FNCB Board of Directors

~Working for and Dedicated in Service to Forensic Nurses~

Advancing the Science and Practice of Forensic Nurses Globally
Through Professional Certifications

Dr. Patricia M. Speck

DNSc, CRNP, FNP-BC, AFN-C, IVSE-C, DF-IAFN, FAAFS, DF-AFN, FAANP, FAAN

Professor of Nursing, Coordinator Advanced Forensic Nursing (retired)

University of Alabama at Birmingham
School of Nursing Birmingham, AL

Dr. Deborah St. Germain

DNP, RN, AFN-C, SANE-A, SANE-P, IVSE-C

Forensic Nursing Lecturer

Texas A & M University
Bryan, TX

Dr. Stacey A. Mitchell

DNP, MBA, RN, AFN-C, SANE-A, SANE-P, IVSE-C, DF-AFN, FAAN

Clinical Professor
Director, Center of Excellence in Forensic Nursing

Texas A&M University
Bryan, TX

Immediate Past-President (2025-2026)

President (2022-2024)

President-Elect (2024)

President (2025-2026)

Past-President Emeritus (2025-…)

Immediate Past-President (2022-2024)

President (2020-2022)

Dr. Elizabeth Burgess Dowdell

Ph.D., RN, AFN-C, IVSE-C, FAAN

Professor, Coordinator Undergraduate Research

Villanova University
Villanova, PA

Dr. Heather J. Head

DNP, MSN, RN, APRN, FNP-BC, AFN-C, IVSE-C

Executive Director

Edmondson Telford Child Advocacy Center

Longstreet Clinic OB-GYN

Forensic Nursing Educator

Brenau University
Gainesville, GA

Dr. Max Veltman

Ph.D., MSN, RN, CPNP-PC, AFN-C, IVSE-C

Associate Professor and Clinical Coordinator

Boise State University Division of Nursing
Boise State University
Boise, ID

President-Elect (2025-2026)

President (2027-2028)

Treasurer (2021-2024; 2025-2026)

Secretary (2025-2026)

Laurie Charles

MSN, RN, SANE-A, SANE-P, CHSE, AFN-C, IVSE-C, DF-AFN

Clinical Assistant Professor

Faculty Fellow, Center of Excellence in Forensic Nursing
Texas A&M University
Bryan, TX

Dr. Josie Doss

Ph.D., MSN, RNC-OB, SANE-A, AFN-C, IVSE-C

Associate Dean & Director, Professor

Georgia College and State University
Milledgeville, G

Dr. Michelle Patch

Ph.D., MSN, RN, APRN-CNS, ACNS-BC, AFN-C, DF-AFN, IVSE-C, FAAN

Assistant Professor

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Director (2020-2024; 2025-2026)

Secretary (2021-2024)

Board Member – Vacant

FNCB Founding Board of Directors (2018-2020)

Dr. Patricia M. Speck, Chair
Dr. Stacey A. Mitchell, Co-Chair
Dr. Kathleen Thimsen, Treasurer
Dr. Trinity Ingram-Jones

Coming Soon! FNCB Emeritus Member!

Former FNCB Board of Directors Members

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FNCB wishes to thank former Board of Directors members. Their contribution created the successful certifications today, enjoyed by Forensic Nurses globally!

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2023-2024 Ms. Brook McIltrot, Community Member

2020-2024 Dr. Kelly Berishaj, Oakland University

2018-2022 Dr. Kathleen Thimsen, University of Nevada Las Vegas

2018-2020 Dr. Trinity Ingram-Jones, Entrepreneur