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 Forest Rawls, CHT, CCHT-A, FNKF
forest.rawls@emoryhealthcare.org
Chair-Elect Amy Proctor, RN, MSN, CDN
amy.proctor@fmc-na.com
Immediate Past Chair Melinda Martin-Lester, RN, BA, CNN, FNKF
melindalester@aol.com
SCM Program Chair Leonor Ponferrada, BSN, RN, CNN
ponferradal@health.missouri.edu 
SCM Program Co-Chair JoAnn Otts, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
jotts@southalabama.edu 
Director-at-Large
Education
Jill Burns, RN, CDN
Jillmburns.rn@gmail.com 
Director-at-Large
Public Policy
Lyle Smith, RN, MSN
lyle_bonent@msn.com
Director-at-Large & Awards Chair
Research
Cheryl Cress, RN, CNN
ccress@wustl.edu
Director-at-Large
Outreach
Joanna Neumann, RN, CNN
neumannj@satellitehealth.com
Publications Chair Sheila Deziel, MSN, RN, CNN, FNKF
sdeziel@cox.net

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.