Meet the Board Members & COINN Staff
Board Members
PRESIDENT
Professor Karen Walker, PhD, MN, BAPPSC, RGN, RSCN, MACN - President (Australia)
Clinical Professor Karen Walker is a Neonatal Clinical Nurse Consultant at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney and a Clinical Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Health at the University of Sydney. ​
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VICE PRESIDENT
Professor Julia Petty, PhD, MSc, PGCEW, RGN/RRGN, PFHEA- Non-Executive Director (United Kingdom)
Julia Petty is an Associate Professor (learning & teaching) and a Senior Lecturer in Children's Nursing at the University of Hertfordshire, UK where she has worked since April 2013...
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SECRETARY
Professor Linda Ng, PhD-Secretary (Australia)
Linda Ng's primary interests lie in education and workforce development, emphasising the importance of training and supporting healthcare professionals...
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TREASURER
Debbie O’Donoghue, MS, RN-Treasurer (New Zealand)
Debbie is the Nurse Manager of the NICU at Christchurch Women’s Hospital New Zealand. She has been working within New Zealand in a senior neonatal nursing role for the past 24 years...
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NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Novardian Ajum Ratul Aini, MN.Ped, Nsg.Specialist (Indonesia)
Novar Dian is a graduate of the Pediatric Nursing Specialist program at the Faculty of Nursing, University of Indonesia, in 2021.
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NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Professor Marina Boykova, PhD, RN, PNAP-Non-Executive Director (United States)
Marina received her nursing diploma from the School of Nursing #3, Leningrad, in 1989 and worked as a NICU nurse for 19 years at Children’s Hospital #1, Saint Petersburg, Russia...
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NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Professor Marsha Campbell-Yeo, PhD, RNN, MN, NNP-C, FAAN- Non-Executive Director (Canada)
Dr. Marsha Campbell-Yeo, a neonatal nurse practitioner, is a Professor, Clinician Scientist and Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) funded New Investigator at the School of Nursing...
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NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
​Dr. Wakako Eklund, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC, FAAN, FAANP- Non-Executive Director (United States)
Dr. Wakako Minamoto Eklund has been clinically active as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP) with Pediatrix Medical Group of TN in Nashville, TN, USA since 2003...​
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NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Dr. Shela Hirani, PhD, MScN, BScN, RN, CGNC, IBCLC, FAAN, Full Proffesor (Canada)
A/Prof Hirani was recognized by World Health Organization as one of 100 outstanding women nurse leader. In 2022, she received “YWCA Nutrien Women of Distinction Award” recognizing her research and scientific pursuit for the vulnerable population...
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NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Judy Hitchcock, RN (Australia)
Judy Hitchcock, Registered Nurse specialising in maternal, infant and child health. I have both a professional and personal interest in neonatal care, as my own son was 34/40, a long time ago now, when management was vastly different...
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NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Tracey Jones, MSC, BSC, RN, CHILD, HONS, ENNP-
Non-Executive Director (United Kingdom)
Tracey is a senior lecturer in neonatal nursing at The University of Manchester and a senior fellow of the higher education academy. She has been involved in neonatal education since 1999 when she started her first education post...
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NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
​Professor Miki Konishi, PhD, RN, PHN- Non-Executive Director (Japan)
Dr. Miki Konishi is as a Professor at Dokkyo Medical University School of Nursing. As a professor, her responsibilities include teaching not only undergraduate nursing students but also master’s and doctoral students, and midwifery students...​
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Andre Ndayambaje, MS, RN-Non-Executive Director (Rwanda)
Andre is the founder and commissioner of funds in board of Rwanda Association of Midwives(RAM) since 2011. The Founder and president of Rwanda Association of Neonatal Nurses (RANN) since 2015...
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NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Patrick Too, RN-
Non-Executive Director (Kenya)
Mr. Patrick Kimutai Too is a specialized neonatal nurse practicing in newborn unit Kenyatta national hospital. He is a mentor and a trainer on Emergency Triage assessment and treatment including admission of sick neonates (ETAT+).
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COINN Staff
CEO
Professor Carole Kenner, PhD, RN, FAAN, FNAP, ANEF, IDF COINN - Founder &
Chief Executive Officer
Professor Kenner has over 35 years’ neonatal/perinatal/pediatric experience. She is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati and Indiana University (USA) with the degrees in neonatal/perinatal nursing and nursing education...
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DIRECTOR OF NURSING EDUCATION - CoNP
Dr. Sue Prullage,
DNP, APN, NNP-BC, RN- Director of Nursing Education (United States/Rwanda)
Sue has been a nurse since 1981 and a neonatal/pediatric nurse since 1984. In 1994 I became a neonatal nurse practitioner and in 1996 I obtained my pediatric nurse practitioner...
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CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Mary Blankenship Pointer
Mary is a native of Oklahoma City (USA) and has over 38 years of banking/finance. She is the recipient of numerous awards for her philanthropic activities and active community service that are combined with extensive experience in financing, business development, and banking.
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