NLC Commission
FY22 NLC Executive Committee
Chair
Term Expires: Sept. 30, 2023
Pamela C. Zickafoose, EdD, MSN, RN, NE-BC, CNE, FRE
NLC Commissioner, Delaware
Executive Director, Delaware Board of Nursing
Vice-Chair
Term Expires: Sept. 30, 2022
Stacey Pfenning, DNP, APRN, FNP, FAANP
NLC Commissioner, North Dakota
Executive Director, North Dakota Board of Nursing
Treasurer
Term Expires: September 30, 2022
Ann Oertwich, PhD, MSN, RN
NLC Commissioner, Nebraska
Executive Director, Nebraska Board of Nursing
Member-At-Large
Term Expires: Sept. 30, 2023
Joe Baker, Jr.
NLC Commissioner, Florida
Executive Director, Florida Board of Nursing
Member-At-Large
Term Expires: Sept. 30, 2022
Carol Moody, RN, BSN, MS, NEA-BC
NLC Commissioner, South Carolina
Administrator, South Carolina Board of Nursing
Member-At-Large
Term Expires: Sept. 30, 2022
Missy Poortenga, MHA, BSN, RN
NLC Commissioner, Montana
Executive Director, Montana Board of Nursing
Member-At-Large
Term Expires: September 30, 2023
Linda Young, RN, MS, FRE
NLC Commissioner, South Dakota
Executive Director, South Dakota Board of Nursing
NLC Commission Support Staff
James Puente
Director, Nurse Licensure Compact
Maggie Bieniek
Associate, Nurse Licensure Compact
FY2022 NLC Committees & Workgroups
Rules Committee
- Joey Ridenour, Co-Chair, AZ
- Brett Thompson, Co-Chair, MS
- Amy Fitzhugh, NC
- Kim Esquibel, ME
- Michelle Mayhew, WC
- Carol Moody, SC
- Stacey Pfenning, ND
- Debbie McKinney, OK
- Alice Henley, AL
- Rick Masters, Special Counsel
Training and Education Committee
- Ann Oertwich, Chair, NE
- Erin Matthies, Vice-Chair, SD
- Tony Graham, NC
- Lisa Hastings, WY
- Shan Montgomery, MS
- Nicole Benson, FL
- Carol Moreland, KS
- Nancy Norris Johnson, MS
Research Committee
- Tammy Bucholz, Chair, ND
- Jennifer Lewis, Co-chair, NC
- Sherri Sutton-Johnson, FL
- Jenny Barnhouse, OK
- LaDonna Patton, AL
- Priscilla Burks, MS
Elections Committee
- Sasha Poole, Co-chair, NM
- Crystal Tillman, NC
Policy Committee
- Pamela Zickafoose, Chair, DE
- Adrian Guerrero, KS
- Joe Baker Jr., FL
- Peggy Benson, AL
- Missy Poortenga, MT
- Jennifer Wright, LA
- Maureen Bentz, ND
Compliance Committee
- Lori Scheidt, Chair, MO
- Kathy Weinberg, Co-Chair, IA
- Melissa Hanson, ND
- Megan Hudson, ME
- Jackye Ward, OK
- Karen Evans, MD
- Karen Lyon, LA
- Patrick Samuelson, AL