Board of Directors

Our Board of Directors is comprised of caring individuals who are committed to working as Trustees to fulfill SNOCF’s Mission.

To contact any Board Member, please email us at: info@snocf.org

Elected Officers

Liz Dietz, EdD, RN, CS-NP, CSN, FAAN

President
Board Term: 2022-2025

American Red Cross: Advisor/Mentor, Service to Armed Forces
Disability Integration Regional Lead & Disaster Health Manager
ESGR - Outreach Volunteer
Professor Emeritus - San Jose State University

Marilyn Alexander, MSN, RN, PHN

Immediate Past-President
Board Term: 2023-2026

Retired Credentialed School Nurse, Orange County Department of Education

Kathy Hundemer, MS, BSN, RN, PHN

Secretary Board Term: 2021-2024

Retired Credentialed School Nurse
Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for Santa Cruz County

Gayle McLean, MS, RN

Treasurer
Board Term: 2022-2025

Early Head Start Health Consultant
Retired Credentialed School Nurse, Santa Ana Unified School District

Susan R. Opas, PhD, RN, PNP, CNS, CHES

1st Officer-At-Large

Retired Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Kaiser Permanente
Retired Nursing Instructor, CSULA, Mount Saint Mary’s University, and UCLA; Credentialed School Nurse

Melinda Landau, MSN, BSN, RN

2nd Officer-At-Large
Board Term: 2022-2025

Vacant

1st Officer at Large
Board Term: 2024-2027

Lynn Summer

Secretary
Board Term: 2024-2027

Board Members

Andrea Coleman, RN

Board Member
Board Term: 2024-2025

School Nurse Administrator, LAUSD
Past President, CSNO-SS

Amanda Deardorff, CNM (ret.),MSN, RN, PHN

Board Member
Board Term: 2023-2026

Credentialed School Nurse, San Juan USD
Adjunct Nursing Faculty, Samuel Merritt University

Eden Donahue, DNP, RN, PHN, NCSN

Board Member
Board Term: 2021-2024

Assistant Professor/Associate Director, Nursing Program
California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt

Anne Fliesler, BSN, RN, PHN

Board Member
Board Term: 2022-2025

Supervising Pediatrician, School Health Clinics of Santa Clara County
American Academy of Pediatrics, CA District Chapter 1

Varci Hansen, RN, FNP

Associate Board Member
Board Term: 2023-2024

District Nurse Roseland Public Schools

Yuuko M. Johnson MSN-L, RN, PHN, CSN

Board Member
Board Term: 2022-2025

Sacramento County Office of Education

Barbara Miller, MSN, PNP, RN

Board Member
Board Term: 2023-2024

Retired Coordinator, School Nurse Services Credential Program,
California State University at Fresno
Retired Health Services Director, Fresno County Office of Education
Past President California School Nurses Organization

Kirsten Munk DNP, RN, PHN, NCSN

Board Member
Board Term: 2023-2026

Assistant Professor, School of Nursing and
School Nurse Credential Program Co-Coordinator,
California State University at Sacramento

David Price, BSN, RN, PHN

Associate Board Member
Board Term: 2023-2024

Health and Wellness Coordinator, Reef-Sunset Unified School District

Sharyn Turner, MA, RN, PHN

Board Member
Board Term: 2021-2024

Retired Coordinator of School Health Services, Nevada County Superintendent of Schools

Advisory Board

Nakia Best, PhD, MSN, BSN, RN

Assistant Professor, Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing
University of California at Irvine

Samantha Blackburn, PhD, RN, PHN

Associate Professor, School Nurse Program Coordinator, and
Graduate Program Coordinator
California State University at Sacramento

Lydia C. Bourne, BSN, RN, MA, PHN

Principal, Bourne & Associates
Retired Legislative Advocate for the California School Nurses Organization

Diane Durando, BSN, RN

Retired Credentialed School Nurse, Clovis Unified School District
Former Trustee of The School Nurses of California Foundation

Joan Edelstein, Dr.PH, MPH, MSN, PNP, BA, RN

Instructor, School Nurse Credential Program
California State University at Sacramento
Credentialed School Nurse, Piedmont Unified School District

Pamela Kahn, MPH, RN, NCSN

Coordinator, Health and Wellness, Orange County Department of Education
Past President California School Nurses Organization

Katy Waugh, MS, BS, RN

Retired School Nurse Consultant, San Mateo County Schools
Past President California School Nurses Organization
Former Trustee of The School Nurses of California Foundation