CGFNS Leadership

Our Leadership

“Our team is leading CGFNS into a new era of invigorating a world-class workforce delivering transformative health care.”
-Peter Preziosi, President & CEO, CGFNS International

Board of Trustees

The CGFNS Board of Trustees comprises highly accomplished nurses who bring a wealth of expertise and dedication to advancing the global healthcare workforce, as well as seasoned professionals with extensive leadership experience in financial administration and corporate leadership in the healthcare space. Learn more about their diverse backgrounds and exceptional achievements as they guide CGFNS International in its mission to support mobility and career development for healthcare professionals worldwide.

Julie A. Fairman, PhD, RN, FAAN
Vice-Chair
Endowed Nightingale Professor in Honor of Nursing Veterans Emerita at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
Jack Needleman, PhD, FAAN
Treasurer
Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
Barbara A. Green, PhD
Senior Vice President, Office of the President, Greater New York Hospital Association

Board Committees

Appeals Committee
Leah F. Binder, MA, MGA (Chair)
Norma M. Lang, PhD, RN, FAAN, FRCN
Carol Bradley, MSN, RN
Cheryl E. Easley, PhD, RN, FRSPH
Rhigel A. Tan, DNP, APRN, RN, GNP, ANP, PMHNP, FAAN

Audit Committee
Jack Needleman, PhD, FAAN (Chair)
George Mathew, CPA
Joe Cabral
Stacey L. Ocander, EdD

Bylaws Committee
Lynwood Brooks, MBA (Chair)
Timothy L. Vidale, PT, DPT, MBA, CSOMT, CSCS
Paule Valery Joseph, PhD, RN, MS, FNP-BC, CTN-B, FAAN
Selena Ann Gilles, DNP, ANP-BC, CNEcl, CCRN, FNYAM
Sylvain Trepanier, DNP, RN, CENP, FAONL, FAAN

Executive Committee (Officers of the Board of Trustees)
Pamela Maraldo, PhD, RN, FAAN (Chair)
Julie A. Fairman, PhD, RN, FAAN (Vice-Chair)
Lynwood Brooks, MBA (Secretary)
Jack Needleman, PhD, FAAN (Treasurer)

International Commission on Healthcare Professionals
Timothy L. Vidale, PT, DPT, MBA, CSOMT, CSCS (Chair)
Sneha V. Bharadwaj, PhD
Alfred G. Bracciano, EdD, OTR/L, CPAM, FAOTA
Shelley F. Conroy, EdD, MS, RN, CNE
George B. Kudolo, PhD
Steven (Tony) A. Skaggs, PhD, MPAS
Suzanne Willard, PhD, APNc, FAAN
Genevieve P. Zipp, PT, EdD

Nominations Committee
Julie A. Fairman, PhD, RN, FAAN (Chair)
Julie Trocchio, BSN, MSN
Lynwood Brooks, MBA

Executive Team

Lea Sims
Chief Marketing and Communications Officer

Program Directors

Global Health Workforce Development Institute Leadership

Jason A. Richter
Operations Director, Global Health Workforce Development Institute