Meet the Instructors
ICRS courses, taught by accomplished leaders and scholars, offer unprecedented opportunities for professionals to learn, network and collaborate.
Maryann Alexander, PhD, RN, FAAN
Chief Officer, Nursing Regulation, NCSBN & Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Nursing Regulation
Dr. Alexander is the Chief Officer, Nursing Regulation, at NCSBN, and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Nursing Regulation, as well as a former Executive Director of the Illinois Board of Nursing. Dr. Alexander is also a clinical nurse specialist in pediatrics, formerly on staff at Rush University Medical Center, where she also held a faculty appointment as an Assistant Professor in the College of Nursing.
Marion Broome, PhD, RN, FAAN
Duke University School of Nursing
Michelle Buck, MSN, APRN
APRN Senior Policy Advisor, Nursing Regulation, NCSBN
Jim Cleghorn, MA
Director, Leadership Capacity Development and Member Engagement, Nursing Regulation, NCSBN
Nancy Coldham, MAIIC, Hon. B.J.
Strategic Communications Practice Lead, The CG Group
Sandy Evans, MAEd, RN
Former Director, Idaho Board of Nursing
Stephanie Ferguson, PhD, RN, FAAN
President and Chief Executive Officer of Stephanie L. Ferguson & Associates, LLC
She received her PhD in 1996 and her BSN in 1985 from the University of Virginia, and a MS/Nursing degree from the Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia, in 1987.
Rebecca Fotsch, JD
Director, State Advocacy & Legislative Affairs, NCSBN
Eileen Fry-Bowers, PhD, JD, APRN, FAAN
Associate Professor, Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science at the University of San Diego
Nicole Kaminski-Ozturk, PhD, MA
Research Scientist, Research, NCSBN
Nicole Livanos, JD
Associate Director, State Advocacy & Legislative Affairs, NCSBN
Ellen May, MA
Managing Editor, Journal of Nursing Regulation
Laura Rhodes, MSN, RN
Former Executive Director, West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses
Kathy Russell, JD, MN, RN
Associate Director, Nursing Regulation, NCSBN
Kathy Scott, PhD, MPA
Co-Founder and Partner of L3 Fusion LLC
Nancy Spector, PhD, RN, FAAN
Director, Regulatory Innovations, NCSBN
Richard Steinecke, BA, LLB
Counsel at Steinecke Maciura LeBlanc
Sherri Ter Molen, PhD, MA
Associate, Nursing Regulation, NCSBN & Acquisitions Editor, Journal of Nursing Regulation
Michelle Webb, DNP, RN, BC-CHPCA
Assistant Professor, Cultural Intelligence Certified Facilitator and Unconscious Bias Coach, Duke University School of Nursing
Leonard Young, EdD, MS, PRP
Dr. Young believes that parliamentary procedure is a good tool for assisting organizations and their boards in transacting business efficiently and fairly. He teaches that parliamentary procedure is not something to keep an assembly from doing business but rather help to do it more effectively
Elizabeth Zhong, PhD, MEd
Senior Research Scientist, Research, NCSBN