Dr. Judith Halstead, executive director of the NLN CNEA, was appointed in July 2014 to provide leadership to the development of CNEA. A fifteen member Board of Commissioners (BOC), representing nursing education, practice and the public serves as CNEA’s governing and decision-making body.The CNEA BOC was appointed by the NLN Board of Governors in March 2015 and held their first meeting in Washington, D.C., in April 2015. The names and affiliations of CNEA can be found on the CNEA governance page. The NLN CNEA recently held its first election to elect new commissioners and nominating committee members.