Leadership

Galen is proud of our committed, caring faculty and leadership, who possess extensive experience and education. Many continue to provide leadership and consultation to nursing schools across the country, and are dedicated to the education of new nurses. For more information on our leadership, please read the biographies below.

Kathryn M. Mershon, MSN, RN, CNAA, FAAN
Board of Directors Chair

Ms. Mershon has more than 25 years of experience as a senior health care executive. Her background blends early clinical nursing, with corporate senior management experience. For 13 years, Ms. Mershon served as a senior officer of Humana. ... Read More

Ruth D. Corcoran, EdD, RN
Board Member

Dr. Corcoran is the former chief executive officer of the National League for Nursing, the oldest professional nursing association in the United States. Under her tenure, the NLN had 1,200 agency and more than 20,000 individual members and ... Read More

Marjorie M. Perrin, EdD, RN
Board Member

Dr. Perrin retired from Spalding University in 1997 where she served as Dean and Professor of the School of Nursing and Health Sciences. Prior to that she served as Director of Education for Humana, Inc. where she was in charge of the development ... Read More

James B. Appleberry, EdD
Board Member

James B. Appleberry is president-emeritus of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU). After serving more than eight years as president of AASCU, he retired in 1999. He is the president of Appleberry Enterprises, LLC, and president-emeritus of ... Read More

Mark F. Wheeler
Board Member

Mark F. Wheeler, Executive Vice President and Regional Chairman of U.S. Bank, Louisville, is U.S. Bank’s highest ranking executive in the Louisville market. He has responsibility for commercial banking in the Louisville, Nashville, Dayton, ... Read More

Tracy A. Ortelli, MS, RN, CNE
Vice President of Academic Affairs

Ms. Ortelli, Vice President of Academic Affairs for Galen, has enjoyed a successful career in the nursing field, with experience in a number of areas. In addition to spending four years at the NLN directing the initial development, launch, and management ... Read More

Joan L. Frey, EdD, MSN, RN, NEA-BC
Dean of the Louisville Campus

Joan Frey is Dean of Galen College of Nursing. Mrs. Frey received a BS in Music Education from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois; an ASN from Triton College, River Grove, Illinois; a MSN with a focus in Nursing Administration ... Read More

Sharon A. Roberts, ARNP, MSN
Dean of the Tampa Bay Campus and Vice President of Galen

A native of Denver, Colorado, Ms. Roberts received a diploma in nursing from St. Joseph's Hospital School of Nursing in Denver. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Indiana University ... Read More

Judy Staley, PhD(c), FNP-BC, CNS, WHNP, LCCE, HBCE, HBIM, RN
Dean of the San Antonio Campus

Ms. Staley is the Dean and RN Program Director at Galen’s San Antonio campus. She received her Associate of Applied Science Degree from Belleville Area College, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing ... Read More

Carrie B. Lenburg, EdD, RN, FAAN, ANEF
Nursing Consultant

Dr. Lenburg is a national consultant to nursing and health care institutions and organizations interested in facilitating competency-based education and assessment to promote quality patient care. She developed the Competency Outcomes and ... Read More

Nancy Maebius, PhD, RN
Education Consultant

Dr. Maebius is a faculty member at Galen. Dr. Maebius received her PhD in Education, with a major in curriculum instruction and design, from the University of Texas in Austin, Texas. Dr. Maebius has over 40 years experience in medical surgical nursing ... Read More

Patricia A. Mahoney, MSN, RN, CNE
Curriculum and Instructional Consultant

Patricia Mahoney has been a nurse educator for over 35 years. She retired several years ago as the Assistant Dean of a Joint Associate Degree Nursing Program in New Jersey. She became an adjunct faculty member at Middlesex County College ... Read More