Board Information
The Board is composed of eleven members appointed by the Governor. Six are Registered Nurses, three are Licensed Practical Nurses, and two are citizens of the state of Oklahoma who represent the public.
Board Members serve for a period of five years, with the Public Members serving coterminously with the Governor. The officers of the Board are the President, Vice-President, and Secretary-Treasurer, who are elected annually.
Board Members
President
Callie Rinehart, MSN, RN, CPN
Geographical District 3
Term 2022-2027
Vice-President
Melissa Alvillar, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, RNC-OB, CRCST
Geographical District 2
Term 2025-2030
Secretary/Treasurer
Rachel Plunkett, AS, LPN
Geographical District 8
Term 2024-2028
Paul Curtis Baker, PhD, RN
Geographical District 7
Term 2024-2028
Mary "Beth" Bierig, LPN
Geographical District 1
Term 2025-2027
Nikole Hicks, PhD, RN, CNE
Geographical District 1
Term 2021-2026
Carol Kennedy, MSN, APRN-CNP, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC
Geographical District 5
Term 2025-2026
Cynthia Leathers, MBA-HCM, BSN, RN
Geographical District 6
Term 2024-2029
Shawn Stachovic, LPN
Geographical District 4
Term 2022-2026
Melissa Bird, MBA, Public Member
Geographical District 3
Term 2025-2027 (coterminous with Governor)
Contact Board Members by calling (405) 962-1811 or email: BoardMember@nursing.ok.gov
