OADN 2025 Elections: Candidate List

August 17, 2025

OADN Elections 2025: Voting is Open

The Board of Directors and Nominating Committee ask you to exercise your vote in our national organization. Your voice provides essential input into the future leadership of OADN. It is critical that OADN has your participation as we implement current and future strategies to grow OADN and provide national leadership in nursing education. As we begin another busy semester, please take a few moments to review the candidates and their statements and cast your vote.

All individual members and registered faculty of active member programs are entitled to vote in OADN elections.

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President-elect Candidates

Cynthia Booher

Cynthia Booher, PhD, RN

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Patricia Nabal

Patricia Nabal, DNP, BS, APRN, FNP, RN-BC

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Midwest Region Candidates

Dawn Gordon

Dawn M. Gordon, PhD, MS, MBA, RN

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Heather King

Heather King, RN, DNP, MSN/Ed., CNE

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Jennifer Smith

Jennifer E. Smith, RN, MBA, CV-BC, CNE

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Southeast Region Candidates

Ruby Alvarez

Ruby Alvarez, PhD, MSN, RN

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Tammy Sawmelle

Tammy Sawmelle, Ph.D., MSN, RN

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Nominating Committee Candidates

Patricia Bush

Patricia Bush, MSN, RN

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Lisa Hawthorne

Lisa Hawthorne, Ph.D., RN, PHN, CNE

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