Organizational Chart

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School of Nursing Dean

Whitney Nash, PhD, NP-BC, FAANP, FAAN

  • Alumni Council: Brittney Corniel, DNP, Alumni Council President
  • Interim Associate Dean for Research: Amanda LeBlanc, PhD
  • Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and Practice: Sara Robertson, DNP, RN
  • Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs: Heather Mitchell, PhD, RN
  • Associate Director of Student Affairs: Jessica Jackey, MS
  • Assistant Dean for Owensboro Extension: Amy Higdon, DNP, RN
  • Director of Community Engagement and Inclusivity: Cynethia Bethel-Hines, DNP, RN*
*Reports to Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs

Administrative Support

Dean Whitney Nash, PhD, NP-BC, FAANP, FAAN

  • Assistant to Dean: Desrie Nisbett, MA
  • Accreditation and Accountability Specialist: Leslie Harper, PhD
  • Human Resources Specialist III: Paula Hensel, MBA
  • Director of Instructional Technology: Adam Gibson, MA
    • IT Techn Support III: Richard Wight, AA
  • Director, Unit Financial Administration: Steven Osborne, BS
    • Department Coordinator IV: Ja'Vaughn Langford, AS
    • Unit Financial Admin III (UBM)
    • Research Grants Program Manager I: Killian Bowen, BS

Academic Support

Dean Whitney Nash, PhD, NP-BC, FAANP, FAAN

  • Director of Nursing Simulation: Christina Pennington, MSN, RN
    • Patient Simulation Specialist I: Mark Stewart
  • Full-Time Reporting Faculty

BSN (Louisville) and MEPN Programs

Associate Dean of BSN (Louisville) and MEPN Programs: Heather Mitchell, PhD, RN

  • Coordinator of Cardinal Confidence Program: Veronica Eubank, DNP, RN
  • Director, RN-BSN Program: Diane Riff, DNP, APRN
    • Part-Time Lecturers
  • BSN (Louisville) Program Coordinator: Kimberly Hartson, PhD, RN**
    • Part-Time Lecturers
  • Director, MEPN Program: Said Abusalem, PhD, RN
    • Part-Time Lecturers
  • Manager, Academic Advising: Jessica Roussel, MEd***
  • Nursing Program Manager I: Meridith Grisanti, MSN, RN
  • Full-Time Reporting Faculty
  • Administrative Assistant for Academic Programs: Bryan Turner, BGS
  • Program Manager I: Rebecca Barrett, BA
  • Graduate Teaching Assistants
**Reports to Associate Dean for Research
***Reports to Executive Director for Advising

Owensboro BSN

Assistant Dean, Owensboro Traditional BSN Program: Amy Higdon, DNP, RN

  • Department Coordinator IV: Holly Bodne, BS
  • Simulation Lab Coordinator: Cristin Whitaker, MSN, RN, CCE, CLC
  • Owensboro Full-Time Reporting Faculty
  • Student Success Program: Ashley Durham, BSN, RN**
  • Admissions Advisor II: Victoria Ochoa, MSM*
*Reports to Office of Student Services
**Reports to Associate Dean for BSN & MEPN Programs

APRN and DNP Programs

Interim Associate Dean of Graduate Programs and Practice: Sara Robertson, DNP, RN

  • Program Manager I: Sandy Milum, BA
  • Program Manager I: Julie Dunlevy, BS
  • Director of Nurse Anesthesia Program: Cherly Parker, DNP, CRNA
    • Program Manager I: Sarah Exner, MEd
    • Assistant Director of Nurse Anesthesia Program: Zohn Centimole, PhD, CRNA
      • Reporting Faculty
        • NA Residents
    • APRN Track Coordinators
      • K. Adelstein, PMHNP (co)
      • L. Galloway, FNP
      • S. Schirmer, PMHNP (co)
      • E. McRae, PACNP
      • L. Baker, NNP
      • D. Hayden, AGPCNP
      • S. Shumaker AGACNP
    • Full-Time Reporting Faculty
    • Part-Time Lecturers

Practice and Service

Associate Dean of Graduate Programs and Practice: Sara Roberson, DNP, RN

    • Full-Time Reporting Faculty
    • Full-Time Practice Staff

Associate Dean for Research

Interim Associate Dean for Research: Amanda LeBlanc, PhD

Office of Student Services

Associate Director of Student Affairs: Jessica Jackey, MS

  • Data Analyst II: Jennifer Jones, BA
  • Academic Advisor III, Lauren McCurdy, MEd
  • Admissions Counselor I
  • Student Success Specialist III: Samantha Wegner, MS

Executive Director of Advising (Provost's Office)

  • Manager, Academic Advising: Jessica Roussel, MEd
    • Academic Advisor III: André Brewer, MA, MBA
    • Academic Advisor III: Jesse Cohen, MEd
    • Academic Advisor II, Owensboro Program: Victoria Ochoa, MSM*

*Reports to Assistant Dean of Owensboro