Leadership
President

Dawn Hawthorne PhD, RN, AHN-BC, HWNC-BC
President
Associate Professor
Coordinator of the MSN Holistic Nursing Concentration
RN-BSN Coordinator
President-Elect, IAHC
777 Glades Rd.
Boca Raton, FL 33431
E-mail: dhawthorne@health.fau.edu
President-Elect
Elizabeth Olafson PhD, MSEd, RN
President-Elect
Clinical Assistant Professor
Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Florida International University 305-348-7735
Secretary

Paula Koppel PhD, RN, GNP-BC, AHN-BC, NBC-HWC
Secretary
Consulting Associate, Duke University School of Nursing
307 Trent Drive
Durham, NC 27710
paula.koppel@duke.edu
paula@age-well-be-well.com
Treasurer
Charlotte D. Barry PhD, RN; NCSN, FAAN
Treasurer
Professor and Master Teacher
Editor, Journal of Art and Aesthetics in Nursing and Health Sciences
Florida Atlantic University
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
777 Glades RoadBoca Raton, FL 33431
Directors

Danielle Leone-Sheehan PhD, RN
Director
Associate Clinical Professor
Northeastern University
Bouvé College of Health Sciences - School of Nursing
360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115

Marlaine C. Smith RN, PhD, AHN-BC, HWNC-BC, HSGAHN, FAAN
Director
Dean/Professor Emeritus, Director Anne Boykin Institute
Florida Atlantic University
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Email: msmit230@health.fau.edu
Narciso Quidley-Rodruguez PhD, RN
Director
Asst Professor Nursing, Florida Atlantic University

Donna Hedges PhD, MSN, MBA
Director
Asst Dean and Director of BSN Program
Galen College of Nursing
San Antonio, TX
Sarah Lleyellyn PhD, RN, CEN
Director
Assistant Professor
Boise State University

Tihana Gaspert RN, BSc, MSc, PhD candidate
Director
Hematology nurse, University Hospital RijekaPhD student, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of MariborIPOS Early Career Professionals in Psycho-Oncology Co-Chair
European Specialist Nurses Organisation (ESNO) Policy OfficerAssistant Cohort Director Sri Lanka, Healthcare Leadership Academy (HLA)
Arlene de la Rocha PhD, RN, MEd., MScN.
Director
Professor Nursing
Faculty of Health Sciences Durham College/Ontario Tech University
2000 Simcoe St. N.Oshawa, Ontario L1G 0C5
Donna Hedges Ph.D., MBA, MSN, RN, CNE
Director
Interim Dean
Galen College of Nursing San Antonio
7411 John Smith Drive
Suite 1400
San Antonio, Texas 78229
Editor
Mary Ellen Wright PhD, APRN, CPNP
Editor: International Journal for Human Caring
Assistant Professor
Clemson University
882 Flattop Mountain Road
Fairview, NC 28730
Email: mewrig@clemson.edu
Membership Committee Chair
Marlienne Goldin
Membership Chair
Past President

Gayle Casterline PhD, RN, AHN-BC
Past President
Professor, Gardner-Webb University (retired, adjunct)
Watson Caring Science Institute, Faculty Associate, Caritas Coach®
Inman,, SC 29349
Email: gcasterline@gardner-webb.edu
Business Manager
Sheila Blomquist
Business Manager
PO Box 211
Westwood, MA 02090
assoc.manager@humancaring.org