The Commissioners

President
Katherine Healy Houle, MSN, C-FNP, CNN-NP
Katherine H. Houle is a certified Nephrology Nurse Practitioner and certified Family Nurse Practitioner with the Marquette General Medical Specialists practice at Marquette General Health System in Marquette, MI. She has been in nephrology nursing since 1982. She previously served as the chair of the Advanced Practice exam board and is currently active on the Advanced Practice exam item writing committee.

President-Elect,
Chairperson, Nursing Exam Board
Chairperson, Clinical/Technical Exam Board
Kim Deaver, RN, BSN, CNN
Kim Deaver is a Vascular Access Coordinator in Renal Services at the University of Virginia. She has been in nephrology nursing for 24 years. Kim has served on the vascular access committee for Mid-Atlantic Renal Coalition Network 5 for the last 2 years. Kim has been a certified nephrology nurse since 2003. Kim currently chairs the CNN test committee.

Secretary

Karen Wiseman, MSN, RN, CNN
Karen Wiseman began her nephrology nursing career in 1987 when she became the CNS for Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, TN. Ms. Wiseman has worked as a Clinical Educator for a large dialysis corporation and has participated on the Nephrology Nursing Journal Editorial Board. She is currently a Clinical Quality Manager for Fresenius Medical Care. Previously, Ms. Wiseman was with Renal Advantage Inc. and was Director, Policy and Regulatory Affairs. She participated in the CDN Test Writing committee for several years prior to becoming a Commissioner for NNCC.

Treasurer
Greg Lopez, BSN, RN, CNN
Greg Lopez has worked as a nephrology nurse for over sixteen years and has been a CNN since 2003. He has promoted nephrology nursing in his roles as secretary and president for his local ANNA chapter. He also served as Chairperson for the Louisiana Renal collaborative for three years. Greg has also volunteered his time and expertise to the National Kidney Foundation and the Network 8 Fistula First Task Force. Greg has been an Item writer for the CDN Test committee since February of 2009.

Chairperson, Advanced Practice Exam Board
Kim Alleman, MS, APRN, FNP-BC, CNN-NP
Kim Alleman is a certified Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) with the Hartford Hospital Transplant Program in Hartford, CT. She received her FNP in 1998 and was certified as a CNN-NP in 2008. Her previous nephrology nursing experience includes a position as the Transplant Coordinator for Hartford Hospital from November 1989 until February 1996. In 2002, Kim served on the CNN Test Committee as an item writer for the CNN examination.

Public Member,
Chairperson, Web Site Committee
Dottie Jeffries, BA
Dottie Jeffries is principal of Jeffries Marketing, has worked throughout her career in public relations, media relations, marketing, and retailing Over the years, she has worked with many for profit and nonprofit organizations, helping create and carry out coherent, effective media and marketing strategies. The respect Dottie has in the media has helped her imagine and place stories in outlets including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek (cover story), National Public Radio, Science News, Psychiatric News, Healthcare Executive and Harvard Magazine.

Commissioner
Sandra Bodin, MA, RN, CNN
Sandra Bodin is a Certified Nephrology Nurse with over 20 years of nephrology nursing experience. In addition, she has extensive experience in nursing informatics, clinical documentation improvement and, most recently, the nephrology biopharmaceutical industry. Her career has been spent at Miller-Dwan Medical Center and St. Mary’s/Duluth Clinic in Duluth MN, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, The Mayo Clinic in Rochester MN and Affymax, Inc. Palo Alto CA. Sandra is a member of the American Nephrology Nurses’ Association (ANNA) and Sigma Theta Tau International Society of Nursing. She is a past National President of ANNA and has served on ANNA’s Continuing Education Approval Board (CEAB), the Awards and Scholarship Committee and the Program Planning Committee.

Commissioner
Deb Hayslip, RN, MSN, CNN
Deb Hayslip is senior manager in Medical Communications Scientific Affairs Nephrology Therapeutic Area for Amgen, Inc. She began her nursing career in 1972 and has been in nephrology nursing since 1976 obtaining her CNN in 1990. Deb has served on the ANNA Journal Editorial Board and held multiple roles within her ANNA Chapter. She has also been active with NKF serving Region V Vice President and as a member of the Board of Directors for an affiliate of NKF. Deb currently chairs the CDN test committee.