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Committee Members
Mission Statement: The Accredited Approver Unit mission statement is to enhance the development, delivery, and evaluation of nursing continuing professional development educational activities utilizing ANCC standards.
Nan Morgan, RN, BSN, MSÂ Nursing Leadership – Education
Accredited Approver Program Director
Colorado Nurses Association
Debra K. Bailey, RN, FNP, CDE
Region 6 Director
Margaret Bishop MSN, RN
Deputy DirectorÂ
Colorado Nurses Association
Kirsten Christensen, MSN, RN, NPD-BC
Professional Development Specialist
Children’s Hospital Colorado
Mary Ciambelli, PhD, CNS RN
Past President CNA
Debra Edwards, BSN, RN, MS, NPD-BC
Primary Nurse Planner/Nurse Planner
Texas Health and Human Services
Austin, Texas
Jody DeStigter, PhD, RN, NPD-BC
Professional Development UCHealth
Ann Froese-Fretz, MS, RN, CNS, CPNP-PC
Program Director Continuing Nursing Education
University of Colorado College of Nursing
Mark Longshore PhD, JD, RN, CNE
Executive Director
Colorado Nurses Association
Leigh Schmidt, MSN, RN, CNE, CHCP
Associate Director, Compliance
Medscape Education, LLC
Mandy Seader, BSN, RN
Patient Safety Specialist
Children’s Hospital Colorado
Mary Steggall, MS, RN, MSN
Nursing Professor, RN-BSN Chair/Advisor
Arapahoe Community College
Colorado Nurses Association is accredited as an approver of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Interested In Becoming a Comittee Member?
 Contact us [email protected]
Membership Responsibilities:
- Attend 75% monthly scheduled meetings in person or virtually or notify chair if unable to attend
- Support CNA’s philosophy, purpose, and goals of the Approver Unit
- Participate in Peer Review of applications based on CNA/ANCC criteria
- Declare any conflict of interest prior to deliberation on any application and recuse self from the review
- Collaborate with Program Director in determining appropriate action for applications and other requested material
- Maintain confidentiality of applications
- Collaborate with Program Director in developing, collecting, monitoring and evaluating Approver Unit Quality Outcome Measures.Â
- Collaborate with Program Director for continuous improvement of Approver Unit based on Provider feedback.
- Council members must have a BSN or higher, active unrestricted license.
- The time commitments are meeting time and reviews = generally 2 to 10 hours per month commitment.