For Immediate Release

Contact: Sarah Zhou

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Email: sarah@nsna.org 


NSNA House of Delegates Elects 2026-2027 Board of Directors and Nominating and Elections Committee

Queens, NY – April 21, 2026.  The National Student Nurses’ Association (NSNA) 74th Annual Convention – Grounded in Purpose, Destined for the Stars – took place April 8-11, 2026, at George R. Brown Convention Center and Hilton Americas in Houston, TX. Participants included over 2,200 students, speakers, faculty members, consultants, and exhibitors. 


On Saturday, April 11, results of elections for the 2026-2027 Board of Directors and Nominating and Elections Committee were announced. The new officers were installed during the closing session of the House of Delegates.


NSNA congratulates the following: 


2026-2027 Board of Directors


D. Ryan Barrett, Sr., President, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY

Anna Scaria, Vice President, Ohio State University, College of Nursing, Columbus, OH

Shermaine Lambkin, Secretary/Treasurer, United Nursing College, Murrieta, CA

Caitrin Lugger, Imprint Editor, University of Michigan-Flint, Flint, MI

Clara Eke, Breakthrough to Nursing Director, Georgia Gwinnett College, Lawrenceville, GA

Favour Nwozor, Director, Stephens College School of Health Sciences, Columbia, MO

Damian Burac, Director, Georgia Gwinnett College, Lawrenceville, GA

Sophia Espaillat, Director, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA

Janai McFarland, Director, Nevada State University, School of Nursing, Henderson, NV

Addisyn Poole, Ex-Officio Director and Chair, Council of State Presidents (COSP), Catawba Valley Community College, Hickory, NC

2026-2027 NSNA Board of Directors

(Pictured: Front row left to right: Shermaine Lambkin, Anna Scaria, Ryan Barrett, Caitrin Lugger, Addisyn Poole;

Back left to right: Favour Nwozor, Damian Burac, Clara Eke, Sophia Espaillat, Janai McFarland)


2026-2027 Nominating and Elections Committee


Lucas Huffman, Chairperson, Southern Election Area, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing, Chapel Hill, NC

Mason Gaudreault, Northern Election Area, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Scottsbluff, NE

Bailey Kallal, Eastern Election Area, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

Keegan Naval, Western Election Area, Monterey Peninsula College, Monterey, CA

2026-2027 Nominating and Elections Committee (NEC)

(Pictured left to right: Mason Gaudreault, Lucas Huffman, Bailey Kallal, Keegan Naval)

About the National Student Nurses' Association, Inc.

NSNA is a membership organization representing over 50,000 students in Associate Degree, Diploma, Baccalaureate, and direct-entry Masters programs preparing students for Registered Nurse licensure, as well as RNs in BSN completion programs. Visit www.nsna.org for more information. 

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