Colorado Center for Nursing Excellence
Donations deductibleColorado Center for Nursing Excellence's network
10 peoplei10 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (10). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
10 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 10 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathy Prue-Owens PHD RN Ccrn Chair (also filed as Kathy Prue-Owens PhD RN Ccrn) | Board Chair | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Darci Martinez DNP FNP-C | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Dawn Sculco DNP RN CNS | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Debra Preller MD | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Dennis Blum MBA (also filed as Dennis Blum, Dennis Blum) | Finance Chai | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Kathleen Seerup Msha BSN Rnne-BC | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Kathy Boyle PHD RN NEA-BC | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Linda Siderius BSN JD | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Phyllis Graham-Dickerson PHD CNS | Vice Chair | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Tammy Spencer DNP RN CNE Acns-BC | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
11 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Amanda Quintana | Sr. Project | since 2020 |
| Amanda Quintana Dnprnfnpcoach-CTI | Project Director | 2019 |
| Brian Kelley | Development | 2018 |
| Chris Robertson BA | Chief Business Officer | since 2019 |
| Deborah Center | Project Dire | since 2018 |
| Ingrid Johnson DNP MPP RN | Sr Dir 2018; | since 2018 |
| Karren Kowalski Phdrnnea-Bcfaan | President/Ce | 2018 |
| Karren Kowalski Phdrnnea-Bcanef | CEO through 6/2019 | 2019 |
| Laura Chandler | Chief Develpoment Officer | since 2021 |
| Michelle Cheuvront | Instructiona | 2025 |
| Susan Moyer | Sr. Project Manager | since 2021 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingrid Johnson DNP MPP RN | CEO and Pres | 40 | $173k | $20k | |
| Deborah Center | Chief Prog O | 40 | $159k | $20k | |
| Chris Robertson Ba | Cbo | 40 | $146k | $20k | |
| Laura Chandler | Chief Dev of | 40 | $145k | $18k | |
| Michelle Cheuvront | Instructiona | 40 | $115k | $3k | |
| Amanda Quintana | Sr. Project | 40 | $110k | $17k | |
| Kathy Prue-Owens PhD RN CCRN | Board Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dennis Blum MBA | Finance Chai | 1 | $0 | ||
| Phyllis Graham-Dickerson PhD CNS | Vice Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Darci Martinez DNP FNP-C | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dawn Sculco DNP RN CNS | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Debra Preller MD | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kathleen Seerup Msha BSN Rnne-Bc | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kathy Boyle PhD RN Nea-Bc | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Linda Siderius BSN JD | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tammy Spencer DNP RN Cne Acns-Bc | Director | 1 | $0 |
Colorado roster
13 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263011288). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| Kathy Prue-Owens | Board Chair |
| Carol Salter | Board Member |
| Dennis Blum | Board Member |
| Kathleen Seerup | Board Member |
| Kathy Prue Owens | Board Member |
| Dawn Sculco | Board Member |
| Chris Robertson | |
| Ingrid Johnson | President and CEO |
| Phyllis Graham-Dickerson | Board Member |
| Darci Martinez | Board Member |
| Debra Preller | Board Member |
| Linda Siderius | Board Member |
| Kathy Boyle | Board Member |
About
- Legal name
- Colorado Center for Nursing Excellence
- EIN
- 320022295
- Address
- 7535 E Hampden Ave Ste 110, Denver, CO, 80231-4840
- State
- Colorado
- Mission
- Building on a foundation of evidence, the center advocates for and provides professional education, leadership development, coaching and data analysis to continually strengthen the nursing and healthcare workforce. Our defining strategy is to convene and engage the right people at the right time to develop and implement solutions to emerging healthcare challenges. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- J05 Employment
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Employment
- Size band
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2003
- Principal officer
- Ingrid Johnson DNP MPP RN (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 August 2002
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 8, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥6years on the filingsKathy Prue-Owens PHD RN Ccrn
≥6years on the filingsDennis Blum MBA
≥4years on the filingsDebra Preller MD
≥4years on the filingsPhyllis Graham-Dickerson PHD CNS
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $5.7m
- Total liabilities
- $3.1m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $2.6m
- Contributions and grants received
- $2.5m
- Program service revenue
- $889k
- Employees
- 18
- Volunteers
- 10
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.5m | $3.5m | Deficit $178 |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Colorado Center For Nursing Excellence likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Colorado Secretary of State (CDOS), business entities (data.colorado.gov 4ykn-tg5h). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Colorado
- Entity type
- nonprofit corporation
- Status
- Good Standing
- Formed
- 11 July 2002
- Registered agent
- Christine E Robertson (city and state not held)
This register does not publish officers or directors.