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Meet the Board Members & COINN Staff

Board Members

Karen Walker - COINN President

PRESIDENT

Professor Karen Walker, PhD, MN, BAPPSC, RGN, RSCN, MACN - President (Australia)

Karen is a Clinical Professor with the University of Sydney and is the Neonatal Clinical Nurse Consultant at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney, Australia...

boardpresident@coinnurses.org

Julia Petty - COINN Vice President

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...

j.petty@herts.ac.uk

Linda Ng - COINN Secretary

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...

linda.ng@unisq.edu.au

Debbie O'Donoghue - COINN Treasurer

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...

debbie.odonoghue@cdhb.health.nz

Novardian Ajum Ratul Aini - COINN Non-Executive Board Director

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.

nova.fikesb11@gmail.com

Marina Boykova - COINN Non-Executive Board Director

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...

boykova_marina@yahoo.com

Marsha Campbell- Yeo - COINN Non-Executive Board Director

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...

Marsha.Campbell-Yeo@dal.ca

Wakako Eklund - COINN Non-Executive Board Director

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...

eklundthree@gmail.com

Shela Hirani - COINN Non-Executive Board Director

NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Professor Shela Hirani, PhD, RN, IBCLC (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...

shela.hirani@gmail.com

Judy Hitchcock - COINN Non-Executive Board Director

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...

time4nowc@gmail.com

Tracey Jones - COINN Non-Exectuive Board Director

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...

tracey.m.jones@manchester.ac.uk

Miki Konishi - COINN Non-Executive Board Director

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...

 

Mikit1004@gmail.com

Andre Ndayambaje - COINN Non-Executive Board Director

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...

fifi4andre@gmail.com

Patrick Too - COINN Non-Executive Board Director

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+).

patrickkimtos@gmail.com

Camillie-Kae Torre - COINN Non-Executive Board Director

NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Dr. Camille-Kae Torre, DNP, CCRN-N- Non-Executive Director (United States)

Camille-Kae Torre, DNP, CCRN-N is a corporate nurse educator for a large health system in Miami, FL, USA. She has been a NICU nurse for over six years and has been involved in numerous initiatives involving neonatal care and education...

ckaett@gmail.com

COINN Staff

Carole Kenner - COIN CEO

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...

ceo@coinnurses.org

Sue Prullage - CoNP Director of Nursing

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...

directornursingeducation@coinnurses.org

Mary Blankership Pointer - COINN Chief Financial Officer

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.

Webmasters

Jacob Gould - COINN Webmaster

WEBMASTER

Jacob Gould

Jacob Gould, based in Chester, England, holds a BA (Hons) in Fine Art from Liverpool John Moores University. With a passion for art and design, Jacob has applied his creative expertise to web design, working as a freelance designer for a variety of businesses and organizations.

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