School of Nursing Faculty and Staff
| Terrica Durbin | School of Nursing Director, Associate Professor | DNP, PhD, CRNA, FAANA | tdurbin@wcu.edu | 828.227.3526 |
| Jaclyn Bandell | Assistant Professor | DNP, FNP-C | jbandell@wcu.edu | 828.654.6502 |
| Amy Banner | Assistant Professor | DNP, MSN-Ed, RN | bannera@wcu.edu | 828.227.3529 |
| Kia Countess | Assistant Professor | DNP, RN, CNE | kcountess@wcu.edu | |
| Mariana Da Costa | Assistant Professor | DNP, RN, NE-BC | mdfisher@wcu.edu | 828.227.3524 |
| Gail Elliott | ABSN Assistant Program Director, Associate Professor | PhD, RN | gmelliott@wcu.edu | 828.654.6522 |
| Lydia Elliott | Associate Professor | DNP, FNP-BC | lydiaelliott@wcu.edu | 828.654.6520 |
| Kristen Harrell | Assistant Professor | MSN, RN, CCRN | kharrell@wcu.edu | 828.654.6556 |
| Susan Hester | Associate Professor | DNP, , RN, CPN | swhester@wcu.edu | 828.227.2898 |
| Brittany Hudgins-Graham | Assistant Professor | EdD, MSN, RN, CNE | bhudginsgraham@wcu.edu | 828.227.2892 |
| Summer Huntley-Dale | Associate Professor | PhD, FNP-C | shuntleydale@wcu.edu | |
| Mary Knowlton | ABSN Program Director, Associate Professor | DNP, RN, CNE | mcknowlton@wcu.edu | 828.654.6518 |
| Taya Kretz-Notelle | DNP Nurse Anesthesia Program Director, Assistant Professor | DNAP, MSNA, CRNA | tkretznotelle@wcu.edu | 828.654.6524 |
| Candice Laney | Associate Professor | DNP, RN, CNE | cwlaney@wcu.edu | |
| Kae Livsey | Director of Community Partnerships, Professor |
PhD, MPH, RN | klivsey@wcu.edu | 828.227.2894 |
| April Messer | School of Nursing Associate Director, Assistant Professor | PhD, RN, CCRN | awmesser@wcu.edu | 828.654.6525 |
| Annie Meyers | Assistant Professor | DNP, MSN, CRNA | ameyers@wcu.edu | 828.654.6527 |
| Brett Morgan | DNP Nurse Anesthesia Program Assistant Director, Visiting Professor | DNAP, CRNA | morganb@wcu.edu | |
| Tamera Pearson | DNP FNP Program Director, Professor | PhD, FNP, ACNP | tlpearson@wcu.edu | 828.654.6519 |
| Laura Plantenberg | Interim TBSN Program Director, Assistant Professor/Health Services Coordinator | DNP, RN, NCSN | lplantenberg@wcu.edu | 828.227.3531 |
| Sheila Price | Assistant Professor | EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE | scprice@wcu.edu | |
| Amy Wells Putnam | Assistant Program Director for Nurse Educator, Nursing Leadership, RN-BSN and RIBN, Associate Professor | DNP, RN, CNE | awputnam@wcu.edu | |
| Kerri Qualls | Assistant Professor | PhD, BSN, RN | kqualls@wcu.edu | 828.227.2892 |
| Emily Querin | Assistant Professor | MSN, RN, CEN | equerin@wcu.edu | 828.654.6514 |
| Anne Reinert | Assistant Professor | MSN, RN, NE-BC | areinert@wcu.edu | 828.227.3530 |
| Elizabeth Sexton | Assistant Professor | MSN, RN | ehsexton@wcu.edu | 828.227.2896 |
| Tamra Shea | Assistant Professor | PhD, MSN, RN | tshea@wcu.edu | |
| Francine Sheppard | Associate Professor | PhD, RN, CNE | fsheppard@wcu.edu | |
| Angie Trombley | PMHNP DNP Program Director, Assistant Professor | DNP, APRN, PMHNP/BC | atrombley@wcu.edu | |
| Amber Vermeesch | Associate Professor | PhD, MSN, FNP-C, RN, CNE, FACSM, FNAP, ANEF, FAANP | avermeesch@wcu.edu | |
| Brett Walters | Assistant Professor | MSN, RN, CNE | swalters@wcu.edu | 828.654.6503 |
| David Wells | Associate Professor | EdD, MSN, RN | dkwells@wcu.edu | 828.227.2897 |
| Ramona Whichello | Nurse Educator & Nursing Leadership Program Director and RN-BSN & RIBN Interim Program Director, Associate Professor | DNP, RN, NEA-BC | rwhichello@wcu.edu | |
| Megan Woody | Assistant Professor | DNP, RN | mwoody@wcu.edu | |
| Tina Fortney | Clinical Coordinator - DNP FNP Program | MSN, RN | tfortney@wcu.edu | |
| Ray Gilbert Jr. | Student Success Coordinator | rgilbertjr@wcu.edu | 828.227.3507 | |
| Reuben Gurevich | Administrative Support - Cullowhee | rgurevich@wcu.edu | 828.227.3521 | |
| Beth Parks | Nursing Lab Coordinator - Biltmore Park | eparks@wcu.edu | 828.654.6517 | |
| Kathy Stenger | Administrative Support - Biltmore Park | kstenger@wcu.edu | 828.654.6509 | |
| Lauren Wagstaff | Clinical Coordinator - Pre Licensure Programs | lwagstaff@wcu.edu | ||
| Verity Wilcher | Administrative Support - Nurse Anesthesia Program | swilcher@wcu.edu | 828.654.6511 |
