The Pennsylvania Action Coalition's Advisory Board comprises senior leaders who represent both private and public organizations. The Advisory Board provides general direction and oversight for the planning, implementation, and assessment of the ongoing work and effectiveness of the coalition; it also includes standing committees, such as Finance and Governance. These leaders have the resources, expertise, and dedication to advance the Future of Nursing report in Pennsylvania.
Organization | Representative |
AARP | William White |
AARP PA | Teresa Osborne |
Convenient Care Association | Nate Bronstein |
Excela Health | Helen Burns |
Geisinger Health System | Lindsey Ford and Janet Tomcavage |
Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania | Rob Shipp and Barbara Todd |
Independence Blue Cross Foundation | Lorina Marshall-Blake and Heather Falck |
Lehigh Valley Health Network | Kim Jordan and Joseph Napolitano |
Main Line Health | Barbara Wadsworth |
Masimo | Michael Becker |
National Association of Hispanic Nurses | Azucena Villalobos, Betzey Medina Sasse, and Daisy Lara Bennett |
National Association of Nigerian Nurses in North America | Sandra Anyoha and Judy Awurumibe |
National Nurse-Led Care Consortium | Sarah Hexem Hubbard |
PA Academic Progression in Nursing | Mary Jean Osborne |
PA Nurse Residency Collaborative | Tiffany Conlin and Liz Holbert |
Penn Medicine | Barbara Todd |
Penn State College of Nursing | Laurie Badzek |
Pennsylvania Association of School Nurses and Practitioners | Charlene Koretz and Susan Cole |
Pennsylvania Coalition of Nurse Practitioners | Cheryl Schlamb and Don Bucher |
Pennsylvania Organization of Nurse Leaders | Heather Ambrose |
Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority | Michelle Bell |
Pennsylvania Public Health Association | Kristina Gonnella |
Pennsylvania State Nurses Association | Deb Cardenas and Wayne Reich |
SEIU Healthcare PA | Aaron Troisi and Zach Zobrist |
Southeastern Pennsylvania Area Black Nurses Association | Monica Harmon and Arlene Branch |
Student Nurses Association of PA | Alyssa Tygh, John Palmer, and Kaitlyn Eastburn |
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing | Kathleen Demutis |
University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing | Jackie Dunbar-Jacob |
UPMC | Brandy Hershberger |
UPMC Health Plan | Matt Abraham |
The Pennsylvania Nursing Workforce Coalition's mission is to advance a nursing workforce that will lead healthcare transformation by cultivating strategic partnerships with diverse populations and organizations.
Partnerships with stakeholders and volunteers allow us to implement initiatives that strengthen the nursing workforce. Your involvement and support allows us to advance nursing to help transform health and health care.