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, DF-IAFN, FAAFS, DF-AFN, FAAN
Professor of Nursing, Coordinator Advanced Forensic Nursing
University of Alabama at Birmingham
School of Nursing Birmingham, AL
Dr. Stacey A. Mitchell
DNP, MBA, RN, SANE-A, SANE-P, AFN-C, DF-AFN, FAAN
Clinical Associate Professor
Director, Center of Excellence in Forensic Nursing
Texas A&M University
Bryan, TX
Dr. Heather J. Head
DNP, MSN, RN, APRN, FNP-BC, AFN-C
Executive Director, Edmondson Telford Child Advocacy Center
Longstreet Clinic OB-GYN
Forensic Nursing Educator
Brenau University
Gainesville, GA
President (2022-2024)
Immediate Past-President (2022-2024)
President (2020-2022)
Treasurer (2021-2024)
Dr. Michelle Patch
PHD, MSN, RN, APRN-CNS, ACNS-BC, AFN-C, DF-AFN, FAAN
Assistant Professor
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
Secretary (2021-2024)
Dr. Kelly Berishaj
DNP, RN, ACNS-BC, AFN-C, SANE-A, DF-AFN
Forensic Nursing Program Director
Oakland University
Rochester, MI
Laurie Charles
MSN, RN, CA-CPSANE, SANE-A, SANE-P, CHSE, AFN-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
Professor & Director
Georgia College and State University
Milledgeville, G
Dr. Elizabeth Burgess Dowdell
PhD, RN, AFN-C, FAAN
Professor, Coordinator Undergraduate Research
Villanova University
Villanova, PA
Brooke McIltrot
Community Board Member
Eldersburg, MD
Dr. Deborah St. Germain
DNP, RN, CEN, SANE-A, AFN-C
Forensic Nursing Lecturer
Texas A & M University
Bryan, TX
Dr. Max Veltman
PhD, MSN, RN, CPNP-PC, AFN-C
Associate Professor and Clinical Coordinator
Boise State University Division of Nursing
Boise State University
Boise, ID
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
