State Teams
Multi-stakeholder teams from across the country are working collaboratively to share best practices, foster action and, ultimately, the ability of their states to educate and retain more highly-skilled nurses.
For State Teams: Access the State Teams Discussion Site
News and Information for State Teams
September 10, 2009 | Princeton, NJ
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has recently released a call for proposals for its Evaluating Innovations in Nursing Education program. This new round of grants will support evaluations of interventions that expand teaching capacity or promote faculty recruitment and retention in nursing schools. The program aims to increase the number of nursing school graduates by evaluating strategies that address the nurse faculty shortage.
Follow the link below to learn more about the program and grant requirements
http://www.rwjf.org/files/applications/cfp/cfp_EIN2009.pdf
August 23, 2009 | Washington, DC
DOL Makes $220 Million Available for Programs that Prepare Workers for Careers in the Health Care Industry (www.dol.gov)
The Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration (DOL ETA) has published a Notice of Availability of Funds and Solicitation for Grant Applications for Health Care and Other High Growth and Emerging Industries. The purpose of the high growth and emerging industries grants is to teach workers the necessary skills for, and help them pursue careers in, health care and other high growth and emerging industry sectors.
Find grants related to this announcement at:DOL Grants for 2009. For general grant information, visit this site:Grants.gov.
August 13, 2009 | Washington, DC
HHS Announces $13.4 Million in Financial Assistance to Support Nurses
Two programs administered by Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA): the Nurse Education Loan Repayment Program (NELRP) and the Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP) will manage the programs that will provide for loan repayments to nurses who agree to practice in facilities with critical shortages and for schools of nursing to provide loans to students who will become nurse faculty.
Read the news release and learn more about the programs here. Additional information NELRP and NFLP can be found on this page.
August 3, 2009 | Washington, DC
HRSA Announces 2009 Division of Nursing Technical Assistance Workshops
Enrollment for the Nursing Technical Assistance Workshops (TAW) is now open.
The dates and locations for the TAWs are as follows:
September 10 - 11, 2009 in Rockville, MD
September 28 - 29, 2009 in Denver, CO
Participants are invited to attend either workshop. Registration for both meetings can be completed through the TAW website. To eliminate errors or problems and to insure the accuracy of your registration, copy and paste the URL below into your browser address bar.
http://www.team-psa.com/nursingworkshop2009/
Once on the website, select the "More Info" link next to the session you wish to attend. A draft agenda and information regarding hotel accommodations are also available on this site. Due to space constraints, only two (2) representatives from each organization may register to ensure equal representation from all fields. All additional registrants will be placed on a waiting list and will be notified if there is availability. If you have questions or problems, please contact David Brown by phone at 703.234.1729 or by email at TAW2009@psava.com.
30 State Teams and Contacts
Alabama
Jeffrey Brannon
CEO, Enterprise Medical Center
400 N. Edwards Street
Enterprise, AL 36330
(334) 393-8701
Jeff_brannon@chs.net
California
Deloras Jones
Executive Director
California Institute for Nursing & Health Care
715 Hearst, Suite 203
Berkeley, CA 94710
(510) 486-0627
Deloras@cinhc.org
Stephanie Leach
Assistant Secretary, Policy and Program Development
California Labor and Workforce Development Agency
801 K Street, Suite #2101
Sacramento, California 95814
(916) 327-9064
Stephanie.Leach@labor.ca.gov
Colorado
Jean Scholz
President
Colorado Center for Nursing Excellence
5290 East Yale Circle, Suite 102
Denver, CO 80222
303-715-0343 x 10
jeans@coloradonursingcenter.org
Florida
Mary Lou Brunell
Executive Director
Florida Center for Nursing
P.O. Box 163224
Orlando, FL 32816-3224
(407) 823-0980
brunell@mail.ucf.edu
Jean Leuner
College of Nursing, University of Central Florida
P.O. Box 162210
Orlando, FL 32816-2210
(407) 823-5496/(407) 823-5675
jleuner@mail.ucf.edu
Georgia
Lisa Eichelberger, DNS, RN
Dean, School of Nursing
Clayton State University
2000 Clayton State Blvd
Morrow, GA 30260
(678) 466-4906
LisaEichelberger@mail.clayton.edu
Lucy Marion, PhD, RN, FAAN
Dean & Professor
Medical College of Georgia
987 St Sebastian Way
Augusta, GA 30912
(706) 721-3771
lumarion@mcg.edu
Dara O'Neil
Director of Health Workforce Research
Office of Research and Policy Analysis
Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia
270 Washington Street
Atlanta, Ga 30334
(404) 463-7498
dara.oneil@usg.edu
Hawaii
Barbara P. Mathews
Executive Director
Hawaii State Center for Nursing
2528 McCarthy Mall, Webster 402
Honolulu, HI 96822
(808) 956-5429
hscfn@hawaii.edu
Idaho
Susan Ault
Executive Director
Idaho Alliance of Leaders in Nursing
615 North Seventh Street
P.O. Box 11278
Boise, Idaho 83701-1278
(208) 367-1171
sault@nurseleaders.org
Cheryl A. Brush
Workforce Policy Advisor
Idaho Department of Labor
317 West Main Street
Boise, Idaho 83735-0510
(208) 332-3570 ext.3312
cheryl.brush@labor.idaho.gov
Illinois
Michele Bromberg
Nursing Coordinator for the State of Illinois
100 W. Randolph St., #9-100
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 814-3039
Michele.Bromberg@illinois.gov
Linda.B.Roberts@illinois.gov
Mary Anne Kelly
Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council (MCHC)
222 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 1900
Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 906-6107
makelly@mchc.com
Indiana
Donna Boland, PhD, RN
President
Indiana Nursing Workforce Development Coalition
Indiana
(317) 278-8105
dboland@iupui.edu
Marion E. Broome
University Dean and Distinguished Professor
Indiana University School of Nursing
1111 Middle Drive, NU 132
Indianapolis, Indiana 46202-5107
(317) 274-1486
mbroome@iupui.edu
Kentucky
Jane Kirschling, RN, DNS
Dean
University of Kentucky, College of Nursing
Office of the Dean, UK Medical Center
315 College of Nursing Bldg.
Lexington, Kentucky 40536
(859) 323-4857
janek@email.uky.edu
Louisiana
Barbara L. Morvant
Executive Director
Louisana State Board of Nursing
17373 Perkins Road
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70810
(225) 775-7576
morvantb@lsbn.state.la.us
Maryland
Eric M. Seleznow
Executive Director
Governor's Workforce Investment Board
1100 N. Eutaw Street, Room 108
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
(410) 767-3271
eseleznow@gwib.state.md.us
Massachusetts
Patricia M. Noga
Senior Director of Clinical Affairs
Massachusetts Hospital Association
5 New England Executive Park
Burlington, MA 01803
781) 272-8000 ext. 124
pnoga@mhalink.org
Maureen Sroczynski
Chief Nursing Consultant
Department of Higher Education
One Ashburton Place, # 1401,
Boston, MA 02108
(508) 285-7047
msrocz@aol.com
Michigan
Carole Stacy
Vice President Career Services
Michigan Health Council
2410 Woodlake Dr
Okemos, MI 48864
(517) 347-8091
cstacy@mhc.org
Mississippi
Wanda M. Jones
Executive Director
Mississippi Office of Nursing Workforce
116 Woodgreen Crossing
Madison, MS 39110
601) 259-1746
wjones@monw.org
Nebraska
Marilyn Valerio, RN, PhD
Associate Dean
NE Center for Nursing; NE Methodist College
720 N. 87th Street
Josie Harper Campus
Omaha, Nebraska 68114
(402) 354-7027
marilyn.valerio@methodistcollege.edu
New Jersey
Noreen D’Angelo
Department of Health and Senior Services
369 South Warren Street
Health & Agriculture Bldg.
Trenton, NJ 08625
Noreen.D’Angelo@doh.state.nj.us
Aline Holmes
NJ Hospital Association
760 Alexander Road
Princeton, NJ 08543
aholmes@njha.com
Lynn Mertz
Deputy Director
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation New Jersey Nursing Initiative at the NJ Chamber of Commerce Foundation
216 West State Street
Trenton, NJ 08608
(609) 898-7888 x 163
Lynn.Mertz@njchamber.com
New Mexico
Patricia Boyle, MSN, RN
Executive Director
NM Center for Nursing Excellence
3200 Carlisle NE
Suite 223
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87110
(505) 889-4518
pboyle@nmnursingexcellence.org
Anna von Dielingen, MSN, RN
Clinical Teaching Institute Director
NM Center for Nursing Excellence
3200 Carlisle NE
Suite 223
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87110
(505) 830-6095
annavon@nmnursingexcellence.org
New York
Carol S. Brewer, PhD, RN
Professor of Nursing
Univ.at Buffalo School of Nursing
University of Buffalo
918 Kimball Tower
Buffalo, NY 14214
(716) 829-3241
csbrewer@buffalo.edu
Cathryne A. Welch, EdD, RN
Director
Foundation of New York State Nurses
Centers for Nursing Research and Nursing History
2113 Western Avenue
Guilderland, NY 12084
(518) 456-7858, ext. 22
cwelch@FoundationNYSNurses.org
North Carolina
Gail O. Mazzocco
Statewide AHEC Nursing Liaison and Clinical Associate Professor
School of Nursing, UNC-Chapel Hill
Carrington Hall, CB#7460
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7460
(919) 843-4976
Mazzocco@email.unc.edu
North Dakota
Jacqueline Mangnall
Chairperson
Department of Nursing, Jamestown College
6000 College Lane
Jamestown, ND 58405
(701) 252-3467 ext. 2497
mangnall@jc.edu
Ohio
Jane F. Mahowald, MA, RN, ANEF
Executive Director
Ohio League for Nursing
20545 Center Ridge Rd
Suite 205
Rocky River, OH 44116
(440) 331-2721
Jfmahowald@aol.com
Oregon
Kristine K. Campbell
Executive Director, Oregon Center for Nursing
5000 N. Willamette Boulevard
Franz Hall Room 334C
Portland, OR 97203
(503) 943-7184
campbelk@up.edu
Rhode Island
Ruth E. Ricciarelli
Executive Director
The Center for Health Professions
100 Midway Road
Suite 21
Cranston, RI 02920
(401) 946-7887 ext. 114
Ruthr@hari.org
South Carolina
Peggy O. Hewlett
Dean and Professor
University of South Carolina College of Nursing
1601 Greene Street
Columbia, SC 29208
(803) 777-3862
peggy.hewlett@sc.edu
Texas
Alexia Green
Texas Tech University Health Science Center School of Nursing
3601 4th Street, STOP 6264
Lubbock, TX 79430
(806) 743-2738/ (806) 743-1622
Alexia.green@ttuhsc.edu
Virginia
Susan Motley, CEO
Virginia Nurses Association
7113 Three Chopt Road
Richmond, VA 23226
(804) 282-1808
smotley@virginianurses.com
Washington
Linda Tieman RN MN FACHE
Executive Director
Washington Center for Nursing
1101 Andover Park W. Ste.105
Tukwila, WA 98188-3911
(206) 787-1200 x107
lindat@wcnursing.org
West Virginia
Duane F. Napier MSN, RN
Executive Director
West Virginia Center for Nursing
1018 Kanawha Boulevard, East
Suite 200
Charleston, WV 25301
(304) 558-0838
napier@hepc.wvnet.edu
Wisconsin
Lea Acord
Executive Director, Wisconsin Center for Nursing
Professor, College of Nursing, Marquette University
P.O. Box #1881
Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881
(414) 288-3821
Lea.acord@marquette.edu