Maine nurse practitioner Association
Leadership |
Meet the board of the MNPA, thank you to this dedicated team for their work on behalf of the NP profession in Maine. President, Lori Towne Lobbyist, Kate Knox & Bernstein Shur team Public Relations Co-chairs: Rachel Koransky-Matson, Leah Hayes Governance Chair: Connie Jordan MacVane |
MEET THE TEAM |
Amy Elwell, FNP Amy is a dedicated Family Nurse Practitioner currently serving in the Geriatrics department at the VA Maine Healthcare System. With a nursing career that began in 1997, she brings over two decades of diverse clinical experience and leadership across multiple healthcare settings. Since becoming a nurse practitioner in 2021, Amy has continued to expand her impact by providing compassionate, patient-centered care to older adults. She has been an active member of the Maine Nurse Practitioner Association since 2021, and is looking forward to playing a more active role as the co-chair of the professional development committee. Amy is passionate about improving healthcare outcomes for veterans and older adults through evidence-based practice and collaborative care. Outside of work, she enjoys hiking, camping, snowmobiling, traveling and quilting. |
Sue Folk, MSN, FNP-C, ACHPN Susan Folk MSN, FNP-C, ACHPN is a 2013 graduate of Husson University and is practicing in a newly formed all NP practice providing primary care to residents of the Woodlands facilities throughout Maine. She has been an NP since 2013 when she started her NP career in Palliative Care for many years before moving on to primary care with mostly Geriatric patients. She started her nursing career as a nursing assistant...loong enough ago certification was yet to be. She graduated from the University of Central Arkansas in 1995 and worked as a hospice RN, lactation consulted, Med Surg nurse and Charge RN before returning to graduate school. Susan has been a member of MNPA as a student NP and has been a member of the board in various positions as well as volunteer member of several committees. |
Leah Hayes, BSN, RN Leah Hayes began her nursing journey at age 44. After working 3 years as a CNA in long term care and loving it, she applied to the accelerated nursing program at USM to pursue her BSN. At age 48 she graduated that program in 2022 and stayed on at USM to pursue her master’s and become an FNP. She expects to graduate in 2025. She is currently getting some much needed and valuable RN experience in palliative care on a comfort care unit in Augusta, Maine. Hospice work has her heart for the moment, but she is open and eager to experience other types of nursing as well. Prior to nursing she earned a BA in psychology, an MA in clinical mental health with a concentration in dance/movement therapy and her yoga teaching certificate. She has a beautiful life in Readfield with her 2 teenagers. She loves cooking, reading, swimming, dancing, and daydreaming in the sun. |
When it comes to lobbying, campaign compliance and election law, you are hard pressed to find someone more capable than Kate. She has lobbied in Augusta for nearly 20 years, representing a wide variety of interests from developers to corporations and public interest groups, and worked on virtually every significant ballot initiative and campaign for public office in Maine. At the statehouse, Kate is known for her strong democratic connections and relationships. Her legal training allows her to understand and translate the often-complicated work of crafting statues to solve practical problems. In addition, Kate has served as General Counsel to the Maine Democratic Party for the past 10 years, working with and representing democratic candidates up and down the ticket- from state legislators to presidential candidates. That position translates well into lobbying as it creates authentic and organic relationships with candidates before they become legislators. Post-election, she is naturally seen as a trusted ally for those newly elected legislators as they learn the ways of Augusta. |
Amy Langley has been a Family Nurse Practitioner for over 8 years at Penobscot Community Health Care, graduating from Husson University in 2011. Prior to that Amy was a Registered Nurse for over 16 years working locally and as a traveling nurse throughout the U.S. in acute care and trauma centers. Amy also has extensive experience in geriatrics, chronic nonmalignant pain disorders and opiate use disorders. Amy sits on the Controlled Substance Stewardship Committee at PCHC and has since its inception in 2013. Amy also serves as a committee member for the High Utilization Committee at PCHC. |
Rachel Matson Rachel Koransky-Matson, DNP, FNP-C, BC-ADM, CNE®, is a board-certified family nurse practitioner and expert in advanced diabetes management. She serves as an associate professor in the Online Family Nurse Practitioner Program at Regis College and as adjunct faculty at Husson University. Dr. Koransky-Matson earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice from Frontier Nursing University and is certified as a nurse educator and in advanced diabetes management. She is the owner and operator of Navigating Wellness Primary Care, a multi-state practice offering primary care, endocrinology, and integrative health services via in-person and telehealth visits. Her clinical interests include obesity medicine, GLP-1 therapy, endocrine disorders, and integrative approaches to chronic disease management. Dr. Koransky-Matson serves on the board of the Maine Nurse Practitioner Association, where she cochairs the Public Relations and Membership Committee. She is a member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists. She has contributed to multiple nursing and medical textbooks, including Fluids & Electrolytes Made Incredibly Easy (7th edition), and is a co-author of new and forthcoming chapters in clinical guides on endocrinology and integrative medicine for advanced practice providers. |
Amy Langley, FNP-C
Constance W. Jordan, MSN, ANP, PMHNP received her Masters of Science in Nursing from Simmons College and her Post Masters Certificate from Rush University. She is Board Certified as an Adult Nurse Practitioner and as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. Connie is the CEO of Behavioral Health Resources of Maine, a licensed Mental Health and Substance Abuse Agency. BHRM specializes in supporting individuals with complex co-occurring substance use and mental health conditions with additional expertise in provision of medication assisted treatment and the programing supporting clients receiving MAT. Connie is a past member of the medical staff at Augusta Mental Health Institute, was a member of the medical staff at the Togus VA Medical Center, has been in private practice and most recently was the owner and Clinical Director of a large outpatient psychiatry clinic. In addition, she practiced at the PIER Program (Portland Early Identification and Referral), an early intervention program for young people with prodromal symptoms of a potential mental illness. Connie is the President Elect of MNPA, a Past President of the MNPA and has served on both the MNPA Legislative Committee and the Public Relations Committee for several years. Through her professional association committee work she has been active in disseminating information regarding legislation and legislative issues concerning NP practice, promotion of the NP role and health care issues in general to her MNPA colleagues and to the public. |
Amie is not an NP- but honored to work with the Maine Nurse Practitioner Association. The owner of her own small business which provides communications, web services and graphic designs to her clients, Amie is most passionate about working with nonprofits and efforts that give back to the community. As president of her own nonprofit, Amie recognizes the unique need nonprofits have to get their word out efficiently and affordably. In 2019, Amie co-founded Madeline’s Mission as a 501c3 nonprofit in memory of her daughter to help families grieving the loss of a child. She is the mother of three. |  Colin McCabe MSN, FNP-BC President-Elect Colin is a board certified Family Nurse Practitioner for Maine Medical Partner, Maine Health Cardiology. He graduated from Husson University as a Family Nurse Practitioner in 2014. Since that time he worked at an FQHS in Whitefield Maine as a Primary Care Provider before transferring to Cardiology where he has been practicing for the last 3 years. Before even becoming an NP, Colin attending the Maine Nurse Practitioner Spring Conference and has been an advocate for the organization ever since. Colin became the co-chair of the Legislative Committee in 2017. Colin received his nursing degree from Binghamton University and worked as an RN in a number of different roles from an ICU nurse at a level 1 trauma center in San Francisco to a Camp nurse in the Adirondacks in upstate New York.
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Sean Sibley, PhD, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, NP-BC, CNE Sean (he/him) grew up in the small town of Lincoln, Maine. His passions are facilitating learning and partnering with patients in their health and wellness journeys as a primary care provider. He is a proud UMaine alumni and is privileged in his continued involvement in the college community as a faculty member and employed nurse practitioner on campus at Northern Light Primary Care at the University of Maine. Sean and his family live on a small farm operation in Old Town. dos. |
Brea Swihart, NP-C Brea Swihart has been a nurse for 20 years, graduating from Pace University with a BSN in 2005. She worked in pulmonary and critical care nursing for 6 years before receiving her MSN from Husson University in 2011. After almost 3 years in a rural primary care clinic, she transitioned to MaineGeneral Gastroenterology, where she has specialized for the past 11 years, and has recently stepped into the role of Lead APP for the group. She has been on the board of Maine Nurse Practitioner Association since 2019, first as co-chair of professional development, and more recently as treasurer. She is also a mom of three who enjoys yoga, good food, and snuggles with her growing kid |
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Lori Towne, MSN, FNP-BC Lori received her Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Maine in 2010. She is a Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. She has been providing primary care to teens and adults at Dexter Internal Medicine since 2010 and has been an employee of Mayo Regional Hospital in Dover-Foxcroft since 2004. She was elected as the Outpatient Medicine Chair by her medical staff peers in 2018 and is the first APP to ever hold this role and continues to serve in this capacity. She is a recent graduate of the first APP cohort for the Provider Executive Leadership Institute through the Daniel Hanley Center for Health Leadership. She is a newly elected member of the Maine Nurse Practitioner Association currently serving in the role of Secretary. She is actively involved in her community in various capacities and serves as the Secretary of the Board for the Piscataquis Regional YMCA. She resides in Dover-Foxcroft with her husband, dog, and four cats. She is the proud mother of her adult daughter, Allie. She enjoys spending time at her camp on Schoodic Lake, time with family and friends, travel, running, and hiking. |  Maegan Woodman, FNP Maegan Woodman has been a Family Nurse Practitioner for nearly 7 years. She has worked in primary care, adult and pediatric walk in care and currently works in a School Based Health Center. Prior to becoming a Nurse Practitioner Maegan worked in hospital nursing both at St. Joseph Hospital and Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, Maine. Maegan has a passion for lifelong learning and has spent time working with local university nursing programs. Maegan is dedicated to improving the quality and delivery of healthcare to the people of Maine. Thus, bringing her to a position on the MNPA board in 2023. She has a busy family life with a husband, three children, 2 cats and 2 dogs residing in Brewer. |
