Conferences Committee
Chairperson
Judy Kauffman, DNP, MSN, RN, CNN
Chairperson Designate
Leah Foster Smith, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, CNN-NP, FNKF
Director of Education Services
Cynthia Calabrese, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, RN-BC
Committee Member
Jennifer Branch, DNP, APRN, NP-C, CCTC
Committee Member
Barbara Carter, Med, RN
Committee Member
Christine Corbett, DNP, FNP-BC, CNN-NP, FNKF
Committee Member
Melanie Harper, RN, CNN
Committee Member
Sharon Longton, BSN, RN, CNN, CCTC
Committee Member
Naomi Opitz, BSN, RN, CDN
Moderators and Monitors
Erma Boykin, MSN, MBA, HCM, CNN
ANNA Chronic Kidney Disease SPN Leader, Atlanta VA Medical Center, Marietta, GA
Jennifer Branch, DNP, APRN, NP-C, CCTC
ANNA Conferences Committee Member, Nurse Practitioner, University of Kansas Health System, Kansas City, MO
Molly Cahill, MSN, NP-C, APRN, BC, RN, CNN, FNKF
ANNA Incoming National Treasurer, Nurse Practitioner, KC Kidney Consultants, Leawood, KS
Cindi Calabrese, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, RN-BC
ANNA Director of Education Services,
Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc., Pitman, NJ
Peter-Reuben Calixto, BSN, RN, CNN
ANNA Transplantation SPN Advisor, Kidney Transplant Coordinator, San Francisco VA Medical Center, Daly City, CA
Barbara Carter, MEd, RN
ANNA Conferences Committee, Nurse Surveyor, National Dialysis Accreditation Commission, Gilbert, AZ
Debra Castner, APN-C, CNN
Nephrology Associates of Tidewater, Exmore, VA
Christine Corbett, DNP, FNP-BC, CNN-NP, FNKF
ANNA Conferences Committee, Associate CNP & Nurse Practitioner, Kidney Palliative Care, University Health Truman Medical Centers, Weston, MO
Diana Derkowski, MA, RN, CNN, CCTC
ANNA Transplantation SPN Advisor, Kidney Transplant Coordinator, Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
Paula Dutka, MSN, RN, CNN
Nephrology Nursing Journal Editorial Board, Director of Education & Research, NYU Langone Hospital, Amityville, NY
Michelle Gilliland, MSN RN, CNN
ANNA National Director, Clinical Site Manager, Alio, Bennington, NE
Melanie Harper, RN, CNN
ANNA Conferences Committee, Central Protocol Manager, DaVita, N. Salt Lake City, UT
Judy Kauffman, DNP, MSN, RN, CNN
ANNA Conferences Committee Chairperson, Director, Patient Services, Sentara Martha Hospital, Verona, VA
Angela Kurosaka, DNP, RN, CNN, CCM, NEA-BC
ANNA National President, Sr. Vice President, Value Based Care, U. S. Renal Care, Columbiana, AL
Sara Kennedy, BSN, RN, CNNe
ANNA National Treasurer, Hoover, AL
Kristin Larson, MSN, RN, AGNP-BC, CNN
ANNA National Secretary, Salt Lake City, UT
Sharon Longton, BSN, RN, CNN
ANNA Conferences Committee, Past ANNA President, Pre-Kidney/Pancreas Transplant Coordinator, Henry Ford Hospital, Wyandotte, MI
Wendy Lester, MSN, RN, CNN
ANNA Administration SPN Advisor, Poway, CA
Faith Lynch, DNP, RN, CNN
ANNA National Director, Director of Dialysis, Acute & Home Services, NYU Langone Hospital – Long Island, Commack, NY
Pauline Marroquin, MBA-HCM, BSN, RN, CNN
ANNA Acute Care SPN Advisor, Clinical Nurse Manager, Memorial Hermann-TMC, Spring, TX
Naomi Opitz, BSN, RN, CDN
ANNA Conferences Committee, Sr. Patient Safety Manager, Fresenius Medical Care, Minnetonka, MN
Jennifer Payton, MHCA, BSN, RN, CNN
ANNA President-Elect, Nephrology Nursing Journal Editorial Board, Director of Regulatory Compliance, National Dialysis Accreditation Commission, Goose Creek, SC
Lolita Portiz, BSN, RN, CNN
ANNA Home Therapies SPN Leader, Santa Clarita, CA
Nancy Colobong Smith, MN, ARNP, CNN
ANNA Incoming President-Elect, Nephrology Nursing Journal Editorial Board, Renal and Transplant Clinical Nurse Specialist, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA
Leah Foster Smith, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, CNN-NP, FNKF
ANNA Conferences Committee Chairperson Designate, Director of Advanced Practitioners, Metrolina Nephrology Associates, Mooresville, NC
Elizabeth St. John, MSN, RN, CNN
ANNA National Director, Regional Clinical Technology Education Manager, FMC Upper Midwest Area,
Oconomowoc, WI
Teresa Villaran, MS, MSN, CNN, CCRN (Alumnus)
ANNA Incoming Director, Charge Nurse, In-Center Hemodialysis, Fresenius Medical Care, Lexington South, Lexington, KY
Dave Walz, MBA, BSN, RN, CNN, FACHE
ANNA National Immediate Past President, Senior Director, CentraCare, Sauk Rapids, MN
Linda Wright, DrNP, RN, CNN, CCTC
Nephrology Nursing Journal Associate Editor, Clinical Manager of Abdominal Organ Transplant, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Laurel Springs, NJ
ANNA National Office Staff
Executive Director
Michele Kimball
Director of Association Services
Lou Ann Leary
Association Services Manager
Janet Betts
Education Services and Project Specialist
Jennifer Carroll
Membership Services Coordinator
Emily Parry
Executive Assistant / Marketing Manager, Advertising
Susan Iannelli
Director of Education Services
Cynthia Calabrese, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, RN-BC
Director of Online Learning and Innovation
Celess Tyrell
Social Media, E-News & Website Content Editor
Kelsie Leonard
Senior Director of Sales and Marketing
Tom Greene
Exhibit Coordinator
Miriam Martin
Senior Director, Editorial Services
Managing Editor, Nephrology Nursing Journal
Carol Ford
Editorial Coordinator, Nephrology Nursing Journal
ANNA E-News
Aynsley Meshanic
Managing Editor, ANNA Update
Kathleen Thomas
Manager, Media and Communications
Marie Alonso
Senior Director, Information Systems / ANNA Webmaster
Todd Lockhart
Director, Information Systems
Kathi Hacker
Senior Director, Creative Design and Production
Jack Bryant
Layout and Design Specialist
Darin Peters
Conference Manager
Jeri Hendrie, CMP
Conference Specialist
Juliana Vernacchio
Registration Manager
Sam Davis
Comptroller
Patti Fortney
Bookkeeper
Alicia Cannon