The Foundation of the NSNA
​Board of Trustees

The governing body of the Foundation is elected by its membership, the NSNA Board of Directors. 
​The Foundation shares offices with NSNA, but is a separate corporation.

President
Larry Z. Slater
PhD, RN-BC, CNE, FAAN
Dean
Quinnipiac University School of Nursing 
Hamden, CT

Vice President
Shirley Quarles 
EdD, RN, FAAN (COL, USAR, RET) 
Atlanta, GA

​Secretary
Barbara Ward
​MPA, BSN
CEO
​Ward and Associates LLC
Alexandria, VA
​

Treasurer
Pam Thompson
MS, RN, FAAN
CEO Emeritus 
American Association for Nursing Leadership (Retired)
Manassas, VA  

​Trustee
Yasmine A. Mukahal
MBA
HCA Healthcare, Director,
Campus Recruiting & Human Resource
Diversity & Inclusion Consultant 
​Nashville, TN

Trustee
Maureen "Shawn" Kennedy
MA, RN, FAAN
Editor in Chief Emerita
​American Journal of Nursing
​Cresskill, NJ

​​​Trustee​
Deborah Lewis
DNP, MSN, PHN, RN
Moreno Valley, CA
​​​Trustee​
Michael Bleich
PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FNAP, FAAN
President and CEO
NurseDynamics, LLC
Ballwin, MO
​​​Trustee​
Bianca Green
RN, BSN
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Clinical Research Lead
Takeda Pharmaceuticals 
​Cary, NC
​​​Trustee​
Hershaw Davis, Jr.
DNP, MBA, RN
Clinical Faculty 
University of Maryland School of Nursing
Baltimore, MD

​Ex-Officio 
Kenya Williams
EdD, MBA, MSN, RN, RP, CAE, FNYAM, FADLN
Chief Executive Officer
Foundation of the
National Student Nurses' Association,
​Brooklyn, NY

Ex-Officio (2024-2025)
Ethan R. Slocum
President 
National Student Nurses' Association