KCNA Elections: 2025 Candidate Bios
The KCNA Nominating Committee is excited to present the 2025 slate. Click here to review the candidate biographies before submitting your ballot. This year ballots are electronic and close April 1st.
Board President (2025-27):
Treasurer (2025-27):
Members at Large (2025-27)(5 positions open):
Nominating Committee (2025-26):
The KCNA Board of Directors is fortunate to have highly qualified new members, as well as experienced members returning for another term:
Chris Henshaw, EdD, RN
Chris has over 25 years experience as a nurse educator and over 40 years experience as a nurse with a background in cardiac and critical care. She currently works as an adjunct professor at Seattle Pacific University. She is currently president of the KCNA Board and has previously served as secretary, as well as on the nominating, scholarship, bylaws, and program committees of KCNA and the Professional Nursing Health Care Council of WSNA.
Steven Simpkins, PhD, RN
Steven is the Director for Nursing Programs at Highline College and holds a PhD in Nursing Science from the University of Washington. He currently serves on the Washington Center for Nursing Board, UW Tacoma Advisory Board, Martin Family Foundation Board and is a mentor with the HRSA Diversifying Nursing Workforce Mentorship Program. Steven also currently serves on the KCNA Board and the Nominating Committee.
Hannah Jeong, DNP, RN
Hannah
is an Assistant Professor of Nursing at Lake Washington Institute of Technology. She earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice from the University of Washington. She is an active member of the National Alliance on Mental Illness and has been volunteering at the Seattle/King County Clinic since 2018. She currently serves on the KCNA Board and is a Grant Reviewer for the Community Grants Task Force.
Louise Peterson, MN, RN
Louise is a Nurse Manager for Public Health Seattle & King County supporting a Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention Grant. During her nursing career of 29 years, she has worked as a clinical nurse in maternal-child health, pediatrics, lactation and primary care. She currently serves as KCNA treasurer. In addition to KCNA and WSNA, she is a member of the American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing and previous member of Sigma Theta Tau and the International Lactation Consultant Association.
Carolyn Clark, RN
Carolyn Clark, RN currently works at the King County Correctional Facility. She has been an active member of KCNA for 10 years and currently serves on the board. Carolyn also volunteers with the Seattle Humane Society, facilitating a pet loss support group and being a pet partner at a local nursing care facility with her dog Norton.
Wendell Brunk, BSN, RN
Wendellgraduated in 2019 from Pacific Lutheran University. While in school he served as Nursing Students of Washington State President for two years. Upon graduation he became a professional member of WSNA. He currently works as a clinic RN, for Swedish Urology. In addition to nursing, he volunteers for the Sea Scouts as a Mate. Hobbies include knitting, boating, traveling, and volunteering in community building. He aspires to work in public health or nursing research.
Antwinett O. Lee, EdD, MSN-CNS, RN
Antwinett is the Nursing Professional Development Specialist at the UW Medicine and operates her own educational nurse consultant business. She has served on the board of KCNA, including president, and has been a mentor in the MentorLink Program. Antwinett is a member of Mary Mahoney Professional Nurses Organization, Washington Center for Nursing Board President, and on the Professional Nursing Health Care Council for the Washington State Nurses Association.
Frankie Manning, RN, MAN
Frankie Manning, RN, MAN is retired from the VA Puget Sound Health Care System as the Chief Nursing Executive. She is a member of many professional nursing groups, including the Washington State Nurses Association, KCNA (board member and Neighborhood Health Committee), Mary Mahoney Professional Nurses Organization. She also is a member of various health care organizations. She volunteers with Seattle King County Public Health Reserves and is interested in supporting the community, particularly the homeless and other underserved groups. I value mentoring students and young nurses. Participating in programs allow me to learn and to continue and support future nurses.
Alison Bradywood, DNP, MN, MPH, RN, NEA-BC
Alison Bradywood, DNP, MN, MPH, RN, NEA-BC, is the executive director of Washington Board of Nursing (WABON). She is an experienced executive leader focused on nursing practice and quality improvement. She completed her MPH degree at the University of Washington. She served as co-chair for the WA Nursing Action Coalition for Health Equity and is involved with the WA Physicians for Social Responsibility. She is a healthcare workforce researcher and a nurse volunteer in the Maldives and Nepal.
Nancy Wilder, RN, BA
Nancy Wilder, RN, BA, a KCNA member since 1983, retired after nearly 40 years at Seattle Children’s. She served on various leadership committees at Children’s as well as the designated WSNA Membership Chair. Nancy holds an AND from Olympic College, a BA in sociology from UW and an ASPAN certification. Nancy has been a nurse at CYO Camps and Camp Gallagher for over 10 years.
Anne Poppe, PhD, MN, BSN, BA, RN
Anne Poppe, PhD, MN, RN has experience in gerontology, critical care, research, administration and education. She has served on the KCNA Board as treasurer as well as on the finance and program committees, the grant task force and the nursing practice special interest group. Anne has volunteered at the Washington Center for Nursing to develop guidelines for transition to practice programs and scope of practice issues in long-term care.
Rachel Diller, BSN, RN
Rachel earned her BSN from Seattle Pacific University and is an inpatient bedside RN at Seattle Children’s Hospital where she has also been a member of a unit-based, shared governance committee for care delivery. She currently serves on the KCNA Grants Task Force and the Neighborhood Health Special Interest Group. She volunteers at Evergreen Health Hospital in Kirkland and has served as Member at Large for Sigma Theta Tau. She is most passionate about community health.
Emily Vinson, MSN, ARNP-CS, ACCNS-AG
Emily Vinson, BSN, RN is a Clinical Nurse Specialist in critical care at Seattle Children’s Hospital. She holds a BSN from the University of Iowa and an MSN from Seattle Pacific University. Emily is a member of Sigma Theta Tau International and American Association of Critical Care Nurses. She volunteers for the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation
Heather Stephen- Selby, BSN, MSN, ARNP-BC, RN
Director of Clinical Services at HealthPoint Community Health Center responsible for managing COVID response, employee health, infectious diseases and infection control, providing direct patient care, professional development, and management for 17 clinics, urgent care and 400 staff in the back office setting including RNs, MAs and DAs. She has been active in nursing associations at the local, state and national levels for most of her career.
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