NOA Governance

Board of Directors

Elected volunteer leaders from national nursing organizations guide NOA’s strategy, governance, and programs, ensuring the Alliance remains a trusted, neutral forum for nursing leadership.

2025–2026 Board of Directors

Alphonzo Cortez Baker Sr.
President
Alphonzo Cortez Baker Sr., DNP, MSN, RN, CAPA
Past President, American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses (ASPAN)
Nancy Colobong Smith
President-Elect
Nancy Colobong Smith, MN, ARNP, ANP-BC, CNN
National President, American Nephrology Nurses Association (ANNA)
Lisa Deffenbaugh Nguyen
Immediate Past President
Lisa Deffenbaugh Nguyen, MS, CAE
Executive Director, American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA)
Gordon Lee Gillespie
Secretary-Treasurer
Gordon Lee Gillespie, PhD, DNP, RN, CEN, CNE, CPEN, PHCNS-BC, ANEF, FAEN, FAAN
Chief Program Officer, National League for Nursing (NLN)
Ron Kraus
Board Member
Ron Kraus, MSN, RN, CEN, TCRN, ACNS-BC
Past President, Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)
Ronnie Ursin
Board Member
Ronnie Ursin, DNP, MBA, RN, CENP, FACHE
President, Association of Black Nursing Faculty (ABNF)
Trusted by the world's leading nursing organizations
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40+

National Organizations

800k+

Nurses Represented

1

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