If you want to make the world a better place, help make
nurse education more accessible.
That’s what nurses international
is all about
That’s what Nurses International is all about. We’re non-profit and entirely focused on helping nurses obtain the education and the support they need to make a difference in developing nations worldwide.
We connect colleges and institutions with experts who can take their nursing programs to the next level. We help establish new nursing programs where they’re needed most. And we eliminate the barriers that stand between students and education.
meet our
board of directors
meet our
nurses council
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Alex Berland MSc (RN ret.)
Alex Berland has worked as a teaching hospital executive in Canada and as a consultant internationally. He applies systems thinking in all sectors of the health care industry, in higher education and in community development. Since 2004, Alex has visited South Asia regularly to support the education of nurses and community health workers.
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KATHLEEN R. CAPONE MS, RN, CNE
Kathleen is a certified nurse educator. She has over 40 years in clinical and teaching experience with a specialization in curriculum development, design, and instruction.She received her Master’s in Nursing Education from Le Moyne College in Syracuse and is completing her EdD from Capella University. She currently teaches at Utica University
meet our
Consultants
Meet our
faculty
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Hannah Gubitz BSN, RN, BSc
Hannah earned her BSN from MidAmerica Nazarene University and her MSN from WGU. She is currently coordinating FDA clinical trials for HIV and neurology, as well as teaching Community Health and Mental Health clinical rotations for a BSN program. She is actively pursuing a PhD in Nursing from Washington State University with a focus on healthcare and criminal justice.
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Lori J. Greer MSN, RN
Lori completed her BSN in 1986 from the University of Texas at Tyler and completed her MSN in nursing education in 2006 and taught as faculty for the University of Texas at Tyler-Longview campus for 6 years. She is currently working as a part-time simulation/skills lab coordinator.
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Josephine Francis MSN., R.N., R.M., IBCLC
Josephine is a nurse educator, with 15 years of teaching experience. She has a Master’s Degree in maternity nursing and is a certified lactation consultant (IBCLC) specializing in breastfeeding and lactation promotion. Josephine is multilingual, speaking Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Arabic.
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Evang Sam Mbok B.Ed, RN
Sam is a member of the International Institute for Christian Nursing (IICN) and a member at the Federal Ministry of Health where he contributes to the Core Technical Committee on Maternal, Newborn and Child Health. He has an Advanced Diploma in Public Administration from the University of Jos and a B. Ed.
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Janice Adams-King MSN, MS, CRNP, CPHN Captain, US Public Health Service
Captain Adams-King is an active duty Nurse Officer with more than 25 years of service in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Social Science from Coppin State University, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a Master of Science and certification in Community and Public Health Nursing from the University of Maryland School of Nursing and a Master of Science in Nursing from the Georgetown University School of Nursing and Health Studies.
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Beth Sheeran BSN, RN, CEN, SANE
Beth is an ED nurse in Washington State and is currently involved in a comprehensive community development project in Kenya focused on health interventions, training community health volunteers, working with mothers of malnourished infants, and teaching clinicians regarding issues of health maintenance and disease prevention.
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Sally Fitzgerald MSN, RN, CCM
Sally earned her BSN from Penn State University, Sharon, PA and her MS in Nursing and Nursing Education from Waynesburg University, Waynesburg, PA. She received an undergraduate certificate in Nursing Informatics from Penn State University and is currently pursuing her doctorate in nursing practice (DNP) at Chamberlain College of Nursing, Downers Grove, IL.
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Kelly Schmiedeknecht MS, RN
Kelly graduated from the University of Michigan in 2008 with her BSN and earned her Masters in Global Health Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco. She currently works part-time as an emergency nurse and for the UCSF School of Nursing, Global Health Division.
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Bonnie Haven Velez FNP, CRNP
Bonnie Velez is a Family Nurse Practitioner in Chester, Maryland. She received her MSN from the University of Maryland School of Nursing in 2009. Her BSN from Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing was completed in 2003. Currently, she is a DNP student at Wilmington University.
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Julie Furrow PhD, APRN, FNP-BC
Dr. Furrow teaches in the online RN-BSN program at Fairmont State University in Fairmont, West Virginia and has completed her Doctor of Philosophy degree in education with emphasis in nursing education from Capella University. She also works as a nurse practitioner in rehabilitation and physical medicine.
We’re non-profit which means we count on the support and the involvement of people like you.
Nurses International does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender expression, age, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status in any of its services.
Nurses International benefits from a diverse faculty and volunteer network with representatives from many different countries, faiths, and backgrounds. We respect and value multiple perspectives and find that diversity allows us to do our best work.