Leadership and Committees
Chair
-
Pam Slaven-Lee
Sr. Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Members
- Ayomide Bankole
Clinical Assistant Professor - Sue Bhati
Clinical Assistant Professor - Mercedes Echevarria
Associate Professor (Tenured) - Asefeh Faraz
Assistant Professor - Arlene Pericak
Associate Professor
- Marie Brown
Special Adviser to the Dean - Majeda El Banna
Chair of Acute and Chronic Care Community - Megan Fujita
Assistant Dean of Assessment and Evaluation - Jeanne Geiger-Brown
Associate Dean for Research - Blair Johnson
Director of Ventures, Initiatives and Partnerships - Miro Liwosz
Assistant Dean of Online Learning and Instructional Technology - Kate Malliarakis
Chair of Policy, Populations and Systems Community - Angela McNelis
Associate Dean for Scholarship, Innovation and Clinical Sciences - Betsy Shaw
Human Resource Manager - Pamela Slaven-Lee
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs - Joe Velez
Director of Operation
Chair
Adriana Glenn
Assistant Professor
Members
- Linda Cassar
Assistant Clinical Professor - Karen Dawn
Assistant Professor - Majeda El-Banna
Director, RN-BSN/MSN Program - Carol Lang
Director of Community and Global Initiatives - Nadine Marchi
Clinical Assistant Professor - Christine Seaton
Assistant Director of Simulation
Chair
David Keepnews
Professor and Health Policy Faculty
Members
- Carol Braungart
Director, Family Nurse Practitioner Program - Linda Briggs
Director for Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program - Jeanne Geiger-Brown
Associate Dean of Research - Jeongyoung Park
Assistant Professor - Mary Jean Schumann
Associate Professor - Karen Wyche
Research Professor
Chair
Mayri Leslie
Director for Nurse-Midwifery Program
Members
- Ashley Darcy-Mahoney
Director of Infant Research (AND), Neonatal Nurse Practitioner - Karen Dawn
Assistant Professor - Maritza Dowling
Assistant Professor - Ellen Kurtzman
Tenured Associate Professor - Laurie Posey
Associate Professor - Gretchen Wiersma
Assistant Professor
Chair
Linda Briggs
Director for Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program
Members
- Erin Athey
Assistant Professor - Majeda El-Banna
- Director, RN-BSN/MSN Program
- Esther Emard
Instructor - Rebecca Mance
Clinical Instructor - Maggie Venzke
Director of Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Program Option - Karen Whitt
Associate Professor
Chair
Mary-Michael Brown, DNP, RN
MedStar Health
Members
- Diane Billings, EdD, RN, FAAN
Indiana University School of Nursing - John Bing, CRNA
Region 6 Director of AANA - Alan Schurman Cohn, JD
AbsoluteCare - Ellen Dawson, PhD, RN
Professor Emerita, GW Nursing - Patrick DeLeon, PhD , JD
Retired, Chief of Staff to U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) - Lucas Huang, BEE, BAE
B-Line Medical - Robin Kaplan, MSN, RN
Kushner Hebrew Academy - Cody D. Legler, DNP, APRN, NP-BC, RN-BC, NEA-BC, CNL
Interim Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer, MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center - Lynn Mertz, PhD
AARP Center to Champion Nursing in America - JoAnne Reifsnyder, PhD, MSN, MBA, FAAN
Genesis HealthCare - Julie Settles, BSN, MSN, PhD
Director Global Medical Affairs: Biomedicines at Eli Lilly and Company - Al Shimkus, MSN, RN, Capt. USN (Ret.)
Naval War College - Janet R. Southby, PhD, RN
Interagency Institute for Federal HealthCare Executives - Ambassador Beatrice Welters, MA
Founder/Co-Chair, AnBryce Foundation - Stephanie Wright, PhD, RN, FAANP
Professor Emerita, GW Nursing
- Marie Brown
Special Adviser to the Dean - Majeda El Banna
Chair Acute and Chronic Care Community - Jeanne Geiger-Brown
Associate Dean for Research - Kate Malliarakis
Chair of Policy, Populations and Systems Community - Angela McNelis
Associate Dean for Scholarship, Innovation and Clinical Sciences - Pamela Slaven-Lee
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs - Joe Velez
Director of Operations
Chair
Members
- Erin Athey
Assistant Professor - Karen Dawn
Assistant Professor - Maritza Dowling
Assistant Professor - Adriana Glenn
Assistant Professor - Karen Kesten
Associate Professor - Karen Wyche
Research Professor
- Mary Jean Schumann
Associate Professor - Ellen Kurtzman
Tenured Associate Professor
Chair
Cameron Hogg
Assistant Professor
Members
- Esther Emard
Instructor - Karen Kesten
Associate Professor - Lorrie Rilko
Clinical Assistant Professor - Cheryl Toulouse
Clinical Assistant Professor - Karen Whitt
Associate Professor
Chair
- Cameron Hogg
Assistant Professor
Chair - Elect
-
Gretchen Wiersma
Director of B.S.N. Clinical Education; Veterans & Military Faculty Liaison; Assistant Professor
Secretary
- Joshua Mannix
Coordinator, Policy, Populations and Systems Community
Members
- Marie Brown
Senior Advisor to the Dean - Ashley Darcy-Mahoney
Dir. of Infant Research, Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders Institute; Associate Professor - Mercedes Echevarria
Assistant Dean for DNP Program; Associate Professor - Crystel Farina
Director of Simulation and Experiential Learning; Clinical Education Instructor - Megan Fujita
Assistant Dean of Assessment and Evaluation - Tina Le
Academic Affairs Manager - Mayri Leslie
Director of Nurse-Midwifery Program; Associate Professor - Betsy Shaw
Human Resources Manager - Srijana Silwal
Senior Financial Analyst - Sherrie Wallington
Assistant Professor
Chair
Angie McNelis
Associate Dean for Scholarship, Innovation and Clinical Science
Members
- Melissa Batchelor
Associate Professor (Tenured) - Linda Briggs
Associate Professor (Tenured) - Ashley Darcy-Mahoney
Associate Professor (Tenured) - Mercedes Echevarria
Associate Professor (Non-tenure track) - Jeanne Geiger-Brown
Professor (Tenured) - Mayri Leslie
Associate Professor (Tenured) - Arlene Pericak
Associate Professor (Non-tenure track) - Joyce Pulcini
Professor (Tenured) - Ric Ricciardi
Professor (Non-tenure Track) - Tony Yang
Professor (Tenured)
The GW Nursing Staff Council, a representative body of non-faculty employees, works to increase staff involvement in the governance of the School by promoting transparency and facilitating open communication amongst campus constituencies. The Council provides an opportunity for the staff to participate in policymaking while promoting staff visibility and fostering a healthy work environment. Toward this effort, the Council serves as an advocate for resolutions to the challenges that affect staff members.
Chair
Paul Collins
Simulation Technology Associate
Vice Chair
Christina Johnson
Graduate Clinical Education and Compliance Director
Secretary
Amanda Jerez
Program Associate, Clinical Placement
Treasurer
Josh Mannix
Coordinator, Policy, Populations and Systems Community
Professional Development
Hannah Hahn
Program Associate
Wellness Officer
Kyla Arager
Program Associate, DNP and Ph.D.
Social Officer
Jessica Taylor
Community Coordinator; Acute & Chronic Care Community
On-Boarding Officer
Rebekah Smith
Associate Director of Admissions
Chair
Linda Cassar
Assistant Clinical Professor
Members
- Karen Dawn
Assistant Professor - Majeda El-Banna
Director, RN-BSN/MSN Program - Adriana Glenn
Assistant Professor - Nadine Marchi
Clinical Assistant Professor - Christine Seaton
Assistant Director of Simulation - Whitney Shanley
Assistant Clinical Professor