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UTAH NURSES ASSOCIATION
2026 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

All correspondence may be sent to [email protected]  

President (2026-2028)
Brittania Doxstader, MSN, BS HAS, RN

Immediate Past- President (2026-2027)
Andrew B. Nydegger, DNP, MSNEd, RN, CNE

First Vice-President and Member Engagement Committee Chair (2026-2028)
Nicole Smuin, MSN, RN

Second Vice President and Utah Nurse Editor (2026-2028) 
Rachel Ardern, HlthScD, RN

Treasurer  and Finance Committee Chair (2025-2027)
Heather Panek, DNP, MSN, Ed., AHN-bc, RN

Secretary (2026-2028)
Janine Roberts, MSN-Ed., RN

Director at Large (2026-2028)
Eric Haskell, MSN-Ed., RN

Director at Large (2025-2027)
Scott Christensen, PhD, MBA, APRN, ACNP-BC

Director at Large (2025-2027)
Victoria Tiase, PhD, RN, NI-BC, FAMIA, FAAN, FNAP, ACHIP

Director at Large (2026-2028)
Sarah Slater, MS, APRN, FNP-C

Director at Large (2026-2028)
Anmy Mayfield  DNP, APRN, FNP-C

Director at Large (2026-2028)
Natasha Ansari, PhD, MSN/Ed, RN, CNE 

Nominating Committee Chair (2025-2027)
Nicole Smuin, MSN, RN

Government Relations Committee Chair (2025-2027)
Rebecca Blair-Stevenson, DNP, MSN-Ed, MS-Epi, RN, CNE

Membership Committee Chair (2026-2028)
Nicole Smuin, MSN, RN

Bylaws Committee Chair
  Nicole de la Vega, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC

UNA Representative to ANA Membership Assembly (2025-2027)
Luisa Echeverria, DNP, MSN, RN

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR  (2018-present) 
Liz Close, PhD, RN 

ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (2026-present) 
Rebecca Blair-Stevenson, DNP, MSN-Ed, MS-Epi, RN, CNE