About the NKF Council of Nephrology Nurses & Technicians®

Executive Committee

Feel free to contact the NKF-CNNT Executive Committee member at any time to offer your ideas, to volunteer for a special project, or whenever you need additional information.

Chair
Amy Proctor, RN, MSN, CDN
amy.proctor@fmc-na.com
Chair-Elect

Cheryl Cress, RN, CNN
ccress@wustl.edu

Immediate Past Chair

Forest Rawls, CHT, CCHT-A, FNKF
forest.rawls@emoryhealthcare.org

SCM Program Chair

Leonor Ponferrada, BSN, RN, CNN, FNKF
ponferradal@health.missouri.edu 

SCM Program Co-Chair

Jennifer Jungemann, BSN
jjungemann@huronregional.org

Publications Chair

Sheila Deziel, MSN, RN, CNN, FNKF
sdeziel@cox.net

Director-at-Large & Awards Chair
Research
Michelle Givens, RN
Director-at-Large 

Outreach

Joanna Neumann, RN, CNN
neumannj@satellitehealth.com
Director-at-Large
Education
 
Director-at-Large
Public Policy
 

Goals of the National Kidney Foundation Council of Nephrology Nurses and Technicians® (CNNT)

A. To develop and promote educational opportunities for nephrology nurses, technicians, and technologists. 
B. To collaborate with the National Kidney Foundation regarding local and federal legislation affecting nurses, technicians, and technologists.
C. To promote research related to kidney disease and issues affecting nephrology nurses, technicians, and technologists.
D. To promote and participate in the establishment of public services projects directed for the prevention and detection of kidney diseases and care of persons with kidney disease.