Board Members
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Andrea Watson
RN, BSN, OCN, CCRP
Re-Appointed
President
andrea.watson@ks.gov
Term: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2028
Amy Hite
EdD(c), DNP, FNP-C
Vice President
Term: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2028
Michelle Terry
Public Member
Secretary
Term: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2026
Adri Gouldsmith
LPN
Re-Appointed
Term: 07/01/2023 – 06/30/2027
Melissa Oropeza
DNP, APRN-BC, CGRN
Term: 07/01/2021 – 06/30/2025
Julianna Rieschick
RN, MSN, NEA-BC
Re-Appointed
Term: 07/01/2021- 06/30/2025
Lori Owen
LPN
Term: 07/01/2021 – 06/30/2025
Ruth L.M. Burkhart
DNP, MSN, MA, RN-BC, LPCC
Term: 07/01/2022- 06/30/2026
Vacant
Term: 07/01/2023 – 06/30/2027
Brenda Sharpe
Public Member
Re-Appointed
Term: 07/01/2023 – 06/30/2027
Vacant
Public Member
Term: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2028
