2024 Transition to Practice Program Advisory Board

The Arizona Transition to Practice Program for New Graduate Registered Nurses is honored to have these nurse leaders provide strategic direction and leadership for this program.

Advisory Board Members

Rhonda Anderson, DNSc(h), MPA, BS, RN, FAAN, LFACHE, FACHT Consultant | RMA Consulting

Tammy Franqueiro, DNP, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CENP Nurse Executive & Healthcare Consultant

Nina Hawthorne-Spears, MSN, RN, NE-BC Nurse Administrator | Mayo Clinic

Kathy Malloch, PhD, MBA, RN, FAAN 1803 Grant Consultant | Arizona State Board of Nursing

Anne McNamara, RN, PhD Grant Manager | Navi Nurses

Lori Ray, RN, MSN, CEN VP/CNO & Patient Care Services | Mt. Graham Regional Medical Center

Kathy Roat, MSN-PH, RN-BC, CHPN Director of Education | Hospice of the Valley

Heidi Sanborn, DNP, RN, CNE President | Arizona Nurses Association

Ferrol Thomas, DNP, RN Director of Workforce Strategies | Tennessee Hospital Association

Chelsea Vickers, MA Chief Executive Officer | Aurora Behavioral Health