Election results from Sigma’s 48th Biennial Convention
INDIANAPOLIS — Sigma elected the organization’s 2025-2027 international leadership at the 48th Biennial Convention House of Delegates (10-11 November 2025). Convention was held in Indianapolis, IN, USA.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President
Liz Westcott, DCM, MSc, DipMan, RGN
President-elect
Karen Gorton, PhD, RN, FNP, MS
Vice President
Elizabeth Rosser, DPhil, MN, Dip N Ed, Dip RM, RN, RNT, RM, PFHEA
Secretary
Janice Hawkins, PhD, RN, CNS, FAAN
Treasurer (returning)
Kathleen Bradley, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
Directors (newly elected)
Benita Chatmon, PhD, MSN, RN, CNE
Elizabeth Halcomb, PhD, BN(Hons), RN, GradCertICNurs, GradCertHE, FACN
Directors (returning)
Diana-Lyn Baptiste, DNP, RN, CNE, FPCNA, FAAN
Thomas Kearns, EdD, FAAN, MA, FFNMRCSI, Med, BNS, RNT, RGN, RPN
Jennifer Saylor, PhD, APRN, ACNS-BC
Regional Chapters Coordinating Committee Chair (re-elected)
Jennifer Graber, EdD, APRN, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP
REGIONAL COORDINATORS
Africa Region: Sylvia Oger Ofosu Dwamena, PhD, MN, RN, BSC, PGDE, FGCNM
Asia Region: Rick Kwan, PhD, RN, FHKAN, FAAN
Europe Region: Marie-Louise Luiking, PhD
Latin America/Caribbean Region: Francisca Marquez-Doren, PhD, MNSc
Middle East Region: Wafaa Bin Ali, PhD, MSN, BSN, RN
Oceania Region: Kathleen Peters, PhD, GradCert (Higher Education), BN (Hons), RN
North America
Region 1: Jessica Nishikawa, DNP, APRN, FNP-C
Region 2: Clarissa Waletzko, PhD, RN, EBPC
Region 3: Krystal Davis, EdD, MSN, RN, CHSE
Region 4: Sara Thimmes, MSN, RN
Region 5: Sue Yun Fowler, MA, RN
Region 6: Carmen Vela, DNP, RN, CNE
Region 7: Karen Worthy, PhD, MPH, RN, CNE, CNEcl
Region 8: Priscilla Simms-Roberson, DNP, APRN, NP-C, SANE-A
Region 9: Daniel Arturo Guerrero Gaviria, BSN
Region 10: Sandra Maxwell, MN, BScN, RN
Region 11: Barbara Dewhirst, PhD, MSN, RN, CNL, CHSE
Region 12: Tami Jakubowski, DNP, CPNP-PC, CNS
Region 13: Charlene Whitaker-Brown, DNP, MSN, FNP, PMHNP-BC
Region 14: Amita Avadhani, PhD, DNP, NEA-BC, CNE, DCC, ACNP-BC, AGNP-C, CCRN, FAANP, FCCM, FNAP
Region 15: Jason Kirchick, MPH, MSN, RN, CNL, MEDSURG-BC
GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
2-year term
Viji George, DNP, MA, RN, RNC-NIC, NEA-BC
Holly Hall, EdD, RN, MSHA
Charlotte Swint, DNP, MSN, MPH, FNP-BC, CNE, CNRN, CHES, C-RH, C-0B (re-elected)
4-year term
Anne Mulligan, EdD, MS, RN
Nancy Thompson, MSN, RN (re-elected)
Jancie Agazio, PhD, CRNP, RN, FAANP, FAAN (returning)
Megan Lippe, PhD, RN (returning)
LEADERSHIP SUCCESSION COMMITTEE
2-year term
Tess Bernardo, DNP, MSN-Ed, RN-BSN, CNE, PCCN
Sonia Patricia Carreño Moreno, PhD, MSN, RN
Edwin-Nikko Kabigting, PhD, RN, NPD-BC
Kattiria Rosario-Gonzalez, PhD, RN
4-year term
Nancy Goldstein, DNP, ANP-BC, CRNP, CNE
Carolyn Sue-Ling, PhD, MPA
Kimberly Velez, MSN, RN
Anthony Gomez, CGNC, DAPAANZ, RN, BScN, MScN, CertAP, EDipFS, CertATT, COSH, PGHSc, CertCI, NZDipPsych, Cert (returning)
Stephanie Jeffers, PhD, RN (returning)
Milko Zanini, PhD, RN, MSN, MaSoc (returning)
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About Sigma
The Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (Sigma) is a nonprofit organization with the mission of developing nurse leaders anywhere to improve healthcare everywhere. Founded in 1922, Sigma has more than 100,000 active members and 600 chapters at institutions of higher education and healthcare partners from Armenia, Australia, and Botswana to Thailand, the United States, and Wales. Sigma members include clinical nurses and administrators, academic nurse educators and researchers, policymakers, entrepreneurs, and others working to fulfill the organization’s vision of connected, empowered nurse leaders transforming global healthcare.
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