NCSBN Elects National Leadership and Considers New Business with its Members at its 2026 Annual Meeting
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CHICAGO – NCSBN met in Chicago Aug. 19-21, 2026, to consider pertinent association business with its members.
Significant actions approved include:
- Adopted revisions to the Model Act and Model Rules.
- Set the NCLEX Examination Fee at $350 in the United States and Australia and $570 (CAD) in Canada, effective February 2027. Learn more.
Elections to the Board of Directors:
- President, Lori Scheidt, MBA-HCM, executive director, Missouri State Board of Nursing
- President-Elect, Barbara Blozen, EdD, MA, RN-BC, CNL, board president, New Jersey Board of Nursing
- Director-at-Large, Kelly Jenkins, MSN, RN, executive director, Kentucky Board of Nursing
- Director-at-Large, Ann Oertwich, PhD, RN, executive director, Nebraska Board of Nursing
- Director-at-Large, Missy Poortenga, MHA, RN, executive officer, Montana Board of Nursing
- Director-at-Large, John Whitcomb, PhD, RN, CCRN, FCCM, board member, South Carolina Board of Nursing
NCSBN delegates also elected members of the Leadership Succession Committee:
- Area II Member, Michael Payne, JD, General Counsel, West Virginia Board of Registered Nurses
- Area IV Member, Cathy Borris-Hale, MHA, RN Nurse Specialist for Discipline & Practice, District of Columbia Board of Nursing
About NCSBN
Empowering and supporting nursing regulators across the world in their mandate to protect the public, NCSBN is an independent, not-for-profit organization. As a global leader in regulatory excellence, NCSBN champions regulatory solutions to borderless health care delivery, agile regulatory systems and nurses practicing to the full scope of their education, experience and expertise. A world leader in test development and administration, NCSBN’s NCLEX Exams are internationally recognized as preeminent nursing examinations.
NCSBN’s membership is comprised of the nursing regulatory bodies (NRBs) in the 50 states, the District of Columbia and four U.S. territories. There are nine exam user members and 21 associate members that are either NRBs or empowered regulatory authorities from other countries or territories.
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