Board Members
Sorted by Position
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Beverly Patchell MSN, RN, CNS
Past - President
2008 - Present
Nation of Oklahoma, born and raised in the area of the Cherokee Nation capital of Tahlequah, OK.� Her family survived the Trail of Tears, Oklahoma settlement and land allotment, boarding schools and the termination policies of the United States government and the State of Oklahoma.� She has been reared in the traditional ways of Cherokee storytelling, ceremonies, and medicine.�� Through her work with tribes from across the continental United States, Alaska, and Hawaii, she has learned the ways of many tribal traditions from these diverse groups.
In the mainstream culture, Ms. Patchell received her bachelors and masters of Science in nursing from the University of Oklahoma.� She has been a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Psychiatric/Mental Health nursing for 20 years and has certifications in the Psychiatric and Mental Health care of Children and Adolescents and in Nursing Administration, Advanced, through the American Nurses Credentialing Center
Ms. Patchell is the immediate Past President of the National Alaska Native American Indian Nurses Association (NANAINA) and is a student in the PhD nursing program at New Mexico State University with a focus on Health Disparities and Border Issues with vulnerable populations. Her research area of interest is in how the confluence of cultural history, education, and belief systems interact and effect identity formation in American Indian children and youth and influence illness and disease -
Debra Smith RN, PhN, MS
Past - President
2006 - 2008
Deb Smith was born and raised on the Fond du Lac Reservation in northeastern Minnesota. She is enrolled through her father�s tribe, the Shoshone of Wind River Wyoming. Deb received her baccalaureate in Nursing from the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, MN in 1977. She received her master�s in Public Health Nursing from the University of Minnesota in 1997. She is currently the Director of Public Health Nursing for the Fond du Lac Reservation.
Deb has nursing experience in hospital nursing, coronary intensive care, home care, nursing education and public health nursing. She was a Certified Diabetes Educator and Diabetes Nurse Clinician and was the Manager for the Duluth Diabetes Center in the early 1990�s. She taught in the first class of nursing students at the Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College and she is currently on the Nursing Advisory Committee for that institution. Deb is active with many state health committees and task forces. She is currently a board member and officer for the local hospital in Cloquet, MN.
Deb and her husband Ed have three children in post-graduate, college and high school. Deb and her family enjoy traveling and spending time at their cabin. -
Lillian Tom-Orme PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN
Past - President
2004 - 2006
Lillian Tom-Orme was born and raised on the Navajo reservation in northern New Mexico. She received her nursing and public health education from Utah where she is currently Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine Health Research Center at the University of Utah. She is currently co-PI on a national prospective study to determine the effects of physical activity, dietary, and lifestyle on health outcomes in American Indian and Alaska Natives. She also serves as Native American Research Liaison to the National Cancer Institute.
Dr. Tom-Orme serves on numerous local, regional, and national committees including the American Diabetes Association, Office on Women's Health Panel of Experts, and the Advisory Committee to the Center for Health Disparities and Minority Health/National Institutes of Health. She is current President of NANAINA, past Chair of the American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawai'ian Caucus of the American Public Health Association, Board member of the Native Research Network, and member of the Network for Cancer Control Research among American Indian and Alaska Native Populations.
She has several publications on diabetes, women's health, and transcultural
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Lillian Tom-Orme PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN
Past - President
2002 - 2004
Lillian Tom-Orme was born and raised on the Navajo reservation in northern New Mexico. She received her nursing and public health education from Utah where she is currently Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine Health Research Center at the University of Utah. She is currently co-PI on a national prospective study to determine the effects of physical activity, dietary, and lifestyle on health outcomes in American Indian and Alaska Natives. She also serves as Native American Research Liaison to the National Cancer Institute.
Dr. Tom-Orme serves on numerous local, regional, and national committees including the American Diabetes Association, Office on Women's Health Panel of Experts, and the Advisory Committee to the Center for Health Disparities and Minority Health/National Institutes of Health. She is current President of NANAINA, past Chair of the American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawai'ian Caucus of the American Public Health Association, Board member of the Native Research Network, and member of the Network for Cancer Control Research among American Indian and Alaska Native Populations.
She has several publications on diabetes, women's health, and transcultural
health. Dr. Tom-Orme and her family live in Park City, Utah.
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Martha Baker PhD, RN, CNE, ACNS-BC
President
2008 - Present
Martha is member of Cherokee nation who holds the current position of Professor of Nursing and Director of the BSN program at Southwest Baptist University Springfield, MO. Primary clinical experience has been in critical care units both as a staff nurse and as a clinical specialist. She has been active in other professional organizations including Missouri Nurses Association, American Association of Critical Care Nurses, and Sigma Theta Tau. She is currently President of National Alaska Native American Indian Nurses Association (NANAINA) and on the board of directors of National Coalition of Ethnic Minority Nurses Association. Martha has worked on several national projects that include: Pathways to Leadership: Native American Nurse Leadership Project, the Women�s Best Practice Primary Care for Heart Disease, and at the University of Pennsylvania Summer Research Institute.
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Beverly Patchell MSN, RN, CNS
President
2006 - 2008
Nation of Oklahoma, born and raised in the area of the Cherokee Nation capital of Tahlequah, OK.� Her family survived the Trail of Tears, Oklahoma settlement and land allotment, boarding schools and the termination policies of the United States government and the State of Oklahoma.� She has been reared in the traditional ways of Cherokee storytelling, ceremonies, and medicine.�� Through her work with tribes from across the continental United States, Alaska, and Hawaii, she has learned the ways of many tribal traditions from these diverse groups.
In the mainstream culture, Ms. Patchell received her bachelors and masters of Science in nursing from the University of Oklahoma.� She has been a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Psychiatric/Mental Health nursing for 20 years and has certifications in the Psychiatric and Mental Health care of Children and Adolescents and in Nursing Administration, Advanced, through the American Nurses Credentialing Center
Ms. Patchell is the immediate Past President of the National Alaska Native American Indian Nurses Association (NANAINA) and is a student in the PhD nursing program at New Mexico State University with a focus on Health Disparities and Border Issues with vulnerable populations. Her research area of interest is in how the confluence of cultural history, education, and belief systems interact and effect identity formation in American Indian children and youth and influence illness and disease -
Debra Smith RN, PhN, MS
President
2004 - 2006
Deb Smith was born and raised on the Fond du Lac Reservation in northeastern Minnesota. She is enrolled through her father�s tribe, the Shoshone of Wind River Wyoming. Deb received her baccalaureate in Nursing from the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, MN in 1977. She received her master�s in Public Health Nursing from the University of Minnesota in 1997. She is currently the Director of Public Health Nursing for the Fond du Lac Reservation.
Deb has nursing experience in hospital nursing, coronary intensive care, home care, nursing education and public health nursing. She was a Certified Diabetes Educator and Diabetes Nurse Clinician and was the Manager for the Duluth Diabetes Center in the early 1990�s. She taught in the first class of nursing students at the Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College and she is currently on the Nursing Advisory Committee for that institution. Deb is active with many state health committees and task forces. She is currently a board member and officer for the local hospital in Cloquet, MN.
Deb and her husband Ed have three children in post-graduate, college and high school. Deb and her family enjoy traveling and spending time at their cabin. -
Roxanne Struthers PhD, RN
President
2002 - 2004
Roxanne Struthers is an assistant professor at the University of Minnesota School of Nursing, holds an adjunct assistant professorship in the University of Minnesota American Indian Studies Department and an adjunct clinical appointment at the School of Nursing and Hygiene at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
Roxanne is an enrolled member of the Red Lake Ojibwe tribe in Minnesota and was born and raised on the White Earth Reservation in Northwestern Minnesota. She is a member of the Midewewin Lodge and picks indigenous medicines. Dr. Struthers has worked for a Tribal Health Program and for the Indian Health Service in providing health care to American Indian people. Roxanne has a Baccalaureate in Nursing from Bemidji State University, a Masters Degree in nursing with a focus in rural health from the University of North Dakota and a Doctorate in Nursing from the University of Minnesota.
She has certifications in Holistic Nursing, Transcultural Nursing and Healing Touch. Her research interests include holistic health, indigenous healing, American Indian health, health care, and nursing.
Roxanne and her husband, James, have four grown children and 2 grand daughters. Roxanne likes to travel and spend time with her grand children.
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Lisa Palucci MSN, RN
President - Elect
2008 - Present
LCDR Lisa Palucci, originally from Gallup, New Mexico, is a
member of the Navajo Nation. She holds a Bachelor of Science
degree in Nursing from Arizona State University and a Master of
Science degree in Nursing from the University of Phoenix. Her
academic successes in the MSN Program lead to membership in
Sigma Theta Tau International, Omnicron Delta Chapter. Since 1998, Lisa has worked for the Indian Health Service at various locations throughout Arizona, which include: Fort Defiance and Phoenix. She is an IHS 437 and Section 112 Scholarship recipient and began her career in the USPHS Commissioned Corp in 1999 as a pediatric staff nurse at Phoenix Indian Medical Center. She later completed the IHS Public Health Nursing internship program and practiced as a PHN servicing various tribes and communities in the Phoenix metropolitan area and the Navajo Nation. LCDR Palucci is currently the Nurse Educator/Consultant at the IHS Clinical Support Center located in Phoenix, AZ. She is responsible for the overall nursing continuing education activities sponsored by CSC, which includes maintaining national accreditation through the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Her work involves planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating quality continuing education programs for nurses at all levels within I/T/U settings across the country.
Her many honors and awards include the PHX Area Director�s Exemplary Group Performance Award, PHS Commendation Medal for exceptional practice as a PHN at the Fort Defiance Service Unit, PHS Achievement Medal for outstanding performance as Acting Director of Public Nursing at Phoenix Indian Medical Center, PHS Citation for quality performance as Public Health Nurse Intern at PIMC and the PHS Unit Commendation for outstanding work promoting awareness and protection of AI/AN children at PIMC. Lisa is an active member of several professional associations including the Commissioned Officers Association, where she served as secretary for the Phoenix Chapter from 2004-2006, the National Nursing Staff Development Organization, the National Alaska Native/American Indian Nurses Association, the Native American Nurses Association (PHX), and the Arizona State University Native American Alumni Association. Lisa also serves as Commander of the USPHS Phoenix Area Honor Guard. -
Roxanne Struthers PhD, RN
President - Elect
2004 - 2006
Roxanne Struthers is an assistant professor at the University of Minnesota School of Nursing, holds an adjunct assistant professorship in the University of Minnesota American Indian Studies Department and an adjunct clinical appointment at the School of Nursing and Hygiene at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
Roxanne is an enrolled member of the Red Lake Ojibwe tribe in Minnesota and was born and raised on the White Earth Reservation in Northwestern Minnesota. She is a member of the Midewewin Lodge and picks indigenous medicines. Dr. Struthers has worked for a Tribal Health Program and for the Indian Health Service in providing health care to American Indian people. Roxanne has a Baccalaureate in Nursing from Bemidji State University, a Masters Degree in nursing with a focus in rural health from the University of North Dakota and a Doctorate in Nursing from the University of Minnesota.
She has certifications in Holistic Nursing, Transcultural Nursing and Healing Touch. Her research interests include holistic health, indigenous healing, American Indian health, health care, and nursing.
Roxanne and her husband, James, have four grown children and 2 grand daughters. Roxanne likes to travel and spend time with her grand children.
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Lee Ann Nichols
Secretary
2008 - Present
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Martha Baker PhD, RN, CNE, ACNS-BC
Secretary
2006 - 2008
Martha is member of Cherokee nation who holds the current position of Professor of Nursing and Director of the BSN program at Southwest Baptist University Springfield, MO. Primary clinical experience has been in critical care units both as a staff nurse and as a clinical specialist. She has been active in other professional organizations including Missouri Nurses Association, American Association of Critical Care Nurses, and Sigma Theta Tau. She is currently President of National Alaska Native American Indian Nurses Association (NANAINA) and on the board of directors of National Coalition of Ethnic Minority Nurses Association. Martha has worked on several national projects that include: Pathways to Leadership: Native American Nurse Leadership Project, the Women�s Best Practice Primary Care for Heart Disease, and at the University of Pennsylvania Summer Research Institute.
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Martha Baker PhD, RN, CNE, ACNS-BC
Secretary
2004 - 2006
Martha is member of Cherokee nation who holds the current position of Professor of Nursing and Director of the BSN program at Southwest Baptist University Springfield, MO. Primary clinical experience has been in critical care units both as a staff nurse and as a clinical specialist. She has been active in other professional organizations including Missouri Nurses Association, American Association of Critical Care Nurses, and Sigma Theta Tau. She is currently President of National Alaska Native American Indian Nurses Association (NANAINA) and on the board of directors of National Coalition of Ethnic Minority Nurses Association. Martha has worked on several national projects that include: Pathways to Leadership: Native American Nurse Leadership Project, the Women�s Best Practice Primary Care for Heart Disease, and at the University of Pennsylvania Summer Research Institute.
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Debra Smith RN, PhN, MS
Secretary
2002 - 2004
Deb Smith was born and raised on the Fond du Lac Reservation in northeastern Minnesota. She is enrolled through her father�s tribe, the Shoshone of Wind River Wyoming. Deb received her baccalaureate in Nursing from the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, MN in 1977. She received her master�s in Public Health Nursing from the University of Minnesota in 1997. She is currently the Director of Public Health Nursing for the Fond du Lac Reservation.
Deb has nursing experience in hospital nursing, coronary intensive care, home care, nursing education and public health nursing. She was a Certified Diabetes Educator and Diabetes Nurse Clinician and was the Manager for the Duluth Diabetes Center in the early 1990�s. She taught in the first class of nursing students at the Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College and she is currently on the Nursing Advisory Committee for that institution. Deb is active with many state health committees and task forces. She is currently a board member and officer for the local hospital in Cloquet, MN.
Deb and her husband Ed have three children in post-graduate, college and high school. Deb and her family enjoy traveling and spending time at their cabin.
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Audrey Koertvelyessy MSN, RN, FNP
Treasurer
2008 - Present
Audrey M. Koertvelyessy is an enrolled member of the Seneca Nation of Indians in New York State. She was born and raised on the Cattaraugus Indian Reservation and is a member of the Heron Clan. She is a Retired Captain in the Commissioned Corps of the United States Public Health Service. Audrey received her baccalaureate and master�s degree in Nursing from the State University of New York at Buffalo. She has been a member of the Nursing Profession for 47 years with extensive experience in many different facets of nursing including clinical practice, education, policy making, administration, etc. Upon entry into the Public Health Service, she served as the Chief Nurse of the Indian Health Service for five years. She has been a member of NANAINA for many years including the first iteration of the organization. She is an active member of numerous other Nursing organizations. She is married to Dr. Tibor Koertvelyessy, retired Full Professor at Ohio University, Athens, Ohio.
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Audrey Koertvelyessy MSN, RN, FNP
Treasurer
2006 - 2008
Audrey M. Koertvelyessy is an enrolled member of the Seneca Nation of Indians in New York State. She was born and raised on the Cattaraugus Indian Reservation and is a member of the Heron Clan. She is a Retired Captain in the Commissioned Corps of the United States Public Health Service. Audrey received her baccalaureate and master�s degree in Nursing from the State University of New York at Buffalo. She has been a member of the Nursing Profession for 47 years with extensive experience in many different facets of nursing including clinical practice, education, policy making, administration, etc. Upon entry into the Public Health Service, she served as the Chief Nurse of the Indian Health Service for five years. She has been a member of NANAINA for many years including the first iteration of the organization. She is an active member of numerous other Nursing organizations. She is married to Dr. Tibor Koertvelyessy, retired Full Professor at Ohio University, Athens, Ohio.
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Bette Keltner PhD, RN
Treasurer
2004 - 2006
Bette Keltner is currently Dean at Georgetown University School of Nursing and Health Studies. Her work in the fields of disability and cultural competence are prominent in practice, research, and system development. Prior to joining Georgetown University, Dr. Keltner served as a vice president for Honda of America Manufacturing, a corporate officer responsible for medical and health services affecting nearly 13,000 workers and 45,000 covered lives.
Dr. Keltner has been professor, senior scientist, and research administrator in major universities holding appointments in nursing, psychology, and public health. Her many professional activities include serving six years on NICHD Study Section, a second term for the Secretary�s Advisory Council on Infant Mortality, and as member of a National Research Council panel to establish disability standards for the Social Security Administration. Dr. Keltner�s research portfolio includes more than $10 million in sponsored support.
She has served two terms as President for the National Alaska Native American Indian Nurses Association and is a founding member of the National Coalition for Ethnic Minority Nurse Associations.
At Georgetown, Dr. Keltner has expanded programs, dramatically enhanced selectivity and research funding, and established the interdisciplinary Center for Health and Education, CHERITH, named for Wadi Cherith where Elijah was nourished by ravens and a stream in the desert. The mission of CHERITH is to address the needs of the underserved, depicted by three great faith traditions as the stream in the desert. Dr. Keltner�s work is directed toward improving health and well-being for all people. -
Bette Keltner PhD, RN
Treasurer
2002 - 2004
Bette Keltner is currently Dean at Georgetown University School of Nursing and Health Studies. Her work in the fields of disability and cultural competence are prominent in practice, research, and system development. Prior to joining Georgetown University, Dr. Keltner served as a vice president for Honda of America Manufacturing, a corporate officer responsible for medical and health services affecting nearly 13,000 workers and 45,000 covered lives.
Dr. Keltner has been professor, senior scientist, and research administrator in major universities holding appointments in nursing, psychology, and public health. Her many professional activities include serving six years on NICHD Study Section, a second term for the Secretary�s Advisory Council on Infant Mortality, and as member of a National Research Council panel to establish disability standards for the Social Security Administration. Dr. Keltner�s research portfolio includes more than $10 million in sponsored support.
She has served two terms as President for the National Alaska Native American Indian Nurses Association and is a founding member of the National Coalition for Ethnic Minority Nurse Associations.
At Georgetown, Dr. Keltner has expanded programs, dramatically enhanced selectivity and research funding, and established the interdisciplinary Center for Health and Education, CHERITH, named for Wadi Cherith where Elijah was nourished by ravens and a stream in the desert. The mission of CHERITH is to address the needs of the underserved, depicted by three great faith traditions as the stream in the desert. Dr. Keltner�s work is directed toward improving health and well-being for all people.
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John Lowe
Member-at-Large
2008 - Present
Dr. John Lowe's contributions to the profession are heavily based in his research program, which has evolved from his doctoral dissertation, "Cherokee Self-Reliance", which investigated cultural values that contribute to the Cherokee Nation's health and well-being, particularly in regards to the substance use and abuse. He has developed and published "A Cherokee Nation's Prevention and Therapeutic Management Self-Reliance Model," that was conceptualized during his dissertation work. The dissertation and his doctoral studies were supported by the EMFP. Dr. Lowe has continued to focus on research that was initially developed during his fellowship years, and he has been successful in attaining funding for several of his research initiatives. Examples of funded studies that have evolved from his dissertation include:
"The Teen Intervention Project - Cherokee (TIP-C)", is an intervention study that utilizes a combined student assistance program and the Cherokee Self-Reliance Model. The interventions are specifically designed for Cherokee Nation teen substance abuse prevention, and are conducted within Cherokee Nation Schools. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Minority Supplemental Grant to R01 AA10246-05S1 funds this study.
"The Teen Intervention /Prevention Project- Cherokee (TIPP-C)", in a research investigation being conducted at schools within the Cherokee Nation. It is designed to examine the relationship between self-reliance and HIV/AIDS knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors among Cherokee adolescents. The Association of Nurses in AIDS CARE (ANAC) funds this study.
"Nursing and the Native American Culture" is ongoing and being conducted with other doctorally prepared Native American Indian nurses. Its purpose is to examine the phenomenon of nursing in the Native American Indian culture. A conceptual framework and models of Nursing in the Native American Culture are evolving and being fine-tuned. This initiative is funded by a grant from Johnson and Johnson Co.
Dr. Lowe is a prolific writer, and has published his research and scholarship in numerous refereed journals. These refereed publications are available on the Internet through PubMed and Medline. Additionally, he writes for local groups and community based organizations that center on mental health issues in Native American Indian populations. Dr. Lowe shares his knowledge and wisdom with other professionals, community groups, and academic and health related organizations. His commitment to service is self-evident: American Nurses Association's Ethnic Minority Fellowship Program National Advisory Committee; American Nurses Foundation research grant reviewer; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services grant reviewer; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Special Project of National Significance expert adviser; Cherokee Nation Healthy Nations consultant; Florida Nurses Association Board of Directors; Florida Nurses Foundation Board of Trustees; Alumni, Tribal Institutional Review Board of Southern California; National Native American AIDS Prevention Technical Support Center Advisory Board Member, and others. Dr. Lowe is one of the few Native American Indian male nurses who have attained a doctoral degree. -
Gary Lawrence
Member-at-Large
2008 - Present
Gary is a Registered Nurse and Paramedic with 15 years of pre-hospital experience and 13 years of hospital experience. He is employed by the Choctaw Nation Healthcare Center as the Nurse Educator/Recruiter and has the responsibility of staff development and recruitment and retention of nursing personnel.
Lawrence is a BLS, ACLS, PALS, NRP, TNCC, ENPC, CPI Non-Violent Physical Crisis Intervention & AMLS Instructor and has 19 years experience as a healthcare educator in both the EMS and Nursing fields. He attended the Kiamichi Technology Center for his EMS and LPN education in the early 80�s.
He graduated from Carl Albert State College in Poteau Ok. in 2001 with an A.A.S. in Nursing, an A.S. in Allied Health, & an A.A. in Psychology/Sociology. While at Carl Albert Lawrence was inducted into Phi Theta Kappa honor society and received the Nightingale Award as the Nursing Program�s outstanding student.
Gary furthered his education at Northeastern State University receiving his Bachelors degree in Nursing Science in 2004, graduating Magna Cum Laude 2004. While at Northeastern he received the Academic Achievement Award for Nursing, the Army Nurse Corps �Spirit of Nursing� award and was inducted into the Sigma Theta Tau international honor society for nurses.
He completed his Graduate Program at the University Of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center College Of Nursing in 2006 with a Master�s in Nursing Education and received Academic Achievement awards from the graduate college and college of nursing. Lawrence also received awards for Research and Professional Service. He has performed research on a variety of topics including recruitment and retention strategies, Men in Nursing, and Health Risks to Native American populations including Child & Substance Abuse and Diabetes. Gary has presented at many state and local conferences. -
Lee Ann Nichols
Member-at-Large
2006 - 2008
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Lanette Perkins
Member-at-Large
2004 - 2006
Lanette is an enrolled member of the Crow Tribe of Montana. She attended the Salish Kootenai College and received her BSN from Montana State University in 1997. Currently, she is the Native American Patient Advocate for Deaconess Billings, Clinic in Billings, MT.
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Ursula Knoki-Wilson RN, CNM, MSN
Member-at-Large
2002 - 2004
Ms. Ursula Knoki-Wilson, RN, CNM, MSN is the Director of Nurse-Midwifery Service at Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility and the Indian Health Service(IHS) Chief Clinical Consultant for Advance Practice Nursing. She also serves as a Community Liaison to assist the Chinle Service Unit Health Advisory Board with their health planning activities.
Ursula is a member of the American College of Nurse Midwives (ACNM) and serves as President of the Four Corners State Chapter of ACNM. Other professional memberships include Sigma Theta Tau, Honor Society of Nursing, New Mexico Indian Nurses� Association, the American Public Health Association and the IHS National Council of Nursing.
Following the attainment of her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Loretto Heights College in Denver, Colorado, Ms. Knoki-Wilson received her Master of Science in Nurse Midwifery from the University of Utah, Salt Lake City. She is a member of the Navajo Nation and was born in Farmington, New Mexico. She began her IHS career in 1970. Over the years, she has held positions in Public Health Nursing, in Pediatric Outpatient Nursing, as a Staff Nurse Midwife and as Supervisory Nurse Midwife. She also served as Dean of an Associate Degree Nursing Program at the formerly Navajo Community College, now Dine College as well as an assistant professorship in the School of Nursing at Northern Arizona University. She has served as adjunct faculty and/or consultant to Schools of Nursing at University of New Mexico, University of Utah, Arizona State University, University of Colorado and Georgetown University. She has lectured nationally on integrating cultural aspects of care to Navajo and Native American patients.
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Teresa Brockie
Student Representative
2008 - Present
Teresa has experience as Community Health Services Director of Native American and other minority clients focused on health and wellness, program development, and care. and extensive experience working with Native American populations in diabetes, HIV, Hypertension, and numerous chronic diseases. She has been a certified Public Health Nurse since 2002. Currently, Teresa is a student at John Hopkins University School of Nursing. Teresa is a member of American Diabetes Association, National Alaska Native American Indian Nurses Association, American Nurses Association, American Association of Diabetes Educators, American Public Health Association.
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Misty Wilkie RN, MS
Student Representative
2004 - 2006
Misty L. Wilkie currently lives in Wadena, MN with her son, Zachary. She is an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Chippewa tribe located in Belcourt, ND. She grew up on multiple Indian Reservations and has valued the relationships she formed with reservation members. Her nursing education started with an Associate in Science degree from the Hibbing Community College in 1997. She then obtained an Associate in Arts in 1999 from the Hibbing Community College and a Bachelor of Science from the Bemidji State University. In 2003 Misty received her Master of Science (Adult Health focus) from the University of North Dakota. Currently, she is enrolled in the doctoral program at the University of Minnesota School of Nursing and expects to complete it in May 2006.
Misty has experience as a Maternal and Child Health Nurse on the Bois Forte Reservation in northern Minnesota, in both hospital nursing and as a graduate research assistant. Her goal is to improve health care for American Indians as well as provide knowledge on organ donation and is working toward increasing the number of American Indians who are willing to be organ donors. -
Misty Wilkie RN, MS
Student Representative
2002 - 2004
Misty L. Wilkie currently lives in Wadena, MN with her son, Zachary. She is an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Chippewa tribe located in Belcourt, ND. She grew up on multiple Indian Reservations and has valued the relationships she formed with reservation members. Her nursing education started with an Associate in Science degree from the Hibbing Community College in 1997. She then obtained an Associate in Arts in 1999 from the Hibbing Community College and a Bachelor of Science from the Bemidji State University. In 2003 Misty received her Master of Science (Adult Health focus) from the University of North Dakota. Currently, she is enrolled in the doctoral program at the University of Minnesota School of Nursing and expects to complete it in May 2006.
Misty has experience as a Maternal and Child Health Nurse on the Bois Forte Reservation in northern Minnesota, in both hospital nursing and as a graduate research assistant. Her goal is to improve health care for American Indians as well as provide knowledge on organ donation and is working toward increasing the number of American Indians who are willing to be organ donors.
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