Board of Directors

Meet the team who continue to make NIGH happen!
Dr. Deva-Marie Beck, PhD, RN, DTM

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

International Co-Director
IN MEMORIUM
Wayne Kines, DTM

Director, Communications
​Cyril Ritchie

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

Member at Large
Dr. Louise Selanders, EdD, RN

NIGH USA
Council of Advisors

NIGH has leaders from all around the globe! Meet the team that helps advise! ​
Cheryl van Daalen-Smith
PhD, RN
Benoit Charlesbois
Hironobu Shibuya
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
Jan Gustav Strandenaes
Member at Large
Lynne Chase
RN, CEN, MMgt, MPH
Member at Large
Marilyn 'Dee' Ray,
RN, PhD, CTN-A , FSfAA, FAAN, FESPCH (hon) FNAP, HSGAHN,
​Hon LL. D​
Rhonda L. Goodman,
PhD, APRN, FNP-BC,
AHN-BC, FAANP, FAAN
Natania Abebe
RN, MSN, MPH
Video & Film Advisor
Roxanna Koohgoli,
​BScH, MSc
Multi-Media Consultant
Marisha
​Wojciechowska-Shibuya
​Translator & Narrator
of the video introducing
​ ‘La declaration Nightingale pour un monde en sante.’
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
Sue Kim, 
RN, PhD
Veronica Jeniffer Mukhwana
KISWAHILI ADVISOR
Yinong Chong, PhD
CHINESE ADVISOR
Isabel Amélia Costa Mendes PhD, RN
Lalezar Tuner
BScN Candidate
Gunilla Hamne
SWEDISH ADVISOR
Ulf Sandström
SWEDISH ADVISOR
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