Board of Directors

Ronda is an Ambulatory CNS with over 35 years of nursing experience at Mayo Clinic. She currently covers the Endocrinology, Allergy, and Immunology specialties. Ronda has volunteered with the MN NACNS for several years, serving as a member of the 2021 MN NACNS Fall Conference Planning Committee, as well as the chair of this committee in 2022. 

Emily Stelter is an Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist with a Doctorate in Nursing Practice degree from the University of Minnesota. Her expertise stems from clinical roles spanning adult med-surg and orthopedic nursing including Staff Nurse, Charge Nurse, Preceptor, and Co-chair of an Adult Nursing Practice Council. She is currently practicing as a CNS at M Health Fairview in the role of a System Advanced Practice Registered Nurse supporting medical surgical and intermediate care areas.

Melissa has been a nurse for 19 years with varying inpatient, outpatient, and skilled nursing care experience, mostly working within the orthopedic and neuroscience populations. She currently works at M Health Fairview. She strives to bring evidence-based practice to providers and nurses alike and works closely with the neuroscience service line and quality team to improve patient outcomes. 

Joy originally went to school for advertising and marketing, but after graduating and entering the workforce, realized it was not her true calling. She graduated with her nursing associate's degree in December 2017, took her boards in January and immediately began working as a bedside nurse in a medical ICU. In July 2019, she graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. After working in the ICU for a little over a year, she obtained a CCRN certification. In the summer of 2021, after feeling burnt out as her unit converted into a COVID ICU, she sought another change. The first change was transitioning to the PACU. After helping with negotiations and shadowing in the education department, she shadowed two CNSs to further explore different nursing roles. After shadowing and learning more about the CNS role, she started her CNS journey at the University of Minnesota in 2023 and is excited to graduate and join the APRN profession!