Meet the dedicated professionals who guide the Forum for Shared Governance. Our team combines decades of nursing experience with expertise in professional governance, accreditation, and healthcare leadership.
Dr Hess is the Founder, CEO, and webmaster for www.sharedgovernance.org and www.careerwhisperer.org.
The January 28, 2011 round table discussion between Robert Hess, representing nurse.com and Gannet...
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Cheryl Richards, MSN, EdD, RN, NPD-BC
Director of Education
NPD-BC
Director
Dr Cheryl Richards is the Director of Education for the Forum for Shared Governance. She can be contacted at cherylrichardsrn@gmail.com.
Cheryl Richards is currently the Nursing Excellence Coordinato...
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Sarah L Brzozowski, PhD, MBA, BSN, RN, NEA-BC
Director of Policy & Strategic Planning
NEA-BC
Director
Dr Sarah Brzozowski is the Director of Policy & Strategic Planning for the Forum for Shared Governance. She can be contacted at sbrzozowski@uwhealth.org.
Sarah is the Director of Magnet and Nursing E...
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C.J. Newton, MSN, RN, NE-BC
Director of Accreditation
NE-BC
Director
C.J. Newton is the Director of Accreditation for the Forum for Shared Governance. She can be contacted at cjnewton@conwayregional.org.
C.J. served at Conway Regional Medical Center (CRMC), Conway, AR...
Melissa began her nursing career as a certified nursing assistant in a small medical-surgical (Med/Surg) unit while earning her LVN certificate in 2001. She pursued her nursing education in a stepwise...
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Elaine Joyal, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
Advisory Board Member
NEA-BC
Advisory Board
Elaine Joyal, DNP, RN, NEA-BC is the Magnet Program Director for Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA. Her career spans 40 years, and she served in roles from clinical nurse to director of inpatie...
Joshua Adebanjo, RN, RPHN, RM, BNSc. is the Chief Technical Officer for the Forum for Shared Governance.
A registered nurse, research analyst, cybersecurity expert, AI specialist, programmer, and W...