INS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Danielle Jenkins, MBA, BSN,RN, CRNI®, is the National Clinical Senior Nurse Director for Medix Infusion and CEO of NursingInstyle Consulting PLLC. She also serves on the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Task Force and the Awards and Recognition Committee for the Infusion Nurses Society (INS). Danielle holds an associate degree from Charity-Delgado School of Nursing, a bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas-Arlington, and an MBA in health care from Capella University.

With over 2 decades of experience in Infusion Nursing, Danielle is a dedicated professional and lifelong learner. Her career extends beyond clinical roles, as she is also an accomplished artist, speaker, motivator, and leader. She actively contributes to DEI initiatives through her published articles, committee work, and numerous accolades.

Danielle is committed to community service, participating in various outreach initiatives. She is a charter member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. – Delta Alpha Alpha Zeta Chapter. Outside of her professional and community work, Danielle is a loving mother of 2 grown children and a proud grandmother. Her guiding philosophy is, “Never let the fear of striking out keep you from taking chances; life is meant to be lived.”

Jannifer Stovall, MBA, BSN, RN, CRNI®, IgCN, with a 34-year tenure in nursing, brings a wealth of expertise to her role, particularly in critical and emergency department care, and most notably, in home infusion therapy. Currently, Jannifer serves as executive vice president of alternate site operations at Premier Infusion & Healthcare Services, a leading home infusion pharmacy, infusion nursing, and Medicare certified home health company servicing Southern California. Her responsibilities include oversight and growth of the home health department and spearheading the development of ambulatory infusion centers. Nursing truly is a passion for Jannifer; she loves that it is continually changing to meet the needs of patients and nurses.

Inez Nichols is a nurse practitioner currently licensed in Florida and Georgia. She is a hospitalist/infusion and vascular specialist at the Madison County Memorial Hospital in Madison, Florida. Career roles have integrated acute care, primary care, and occupational health care, as well as incorporated patient education, nursing education, and outcomes of monitoring related to infusion therapy. Inez attended the University of North Florida and completed the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) in 2017. Professional contributions include active work within professional nursing organizations, particularly INS, where she has been a member for over 20 years and served in various roles, including a chapter liaison (Southeast), in chapter leadership, a Vesicant Task Force member, an INCC examination council member and secretary, and as the 2018-2020 INS secretary/treasurer. She has served as a Journal of Infusion Nursing reviewer beginning in 2003 and has published widely within this specialty field.  

Joan Couden is currently the regional vice president of Compassus, a role she has held since August of 2021. From 2017 to 2021, she served as the vice president, nursing, at Option Care Health. Prior to that, she held multiple clinical and operational roles in infusion and home health services. Joan received her BSN from The Ohio State University, and obtained her CRNI® in 2019. In her more than 25 years in the home infusion industry, she leaned on the INS Standards and policies as the north star for infusion nursing. Upon assuming the VP in nursing role, she looked to INS for support in developing a career ladder for nursing with Option Care. When Option Care developed the certified infusion nurse role, she sat for the CRNI® exam herself, then challenged all of her direct reports to do the same. She firmly believes that the knowledge obtained through this certification can ensure that nurses are guided by evidence-based principles and support patient safety and clinical excellence. Joan has attended multiple INS conferences and presented in 2018 on “Peripheral Infusion Success Rates in Home Infusion.” She looks forward to giving back to INS through her board appointment as she believes she owes them a debt of gratitude for all they have done to elevate the practice of infusion nursing.

Myra Swintz, MSN, RN, CRNI®, AGCNS-BC, is currently employed at Indiana University, South Bend Indiana, as a Clinical Assistant Professor in the BSN program. She has been a registered nurse for 40 years, has been certified as a CRNI^® for 11 years, a board-certified clinical nurse specialist (AGCNS-BC) for 10 years, and was previously certified in psychiatric and mental health nursing for 15 years (1988-2003). Additional accomplishments include becoming a licensed massage therapist, Reiki practitioner, and cranio-sacral therapy practitioner. In her current role, Myra emphasizes utilization of evidence-based practice in the post-acute care systems to elicit positive patient care outcomes and have a progressive impact on the organization. As a clinical nurse specialist, she emphasizes incorporation of research literature to bring evidence-based practice to the forefront of patient care services and provide best nursing practice at the patient’s bedside and in their homes. She is passionate about supporting nurses’ continued competency in their role within post-acute care and is instrumental in advancing the practice of nursing. She is an advocate for life-long learning and certification as a standard of excellence in nursing practice.

Lisa M. Ong is the president and founder of Wishing Out Loud LLC, based in Plano, Texas. She is an award-winning diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) strategy consultant, speaker, and professional certified executive coach. With over 30 years of experience in business, leading change, and DEIB strategy, Lisa helps organizations and leaders to focus on building trusting connections, meaningful relationships, and engagement to cultivate cultures of belonging. Previously, she served as a national diversity director in PwC’s office of diversity and inclusion and as an audit senior manager. She received her BBA in accounting from The University of Texas at Austin and her MS in management and professional executive coaching from The University of Texas at Dallas. Forbes, Dallas Business Journal, D CEO Magazine, Authority Magazine, and the American Management Association have featured interviews of her DEIB and inclusive leadership expertise. Lisa has held leadership roles on several advisory boards for national and local nonprofits and national professional associations. As INS celebrates a 50-year legacy of leadership and continues to build an inclusive leadership lens into the ongoing practice of infusion nursing, Lisa is honored to join INS as a public member of the INS Board of Directors. 

Chris serves as the Chief Executive Officer of INS and INCC and an Ex Officio member of both the INS and INCC board of directors. In his role as CEO, Chris works with the executive management team to develop strategies for new business development and overall organizational growth. Chris began his INS career in 1995 when INS did not have e-mail or the internet, and people had to use a telephone to communicate. He held positions as meetings manager, director of meetings, director of marketing, and executive vice president before assuming his current position as CEO in May 2023.

An avid and passionate Boston sports fan, Chris has spent the last 20 years enjoying one Boston team championship after another while trying to convince his three equally passionate adult children that Boston sports wasn’t always this wonderful.