration

Caren J. Bock

MBA, MSN, MHA, RN, LSSBB

Chief Nursing Officer

Carol Clarke

EdD, DNP, MSN, APRN

Interim Associate Dean, Nursing

Rebekah Jernstedt

MSN, RN

Acting Chief Nurse Executive

Joy Longo

PhD, RNC-NIC, CNE

Associate Dean, Academic Programs and Associate Professor Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing

Tommie L. Norris

DNS, RN

Dean, Benjamín Leόn School of Nursing

Lauren Oates

RN, MSN

Director of Education

Shannon Odell

MSN, RN, FACHE, NE-BC, RNC-OB

Vice President, Chief Nursing Officer and Patient Safety Officer

Elizabeth L. Vieito-Smith

DNP, RN

Chief Nursing Officer

Staff

Diana E. Russell

RN, BSN

Florida CCPS Resource Manager

Erika Betancourt

Member Services Representative

Ralph Egües

Jr.

Executive Director

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