2023-2024 Board of Directors

My name is Nancy Jo Thompson, and I am thrilled to serve my second year as NCNA Consultant to NCANS! I am a full-time assistant professor in the SON at UNC-CH and I work PRN as an Administrative House Supervisor at UNC Chatham Hospital. I am excited to share diverse healthcare experience, including organizational leadership, maternal health, critical care, education, and simulation with the future nurses of NC! My scholarly work includes developing a series of Patient-Centered Modules for PAHO/WHO and the Support, Uplifting Communication, Collaboration, and Education to Sustain Success (SUCCESS) Mentor Model, which focuses on recruiting, training, and retaining the nursing workforce. I am truly honored and humbled to mentor NCANS members and future nurses! I love travel (anywhere), kayaking, hiking, and spending time with family.

My name is Lisa Davis Snow, and I am excited to serve my first term as NCNA Consultant to NCANS!
Currently I am full time faculty at Randolph Community College’s Associate Degree Nursing Program in
Asheboro, NC. I also serve as the faculty advisor for RCC’s Student Nurses Association. I am a retired
nurse manager from Atrium Health at CHS-Anson. In my over 40 years as a registered nurse, my practice
focus has been in the areas of medical/surgical nursing, leadership, continuing education, training and
development, and academics. I believe myself to be an example of a lifelong learner, with graduate
degrees in Organizational Change and Leadership, Adult Education and of course Nursing. My DNP
capstone project was on the impact faith community nurses have on post-acute care patient discharge
instructions, patient education and associated patient satisfaction. I also served as a member of the
North Carolina Nurses Association Board of Directors for two terms from 2015 – 2019. I am truly
honored to serve as a mentor to NCANS members, to all future nurses, and be a liaison for faculty
advisors. My other interest includes quality time with my family and friends (which includes my boxer
Bella), food and flower gardening, and all forms of art.

I am happy to serve a second term on the NCANS Board as the 2023-2024 President! I am going into my senior year of nursing school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. After graduation, my plans are to work for sometime in an ICU with the hopes of applying to a CRNA program in the future. In my free time, I enjoy traveling, cheering on the Tar Heels, and being with friends. I am looking forward to working with great leaders and future nurses this year as we work towards creating positive change!

I currently attend Central Carolina Community College and will be graduating in May of 2024. My goal after graduation is to work in a pediatric psych unit and later become a psychiatric DNP in hopes of someday opening my own pediatric mental health facility. In my free time, you can find me at church, the beach, Disney, running/cycling, or spending time with my husband, our daughter, and our sweet puppy. I am super excited to serve as this year’s publications director and looking forward to a great year!

Hey y’all! I’m Madison! I go to Catawba Valley Community College and I plan on going on to get my DNP and become an Emergency Nurse Practitioner. I love reading books, playing various sports, and playing with my little cousins every chance I get!

Hi! My name is Shana and I’m in my final semester at Wake Tech Community College, graduating in December 2023. I’m excited to serve on this years board as Legislative Director , and I’m especially looking forward to connecting with and uplifting my fellow nursing students. So far my favorite clinical experience has been in L&D. I have an interest in ICU and critical care , and am hoping to work in that field upon graduation. My overall goal is to work in education- helping to prepare the nurses of the future !

My name is Juanita Baldwin, new member to the NCANS board as the director at large. Currently attending Central Carolina Community College, after completion I will continue my education for BSN while working in ICU. My goal is to accomplish CRNA as well opening up my own spa. I look forward growing in this process as board member.

I am honored to serve on the 23-24 NCANS Board as a Director at Large. I am currently a junior at UNC Chapel Hill School of Nursing. As a new member of the board, I am excited to connect with nursing students across the state and work alongside my fellow board members to take nursing into the future! After graduation, I intend on gaining experience in the ICU and hopefully going back to school for my CRNA or a PhD. Outside of school, I enjoy spending time with my fur babies while also traveling and taking care of my plants!