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Board and Committee Members

Board Of Nursing

Cynthia M. Swineford, MSN, RN, CNE President Disputanta, VA 1st term expires 6/30/2025	Carol A. Cartte, RN, BSN First Vice-President Glen Allen, VA 1st term expires 6/30/2026
Helen M. Parke, DNP, FNP-BC Second Vice-President Concord, VA 1st term expires 6/30/2026	Margaret Joan Friedenberg, Citizen Member Richmond, VA 2nd term expires 6/30/2025
Jeanell Webb-Jones, MSN, RN, AMB-RN Barboursville, VA Unexpired term ends 6/30/2027	Cleopatra Kitt, PhD, Citizen Member Roanoke, VA 1st term ends 6/30/2028
Lila Peake, RN Lynchburg, VA Unexpired Term ends 6/30/2024	Shelly Smith, PhD, DNP, ANP-BC Powhatan, VA Unexpired term ends 6/30/2025
Paul Hogan, Citizen Member Reston, VA 1st term ends 6/30/2026	Jodi Zehr, RN Rustburg, VA 1st term expires 6/30/2028
Pamela Davis, LPN Powhatan, VA 1st term expires 6/30/2027	Shantell L. Kinchen, LPN Richmond, VA 1st term ends 6/30/2025
Delia Acuna, FNP-C Quinton, VA 1st term expires 6/30/2027	Victoria Cox, DNP, RN Roanoke, VA 1st term expires 6/30/2027

Massage Therapy Advisory Board

Shawnte’ Peterson, LMT Advisory Board Chair Chesapeake, VA Term Expires 2023	Candice Merrick, LMT Richmond, VA Term Expires 2028
Dawn M. Hogue, MA, LMT (Faculty) Advisory Board Vice-Chair Virginia Beach, VA Term Expires 2024	P. Lisa Speller, RN, BSN, MS Glen Allen, VA Term Expires 2025
Annie Lively, LMT Richmond Term expires 2027

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
Delia Acuna, FNP-C Board of Nursing	Shelly Smith, PhD, DNP, ANP-BC Board of Nursing
Bo Vaughan, Jr. MD Board of Medicine	Blanton L. Marchese North Chesterfield, VA Board of Medicine

Contact the Board:
Perimeter Center
9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300
Henrico Virginia 23233-1463
Phone: 804-367-4515
FAX: 804-799-7925
nursebd@dhp.virginia.gov
Hours: M-F 8:15 - 5:00

Virginia Board of Nursing
Claire Morris, RN, LNHA, Executive Director
Cynthia M. Swineford, MSN, RN, CNE, President