Mary Bondmass, PhD, RN, CNE, BSN, MSN has almost 30
years of critical care and emergency nursing experience, has been
certified and practiced as a clinical nurse specialist, and is
currently a certified nurse educator with more than 15 years in
the academic setting. She has led grant-supported research
focused on advanced practice tele-management of chronic heart
failure, diabetes, and atrial fibrillation. More recently, her
research has examined nursing education with an emphasis on
teaching and learning evidence-based practice at the undergraduate
and graduate levels. She is interested in pre- and
post-self-efficacy among undergraduate and graduate students
regarding QSEN competencies, and has initial QSEN research in
progress. Mary has published data in medical, nursing, and lay
literature, and she has several research book chapters to her
credit. She has reviewed manuscripts for professional publications
including Journal of Nursing Education, International Journal of
Nursing Education Scholarship, and Research in Nursing and Health,
and has served on several health advisory boards in Washington D.C.
including the National Consumers League. She has served on the
Board of the Nevada Nursing Association (NNA) for two terms and is
the 2018-2020 NNA President.
Linda Bowman, RN is a native Nevadan. She began
her career 25 years ago working in rural communities as an educator
and advocate for families. She spent 13 years as the manager for
district offices within the Division of Health Care Financing and
Policy. She has been active with Nevada Nurses Association for many
years. She recently held the position of Director of Operations
for NNA as well as Editor for the publication RNformation. She is
passionate about promoting educational opportunities for nurses and
supporting new graduates.
Vicky Catlin, MSN-Ed, RN, CLE, CNE graduated from
UNR with a BS in Health Education/teaching and a BS in Nursing. She
attended the University of Phoenix for her MSN with a post-graduate
certification in education. She has worked for local hospitals in
nursing staff development and new graduate orientation to the MCH
area. Vicky joined Carrington School of Nursing to teach Perinatal
and Women Health in 2013. She is currently enrolled in a Doctorate
of Nursing Practice (DNP) program at UNR. She belongs to AWHONN,
NNA, and NONL, and serves as a March of Dimes education and grant
reviewer.
BreAnna Connelly graduated with her BSN from Nevada
State College in 2021. Since then she has moved from the
Henderson/Las Vegas area to beautiful Reno. During college she was
the Historian for NSC's student nurses association. She also served
on the Nevada Nursing Student Association (NVNSA) as the
Communications Director. She has since transitioned to being an
advisory board member in the Nevada Nurses Foundation (NNF). She
enjoys helping NNF in its efforts to supply scholarships to nursing
students in Nevada, and that has become a passion of hers. BreAnna
started her nursing career working in behaviorial health services
at Carson Tahoe Hospital. She also worked a stent in home healthcare
learning to care for babies and children on ventilators. In an
effort to find her nursing niche she decided to leave the hospital
and home health setting and enter the field of aesthetics. She is
happy with the decision to go into aesthetics because it has given
her the work-life balance to go back to school. In January of 2023
she started her FNP program at the University of North Alabama. She
has two years to finish her graduate degree and plans to stay in
in the aesthetic realm of healthcare, but she remains open to where
her education will take her.
Alexx Echevarria is a successful Nevada business
owner of Scrubs Carpet who is providing exceptional service to the
northern Nevada region. When not working, he enjoys fishing,
photography, and being of service.
Kelly Farley is the Simulation Coordinator of the
Nevada Clinical Simulation Lab and holds a Master's degree in
Information Management from the University of Oregon as well as
numerous technology certifications. Kelly comes to the simulation
lab with 15 years of technical and teaching experience in the
technology field as well as a background in law enforcement and
photography. Kelly transitioned to the medical simulation field in
2011.
Kim Foote, MSN, RN received her Bachelors and
Masters of Science in Nursing Administration from the University of
Texas at Arlington. She worked at the Dallas Veterans Affairs (VA)
Hospital for 12 years prior to transferring to the Las Vegas VA
Hospital in 2014. She has held many positions in nursing, including
Director of Nursing, Charge Nurse, Clinical Preceptor, Emergency
Room, ICU, Spinal Cord Injury Department, Primary Care, Surgery and
Post-Surgical, Wound Care Specialist, Long-Term Care, Medical
Surgical, Home-Based Primary Care, Home Health, and Nursing
Informatics and Quality. She is currently a Patient Safety
Coordinator in the Quality, Safety, and Value Department at the VA
Southern Nevada Healthcare System in Las Vegas. Kim is the founder
of the Las Vegas chapter of Black Nurses Rock Foundation and is
a charter and board member of the Eta Eta Eta chapter of Chi Eta
Phi Nursing Sorority, Inc. She is a philanthropist and loves
fulfilling her mission of volunteering, serving, and educating
underserved communities. She has received several awards in
nursing including Nurse of the year, Chi Eta Phi's Service for
Humanity Award, Nevada's Best 50 under 50 Nurses, and Nevada
Stellar Nurse Award.
Delos Jones, BSN, RN, MSN, DNP started his nursing
career with a Bachelor's degree from Idaho State University. After
graduation, he worked on the telemetry unit and in the Cardiac Cath
Lab for the hospital in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Later, he served as the
office RN for a cardiologist for several years. It was during his
time at the cardiology office that Delos completed his MSN in
Clinical Research from George Washington University in Washington,
DC. He then managed a clinical research department for an
endocrinology practice. Following his time in management, Delos
moved into education working for two schools in the Salt Lake Valley
as faculty and a program director. During this time, he learned
about curriculum and higher education administration. He then moved
to the Roseman University Of Health Sciences Utah campus and began
his higher education administration career. When possible, Delos
transferred to Roseman University’s Henderson, Nevada campus. At
this time, he also completed his DNP in Education and Leadership at
the George Washington University. Delos now serves as the
Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs and Learning Innovation and as
the Director for the Center for Innovation in Health Professions
Education at the Henderson, Nevada, campus for Roseman University.
Sherri Lindsey, DNP, MSA, RN is from Shreveport,
Louisiana, and has been a resident in Las Vegas for 14 years. Her
passion is educating nurses to become excellent healthcare
providers. She has been a nurse for 31 years and has held various
positions in nursing. Sherri is currently the Nursing Department
Chair at the College of Southern Nevada. She holds a Doctorate in
Nursing Practice from University of Nevada Reno, a Master's degree
in Nursing Education from Kaplan University, a certificate in
Nursing Education from University of Nevada Las Vegas, and a
Master's degree in Administration from Central Michigan University.
She is a representative member of the Nevada Action Coalition on
Diversity, as well as a member of many CSN college-wide and
community-based organizations. Sherri's personal philosophy is
that "Everyone has a gift inside of them, and as we walk in the
image of God it is released and propels us into our destiny". She
believes that the Nevada Nurses Foundation is a worthy cause and
assists in promoting nurses and the nursing profession through
scholarships.
Shelley Martin, RN has been a nurse for 7 years and
served as a Board member for 3 years helping with marketing. She
has worked in med/surg, telemetry, and the ER. Currently Shelley is
working on her Master's degree in education and plans to earn her
terminal degree and specialize in mental health. In her spare time
she loves to spend time with her 5 children and husband and help
others feel more comfortable in their own skin with her aesthetics
business.
Scott Norris, MS, BS holds a Bachelor of Science in
Business Administration, with a minor in Marketing from California
State University, Chico, and a Master's degree in Organizational
Management. He brings over 15 years of experience in various roles
in higher education, healthcare, and entrepreneurship. His current
role is with Dignity Health Global Education as the Vice President
of Workforce Development. He resides in Henderson, Nevada, with
his wife Veronika and their four children. Outside-of-work
interests include traveling, sports especially the Golden Knights,
live music, and chasing the little ones around.
Lyle Pritchett, MS, BS has over 30 years of
experience in all aspects of the computing field, including
programming, Webmaster, systems administration, network engineering
and management, database administration, and security. He worked at
the Desert Research Institute, a world-renowned environmental
research organization based in Nevada, for 24 years, including 6
years as Director of IT. He is currently owner and manager of
Cliffson Solutions, LLC, which provides programming, Web site
development, and Web hosting services for a wide range of clients
and projects, including the National Weather Service, the US Forest
Service, DRI, and the Northern Nevada Nurses of Achievement. He is
a member of the IEEE Computer Society and Infragard. Lyle has lived
in the Reno, Nevada, area for
36 years.
Larry Sickles, BS, MS, MBA joined Sierra Donor
Services (SDS) in 2020. He is currently the Regional Manager for
the Reno and Eastern California Donation Service Areas for SDS. He
is responsible for day to day clinical and business operations
occurring in the East Region of SDS. His career spans over 28
years in the healthcare industry focused on Organ, Tissue and
Ocular recovery where he has served in leadership roles for the
past 16 years. Larry has both a BS and MS degree in Information
Systems Management as well as an MBA in Not-for-Profit Management
which focused on Strategic Management and Organizational Behavior.
Dawn Taylor, MSN Ed, RN, CNN, COI was born
in Cambridge, England, and graduated nursing school with RN dip
from West Suffolk Hospital in 1992. She certified in cardiothoracic
nursing and worked in both a floor environment, coronary care unit,
and ICU environments. She came to USA in 1998 and worked in a
military facility as a pediatric tech. She passed the NCLEX exam
in 1999 and completed the AACN program for Orientation to the Acute
and Critically Ill Patient. She worked for one year in a critical
care float pool. From 2000 to 2013 she worked in a variety of
capacities as a certified nephrology nurse. She graduated with
Honors from an RN-to-BSN program in 2008, returning almost
immediately to complete her MSN Ed. in 2010. She completed a
post-graduate certificate in nursing education in May, 2020. Dawn
graduated in May, 2022, with a Ph.D. in Nursing with an emphasis in
Caring Science at Colorado University Anschutz Medical Campus. Her
dissertation was entitled
On The Journey To Healing: Sex/Gender
Diverse Female Voices On The Road To Healing After Lived
Experiences Of Intimate Partner Violence. Since 2014, she has
been working in academia with undergraduate and RN-BSN nursing
students at Nevada State College. She is certified in on-line
teaching.
She has spoken at numerous nephrology conferences on a variety of
topics ranging from home dialysis visits and safety to disaster and
emergency preparedness for home dialysis patients. She has
disseminated some work in Caring Science since beginning her Ph.D.
program in 2016 at Research and Human Caring conferences. Dawn
published a literature review in 2013 on
The Barriers to Home
Dialysis and in 2019 a manuscript on
Faculty Advising Role in
the International Journal of Human Caring. Finally, she
volunteers in the Las Vegas community in a variety of capacities.
Julie Wagner, PhD, MSN, RN has been active for many
years as a nurse educator in health care agencies, nursing schools,
and professional organizations. Her passion is to improve and
advance nursing both in practice and education. Since making Nevada
her home in 2006, Julie has been an active member of Nevada Nursing
Association. She is a strong advocate of the "Healthy Nurse
Initiative" by promoting health and wellness activities within the
community.
Evette M. Wilson, DNP, RN, CHC, COI, obtained an
Associate and Bachelor of Science degree from the University of
South Carolina, a Master's degree in Nursing from the University of
Phoenix, and a Doctorate in Nursing Practice with a focus in
nursing leadership from the University of Nevada Las Vegas. She is
a Professor of Nursing at Arizona College of Nursing Las Vegas
Campus, and the CEO of Wilson Wellness, LLC, a small business
providing Executive Leadership & Wellness Coaching and consultant
services. Dr. Wilson helps individuals, business, and their teams
achieve overall wellbeing, unlock peak potential, and grow their
business results. She specializes in developing nurse leaders and
leading people to discover, maximize, and lead with their strengths
as well as those of fellow team members, while offering advanced
strategies to achieve higher levels of performance.
As a seasoned nurse executive, she brings 29 years of first-hand
experience of how strengths and leadership are keys to business
effectiveness and growth. Her skills were honed through her
leadership experience as a commissioned officer and combat nurse in
the United States Air Force Nurse Corp. She has over two decades of
leadership experience in a variety of Senior Nurse Leadership roles
in healthcare. In these roles, Dr. Wilson has worked throughout the
nation to create and develop leaders, and to seed and nurture high
performance teams.
Yaraseth "Yara" Anya-Lugo
Caren Jaggers, DNP, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Mary Bemker PhD, MSN, CADC, LPCC, RN
Donnie Joy Henderson
Darlene Bujold
Heidi Johnston, DNP, RN, CNE
Greg Bermeosolo
Madelon Lawson
Michelle Briggs, MBA, RN
Jessica Lynch, MSN, RN
Judi Carrion, EdD, MSN/Ed, MSHS, RN-BC, CNOR
Shelley Martin, BPH, BSN, RN
Jackie Chapman, RN
Jennifer McCarthy, BSN, RN
Margaret Covelli, DNP, RN
Lillian McMorris
Stacy Crouch, DNP, RN, CNE
Mark Miller
Rocio Cruz, RN
David B. Owens
Ian Curley
Lauren B. Parker, APRN, FNP-C, IHC
Maria D'Errico
Leonel Sanchez
Rhone D'Errico
Linda Sanders Jacks, MSN, RN
Jason Frederico
Elizabeth "Liz" Shepard
David Gamble Jr., Esq.
Dee Tison
Chris Griego
Rowena Trim, RN, BSN, MPH
Susan Growe, DNP, RN
Cedric A. Williams, BS
Cathy Hamel