Meet the shared governance advisory board members and staff of the Forum for Shared Governance — nursing leaders, researchers, and consultants advancing professional governance in healthcare worldwide.
Karen Gabel Speroni, PhD, BSN, MHSA, RN
Director of Research, Forum for Shared Governance
Consultant, Researcher, Author, Speaker
ANA, Johns Hopkins, University of Maryland and other Organizations
Leesburg, VA
| Majeda Afeef, PhD, MSN, RN Chief Nursing Officer, Certificate Holder in Fundamentals of Magnet®, ANCC King Hussein Cancer Center Amman, Jordan |
| Stacey Brull, RN, MSN, DNP Senior Director of Research, Education, and Magnet Mercy Medical Center Baltimore, MD |
| Sarah Brzozowski, PhD, MBA, BSN, RN, NEA-BC Director of Accreditation, Forum for Shared Governance Director of Magnet & Nursing Excellence UW Health Madison, WI |
| Robyn Bullock-Hale, PhD, RN Director Nursing Excellence and Research/ Magnet Program Director Dignity Health – St. Joseph’s Hospital & Medical Center CommonSpirit Health Phoenix, AZ |
| Aquiline Chivinge, RN, RM, OH, BN, MSc Clinical Lead Shared Governance and Inclusive Leadership (Institute of Nursing and Midwifery Care Excellence) Nottingham University Hospitals Nottingham, UK |
| Maria L Joseph, PhD, RN, FAAN, FAONL Clinical Professor, Director Health Systems/ Administration Program, UI College of Nursing Chief Executive Officer and Lead Nurse Researcher, Courageous Healthcare Inc. Iowa City, IA |
| Taina Kanninen, PhD, RN Ward Sister, Psychiatric Ward Central Hospital Päijät-Häme, Finland |
| Karen M. Mayer, PhD, MHA, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE Assistant Professor, Rush University College of Nursing Former Vice President of Nursing/CNO, Rush Oak Park Hospital Oak Park, IL |
| C.J. Newton, MSN, RN, NE-BC Director of Marketing, Forum for Shared Governance Magnet Program Coordinator Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, AR |
| Abdiqani Qasi, DNP, MScN, FNP, ACNP(c), RN Nursing Consultant, Executive Nursing Administration, King Fahad Medical City Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
| Melissa Quaid, MHL, BSN, RN, NE-BC, AMB-BC Patient Care Manager Stanford Medicine Children’s Health Palo Alto, CA |
| Cheryl Richards, EdD, RN, NPD-BC Director of Education, Forum for Shared Governance Education Coordinator, Logan Health – Whitefish Whitefish, MT |
| Kathleen Russell-Babin, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, ACNS-BC Vice President, Professional Practice Inova Health System Fairfax, VA |
| Diana Swihart, PhD, DMin, MSN, FAAN, APN, CS, NPD-BC, CPP Clinical Lead for National Specialty Programs VHA National Center for Patient Safety (17PS) Veterans Health Administration Ann Arbor, MI & Lakeland, FL |
| Julie Villa, MSN, RN, CCRN-K Per Diem Nurse; Former Director of Nursing Excellence & Innovation/Magnet Program Director Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch, NJ |
| Norine Watson, DNP, RN, NEA-BC Senior Director of Nursing Excellence Nemours Children’s Health, Delaware Valley Wilmington, DE |
| Carole Wickham, DNS, RN, CNS-BC Director of Professional Practice & Nursing Research St Peter’s Health Partners; St Peter’s Hospital Albany, NY |