The North Carolina Nurses Association is led by a Board of Directors elected by the membership and consisting of three Executive Committee members, four Members at Large, and the Chair of the Commission on Advanced Practice Nursing. This Board set the strategic direction of the organization and set priorities and policy, which are then implemented in partnership with a staff led by Tina Gordon, MPA, CAE, FACHE, who serves as NCNA’s Chief Executive Officer.
(October 2021 through 2022)
President
Meka Douthit EL, DNP, RN, NE-BC
of Clemmons
President-Elect
Trish Richardson, MSN, BSBA, RN, NE-BC, CMSRN
of Raleigh
Secretary/Treasurer
Ryan Lewis, MSN, RN, FNP-BC
of Apex
Torica Fuller, DNP, MSN, FNP-BC, FNP-C, CDP, CGRN, CPN, NRCME
of Raeford
Lauren McDaniel, RN, BSN
of Greenville
Bonnie Davis Meadows, MSN, APRN, ACCNS-AG
of Belmont
Cathleen Wheatley, DNP, RN, CENP
of Winston-Salem
Tomika M. Williams, PhD, AGPCNP-C, CDP, RN
of Greensboro
Margaret Marsden Fryer, MSN, CNM, IBCLC
of Apex
