NCNA Leadership
2025 Elective Office Call for Candidates
The North Carolina Nurses Association is led by a Board of Directors elected by the membership and consisting of three Executive Committee members, four Members at Large, and the Chair of the Commission on Advanced Practice Nursing. This Board set the strategic direction of the organization and set priorities and policy, which are then implemented in partnership with a staff led by Tina Gordon, MPA, CAE, FACHE, who serves as NCNA’s Chief Executive Officer.
Interested in serving on the NCNA Board of Directors? Download the submission form below. Email the completed application to RNs@ncnurses.org.
All applications must be submitted no later than January 31, 2025, at 11:59pm.
Board of Directors for 2023-2024
(October 2023 through 2024)
Executive Committee
President
Trish Richardson, MSN, BSBA, RN, NE-BC, CMSRN
of Raleigh
President-Elect
Bonnie Davis Meadows, MSN, APRN, ACCNS-AG
of Belmont
Secretary/Treasurer
Thompson Forbes III, PhD, RN, NE-BC
of Greenville
Members at Large
Bimbola Akintade, PhD, MBA, MHA, ACNP-BC, NEA-BC, FAANP
of Greenville
Susan Bachmeier, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
of Wilkesboro
Nancy Dias, PhD, MSN, RN
of Durham
Torica Fuller, DNP, MSN, FNP-BC, FNP-C, CDP, CGRN, CPN, NRCME
of Raeford
Ashley Sholar, BSN, RN, MBA
of Wallace
Daiziah Wagner, BSN, RN
of Durham
Chair, Commission on Advanced Practice Nursing
Kathleen Brandenburg, PhD, MSN, FNP-BC
of Ocean Isle Beach
