The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is devoted to improving health; AARP Foundation and AARP help consumers create wellness in all aspects of life. Together these organizations are working to achieve health equity built on strengthened nursing capacity and expertise.
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Susan C. Reinhard, PhD, RN, FAAN
Senior Vice President and Director, AARP Public Policy Institute and Chief Strategist, Center to Champion Nursing in America and Family Caregiving Initiatives
Susan C. Reinhard is a senior vice president at AARP, directing its Public Policy Institute (PPI), the focal point for public policy research and analysis at the state, federal, and international levels. She leads PPI’s Family Caregiving Initiatives and also serves as the chief strategist for the Center to Champion Nursing in America, a national resource center created to More
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Piri Ackerman-Barger, PhD, RN, FAAN
Senior Health Equity Fellow
Piri Ackerman-Barger is a senior health equity fellow for the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, an initiative of AARP Foundation, AARP, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to improve America’s health through nursing. She leads the Campaign’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Steering Committee. She is also the associate dean of Health Equity, Diversity and More
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Ashley Darcy-Mahoney, PhD, NNP-BC, FAAN
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Senior Nurse Scholar
Ashley Darcy-Mahoney a neonatal nurse practitioner and researcher, has worked throughout her career to advance nursing research, education and practice, with a focus on neonatology, infant health and developmental pediatrics. Her research has led to the creation of programs that improve health and developmental outcomes for at-risk and preterm More
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Paul Leon, RN, BSN, PHN
Senior Health Equity Fellow
Paul Leon, RN, BSN, is a senior health equity fellow of the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, an initiative of AARP Foundation, AARP, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to improve America’s health through nursing. Paul is the CEO of and National Healthcare & Housing Advisors (NHHA), and is the former CEO, President, and Founder of Illumination Foundation, a More
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Jeneba Badmus
Project Analyst
Jeneba Badmus is a project analyst for the Center to Champion Nursing in America (CCNA), an initiative of AARP Foundation, AARP, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to improve America’s health through nursing. Before joining CCNA team, Jeneba worked for Older Adults Technology Services (OATS), where she helped provide older adults with robust broadband, devices, and More
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Mary Boyle, MS
Director, Communications
Mary Boyle is the director of communications for the Center to Champion Nursing in America, an initiative of AARP Foundation, AARP, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to improve America’s health through nursing. Mary leads communications strategies for the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, a national effort of those same organizations to transform health care More
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Kellie Bryant DNP, WHNP, FAAN
Associate Director
Kellie Bryant DNP, WHNP, CHSE, FAAN, is the Assistant Dean of Clinical Affairs & Simulation and Associate Professor at Columbia University. Kellie (she/her) has over 20 years of teaching experience and 15 years of experience in simulation. Throughout her career she has become an expert in the field of simulation through her experience with designing simulation centers and More
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Jazmine Cooper, MBA
Project Advisor
Jazmine Cooper is a project advisor for the Center to Champion Nursing in America (CCNA), an initiative of AARP Foundation, AARP and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. She coordinates several projects of the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, an initiative of the same organizations that CCNA runs to transform health care through nursing and build healthier communities. More
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Vernell P. DeWitty, PhD, MBA, RN
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Senior Advisor
Vernell DeWitty is a transformational leader with a unique vision for advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion for the nursing profession. She served as the inaugural Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer at the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) where she advised the nation’s top academic nursing leaders on building consensus around a strategic More
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Regina Eddie, PhD, RN
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Senior Advisor
Regina Eddie is an assistant professor at the Northern Arizona University School of Nursing. She is a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nursing and Health Policy Collaborative fellow and a diversity adviser for the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action. Her program of research is focused on using socio-ecological and Navajo cultural frameworks to evaluate school food More
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Nicole Harryman, MS
Project Advisor
Nicole Harryman is a project advisor for the Center to Champion Nursing in America (CCNA), an initiative of AARP Foundation, AARP, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to improve America’s health through Nursing. She manages projects and supports efforts to integrate operations and achieve the business/operating goals and objectives of CCNA. Before joining CCNA, Nicole More
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Ana Hervada, MSW, MPH
Project Manager
Ana Hervada is a project manager for the Center to Champion Nursing in America (CCNA), an initiative of AARP Foundation, AARP, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to improve America’s health through nursing. Ana supports CCNA’s work around advancing nursing education and promoting nurse leadership. Ana started her career at AARP as a graduate school intern in the AARP More
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Lisa Martin, PhD, RN, FAAN
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Senior Advisor
Lisa Martin is a clinical associate professor with the University of Minnesota and a member of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians in Wisconsin. She is also a diversity consultant for the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action. She is the immediate past-president of the National Alaska Native American Indian Nurses Association. Previously, Lisa has More
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Aidan McCallion, MS
Senior Communications Analyst
Aidan McCallion is the senior communications analyst for the Center to Champion Nursing in America, an initiative of AARP Foundation, AARP, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to improve America’s health through nursing. Aidan is responsible for the website for the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, a national initiative of those same organizations to transform health More
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Barbara Nichols, MS, RN, FAAN
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Senior Advisor
Barbara Nichols is the executive director of the Wisconsin Center for Nursing and a diversity adviser for the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action. She provides expert consultation on global nursing execution, practice, and leadership. Prior to this, she served for 12 years as chief executive officer of CGFNS International, an immigration-neutral organization whose More
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Jennifer A. Peed, MSW
Director, Office of Center Integration
Jennifer Peed directs the Office of Center Integration at the Center to Champion Nursing in America, an initiative of AARP Foundation, AARP, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to improve America’s health through nursing. Jennifer provides financial oversight, directs operational activities, and provides guidance on special projects. She also serves as chief of More
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Adriana Perez, PhD, CRNP, FAAN
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Senior Advisor
Adriana Perez is an assistant professor of nursing and senior fellow at the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. As a current scientist at Penn’s Center for Improving Care Delivery for the Aging (CICADA), she conducts research focused on the influence of community level factors and resource utilization on sleep and More
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Winifred V. Quinn, PhD, FAANP(H), FAAN
Director, Advocacy and Consumer Affairs
Winifred Quinn’s passion is to help older adults thrive and live with dignity and to support their families in achieving peace of mind. Winifred puts her passion into action by improving policies that allow people to choose where to live, who to get care from, how to obtain this care, and how to have fun. Winifred is leading the telehealth policy work for AARP’s More
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Peter Reinecke
Campaign Senior Advisor
Peter Reinecke, Principal of Reinecke Strategic Solutions, Inc., is a senior advisor to AARP and the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action. He advises the Campaign and AARP on health policy and advocacy matters and in carrying out the Campaign. Peter has been a leading health policy expert for over 30 years, having spent over 20 years in senior Congressional staff More
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Diana Rubin, JD
Advisor, Outreach and Engagement
Diana Rubin is the Outreach and Engagement Advisor at the Center to Champion Nursing in America (CCNA), where she manages and advises on stakeholder engagement, speaking engagements and writing. She earned a juris doctor from the Boston University School of Law and a bachelor of arts, magna cum laude, from Harvard College. Before joining CCNA, she was the speechwriter for the More
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Anne Singer
Writer and Editor
Anne Singer is a writer and editor for the Center to Champion Nursing in America, an initiative of AARP Foundation, AARP, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to improve America’s health through nursing. She writes about nursing, health equity and policies affecting consumers’ access to care for the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action. Anne has nearly 20 years of More
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Lisa J. Sundean, PhD, MHA, RN
Campaign Senior Advisor
Lisa J. Sundean, PhD, MHA, RN is a senior advisor for the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action. She is an assistant professor at Fairfield University Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies and director of the Healthcare Administration Program. Lisa is also a national leader on the Impact of Nurses on Boards Research Work Group for the Nurses on Boards Coalition. Her More