Board of Directors

& Advisory Council

Board of Directors

The Center’s Board of Directors is responsible for determining the policies and strategic direction of the organization. They are visible in promoting the mission and work of The Center. The Board is composed of strong community leaders who serve as champions for a collaborative model of nursing workforce development.

Abigail Tarr Cooke, MSN-Ed, RN, RDH

Board Chair
Allergy & Asthma Specialists, Durango CO Adjunct faculty at Fort Lewis College, Department of Public Health
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Dennis Blum, MBA

Finance Chair
Independent Financial Consultant


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Phyllis Graham-Dickerson, PhD, CNS

Executive Compensation Chair
Professor, Director, Department of Belonging, Health Equity and Social Justice

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Linda Siderius, BSN, JD

Retired Special Counsel Caplan & Earnest

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Kathy Prue-Owens, PhD, RN

Assistant Professor University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
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Debra Preller, MD

Primary Care Provider
Colorado Coalition for the Homeless
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Kathleen Seerup, MSHA, BSN, RN, NE-BC

Senior Vice President, Chief Nursing & Operations Officer at Children’s Hospital Colorado – Colorado Springs
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Kathy Boyle, PhD, RN,
NEA-BC

Former Chief Nursing Officer, Denver Health
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Dawn Sculco, DNP, RN, CNS

Chief Nursing Officer
Valley View Hospital
Glenwood Springs, CO
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Darci Martinez, DNP, FNP-C

Public Health Nursing Division Director, Adams County Health Department

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Tammy Spencer DNP, RN, CNE, ACNS-BC, CCNS

Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Program, University of Colorado College of Nursing
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Carol Salter, MHA

Program Manager ~ Nursing Shortage Larimer County Economic and Workforce Development
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Peg Burnette, CPA

Chief Revenue Officer, Denver Health
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Advisory Council

The Advisory Council was established to recommend and develop The Center initiatives, programs, strategic alliances, and partnerships. The Council is composed of a diverse group of subject matter experts from different roles, disciplines, organizations, and areas of the state.

Ashley D. Fry, DNP, APN, AGACNP-BC, ACHPN

Director of Clinical Advocacy, Compassion & Choices

Brady Van Dyke, RN, BSN, WCC

Director of Care Coordination and Complex Care, Kaiser Permanente Medical Foundation

Carol O'Meara, RN, MS, APRN

Vice President, Colorado Nurses Association

Elizabeth Reynolds, MSN, APRN, RN, FNP-BC

Retired

Jodi Garcia, Ed.D, MSN, RN

Nursing faculty, Valley Campus Site Coordinator, Trinidad State College

Joshua S. Zucker, DNP, FNP-BC, GNP-C

Assistant Professor University of Colorado College of Nursing Anschutz Medical Campus
Nurse Practitioner Primary Care at Home Kaiser Permanente
Chair, Community Advisory Council Colorado Center for Nursing Excellence

Karen Sousa, RN, PhD, FAAN

Professor Emerita, Caritas Coach University of Colorado, Denver
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