Nursing Advisory Board

The Nursing Advisory Board (NAB) is a group of prominent and engaged leaders from Philadelphia and the region who partner with the Department of Nursing to provide the highest quality education to our students and meet the needs of the community we serve together. The primary purpose of the board is to provide counsel on matters affecting the vitality of Temple Nursing and its stakeholders, help advance the mission of Temple Nursing and the health and well-being of the communities we serve and assure that the voice of the community informs all department matters and decisions.

Benefits

Members are appointed to a three-year renewable term and may serve for up to three consecutive terms. All board member appointments are subject to approval by the chair of the Department of Nursing and the dean of the College of Public Health. Being a member of the NAB provides a unique opportunity to:

Contribute to advancement of nursing locally, regionally and nationally.
Contribute to the continued growth and success of Temple’s Department of Nursing.
Evaluate and inform the curriculum.
Prepare the workforce of tomorrow for the needs of one's enterprise and the public.
Further the strategic intent of the entities one serves and represents.
Expand one's network and meet people with similar interests.

Expectations

During appointed terms, members are expected to know, support and share the priorities of the Department of Nursing and its programs. Board meetings are held three times per academic year, usually in October, January and April. Each meeting will be about 1.5 hours in duration. NAB members are asked to provide the following service:

Attend a minimum of two meetings per year to discuss topics of vital importance to Temple Nursing, the College of Public Health, and the Temple University community.
Provide the director with comment, reaction and counsel on issues of importance to the short- and long-range interests of the Department of Nursing.
Provide updates on trends and developments in their enterprise.
Provide the director with feedback and perspective on their experiences with our students, graduates and faculty.
Provide opportunities for students and faculty to engage in service learning in their organizations.

As relevant and appropriate, NAB members may be asked by the chair to take on ad hoc assignments where individual expertise or influence may benefit the department and profession of nursing.

Members

Faculty/staff


Mary Terhaar, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN	Professor, Department of Nursing
Nancy L. Rothman, MSN, EdD, RN, FCPP	Professor Emerita
Natasha de Luna, CFRE	Chief Development Officer
Heather Gardiner	Director of Community-Engaged Research and Practice

Board members


Angela Bower, DNP, MBA	Chief Nurse Practitioner Officer and Senior Director, Healthcare Services, Walgreens
David Bromley	Coordinator and Faculty, College Unbound
Rhona H. Cooper, MSN, MA, RN	Clinical Coordinator Public Health Preparedness, Philadelphia Department of Public Health, Division of Disease Control
Sandra L. Davis, PhD, DPM, ACNP-BC, FAANP	Deputy Director, NLN/Walden University College of Nursing Institute for Social Determinants of Health and Social Change, National League for Nursing
Nancy L. Fawley, MSLS	Benefactor and Member, College of Public Health Board of Visitors
Tine Hansen-Turton, Esq.	President and CEO, Woods Services
Veronica J. Joyner, MEd	Founder and Chief Administrative Officer of The Mathematics, Civics and Sciences Charter School of Philadelphia
Terri H. Lipman, PhD, CRNP, FAAN	Miriam Stirl Endowed Term Professor of Nutrition; Professor of Nursing of Children; and Assistant Dean for Community Engagement, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
Veronica Lyons Lyrics	Director, Allegheny Life Center
Rev. Dr. Lorina L. Marshall-Blake	President, Independence Blue Cross Foundation
John McConnell	Founder and President, Cristo Rey High School
Allison Monaghan, BSN, RN	Chief Nursing Officer at Delaware County Memorial Hospital
Elise R. Pizzi, CRNP	Vice President, Ralston Center; Retired Professor, M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing, Villanova University
Rev. Rodney Timmons	Senior Pastor, Open Door Ministries
Pamela J. Tyranski, BSN, MBA	Founder and Principal, The Blackshire Group, LLC; Member, College of Public Health Board of Visitors
Angelo Venditti, DNP, RN	Executive Vice President for Patient Care and Chief Nursing Executive, Temple University Health System
Aaron Wasser, RN, BSN	Registered Nurse, St. Luke's University Health Network \| Upper Bucks
Richard J. Webster, RN, MSN, NEA-BC	President, Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals
Catie Wolfgang	Executive Director, Big Picture Philadelphia High School
Melissa Zak, DNP, MBA, RN, NEA-BC	VP/Chief Nursing Officer, Virtua Memorial Hospital and Virtua Willingboro Hospital