The Ohio Council of Deans and Directors
of Baccalaureate and Higher Degree Nursing Programs (OCDD)

The Ohio Council of Deans and Directorsof Baccalaureate and Higher Degree Nursing Programs (OCDD)

We:

1. Promote activities which support or benefit baccalaureate and higher degree nursing programs in Ohio.

2. Strengthen commitment to the ideals and purposes of professional nursing programs in Ohio.

3. Provide mechanisms through which the members can assist in the development of Ohio public policies related to nursing practice, education and research.

Meet Our Officers

President

Judy Kreye PhD, RN, CNP
Dean and Associate Professor
Byers School of Nursing
Trina Rambo RN Dean’s Chair
Walsh University

Vice President

John Chovan, PhD, DNP
Otterbein University​
Associate Professor & Chief Nurse Administrator, Nursing

Treasurer

Dr. Marie Bashaw DNP, RN, NEA-BC
Professor and Director of Nursing
Department of Nursing
Wittenberg Universit

Secretary

Dr. Shelly Bussard, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, CNE
Director, School of Nursing
Associate Professor
College of Health and Human Services