--- title: "Board of Directors" description: "The Society of Trauma Nurses (STN) is a professional nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting optimal and equitable trauma care through education, research, and collaboration. Explore the Journal of Trauma Nursing, specialized courses, and networking opportunities to advance trauma care." url: "https://traumanurses.org/about/board-of-directors" date: "2026-06-14T04:59:10+00:00" language: "en-GB" --- # Board of Directors The STN Board of Directors is committed to advancing STN’s mission to promote optimal and equitable trauma care to all people through initiatives focused on trauma nurses related to prevention, education and collaboration with other healthcare disciplines. ![Kristen Chreiman, DNP-c, RN, CCRN, TCRN, NE-BC](https://traumanurses.org/_resources/images/headshots/bod/kchreiman.webp) **PRESIDENT** Kristen Chreiman, DNP-c, RN, CCRN, TCRN, NE-BC *(Term expires 2027)* ![Tracy Cotner-Pouncy, MSN, RN, TCRN](https://traumanurses.org/_resources/images/headshots/bod/tpouncy.webp) **PRESIDENT-ELECT** Tracy Cotner-Pouncy, MSN, RN, TCRN *(Term expires 2027)* ![Elizabeth Atkins, MSN, RN, TCRN](https://traumanurses.org/_resources/images/headshots/bod/eatkins.webp) **PAST-PRESIDENT** Elizabeth Atkins, MSN, RN, TCRN *(Term expired 2026)* ![Melissa Smith, MSN, RN](https://traumanurses.org/_resources/images/headshots/bod/msmith.webp) **TREASURER** Melissa Smith, MSN, RN *(Term expires 2027)* ![Kenyatta Hazlewood, MPH, BSN, BSHS, RN, NE-BC](https://traumanurses.org/_resources/images/headshots/bod/khazlewood.webp) **SECRETARY** Kenyatta Hazlewood, MPH, BSN, BSHS, RN, NE-BC *(Term expires 2028)* ![Carrie Chismarich, MA, BSN, RN, TNS, TCRN](https://traumanurses.org/_resources/images/headshots/bod/cchismarich.webp) **DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE** Carrie Chismarich, MA, BSN, RN, TNS, TCRN *(Term expires 2027)* ![Brody Eick, MBA, BSN, RN, CEN, CCRN, TCRN, NE-BC](https://traumanurses.org/_resources/images/headshots/bod/beick.webp) **DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE** Brody Eick, MBA, BSN, RN, CEN, CCRN, TCRN, NE-BC *(Term expires 2027)* ![Andrea Light, MS, RN, EMT, CEN, TCRN](https://traumanurses.org/_resources/images/headshots/bod/alight.webp) **DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE** Andrea Light, MS, RN, EMT, CEN, TCRN *(Term expires 2027)* ![Todd Nickoles, MBA, BSN, RN](https://traumanurses.org/_resources/images/headshots/bod/tnickoles.webp) **DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE** Todd Nickoles, MBA, BSN, RN *(Term expires 2028)* ![Heidi Almodovar, DNP, APRN, CPNP-AC/PC, TCRN, CPHQ](https://traumanurses.org/_resources/images/headshots/bod/halmodovar.webp) **DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE** Heidi Almodovar, DNP, APRN, CPNP-AC/PC, TCRN, CPHQ *(Term expires 2028)* ![Valerie Brockman, MSN, RN, CPHQ, CAISS, CSTR](https://traumanurses.org/_resources/images/headshots/bod/vbrockman.webp) **DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE** Valerie Brockman, MSN, RN, TCRN, CAISS, CPHQ, CSTR *(Term expires 2028)* ![Maria Bautista Durand, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, CPNP-PC](https://traumanurses.org/_resources/images/headshots/bod/mdurand.webp) **CLINICAL DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE** Maria Bautista Durand, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, CPNP-PC *(Term expires 2027)* ![Diana Skaff, DBA, MBA-M, BSN, RN](https://traumanurses.org/_resources/images/headshots/bod/dskaff.webp) **INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE** Diana Skaff, DBA, MBA-M, BSN, RN *(Term expires 2028)* ![Stephanie Czuhajewski, MPH](https://traumanurses.org/_resources/images/headshots/bod/sczuhajewski.webp) **EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR** Stephanie Czuhajewski, MPH ## Past Presidents The Society of Trauma Nurses Board of Directors term begins and ends at the annual conference. - **2025** - Elizabeth Atkins, MSN, RN, TCRN - **2024** - LeAnne Young, MSN, RN, TCRN - **2023** - Linda Reinhart, MSN, RN, CNS, CCRN, TCRN - **2022** - Amy Krichten, MSN, RN, CEN, TCRN - **2021** - Maria McMahon, MSN, RN, PNP-PC/AC, TCRN - **2020** - Maria McMahon, MSN, RN, PNP-PC/AC, TCRN - **2019** - Sarah Mattocks, MSN, FNP-C, TCRN, NE-BC - **2018** - Sean Elwell, MSN, RN, NE-BC, TCRN, EMT - **2017** - Cindy Blank-Reid, MSN, RN, CEN, TCRN - **2016** - Joan Pirrung, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC - **2015** - Julie Nash, MSN, RN, - **2014** - Kathi Ayers, MSN, FNP, RN - **2013** - Karen Doyle, MBA, MS, RN, NEA-BC - **2012** - Melissa A. Harte, MS, RN - **2011** - Elizabeth Seislove, MSN, RN, CCRN - **2010** - Susan Cox, MSN, RN, CEN - **2009** - Deborah Harkins, MBA, BSN, RN, CCRN - **2008** - Amy Koestner, MSN, RN - **2007** - Marla Vanore, MHA, RN - **2006** - Judy Mikhail, MSN, MBA, RN - **2005** - Mary Kate Fitzpatrick, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, ACNP-BC, FAAN - **2004** - Heidi A. Hotz, RN - **2003** - Kathleen D. Martin, MSN, RN, CCRN - **2002** - Connie Mattice, MS, RN-C, CCRN, ANP - **2001** - Jorie Klein, RN - **2000** - Eileen Whalen, MHA, RN, BSN - **1999** - Peggy Hollingsworth-Fridlund, RN, BSN - **1998** - Alice Gervasini, PhD, RN - **1997** - Connie Jastremski, MBA, RN - **1996** - Mary Beachley, MSN, RN ## Schema ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Welcome", "item": "https://traumanurses.org" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Board of Directors", "item": "https://traumanurses.org/about/board-of-directors" } ] } ``` ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://traumanurses.org/about/board-of-directors#organization2", "name": "Society of Trauma Nurses", "alternateName": "Agentis", "legalName": "Agentis Management", "email": "info@traumanurses.org", "url": "https://traumanurses.org", "telephone": "(859) 977-7456", "foundingDate": "1989-01-01", "logo": "https://traumanurses.org/_resources/images/core/google-structured-data-thumbnail.png", "image": "https://traumanurses.org/_resources/images/core/google-structured-data-thumbnail.png", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "1024 Capital Center Drive, Suite 205, Frankfort, Kentucky", "postalCode": "40601" } } ``` ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Article", "mainEntityOfPage": { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://traumanurses.org/about/board-of-directors" }, "headline": "Board of Directors", "description": "Board of Directors The STN Board of Directors is committed to advancing STN’s mission to promote optimal and equitable trauma care to all people through initiatives focused on trauma nurses related to prevention, education and collaboration with other healthcare disciplines. PRESIDENT Kristen Chreiman, DNP-c, RN, CCRN, TCRN, NE-BC (Term expires 2027) PRESIDENT-ELECT Tracy Cotner-Pouncy, MSN, RN, TCRN (Term expires 2027) PAST-PRESIDENT Elizabeth Atkins, MSN, RN, TCRN (Term expired 2026) TREASURER Melissa Smith, MSN, RN (Term expires 2027) SECRETARY Kenyatta Hazlewood, MPH, BSN, BSHS, RN, NE-BC (Term expires 2028) DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE Carrie Chismarich, MA, BSN, RN, TNS, TCRN (Term expires 2027) DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE Brody Eick, MBA, BSN, RN, CEN, CCRN, TCRN, NE-BC (Term expires 2027) DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE Andrea Light, MS, RN, EMT, CEN, TCRN (Term expires 2027) DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE Todd Nickoles, MBA, BSN, RN (Term expires 2028) DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE Heidi Almodovar, DNP, APRN, CPNP-AC/PC, TCRN, CPHQ (Term expires 2028) DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE Valerie Brockman, MSN, RN, TCRN, CAISS, CPHQ, CSTR (Term expires 2028) CLINICAL DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE Maria Bautista Durand, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, CPNP-PC (Term expires 2027) INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE Diana Skaff, DBA, MBA-M, BSN, RN (Term expires 2028) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Stephanie Czuhajewski, MPH Past Presidents The Society of Trauma Nurses Board of Directors term begins and ends at the annual conference. 2025 - Elizabeth Atkins, MSN, RN, TCRN 2024 - LeAnne Young, MSN, RN, TCRN 2023 - Linda Reinhart, MSN, RN, CNS, CCRN, TCRN 2022 - Amy Krichten, MSN, RN, CEN, TCRN 2021 - Maria McMahon, MSN, RN, PNP-PC/AC, TCRN 2020 - Maria McMahon, MSN, RN, PNP-PC/AC, TCRN 2019 - Sarah Mattocks, MSN, FNP-C, TCRN, NE-BC 2018 - Sean Elwell, MSN, RN, NE-BC, TCRN, EMT 2017 - Cindy Blank-Reid, MSN, RN, CEN, TCRN 2016 - Joan Pirrung, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC 2015 - Julie Nash, MSN, RN, 2014 - Kathi Ayers, MSN, FNP, RN 2013 - Karen Doyle, MBA, MS, RN, NEA-BC 2012 - Melissa A. 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