The FIU Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing & Health Sciences (NWCNHS) Dean’s Leadership Council serves as a strategic advisory body dedicated to advancing the College’s mission of excellence in healthcare education, research, and practice.

Aligned with NWCNHS’s strategic priorities, Council members play a pivotal role in shaping the future of the College by fostering collaboration, innovation, and engagement. Through their leadership, they strengthen relationships between the College, the healthcare industry, and the broader community, ensuring continued growth and success.

Members:

• Herbert A. Wertheim, OD, DSc - President, Founder and CEO, Brain Power Inc., Founding Chairman & Trustee Emeritus, FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
• Amanda Murphy, DNP, MSN-Ed, RN – Assistant Vice President of Nursing Education, Baptist Health South Florida
• Colonel Brodes Hartley - Consultant, Community Health of South Florida, Inc.
• Darlene Boytell-Perez, ’96, ’89 - APRN, Gastro Health
• Diane Ramy Faulconer, ’74, MSM ’74 - Registered Nurse (retired), Philanthropist
• Edward C. Garabedian, PT, ’90 - Vice President, Doctor’s Hospital, COO, Baptists Health Orthopedic Care
• Eugene Marini, MS - Chief Administrative Officer, Victoria Nursing & Rehabilitation, Inc.
• Harpreet Smith, RN, MSN, CCRC , ’94 - Senior Director of Operations, Quotient Sciences
• Jean Putnam, DNP, MS, RN, CPHQ, NEA-BC – Chief Nursing Officer, Baptist Health South Florida
• Jen Boren, MBA, RN, CPHQ, FACHE – Chief Nursing Executive, HCA Healthcare- East Florida Division
• Kathy Blais, EdD, ’74, MS ’75 - Professor Emeritus, FIU NWCNHS
• Loreen Chant, MBA - President & CEO Health Foundation of South Florida
• Monica Puga, RN, BSN - Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive, Memorial Healthcare System
• Sherief Abu-Moustafa, BSN, RN, CAO, ICDAC - Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Florida House Experience