Board of directors

Meet the team that made NIGH happen!
Dr. Deva-Marie Beck, PhD, RN, DTM

International Co-Director
Dr. Barbara Dossey, PhD, RN

International co-director
Wayne Kines, DTM

Director, Communications
​Cyril Ritchie

UN Consultant
Dr. Phalakshi Manjrekar, PhD, MScN, RN​

Member at large
Dr. Louise Selanders, EdD, RN

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COUNCIL of advisors

NIGH has leaders all around the globe, meet the team that helps advise! ​
Cheryl van Daalen-Smith
PhD, RN
Benoit Charlesbois
Jan-Gustav Strandenaes
MEMBER AT LARGE
           Dionne Sinclair
MScN, MCHM, RN, CHE, IDI LLC
        MEMBER AT LARGE
Andrew Mukhwana
MEMBER AT LARGE
Poonam Sharma, RN, BN, MN
MEMBER AT LARGE
Roxanna Koohgoli
BScH, MSc
MEDIA CONSULTANT
Lynne Chase
RN, CEN, MMgt, MPH
MEMBER AT LARGE
Alina Kushkyan, MD, PhD
RUSSIAN ADVISOR
Daad Z Shokeh
​MSc, APN, RMN, RN 
Pia Coppex-Gasche
RN, MS, MA, CESS
Silvina Malvarez
​RN, MMH, MMCH, PhD
Veronica Jeniffer Mukhwana
KISWAHILI ADVISOR
Yinong Chong, PhD
CHINESE ADVISOR
Isabel Amélia Costa Mendes, PhD, RN
PORTUGUESE ADVISOR
Header image: World Map Watercolor digital by Michael Tompsett, taken from fineartamerica.com.