Leadership Team

The GRNEN leadership team is comprised of global members who represent non-profits, rural community development associations, large rural healthcare organizations, and nursing colleges with an interest in the health of rural populations.

Co-Founders

  • Lisa Feller, EdD, RN, CNE

    Director of Regulatory Affairs and an associate professor at the University of South Dakota Department of Nursing

  • Corey Hamilton Kilgore

    Executive Director of the Matson Halverson Christiansen Hamilton (MHCH) Foundation

  • Elizabeth Merwin, PhD, RN, FAAN

    Dean and professor at the University of Texas at Arlington

  • Jean Ross, RN, BN, MA Nursing, PhD, FCNA

    Professor in nurs­ing at Otago Polytechnic, Dunedin, New Zealand

  • Audrey Snyder PhD, RN, ACNP

    Associate professor and associate dean for Community Engagement and Academic Partnerships in the School of Nursing at the University of Northern Carolina-Greensboro

Leadership

  • Sharleen Jahner, RN, BScN, MN, PhD

    Hold a leadership role with the Sask. Health Authority

  • Anne Pithan, DNP RN, CENP, CMSRN, CNE

    Chair of the University of South Dakota Department of Nursing