North Carolina Foundation for Nursing
Foundation Home
The North Carolina Foundation for Nursing is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) corporation. Funding to support the Foundation and its activities comes from individual contributions, business donations, bequests, recognitions, and memorials.
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Mission Statement
The purpose and goals of the Foundation are to secure and administer funds directed toward:
- education that assures that registered nurses are prepared to meet the current and changing health care needs of North Carolina citizens;
- research that identifies the value of registered nurses in health care delivery; and,
- activities that publicize the value of registered nurses in health care delivery.
Board of Trustees
Leticia Acevedo, Ed.D, MSN, RN, CCRN
Assistant Professor of Nursing, Barton College of Nursing
Charmaine Duckie, DNP, MSRN-BC, NEA-BC, RN
Clinical Nurse Manager, Duke
Janet Handy, MS, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE
VP for Administration, Chief Nurse
Tina Gordon
Executive Director / CEO, NCNA
Ella “Olehonna” Lynch, FNPC PMHNPBC
CEO, Pembroke Center for Wellness
Chris McGrath, BSN, RN, CFRN
Nurse Researcher and Clinical Coordinator/House Supervisor, CarolinaEast Healthcare
Gwen Sherwood, RN PhD FAAN ANEF
Professor Emeritus, UNC SON
Gail Shue, DNP
Trauma Systems Nurse Coordinator
