The Center’s Board of Directors is responsible for determining the policies and strategic direction of the organization. They are visible in promoting the mission and work of The Center and are integral to its fundraising efforts. The Board is composed of strong community leaders who serve as champions for a collaborative model of nursing workforce development.
Ruby Martinez, RXN, CNS, PhD, PMHCNS-BC
Board Chair
Private Practice in Psychiatric Nursing
Patricia Givens, DHA, EdM, RN, NEA-BC
Treasurer
Senior Vice President Patient Care Services, Chief Nursing Officer
Children’s Hospital Colorado
Dennis Blum, MBA
Principal
Blackstone Consulting Limited
Tom Boyer
President/Founder
Princeton Associates
Malia Davis, MSN, RN, ANP-C
Vice President, Chief Nursing Officer, Ambulatory Services
SCL Health
Tamera Dunseth-Rosenbaum, MSNA, RN, NE-BC
Chief Nursing Officer
University of Colorado Health – Memorial Hospital
Lysa ErkenBrack, APRN
Retired Nurse Practitioner
Kathy Prue-Owens. PhD, RN
Retired Army Nurse Corps Officer
Martina M. Schulte, MD
Founder
Community Physician Consulting (CPC)
Linda Siderius, JD
Special Counsel
Kaplan & Earnest
Nancy Smith, PhD, APN, BC, FAAN
Retired, Dean and Professor
Helen and Arthur E. Johnson Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences
University of Colorado – Colorado Springs
Michelle Weinraub, MSN, RN
Director of Health Services
Cherry Creek Schools
Deborah Zuege, MA, RN
Past Chair
Retired Chief Nursing Officer
Kaiser Permanente
Liaison to Board of Directors
Joshua S. Zucker, FNP-BC, GNP-C
Chair, Advisory Council
Nurse Practitioner & Practice Educator
Complex Care Home Rounding Service
Kaiser Permanente, Colorado Region