Kansas School Nurse Conference

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A 20-year educator turned full-time motivator; Phil blends science, storytelling, and humor to inspire audiences to recharge their energy and reignite their purpose. With a background in chemistry, a master’s in teaching leadership, and a certification in positive education, he lives out his mission of creating and spreading happiness through motivation, education, and entertainment; all with a little extra tattoo ink and a whole lot of heart.

Tiffany studied at Troy University (Montgomery, Alabama), she later received her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Fort Hays State University (Fort Hays, Kansas), and her Master’s in Healthcare Administration from Colorado State University Global Campus (Aurora, Colorado).  Tiffany Lewis began her medical career as an Office Manager for Vining’s Family Healthcare and Internal Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. She was later recruited to become the Practice Manager of Alpharetta Cardiology in Alpharetta, Georgia, a position she held for over five years.

Tiffany served as Director of Clinical Nursing for a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), Samuel U. Rodgers Healthcare Center (SURHC) in Kansas City, Missouri from 2015-2019. Known for providing linguistically and culturally-appropriate care to more than 23,000 patients each year in 38 different languages, the Health Center is the embodiment of Dr. Rodgers’ vision of high quality, compassionate, affordable health care for all. At SURHC, Tiffany managed five medical clinics as well as a school-based clinic and supported over 50 clinical staff.

Tiffany later served as the Chief Operations Officer for a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), Heartland Community Health Center in Lawrence, Kansas. Heartland provides health care for patients throughout Douglas County. In this role, Tiffany was responsible for the organization’s day-to-day operations. Currently, Tiffany serves as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Founder of Legacy Work Consulting LLC in Lawrence, Kansas and the Director of Health Services for Kansas City Kansas Public Schools in Kansas City, Kansas. Her area of expertise is to provide insight as it relates to clinical and equitable operational policies, procedures, and strategic initiatives. She is committed to ensuring that organizations are equipped with tools to shift culture, enhance financial stability, and provide ongoing training.

Lynn Nelson MSN, RN, NCSN has had a professional career spanning more than three decades, including the honor of currently serving as President Elect for the National Association of School Nurses.  She is the Senior Director of Health Services and Integrated Student Supports at Capital Area Educational Service District #113, in Tumwater, Washington, where she has practiced since 2002.  Her practice is grounded in the belief that providing quality service for children and families must include an intentional focus on equity in both the health and education arenas.  As a strong advocate for helping students succeed academically by mitigating nonacademic barriers to success, she strives to develop and administer effective programming in both school health and dropout prevention, intervention and reengagement programming arenas.   Her professional interests focus on health care policy, and in addition to currently serving as NASN President Elect, she is the immediate past NASN Director and a past Legislative Chair for the School Nurse Organization of Washington, and a former elected member of the Washington State Nurses Association Policy Council. In addition, she currently serves on the Thurston County Board of Health and is a member of the School Nurse Association of Washington, the Washington State Nurses Association, the Washington Association of School Administrators, and the National Association of School Nurses.