
IT TAKES LEADERSHIP TO DRIVE AN ORGANIZATION FORWARD.
MNRS is a membership run organization. Board and committee members who generously lend MNRS their time, talents, and expertise work alongside our Executive Office staff to maintain the momentum we see today. Our Board of Directors is tireless in their pursuit of ensuring the MNRS is ethical, inclusive, diverse, relevant, and financially sound. We are thankful for the leadership that is represented through our Board of Directors and know that the future is bright for MNRS!

Kathleen Buckwalter, PhD, RN, FAAN
President | Term: 2021-2023
Professor of Research & Distinguished Nurse Scientist in Aging
Donald W. Reynolds Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence, College of Nursing, OUHSC
Professor Emerita, University of Iowa College of Nursing

Sharon Tucker, PhD, APRN-CNS, PMHCNS-BC, NC-BC, EBP-C, FNAP, FAAN
President-Elect | Term: 2022-2023
Professor & Director
The Ohio State University

Amy Jude Hoffman, PhD, RN, FAAN
Vice President | Term: 2022-2024
Professor and Assistant Dean
The University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Nursing

Diane Von Ah, PhD, RN, FAAN
Treasurer | Term: 2021-2023
Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Operations
Indiana University

Eileen Hacker, PhD, APRN, AOCN, FAAN
Secretary | Term: 2022-2024
Professor and Chair, Department of Nursing
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Mary Anthony, PhD, RN
MNRS Foundation President | Term: 2021-2023
Professor and Associate Dean for Research
Kent State University

Kamal Eldeirawi, PhD, RN, FAAN
Board Member-at-Large | Term: 2021-2023
Associate Professor
University of Illinois at Chicago

Sheria Robinson-Lane, PhD, RN, MSN, MHA
Board Member-at-Large | Term: 2022-2024
Assistant Professor
University of Michigan

Carolyn Still, PhD, CNP, MSN, AGPCNP-BC
Board Member-at-Large | Term: 2021-2023
Assistant Professor
Case Western Reserve University

Florence Johnson, MHA, MSN
Student Representative | Term: 2022-2024
Student
University of Michigan