Sigma Announces 2023-2025 International Leadership

Election results from Sigma’s 47th Biennial Convention

INDIANAPOLIS — Sigma elected the organization’s 2023-2025 international leadership at the 47th Biennial Convention House of Delegates (14-15 November 2023). Convention was held both virtually and in San Antonio, Texas, USA.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

President

Sandra C. Garmon Bibb, DNSc, RN, FAAN

President-elect (newly elected) 

Liz Westcott, DCM, MSc, DipMan, RGN

Vice President

Gloria Chan, DNP, CRNA

Secretary (returning)

Nancy Rollins Gantz, PhD, MBA, MSN, RN, CGNC, CNEn, FRCSI, FAONL

Treasurer (newly elected) 

Kathleen Bradley, DNP, RN, NEA-BC

Regional Chapters Coordinating Committee Chair (newly elected) 

Jennifer Graber, EdD, APRN, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP

Directors (newly elected) 

Diana-Lyn Baptiste, DNP, RN, CNE, FPCNA, FAAN

Thomas Kearns, EdD, FAAN, MA, FFNMRCSI, Med, BNS, RNT, RGN, RPN

Jennifer Saylor, PhD, APRN, ACNS-BC

Directors (returning)

Debra Anderson, PhD, MNS, GDNS(ED), BA, RN

Elizabeth Weathers, PhD, RGN, BSc (Hons), PGCertTL, FAAN 

Learn more about the board of directors.

GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE:

Newly-elected Governance Committee members for a two-year term include:

Adesola Ogunfowokan, PhD, MScN, BNSc, RN, RM, RPHN, FWACN

Charlotte Swint, DNP, MSN, MPH, FNP-BC, CNE, CNRN, CHES, C-RH, C-0B

Nancy Thompson, MS, RN

Newly-elected Governance Committee members for a four-year term include:

Jancie Agazio, PhD, CRNP, RN, FAANP, FAAN

Megan Lippe, PhD, RN

Returning Governance Committee members include:

Leslie Gelling, PhD, MA, BSc(Hons), PGCertHE, RN, FHEA, FRSA

Karen Gorton, PhD, RN, FNP, MS

LEADERSHIP SUCCESSION COMMITTEE:

Newly-elected Leadership Succession Committee members for a two-year term include:

Linda Connelly, PhD, DNP, MSH, CNS, APRN, CNOR

Nicola Cornally, PhD, MSc, BSc, RGN, DipNUrs

Sarah Marshall, DNP, MS, RNC

Janet Wong, PhD, RN, FHKCHSE, FCHSM, FAAN

Newly-elected Leadership Succession Committee members for a four-year term include:

Anthony Gomez, CGNC, DAPAANZ, RN, BScN, MScN, CertAP, EDipFS, CertATT, COSH, PGHSc, CertCI, NZDipPsych, Cert

Stephanie Jeffers, PhD, RN

Milko Zanini, PhD, RN, MSN, MaSoc

Returning Leadership Succession Committee members include:

Karen Maxwell, EdD, RN, NPD-BC

Tamar Rodney, PhD, RN, PMHNP-BC, CNE

Colleen Maykut, DNP, RN

REGIONAL COORDINATORS

Africa: Sylvia Oger Ofosu Dwamena, RGN, MN, BSc, Dip in Nursing

Asia: Rick Kwan, PhD, RN, FHKAN

Europe: Marie-Louise Luiking, PhD

Latin America/Caribbean: Sheryl Garriques-Lloyd, MSc, RN

Middle East: Wafaa Bin Ali, PhD, MSN, BSN, RN

Oceania: Elizabeth Halcomb, PhD, BN(Hons), RN, GradCert ICNurs, GradCertHE, FACN 

North America Region 1: Laura Van Auker, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, MSN, SN-C

North America Region 2: Gay Goss, PhD, APRN-BC, WHNP-BC

North America Region 3: Krystal Davis, EdD, MSN, RN

North America Region 4: Sara Thimmes, BSN, RN

North America Region 5:Devita Stallings, PhD, RN

North America Region 6: Benita Chatmon, PhD, MSN, RN, CNE

North America Region 7: Katrina Embrey, DNS, RN

North America Region 8: Haley Townsend, EdD, RN, FNP-BC

North America Region 9: Kady Martini, DNP, RN, EBP-CH, NEA-BC

North America Region 10: Sandra Maxwell, MN, BScN, RN

North America Region 11: Barbara Dewhirst, PhD, MSN, RN, CNL, CHSE

North America Region 12: Tami Jakubowski, DNP, CPNP-PC, CNS

North America Region 13: Judith Cornelius, PhD, MS, RN

North America Region 14: Amita Avadhani, PhD, DNP, NEA-BC, CNE, DCC, ACNP-BC, CCRN, FAANP, FCCM

North America Region 15: Jason Kirchick, MPH, MSN, RN, CNL, MEDSURG-BC

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About Sigma

The Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (Sigma) is a nonprofit organization with the mission of developing nurse leaders anywhere to improve healthcare everywhere. Founded in 1922, Sigma has more than 100,000 active members and 600 chapters at institutions of higher education and healthcare partners from Armenia, Australia, and Botswana to Thailand, the United States, and Wales. Sigma members include clinical nurses and administrators, academic nurse educators and researchers, policymakers, entrepreneurs, and others working to fulfill the organization’s vision of connected, empowered nurse leaders transforming global healthcare. 

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