The National Certification Corporation (NCC) is pleased to announce the outcome of the NCC Board of Directors and Officers election. Directors are elected by constituents through a slate approval process and officers are appointed by the Board of Directors. New and returning directors are listed below. The full Board of Director listing is available at https://www.nccwebsite.org/NCC-Leadership.aspx
New & Renewed Term Appointments:
Carol Wallman, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC, was re-appointed to serve as President of NCC.
Dr. Wallman is the Associate Professor and Coordinator of the NNP Program at Regis University, Denver, Colorado.
EducationDNP, Regis University, Denver, ColoradoMSN, University of ColoradoNNP Certificate, University of Colorado and the Children's Hospital of Denver, ColoradoBSN, University of South Carolina
NCC ServicePresident of NCC – 2022 to presentDirector, NCC Board of Directors – 2020 to presentNCC NNP Content Team MemberNCC CertificationNNP-BC, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner – since 1989
Beth R. Steinfeld, DNP, WHNP-BC, FNYAM, was re-elected to the Board of Directors and re-appointed to serve as Vice-President of NCC.
Dr. Steinfeld is the Chair of Advanced Level Nursing Programs, Program Director of the WHNP Program, and Assistant Professor at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York.
EducationDNP, Nesbitt College of Pharmacy & Nursing, Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, PennsylvaniaMS in Women's Health Nurse Practitioner, College of Nursing, State University of New York, SUNY Downstate, Brooklyn, New YorkCertificate in Women's Health Nurse Practitioner, Planned Parenthood NYC & SUNY Downstate, Brooklyn, NYBS in Nursing, College of Nursing, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island
NCC Service Vice-President of NCC – 2023 to present Director, NCC Board of Directors – 2021 to presentContinuing Education Reviewer
NCC Certification WHNP-BC, Women's Health Care Nurse Practitioner – since 1991
Tonnyann T. Swinton, DNP, NPD-BC, RNC-OB, C-EFM, C-ONQS, was re-appointed to serve as the Secretary-Treasurer of NCC.
Ms. Swinton is the AVP Clinical Education, Corporate Clinical Education HCA Healthcare, in Nashville, Tennessee.
EducationDNP University of South Alabama, Mobile, AlabamaMSN University of South Alabama, Mobile, AlabamaBSN New York University, New York, New York
NCC Service Secretary-Treasurer of NCC – 2022 to present Director, NCC Board of Directors – 2020 to present Inpatient Obstetric Nursing Content Team
NCC CertificationRNC-OB, Inpatient Obstetric Nurse – since 2004C-EFM, Electronic Fetal Monitoring – since 2006C-ONQS, Obstetric and Neonatal Quality and Safety – since 2021
Christopher Goodier, MD, C-EFM, was re-elected to the Board of Directors.
Dr. Goodier is an Associate Professor with the Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine and Program Director, OBGYN Residency for the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina.
EducationFellow, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SCDoctor of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SCBachelor of Science: Biological Sciences, Clemson, SC
NCC Service NCC Board of Directors – 2022 to presentElectronic Fetal Monitoring Content Team
NCC Certification C-EFM, Electronic Fetal Monitoring – since 2019
Megan Gombold, MSN, RN, RNC-NIC, was re-elected to the Board of Directors.
Ms. Gombold is a Clinical Education Specialist in the level IV NICU at Children's Hospital and Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska.
EducationBSN, Western Governors University, Salt Lake City, UTADN, Brookhaven College, Farmers Branch, TX
NCC ServiceNCC Board of Directors – 2022 to presentNeonatal Intensive Care Nursing Content Team
NCC CertificationRNC-NIC, Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing – since 2014
Michelle Braun, BSN, RNC-LRN, RNC-NIC, CBC, was elected to the Board of Directors.
Ms. Braun is the Assistant Nurse Manager in theNICU at Advent Health for Children in Orlando, Florida.
EducationBSN, Anderson University, School of Nursing, Anderson, INMSN Leadership*, University of Central Florida, College of Nursing, Orlando, FL*Anticipated graduation date: December 2025
NCC ServiceLow Risk Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing Content Team
NCC CertificationRNC-LRN, Low Risk Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing – since 2015RNC-NIC, Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing – since 2021
Carrissa Moody, BSN, RNC-LRN, C-ONQS, was elected to serve as the Certified Nurse Representative to the Nominating Committee.
Ms. Moody is the Charge Nurse/Staff Nurse of 7 Bed Level IINICU and Coordinator for Level II NICU Community Outreach Program at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Flower Mound, Texas.
EducationBSN, Western Governors University, Salt Lake City, UTADN, Brookhaven College, Farmers Branch, TX
NCC ServiceDirector, NCC Board of Directors – 2019 to 2024Low Risk Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing Content Team
NCC CertificationRNC-LRN, Low Risk Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing – since 2007C-ONQS, Obstetric and Neonatal Quality and Safety – since 2021
Meina Montalbano was appointed to serve as the NCC Board Public Member.
Ms. Montalbano resides in Flushing, New York.
EducationMaster of Library Science, Seton Hall UniversityCertified Library Media Specialist, State Board of EducationMaster of Arts in Spanish Literature, Miami UniversityCertificate of Information Technology, Seton Hall University
NCC welcomes their knowledge, expertise and support.
ABOUTNCC:The National Certification Corporation (NCC) is a not for profit organization that provides a national certification program for nurses, physicians, and other licensed health care professionals. Certification is awarded to nurses in the obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal specialties and subspecialty certifications are awarded to licensed health care professionals in the subspecialty areas of electronic fetal monitoring, care of the extremely low birth weight neonate, neonatal neuro-intensive care and neonatal pediatric transport.
Since its inception in 1975, NCC has awarded certifications to more than 225,000 licensed health care professionals.
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