through the service of nurses on boards and other bodies
Our mission is to improve the health of communities through the service of nurses on boards and other bodies. All boards benefit from the unique perspective of nurses to achieve the goals of improved health and efficient and effective health care systems at the local, state and national levels.
On this website you will find many resources that are designed to assist nurses in building leadership skills. We also invite organizations to engage with nurses through our site and invite them to become a part of their board.
We hope that you will take advantage of these resources and help us in our journey to improve the health of those across the nation!
NOBC recognizes and is committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), belonging, and justice. Our culture integrates its Guiding Principles throughout organizational operations to cultivate inclusive collaboration in leadership to advance our mission. NOBC champions and advocates for meaningful actions to ensure representation of all nurses in roles that improve the health of our communities.
Thank you!
As we celebrate our 10 year anniversary, Nurses on Boards Coalition (NOBC) is launching our inaugural Honor Roll. This is a dedicated space on our website where through your DONATION you have the opportunity to honor a nurse who serves on a board or recognize your own board service.
All Honor Roll donations will be matched up to $20,000 through the generosity of our matching supporters:
NMB Global Leadership, LLC, Nancy Mannion, President and Founder, NOBC Board Chair $5,000 match
Jeannine M. Rivet, Retired EVP UnitedHealth Group, active board member, corporate advisor, mentor, and coach $15,000 match
This unique collection is being offered by NOBC to recognize, celebrate, and express gratitude to nurses and the nursing profession. Cards can be used for all occasions, suggested donation $4.00/card. Spread JOY to others, order your cards today!
We are excited to share our special NOBC Lovitude™ Gratitude 10 Year Anniversary card!
You may also order from our standard NOBC Lovitude™ Gratitude Cards Collection
Founding Matching Sponsor
For purposes of measuring our progress in order to have an even greater and far reaching impact, board and governance roles where nurses already have a significant presence within the nursing profession are not counted toward the goal. NOBC is measuring progress and impact beyond our profession and extending into communities across our nation to improve health.
YES! Be Counted NO, But I Want to Serve
The NOBC defines a board as a decision-making body with strategic influence to improve the health of communities nationwide. This includes corporate, governmental, non-profit, advisory, or governance boards or commissions, panels, or task forces that have fiduciary or strategic responsibility.
Read NOBC’s September’s News HERE. This month, Veronica Vital, PhD, MSN, MLS, RN celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month by demonstrating how NOBC’s collaborative approach leads to better outcomes for the diverse... Read more →
Read NOBC’s August News HERE. This month, Elizabeth Kester, MSN, RN, NEA-BC emphasizes how board service allows nurses to share their research and evidence-based education even more broadly for the... Read more →
Read NOBC’s July News HERE. This month, Dr. Carla Sanderson, PhD, RN, FAAN and Dr. Jodie Flynn, PhD, MSN, RN, CNE, SANE-A, SANE-P, D-ABMDI share the abundance of strategic board... Read more →
Read NOBC’s June News HERE. This month, Kimberly Harper, MS, RN, FAAN and Martha Dawson, DNP, RN, FACHE reflect on their 10 years of NOBC board membership. See highlights, pictures,... Read more →
Read NOBC’s May News HERE. This month, Colleen Morley-Grabowski, DNP, RN, CCM, CMAC, CMGT-BC, CMCN, ACM-RN, IQCI, FCM, FAACM discusses the nursing perspective while celebrating the synergies between the Case... Read more →
Read NOBC’s April News HERE. This month, Linda Thomas PhD, APRN, FNP-C, AHN-BC, NPD-BC, CCRN, CHTP/I, HTAP celebrates Holistic nurse leaders, and shares that she is still astounded by the... Read more →
Read NOBC’s March News HERE. This month, Jami S. Brown, DHEd, MSN, RN, CNN pays homage to National Kidney Month as she emphasizes the importance of collaboration in board service... Read more →
Read NOBC’s February News HERE. This month, Laurie Benson, BSN (NOBC’s Executive Director) shares that meaningful and mutually beneficial relationships are the solid foundation on which NOBC was built. She... Read more →
Read NOBC’s January News HERE. NOBC turns 10 this year! And there is no better way to begin this year of celebration than with... Read more →
Read NOBC’s December News HERE. This month Kimberly Ann Cleveland, PhD., JD, RN, C-MBC, C-MPC reflects on 2023 and her 2-year term as NOBC Board Chair. She reminds us that,... Read more →
Read NOBC’s November News HERE. This month Sarah M. Killian, DNP, RN, NEA-BC outlines three essential aspects of being “Open to Opportunity”. She urges nurses to embrace innovation, collaborate and... Read more →
Read NOBC’s October News HERE. This month Kenya Williams, EdD, MBA, MSN, RN, RP, CAE, FNYAM explains why it is essential for nurses to seek fresh perspectives and embrace change.... Read more →
Read NOBC’s September News HERE. This month Cole Edmonson, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE, FAONL, FNAP, FAAN explains why having the right perspective on change and the right combination of transition... Read more →
Read NOBC’s August News HERE. This month Mary Dickow, MPA, FAAN discusses how, as leaders, in addition to fostering the mission of NOBC, we also have a responsibility to role... Read more →
Read NOBC’s July News HERE. This month Renae Battié, MN, RN, CNOR shares how NOBC has been responding to the Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health... Read more →
Read NOBC’s June News HERE. This month Nancy Mannion DNP, RN, CEN, FAEN reflects on the annual face-to-face NOBC Board of Directors meeting on June 9th. In our Featured Story,... Read more →
Read NOBC’s May News HERE. This month Pamela Rudisill, DNP, RN, MSN, NEA-BC, FAAN, FAONL describes the incredible outcome of the inaugural NOBC Value Survey as a part of the... Read more →
Read NOBC’s April News HERE. This month Colleen Morley, DNP, RN, CCM, CMAC, CMCN, ACM-RN, FCM explains what “forward thinking” means to her: positioning ourselves well for a future we... Read more →
Read NOBC’s March News HERE. This month Kimberly Harper, MS, RN, FAAN shares some exciting news: NOBC has been awarded an innovative grant from the American Nurses Foundation for our... Read more →
Read NOBC’s February News HERE. This month Sherrie Dornberger, RN, CDONA, IP-BC, AS-BC, CALN, CDP, GDCN, EFLA, CADDCT, FACDONA shares why exposure to board service in general... Read more →
Read NOBC’s January News HERE. This month Kimberly Cleveland, PHD, JD, MSN, RN, C-MBC, C-MPC and Laurie Benson, BSN share a specific example of nursing leadership... Read more →
Read NOBC’s November News HERE. This month Martha A, Dawson, DNP, MSN, RN, FAAN, FACHE reminds us that: “Magnifying diversity begins with each individual, but when we work collectively,... Read more →
NOBC News October 2022 – Expanding Minds Read NOBC’s October News HERE. This month Mary Alexander, MA, RN, CRNI®, CAE, FAAN encourages us to continue to expand our minds,... Read more →
Read NOBC’s September News HERE. This month Nancy Mannion DNP, RN, CEN, FAEN shares how board service advances the nursing profession, the communities we live in, and the individual... Read more →
Read NOBC’s August News HERE. This month Jane Foote EdD, MSN, RN, CNE asks (and answers!) the question, “As a nurse who serves both on a professional association board, as... Read more →
Read NOBC’s July News HERE. This month Donna Meyer, MSN, RN, ANEF, FAADN, FAAN reflects on the history of NOBC and reminds us that, “Through board service, we can help... Read more →
Read NOBC’s June News HERE. This month Rita Wray, RN, BC, MBA, FAAN challenges us to consider: “You already help your patients and employees thrive everyday.... Read more →
Read NOBC’s May News HERE. This month, hear from Laura Benson, RN, MS, ANP of the Oncology Nursing Foundation, on why nurses are the best candidates for generating new ideas... Read more →
Read NOBC’s April News HERE. This month, hear from Jami S. Brown, DHEd, MSN, RN, CNN of the American Nephrology Nurses Association (ANNA), on how to support nurses (even when... Read more →
Read NOBC’s March News HERE. This month, hear from NOBC Leader Roxane Raffin Chan, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, President of the American Holistic Nurses Association, on encouraging individuals through uncertainty. In... Read more →
Read NOBC’s February News HERE. This month, hear from Adrianna Nava, PhD, MPA, MSN, RN, President of National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN), on skills needed to broaden our reach,... Read more →
Read NOBC’s January News HERE. This month, hear from Kimberley Cleveland, PhD(C), JD, MSN, RN, C-MBC, C-MPC, NOBC Board Chair, on NOBC’s strategic imperatives, along with Trish Richardson, MSN, BSBA, RN,... Read more →
Read NOBC’s December News HERE. This month, hear from Pamela Rudisill, DNP, RN, MSN, NEA-BC, FAAN, NOBC Board Chair, on her relfections of NOBC in 2021, along with Jean Ross’s... Read more →
Read NOBC’s November News HERE. This month, hear from Jana Bailey, MSN, APRN, CRNA, on how to trust your potential, along with Mary Rotunno’s story on how her nursing background... Read more →
Read NOBC’s October News HERE. This month, hear Melanie Prince, MSS, MSN, BSN, RN, NE-BC, CCM, FAAN, CMSA President, on how to transform challenges into celebrations, along with Michelle J... Read more →
Read NOBC’s September News HERE. This month, hear from Blake Smith, MSN RN, on how nurses can overcome fear of opportunities and learn which opportunities to take and when to... Read more →
Read NOBC’s August News HERE. This month, hear from Cyndy Krening, MS, RNC-OB, C-EFM on how nurses can use their “hustle” to make things happen on their own terms, along... Read more →
Read NOBC’s July News HERE. This month, hear from Shirley Orr, MHS, APRN, NEA-BC on how nurses can influence changes in health equity by focusing on the social determinants of... Read more →
Read NOBC’s June News HERE. This month, hear from Suzanne Miyamoto, PhD, RN, FAAN, on how being aware of your self-imposed limitations can help you push towards positive change, along... Read more →
Read NOBC’s May News HERE. This month, hear from Catherine Alicia Georges, EdD, RN, FAAN, on how nurses play a vital role in addressing the social determinants of health and... Read more →
Read NOBC’s April News HERE. This month, hear from Jillian Bird, MSN, RN, on how small acts of mindfulness throughout the day can provide respite and connection in the most... Read more →
Read March’s NOBC News HERE. This month’s news includes a letter from Diane Mancino, EdD, RN, CAE, FAAN, Executive Director, National Student Nurses’ Association (NSNA); a featured story about serving... Read more →
Read NOBC’s February News HERE. This month, hear from Amy McCarthy MSN, RNC-MNN, NE-BC on how to prepare for your nursing leadership journey, along with Craig Edison’s ( UnitedHealth Group)... Read more →
Read NOBC’s October News HERE. This month, Marlon Garzo Saria, PhD, RN, AOCNS, NEA-BC, NPD-BC, FADLN, FAAN describes the partnership between the Philippine Nurses Association of America, Inc. (PNAA) and... Read more →
In your view, why is it important for nurses to serve on boards? It is the responsibility of all citizens to offer leadership and expertise where it can benefit the larger population, and this includes nurses. I tell my students this at every opportunity. Share an experience of how you have made an impact serving on boards. This is my first board experience, but I have had several amazing experiences. During the pandemic, I was able to interview older residents of the county, collect the research data, and share the findings with the City of Colorado Springs, Without the board experience, this would not be likely. What advise do you have for nurses serving on a board? Don’t discount what you know as a nurse, even if you do not have board experience. Growth in leadership is an unfolding process, and it comes with service.
Boards: ANA, Colorado Nurses Association, STTI, APHA, CPHA, ACHNEContinue Reading
Donna M. Nickitas PhD, RN, NEA-BC, CNE, FNAP, FAAN
- PhD, RN, NEA-BC, CNE, FNAP, FAANJourney to the boardroom began locally when I was first appointed by the Greenwich Democratic Committee to serve as a Board Member for the Department of Social Services for two consecutive terms (for a totally of four years). After this experience, I became involved with the YWCA of Greenwich serving as a Board Member, Secretary, Vice President and President for a total of 10 years. Due to my political expertise and policy background, I was elected to the Greenwich League of Women’s Voters Board and served has President for three years. My local experience in my home town provided ample training and development on board governance. Continue Reading
Boards: STTI, ENRS, NLN-Connecticut League for Nursing, Editor of the Nursing Economics and Board Chair, Vice Chair of the Nursing Section of the New York Academy of MedicineContinue Reading
“Board service can be rewarding to nurses both personally and professionally. It not only requires them to exercise leadership; it expands those skills and advances their capabilities and knowledge. It gives nurses the chance to meet people and enhance their professional networks. And it can be inspirational and empowering.”
-Sue Hassmiller, PhD, RN, FAAN, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The Nurses on Boards Coalition (NOBC) represents national nursing and other organizations working to build healthier communities in America by increasing nurses’ presence on corporate, health-related, and other boards, panels, and commissions.