Our Leaders

Board of Directors

President

W. Jason Dunne

DNP, MBA, MN, RN, CNE

Chief Academic Officer

President-elect

Carol Biggs

MBA-HA, DHSc, RN​

SVP and Chief Nurse Executive

Secretary

Jennifer M. Lucy

DNP, MSN/Ed, PMHNP-BC,APRN, CNE

Dean of Nursing

Treasurer

Rebekah Jernstedt

RN, MSN​

Chief Nurse and Operations Executive

Past-President

Maria A. Suarez

DNP, MSN, APRN, ACNP-BC

Nursing Faculty

Carol Clarke

EdD, DNP, MSN, APRN

Associate Dean, Nursing

Patricia Gagliano

PhD, RN

Dean of Nursing

Shakira Henderson

PhD, DNP, MS, MPH, EMBA, IBCLC, RNC-NIC

Dean and Chief Administrative Officer

Joy Longo

PhD, RNC-NIC, CNE

Associate Dean Academic Programs Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing

Victor Ospina

DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, CCRN

Director of Nursing – Critical Care and Progressive Care

Jineal Shinn

MSN, RN, NEA-BC

Chief Nursing Officer

Jorge A. Valdés

DNP, Ed.S., CRNA, APRN, FAANA, FAAN

Director of Nursing – Critical Care and Progressive Care

Carrie Zbierski

MSN, MBA, RN, NE-BC

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.