The purpose of this committee is to advise and report to the Board on matters related to education and continuing education. The committee consists of representatives from nursing education, nursing associations, and employers.

Member and Term Ending Dates

Michelle Johnson, EdD, MS, APRN, CPNP-PC, Director of Nursing Education

Nichole Artam, BSN, RN, CEN – Gardnerville – March 2026*
Bobbi K. Handy, MSN-Ed, RN, CNE, DNPc, (Galen College of Nursing) – Las Vegas – May 2028*
Dawn Horton, BSN, RN, (Great Basin College) – Pahrump – September 2026*
Marianne Jeppson, MSN, RN, CPEN – Gardnerville – September 2027*
Claudette Lachowicz, DNP, RN, iCNA, (CSN) – Las Vegas – May 2028*
Serena (Nina) Marcellus, MSN, RN, CHSE, CNE-cl (Nevada State University) – Henderson – September 2027*
Tamara Mette, DNP, RN (Great Basin College) – Elko – May 2026*
Jill Rankin, DNP, RN, CNS, (Chamberlain), Las Vegas – May 2028
Angela Silvestri-Elmore, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, CNE (UNLV) – Las Vegas – September 2026
Victoria Squier, DNP, RN, CNL, NE-BC, EBP(CH), EBP-C, CNE (Unitek College) – Reno – January 2028*
Janelle Willis MSN, RN, CNE (Nevada State University) – Las Vegas – March 2027*
Erin Van Kirk, MSN, RN- Reno- September 2027

* Indicates that this is the committee member’s first term

Education Advisory Committee Meeting Information

Meeting Minutes for Preceding 5 years