The Dean’s Advisory and Development Council supports and advances the mission, vision, and strategic priorities of the Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing at Penn State through the commitment and active engagement of each council member working in concert with the dean and staff of the Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing, as well as the College’s internal and external stakeholders.
Members
Laurie A. Badzek, LLM, JD, MS, RN, FNAP, FAAN
Dean and Professor, Penn State Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing
Rebecca Ambrosini ’82, BSN, MSN
Retired-Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President of Professional Services, Uniontown Hospital
Toni R. Ardabell ’76, BS, MS, MBA, RN
Associate Chief, Clinical Enterprise, Inova Health System
Lynne Beeson ’86g, BS, MEd
Administrative Director, Organization Performance and Effectiveness, Summit Health
Donna Gage ’10g, PhD, RN, NE-BC, FAAN
Health Care Consultant and Mediator, BMC Associates
George Garrow ’85g, MD
Chief Medical Officer, Primary Care Network
Judy Norris Himes ’76, MSN, RN, NE-BC
Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Deborah Kudravy ’77, BSN, RN
Retired-Director, Care Management, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
Gail Latimer ’83, MSN, RN, FACHE, FAAN
Council Chair, Healthcare Consultant
Ralph McKibbin, BA, MD, FACP, FACG
Partner, Blair Gastroenterology Associates
Gino Mori, MD, FACS
Founder, Delta Medix Retired-Physician
Marcia Pollard ’75, ’81g, BS, MS, JD
Consultant and Author
Elaine Traub Renola ’73, BS, MS, RN
Retired-Director of Nursing, Galveston College
Lauren Thumm Saxton ’08, MSN, RN
Protocol Nurse Coordinator, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Sara Songer ’72, ‘78g, MS, RN
Partner, Torron Group, Retired-Clinical Nurse Coordinator, Performance Improvement Nurse, and Forensic Nurse Examiner, Mount Nittany Medical Center
Ex Officio Members
Raymonde A. Brown, PhD, RN, CNE
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs and Outreach, Penn State Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing
Sheldon D. Fields, PhD, RN, CRNP, FNP-BC, AACRN, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN
Associate Dean for Equity and Inclusion, Penn State Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing
Judith E. Hupcey, EdD, CRNP, FAAN
Associate Dean for Research & Innovation,
Penn State Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing
Susan Kukic, BS
Director of Development and Alumni Relations, Penn State Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing
