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NMNEC Leadership Council

The NMNEC Leadership Council is the volunteer entity that guides the work of the Consortium.

The Council is made up of 8 voting and 4 advisory/non-voting members with each member representing a different school or organization. (see NMNEC Bylaws for more details)

Voting members of the Leadership Council consist of representatives from:
Three (3) university pre-licensure baccalaureate nursing programs

Five (5) pre-licensure community college associate degree nursing programs

Advisory/non-voting members of the Leadership Council consist of representatives from:
One (1) urban area practice/clinical settings/organization

One (1) rural area practice/clinical settings/organization

One (1) RN-to-BSN post-licensure baccalaureate nursing program

One (1) LPN nursing program

To contact NMNEC Leadership Council, email staff@nmnec.org or send via individual email (contact information listed below).

Name Diane Evans-Prior, DNP, RN; NMNEC Leadership Council ADN Co-Chair
Institution Central New Mexico Community College
Program Representation [Voting Member] Community College Associate Degree Nursing Program
E-Mail Address devansprior@cnm.edu

Name Shawna Kemper, MSN, RN, CNE
Institution San Juan College
Program Representation [Voting Member] Community College Associate Degree Nursing Program
E-Mail Address kempers@sanjuancollege.edu

Name Dawn Kittner, MSN, RN, CNE
Institution University of New Mexico – Taos
Program Representation [Voting Member] Community College Associate Degree Nursing Program
E-Mail Address dkittner@unm.edu

Name Teresa León, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC
Institution New Mexico State University
Program Representation [Voting Member] University Pre-Licensure BSN Program
E-Mail Address tleon@nmsu.edu

Name Jonathan Lumibao, MSN, RN
Institution University of New Mexico- Gallup
Program Representation [Voting Member] Community College Associate Degree Nursing Program
E-Mail Address nathanl@unm.edu
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Name Patricia (Trish) Maule, MSN, RN
Institution
San Juan Regional Medical Center
Program Representation [Advisory Member]
Rural Area Practice/Clinical Settings/Organizations
E-Mail Address pmaule@sjrmc.net

Name Terri Tewart, MSN, RN
Institution Santa Fe Community College
Program Representation [Voting Member] Community College Associate Degree Nursing Program
E-Mail Address Terri.tewart@sfcc.edu

Name Melinda (Mindy) Tinkle, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC, FAAN
Institution University of New Mexico
Program Representation [Voting Member] University Pre-Licensure BSN Program
E-Mail Address mtinkle@salud.unm.edu

 

Name Ellen Trabka, MSN, RN
Institution Northern New Mexico College
Program Representation [Advisory Member] RN-BSN Programs
E-Mail Address etrabka@nnmc.edu

Name Rebecca Weatherford, MSN, FNP-BC
Institution Albuquerque Public Schools Career Enrichment Center Practical Nursing Program
Program Representation [Advisory Member] LPN Programs
E-Mail Address  weatherford@aps.edu

 

Name Krista Wood, MSN, BSN, RN; NMNEC Leadership Council BSN Co-Chair
Institution Western New Mexico University
Program Representation [Voting Member] University BSN Program
E-Mail Address Krista.Wood@wnmu.edu

 

Name VACANT
Institution
Program Representation [Advisory Member] Urban Area Practice/Clinical Settings/Organizations
E-Mail Address