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Board and Committee Members

Board Of Nursing

Brandon A. Jones, MSN, RN, CEN, NEA-BC President Roanoke Unexpired term ending 6/30/2023	Paul Hogan, Citizen Member Reston, VA 1st term ends 6/30/2026
Cynthia M. Swineford, MSN, RN, CNE First Vice President Disputanta 2nd term expires 6/30/2025	Margaret Joan Friedenberg, Citizen Member Richmond 2nd term expires 6/30/2025
Felisa Smith, PhD, MSA, RN, CNE Second Vice President Portsmouth 1st term expires 6/30/2023	Carol A. Cartte, RN, BSN Glen Allen 1st term expires 6/30/2026
Laurie Buchwald, RNC, MSN, WHNP, FNP Radford 1st term expires 6/30/2025	Meenakshi Shah, BA, RN Roanoke 1st term expires 6/30/2024
Ann T. Gleason, PhD, Citizen Member Zion Crossroads 1st term expires 6/30/2024	Helen M. Parke, DNP, FNP-BC Concord 1st term expires 6/30/2026
Yvette Dorsey, DNP, RN Richmond 1st term expires 6/30/2024	Jennifer Phelps, BS, LPN, QMHP-A, CSAC Lynchburg 2nd term expires 6/30/2021
Dixie L. McElfresh, LPN Richmond 1st term expires 6/30/2023	James L. Hermansen-Parker, MSN, RN, PCCN-K Norfolk 1st term expires 6/30/2023

Massage Therapy Advisory Board

Shawnte’ Peterson, LMT Advisory Board Chair Chesapeake Term Expires 2023	Maria Mercedes Olivieri, LMT Burke Term Expires 2024
Dawn M. Hogue, MA, LMT (Faculty) Advisory Board Vice-Chair Virginia Beach Term Expires 2024	P. Lisa Speller, RN, BSN, MS Glen Allen Term Expires 2025
Erin C. Osiol, MSW, LMT Richmond Term Expires 2023

Committee Of The Joint Boards Of Nursing And Medicine

Members of Committee

Helen M. Parke, DNP, FNP-BC Concord, VA Board of Nursing	Ryan Williams, MD Suffolk, VA Board of Medicine
Ann Tucker Gleason, PhD Zion Crossroads, VA Board of Nursing	Joel Silverman, MD Richmond, VA Board of Medicine
Laurie Buchwald, MSN, WHNP, NCMP, FNP Radford, VA Board of Nursing	Blanton L. Marchese North Chesterfield, VA Board of Medicine

Members of Advisory Committee

Mark Coles, RN, BA, MSN, NP-C Virginia Beach, VA 2^nd term ends 2024	Olivia Mansilla, MD Midlothian, VA 1st term ends 2026
Jean F. Snyder, DNaP, CRNA Williamsburg, VA 1st term ends 2026	David Alan Ellington, MD Lexington, VA 2^ndterm ends 2024
Kevin E. Brigle, RN, NP Richmond, VA 2^ndterm ends 2024	Stuart F. Mackler, MD Franktown, VA 2^ndterm ends 2024
Komkwuan P. Paruchabutr, DNP, FNP-BC Vienna, VA Unexpired term ends 2024	Sarah E. Hobgood, MD Richmond, VA 2^nd term ends 2022

Contact the Board:
Perimeter Center
9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300
Henrico Virginia 23233-1463
Phone: 804-367-4515
FAX: 804-527-4455
nursebd@dhp.virginia.gov
Hours: M-F 8:15 - 5:00

Virginia Board of Nursing
Jay P. Douglas, MSM, RN, CSAC, FRE, Executive Director
Brandon A. Jones, MSN, RN, CEN, NEA-BC, President