Meet our Board of Directors
President,
2025-2027
Christine Berke, MSN, APRN-NP, AGPCNP-BC, CWOCN-AP
Christine Berke, MSN, APRN-NP, CWOCN-AP has been a member of the WOCN Society for 23 years. She works as a Nurse Practitioner, full time, Wound & Ostomy Clinic (ambulatory care)at Nebraska Medicine (formerly the Nebraska Medical Center) in Omaha, Nebraska. Her educational background includes: Pre-med student, University of Nebraska Lincoln 1980-81; AD Nursing, 1983 University of Nebraska College of Nursing; BS Nursing, 1985 University of Nebraska College of Nursing; ANCC certification, Gerontological Nursing, 1997, renewed 2002, lapsed 2007; WOCNEP completion 2002, Emory University distance program, full scope; WOCNCB certification, CWOCN 2003 (renewed 2008, lapsed 2013); MS Nursing & Adult Nurse Practitioner, 2008 University of Nebraska Medical Center; ANCC certification Adult Nurse Practitioner (ANP-BC), 2008 (defunct 2013); ANCC certification Adult-Gerontology-Primary Care NP (AGPCNP), 2012, renewed 2017 & 2022; WOCNCB Advanced Practice certification, CWOCN-AP 2012, renewed 2017 & 2022
President-Elect,
2025-2027
Derik Alexander, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, CWOCN, CFCN
Derik Alexander has been a member of the WOCN Society for 23 years. He works as the Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurse Practitioner at Dignity Health Medical Group and St. Joseph’s Hospital & Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona. His educational background includes: Master of Science in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner, University of Phoenix, 2009; Emory University Wound, Ostomy & Continence Nurse Education.
Secretary,
2026-2028
Mary Arnold Long, DNP, RN, CRRN, CWOCN-AP, ACNS-BC, WOCNF
Mary Arnold Long, DNP, RN, CRRN, CWOCN-AP, ACNS-BC, has been a member of the WOCN Society for 31 years. She is the Owner of WOConsultation, LLC in Piney Flats, TN. Her educational background includes a BSN from the College of Mount St. Joseph, Cincinnati, OH, an MSN from the University of Cincinnati, an ET Certificate from Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, MN, and a CNP from Otterbein University, Westerville, OH.
TREASURER,
2026-2028
Joyce Pittman, PhD, RN, ANP-BC, FNP-BC, CWOCN, WOCNF, FAAN
jpittman@wocn.org
Joyce Pittman, PhD, RN, ANP-BC, FNP-BC, CWOCN, FAAN has been a member of the WOCN Society for 25 years. She works as an Associate Professor at the University of South Alabama, College of Nursing in Mobile, AL. Her educational background includes: Indiana University- PhD & MSN; University of South Florida- BSN; Palm Beach Junior College- ASN; Emory- WOC Education.
DIRECTOR,
2025-2027
Carl (CJ) Crane, BSN, RN CWON
ccrane@wocn.org
Carl (CJ) Crane, BSN, RN, CWON, has been a member of the WOCN Society for 10 years. He works as an Inpatient Wound Care Nurse at Sentara Leigh Hospital in Norfolk, VA. His educational background includes an ADN from San Antonio College, a BSN from Washington State University, and CWON certification from Emory University.
DIRECTOR,
2025-2027
Ashlee Garcia, MSN, APRN, AGACNP-BC, CWOCN-AP, CFCN, CLT
agarcia@wocn.org
Ashlee Garcia, MSN, APRN, AGACNP-BC, CWOCN-AP, CFCN, CLT, has been a member of the WOCN Society for 11 years. She works as the Program Director of the Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Department at Tucson Medical Center in Tucson, AZ. Her educational background includes being Masters prepared and a current student of a PhD in Nursing.
DIRECTOR,
2026-2028
Nicole Kindel, BSN, RN, CWOCN
Nicole Kindel, BSN, RN, CWOCN, has been a member of the WOCN Society for 18 years. She works as an Inpatient WOC Nurse at Kaiser Permanente Westside Medical Center in Hillsboro, OR. Her educational background includes a BSN – University of Nevada Reno, and a CWOCN – Wicks Educational Associates.
DIRECTOR,
2026-2028
Barbra Moens, DNP, MS, BSN, RN, CWON
Barbra Moens, DNP, MS, BSN, RN, CWON, has been a member of the WOCN Society for 15 years. She works as a Clinical Practice Specialist Nurse Wound Care at Northwestern Medicine in McHenry/Woodstock, IL. Her educational background includes a BS: Human Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington IN, a MS: Exercise Physiology & CP Rehabilitation, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago IL, and a BSN, Aurora University, Chicago, IL. DNP, Capella University, Minneapolis, MN.