The Advisory Committee on Nursing Assistants and Medication Aides is distinctive because its composition is defined by statute (NRS 632.072) and its duty is to advise the Board on matters relating to nursing assistants and medication aides-certified.
Members and Term Ending Dates
Tamara R. Pachak, MSN, RN – CNA Training Program Specialist – Chair
Marie Coe (Division of Aging Services) – Reno – Indefinite
Judy Gmouh, LPN – Dayton – May 2026*
Sara Hartwich, RN (RN Member) – Las Vegas – September 2027*
M. Jeanne Hesterlee, RN (Bureau of Health Care Quality and Compliance) – Carson City – Indefinite
Jama DeYoe, RN (Home Health Representative) – Las Vegas – March 2028*
Gail McGuill, MSN, RN – Retired (AARP Member) – Henderson – Indefinite
Rhonda Meyer, RN (Division of Healthcare Financing and Policy) – Elko – Indefinite
Kendall Valdez, RN (Acute Care Representative) – Carson City – March 2028*
Jacob Watts, MBA, CNA (CNA Member) – Carson City – May 2027*
Holly Wesner, RN (Long Term Care) – Lovelock – September 2027*
* Indicates that this is the committee member’s first term
CNA Advisory Committee Meeting Information
| Meeting Date | Meeting Agenda | Meeting Minutes |
| January 2, 2025 | Minutes | |
| April 3, 2025 | Minutes | |
| August 7, 2025 | Minutes | |
| October 2, 2025 | Agenda | |
| January 8, 2026 | ||
| April 2, 2026 | ||
| August 6, 2026 | ||
| October 1, 2026 |