Diversity in Nursing Advisory Board

CSON's commitment to diversity and inclusion is at the core of who we are: as nurses, as a community, and as men and women for others. Our Diversity in Nursing Advisory Board, comprising local and national nurse leaders, provides insight and guidance to °¬¿ÉÖ±²¥and staff in planning and implementing programs that foster a culture of inclusiveness. 

External Board Members

  • Patricia Lowe, J.D., M.S., CDE, AVP, Office for Institutional Diversity
  • Erick Berrelleza, S.J. founding dean of Messina College part Pine Manor Institute for Student Success
  • Burt Howell, Executive Director of Intersections a Division of Mission and Ministry at °¬¿ÉÖ±²¥ College
  • Karl Bell, Director, Mentoring & Academic Achievement at Pine Manor Institute for Student Success
  • Rachel E. Spector, RN, Ph.D., CTN-A, FAAN, Retired associate professor at the William F. Connell School of Nursing and author or Cultural Diversity in Health and Illness
  • Christopher Kirwan, Ph.D. Director, Medical Interpreter Services, Massachusetts General Hospital Faculty, The Disparities Solutions Center
  • James Hill, Founder of Java with Jimmy Podcast (WGBH)
  • Richard Lee, MD, Ph.D., Clinical Co-Director, The Claire and John Bertucci Center for Genitourinary Cancers

Internal Board Members

  • Ted Hannigan, Clinical Placement Specialist, (CSON Staff Member)
  • Sean Sendall, Assistant Dean Graduate Enrollment and Student Services (CSON Staff Member)
  • Mary Moriarty, Director Nursing Continuing Education, (CSON Staff Member)
  • Alison Marshall, Ph.D-C., RN, M.S.N, FNP-C (CSON Faculty)
  • Dorean Behney Hurley, M.S.N, RN, CCRN (CSON Faculty) DNA-B Faculty Fellow
  • Patricia Reid Ponte, RN, D.N.Sc., FAAN, NEA-BC (CSON Faculty)
  • Jane Flanagan, Ph.D., RN, AHN-BC, ANP-BC, FAAN (CSON Faculty) DNA-B

Connell School Diversity Advisory Board Minutes and Annual Reports