CGFNS International — Global Credibility in Credentials Evaluation

NEWS

2012 News

16 April 2012

CGFNS International Board of Trustees Elects Officers and Members

CGFNS International is an immigration-neutral nonprofit organization globally recognized as an authority on credentials evaluation of the education, registration and licensure of nurses, health care and other professionals worldwide. Officers and new board members were recently elected to its Board of Trustees.

CGFNS International’s Board of Trustees’ officers for 2012 are:

PRESIDENT: Carol Bradley, MSN, RN, Senior Vice President, CNO, Legacy Health System, Portland, Oregon
VICE PRESIDENT: Norma Lang, PhD, RN, FAAN, FRCN, University of Wisconsin School of Nursing, Milwaukee
SECRETARY: Barbara Sanders, PhD, PT, Professor and Chair, Department of Physical Therapy, Associate Dean, College of Health Professions, Texas State University, San Marcos
TREASURER: Robert Watkins, MA, Assistant Director of Admissions, University of Texas at Austin
INTERNATIONAL OBSERVER: Syringa Marshall Burnett, Honorary President of the Jamaica Senate, Kingston, Jamaica

CGFNS International also welcomes new board member Mary Foley, PhD, RN, Associate Director, Center for Research and Innovation in Patient Care, School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco.

CGFNS International Board of Trustees bids farewell and thank you to Marcia Rachel, PhD, RN, Assistant Dean for Health Systems and Quality Improvement, University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Nursing, who is also a Past President of the CGFNS International Board of Trustees.

“CGFNS International is fortunate to be governed by a Board of Trustees that is comprised of accomplished individuals representing many professions that willingly volunteer their time to fulfill CGFNS International’s vision and mission,” said Franklin A. Shaffer, EdD, RN, FAAN and CEO of CGFNS International.

The CGFNS International Board of Trustees consists of eleven trustees, each holding terms of four years. For more information about CGFNS International, go to www.cgfns.org.