Our Board & Executive Council
Our leadership teams meet regularly to decide the vision and direction of the NCHSE.
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Our Board & Members
The NCHSE Board of Directors includes representation from health professions, hospitals and other healthcare employers, education, professional associations and state education agencies. The diverse perspectives of the NCHSE Board of Directors in a turf-neutral environment under a non-profit umbrella, opens the doors to innovation and quality results-oriented programs and products.
The Board of Directors’ members’ responsibilities are to bring suggestions and issues from the membership group they represent to the Board for consideration or action, assist with setting priorities for NCHSE pursuits, and implementation of the strategic plan.
Our Executive Council
The responsibility of the Executive Council is to manage the business and strategic priorities of the organization. Elected officers of NCHSE constitute the Executive Council. The Executive Council is comprised of the Chair, Chair-Elect, Past Chair, Treasurer, and Secretary. Membership Category Representatives also serve on the Executive Council.
Executive Council
Each year the Executive Council comes together for strategic planning and decision-making for the National Consortium for Health Science Education, according to the mission, vision, and values of our organization. As council members represent various areas of industry across the United States, our team meets both virtually and several face-to-face meetings per year.
Angel Clark
Chair
Retired, former South Carolina Department of Education
Shelly Wehmeyer
Past Chair
Former Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Nicholas Wells
Chair Elect
DEPCO Enterprises, LLC
Melissa Leeds
Secretary
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Dana Van Laeys
Treasurer
National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT)
Category Representatives
Erica Davis
Health Science State Leaders
Hawaii Pacific Basic Area Health Education Center
Melissa Sparks
Health Science Educators Association
(NC)
Zack Green
Professional Associations
Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) & Pharmacy Technician Education Council (PTEC)
Denise DuBois
Publishers and Resource Providers
RealityWorks
Kela Cowan-Gant
Postsecondary and Secondary Institutions
Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS)
Ex-Officio Members
Dana Stringer
Executive Director
Robbie Rauzi
Certificate Partner:
YouScience
Mallory Walton
Executive Administrative Assistant
Board Of Directors
Health Science State Leaders
Lisa McGrady
Alabama Department of Education
Andrea Gelvin
Alaska - Gelvin Professional Training
Wesley Wood
Arizona Department of Education
Cathy Gunter
Arkansas Department of Education
Tara Neilson
California Department of Education
Kyllie Freeman
Connecticut Department of Education
Rozie Townsend
Delaware Department of Education
Sandra Martin
Georgia Department of Education
Erica Davis
Hawaii Pacific Basin Area Health Education Center
Kevin Brinegar
Idaho Division of Career Technical Education
Shaista Saiyed
Illinois State Board of Education
Brian Swaim
Kansas State Department of Education
Joyce Parker
Kentucky Department of Education
Amy Gole
Michigan Department of Education
Jenny Neiss
Minnesota Department of Education
Tonya Gipson
Mississippi Department of Education
*Interim
Rachel Fisher (interim)
Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education
Tammie Ellington
Montana Office of Public Instruction
Jami Denny
Nebraska Department of Education
Victor Willert
Nevada Department of Education
Breezy Gutierrez (interim)
New Mexico Public Education Department
Melissa Leeds
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Shila Leno
North Dakota Department of Career and Technical Education
Lara Morris
Oklahoma Department of CareerTech Education
Liz Rain
Oregon Department of Education
Mindy S. Freidin-Mansfield
Pennsylvania Department of Education
Anna Snipes
South Carolina Department of Education
Abby Cunningham
Tennessee Department of Education
Jackie Uselton
Texas Health Occupations Association, Inc (THOA)
Maren Hansen
Utah State Board of Education
Ashley Torres
West Virginia Department of Education
Christina Patrin
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction