Judith Halstead, PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF, FAAN, was the founding executive director of the NLN CNEA from 2014 - 2021. She is professor emerita at Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis, Indiana and co-editor of the widely referenced book on nursing education, Teaching in Nursing: A Guide for Faculty. She received the Sigma Theta Tau International Elizabeth Russell Belford Excellence in Education Award and is a fellow of the NLN Academy of Nursing Education and the American Academy of Nursing. She was president of the NLN from 2011-2013.