2012 international new Fellows - American Academy of Nursing

Dr. Schumann co-authored a 2008 book along with Dr. Margretta Styles, Kathi White and
Carol Bickford, called Specialization and Credentialing in Nursing Revisited. She has provided
a chapter “Policy Implications driving National Quality and Safety Initiatives” for inclusion in
the book Quality and Safety in Nursing: A Competency Approach to Improving Outcomes
authored/edited by Gwen Sherwood and Jane Barnsteiner, 2012.
Prior to moving to Washington, DC, Dr. Schumann ran a college health center, nursing services
for a community hospital, and served as a nurse manager for the University of Michigan Medical
Center. She taught pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin and at Eastern Michigan University.
Dr. Schumann began her nursing career as a staff nurse at the University of Wisconsin in a
cardiovascular surgical ICU and pediatrics, and is a nationally certified pediatric nurse practitioner.
maRla WEstOn, pHD, Rn
Over the past two decades, Marla Weston has expanded her leadership for nurses and
nursing from the state level, to the Veterans Affairs, and now nationally to the American Nurses
Association where she serves as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Since becoming CEO in 2009,
Dr. Weston has implemented programs and services to educate nurses and support their use
of evidence in practice. She has made the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators
(NDNQI) available to nurse researchers as a critical source of data to demonstrate nursing’s
impact on quality and safety outcomes. Under her leadership, participation in NDNQI has
increased to more than 30 percent of U.S. hospitals.
Dr. Weston has advocated for strong partnerships among nursing organizations to further
nursing’s national policy goals. Her leadership on interprofessional committees, including
the National Priorities Partnership Better Care Subcommittee, resulted in close examination
of nursing’s role in person- and family-centered care, communication and care coordination,
and safety. On the Measure Application Partnership, she ensures that measure development
considers the contribution of nurses across the continuum of care. She has fostered effective
working relationships between the Nursing Alliance for Quality Care, the Academy’s Expert
Panel on Quality, and other groups working on national nursing initiatives.
Prior to ANA, Dr. Weston was deputy chief officer in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’
Workforce Management and Consulting Office and served four years as executive director of
the Arizona Nurses Association. Dr. Weston earned a Doctorate of Philosophy in Nursing at the
University of Arizona.
Florida
DOnna HERRin-gRiFFitH, msn, Rn, nEa-bC, CEnp, FaCHE
Donna Herrin-Griffith is Senior Vice President/Chief Nurse Executive at Martin Health System,
Stuart, Florida and Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Alabama, Huntsville
Ms. Herrin-Griffith has made substantial contributions to nurse executive practice and leader
development through her service as President of the American Organizations of Nurse Executives
(2009). She created a model for nurse leader development and nurse leader competencies used
by organizations and academic institutions in the US and internationally. She was instrumental in
design of the Nursing Institute of the Mid-South and provided expert assistance in developing a
care model for developing health systems in the Middle East.
Ms. Herrin-Griffith has served on the editorial board of the Journal of Nursing Administration for
15 years, served as an appraiser for the ANCC Magnet program, and on key committees within
the American Hospital Association.
Ms. Herrin-Griffith holds a Masters degree from Vanderbilt University and is triple board certified in
leadership with ANCC, AONE and as Fellow with the American College of Healthcare Executives.
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