Agencies, Boards and Commissions

Nursing, Texas Board of*

15 Members - Term: 6 Years

Agency #: 507 1801 Congress AveSuite 10-200Austin, TX 78701

Office	Office Holder	Hometown / Term Ends
President	Verna "Kathy" Shipp, MSN, RN, FNP	Lubbock, 01-31-2029
Vice President	Allison Porter-Edwards, DrPH, MS, RM, CNE	Bellaire, 01-31-2027
Board Member(s)	Elizabeth Adamson D.N.P.	Mission, 01-31-2031
	Kathy Boswell, BSN, RN	Mineral Wells, 01-31-2029
	Carol Kay Hawkins-Garcia, BSN, RN	San Antonio, 01-31-2031
	Ken Johnson, RN	San Angelo, 01-31-2027
	Kathy Leader-Horn, LVN	Granbury, 01-31-2027
	Nancy Lewis LVN	Buchanan Dam, 01-31-2029
	Dru Riddle, Ph.D., APRN, CRNA	Fort Worth, 01-31-2029
	Melissa Schat, LVN	Granbury, 01-31-2031
Public Member(s)	Manuel "Manny" Cavazos IV	Manor, 01-31-2031
	Daryl Chambers, BBA	Grand Prairie, 01-31-2027
	Mazie Matthews Jamison, BA, MA	Callas, 01-31-2029
	Mary Grace Landrum	Houston, 01-31-2027
	Rick Williams	Killeen, 01-31-2031

Office	Office Holder	Phone / Fax
Executive Director	Kristin K. Benton, DNP, RN	(512) 305-6839 / (512) 305-8101
Executive Assistant	Patricia Vianes-Cabrera	(512) 305-6811 / (512) 305-8101
Director of Enforcement	Anthony Diggs	(512) 305-6825 / (512) 305-6870
Director of Licensing & Customer Service	Nicole Buckingham, BSN, RNC-LRN	(512) 305-7575 / (512) 305-7401
Director of Nursing	Kathy Smith, EdD, APRN, FNP-BC, ACNP-BC	(512) 305-6840 / (512) 305-7401
Director of Operations	Gisselle Gonzales	(512) 305-6801 / (512) 305-7401
General Counsel	John Vanderford	(512) 305-6821 / (512) 305-8101

The board oversees accreditation of nursing schools and ensures that licensed nurses in Texas meet the necessary requirements to practice.

* Subject to the Texas Sunset Act; will be reviewed in 2033.