News and Updates

THE VOTES ARE IN! Effective October 1, 2025, there are newly elected and re-elected Commissioners who will join the Board and a newly elected representative joining the Nominating Committee.

Board of Commissioners

• Karla Ross, DNP, RN, CNEcl (nursing education)
• Emily Fink, DNP, RN (nursing education)
• Amy Hall, PhD, RN, CNE (nursing education, re-elected)
• Monica Kidder, DNP, MEDSURG-BC, NPD-BC, NE (nursing education, re-elected)
• Jennifer Sugg, EdD, MSN, RN, CCRN, CNE (nursing service)
• Barry Goldstein, PhD (public member, re-elected)

Each Commissioner will serve a four-year term from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2029. The 17 Board of Commissioners represent the following roles: 11 nursing education representatives, 3 nursing service representatives, and 3 public representatives. This diversification ensures your ACEN Board of Commissioners are able to give balanced representation from across identified constituencies insofar as possible.

The Board of Commissioners is a governing board and has the authority of a governing board, which is (1) ensuring the financial resources of the ACEN such as setting the fee schedule, budget, and reviewing the audit; (2) setting policy such as the policies found in the Accreditation Manual and the Standards and Criteria; and (3) most importantly, having the sole authority to determine the accreditation status of nursing programs.

Nominating Committee

• Vickie Ireland, PhD, RN, CNE, CEN, CHSE, AHN-BC
• Vicky Stone-Gale, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP, FNAP

The Nominating Committee prepares the slate of candidates for the ACEN Board of Commissioners from the nominations made. The newly elected Nominating Committee representatives will serve a four-year term effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2029.

We are very excited to congratulate our new and returning members of the Board of Commissioners and Nominating Committee Members!

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