Staff Directory

Our faculty and staff are committed to serving the students and community. All faculty members hold master degrees in nursing. Over one third of our faculty hold an earned doctorate and an additional one third are enrolled in doctoral studies. Longevity of service to the college is a hallmark of both faculty and staff.

Faculty members promote scholarship through active participation in professional organizations, by conducting and presenting research, presenting at national conferences and meetings, and authoring chapters for textbooks.

Faculty members are involved in research activities. They maintain expertise appropriate to their teaching responsibilities in a variety of ways including clinical practice (not private practice) and/or by maintaining national nursing certifications. Professional staff are involved in their respective professional organizations as a way to maintain expertise and improve services for students.

Strengths of the faculty members include the diversity in teaching experience, community service, clinical background and educational preparation. All faculty and staff are committed to continuing the tradition of excellence in nursing education.

Administration

Name	Title	Contact
Patricia A. Stockert, RN, PhD	President of the College	Email
Kimberly Mitchell, RN, PhD, CNE	Dean of Graduate Program	Email
Suzanne Brown, RN, DNP, PhD	Dean of Undergraduate Program	Email
Kevin Stephens, BS	Assistant Dean, Support Services	Email

Board

Name	Title	Role
Margaret Swanson, PhD	Vice President of Academic Affairs, Illinois Central College, Retired	Chair
Sister Agnes Joseph Williams, O.S.F.	OSF HealthCare Board, The Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis	Member
Robert Anderson	President, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center	Member
Sue Brown, RN, DNP, PhD	Dean of Undergraduate Program, Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing	Member
Sarah Buller Fenton, MS, RN, BC	Director of Nursing, Tazewell County Health Department, Retired	Member
Rhonda J. Ferrero-Patten	Attorney at Law, Partner, Hinshaw & Culbertson,LLC	Member
Linda Frary, RN, BSN	Nurse Auditor, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center	Member
Jim Gibson, CPA	Partner, CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP	Member
David Stenerson	Vice President/Chief Financial Officer, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center	Member
Kristen Largent	Executive Director of Financial Planning and Analysis, OSF HealthCare	Member
Curt LeRoy	Senior Major Gifts Officer, OSF HealthCare Foundation	Member
Kristen Manning, CRNA, MSN	Staff CRNA, Associated Anesthesiologists	Member
Kimberly Mitchell, RN, PhD	Dean of Graduate Program, Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing	Member
John Pompe, PsyD., SPHR	Manager, Integrated Health Programs, Caterpillar Human Services Division, Caterpillar, Inc.	Member
Deborah Smith, RN, DNP, MBA, NEA-BC, FAEN	Vice President / Chief Nursing Officer, OSF St. Joseph Medical Center	Member
Kevin Stephens	Assistant Dean, Student Services, Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing	Member
Dr. Patricia Stockert	President, Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing	Member