NOBC News February 2025 – Balance on the Board

Read NOBC’s February News HERE. This month, Dr. Martha Dawson, DNP, MSN, RN, FACHE (NOBC’s Board Chair Elect) salutes all Black, Brown, and “light mixed race” people in America in honor of Black History Month. “As a Black nurse,” she writes, “I stand on the shoulders – and in the shadows – of greatness.” In our Featured Story, Diane Hountz, DNP, MS, ANP, RN, CNE, shares how systematic, holistic, data-driven, and solutions-oriented nurses bring balance to boards. And finally, check out our featured resource: the first-of-its-kind micro-credentialed educational course, Language and Communication in the Boardroom: Linguistic Strategies for Making your Board Seat Count.