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Institute for Credentialing Excellence

Board of Directors

Chair 

Sara Blair Lake, JD, CAE
(term expires 12/2023)
Chief Executive Officer
International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners

Vice Chair and Sustaining Member Representative

Bill West, MBA, ICE-CCP
(term expires 12/2023)
Chief Credentialing Solutions Officer
Cornerstone Strategies

Secretary-Treasurer

Marya Ryan, CAE, PMP, ICE-CCP
(term expires 12/2024)
Chief Operating Officer
Board of Certified Safety Professionals

NCCA Representative

Diane Tyler, CAE, FAAN, FAANP, FNP, PhD, RN​
(term expires 12/2023)
Chief Executive Officer
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB) 

Director

Amy Dufrane, CAE, EdD, SPHR
(term expires 12/2025)
Chief Executive Officer
HRCI

Director 

Terri Hinkley, CAE, EdD, MBA, BSN, RN
(term expires 12/2025)

Director 

Todd Philbrick, CAE, ICE-CCP
(term expires 12/2024)
Chief Certification Officer
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Director

Sheri Sesay-Tuffour, PhD, CAE, ICE-CCP
(term expires 12/2024)
Chief Executive Officer
Pediatric Nursing Certification Board

Public Member Representative

Catherine Dower, JD
(term expires 12/2023)

Ex Officio Member

Denise Roosendaal, FASAE, CAE
Executive Director
Institute for Credentialing Excellence

The Board of Directors operates under the Policy Governance model, under which the strategic plan is driven by the association's established Ends Goals.