American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)
Noah Brown, MPA, currently serves as the Jonas Grant Program Manager at the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, overseeing the Jonas Scholars program aimed at enhancing the pipeline of doctoral nursing students into faculty roles. Previously, Noah held the position of Program Coordinator at The Aspen Institute College Excellence Program, facilitating fellowship programs for community college leaders. Experience also includes roles at Northeastern University as Residence Director and Graduate Assistant for Student Conduct, where responsibilities involved supervising resident assistants and promoting student conduct policies. Early career experiences include positions at Commonwealth as Innovation Program Assistant, social media coordination for Northeastern University Events, monitoring and evaluation at Awamaki, research assistance at the Boston Municipal Research Bureau, and volunteer advocacy at LIFT, Inc. Education includes a Master’s degree in Public Administration and a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and International Affairs, both from Northeastern University.
American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) is the national voice for academic nursing education. AACN works to establish quality standards for nursing education; assists schools in implementing those standards; influences the nursing profession to improve health care; and promotes public support for professional nursing education, research, and practice. Values: In all of AACN's programs and services, continuous attention is directed to core principles: • Respecting and including diversity of opinion, experience, and culture. • Open and responsive communication • Quality, efficiency, and accountability in the implementation and evaluation of activities • Positioning through integrity Membership: AACN today represents 825 member schools of nursing at public and private universities and senior colleges nationwide. These schools offer a mix of baccalaureate, graduate, and post-graduate programs. The dean or chief nurse administrator serves as the representative to AACN, though the association serves all members of the academic unit. For more information about AACN, visit www.aacnnursing.org/about.