Tau Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau International
Officers
Georgetown University
Tau Chapter
President
Charles Hall, LT, NC, USNR, BSN
Email: charlesthall@yahoo.com




Charles Hall has served on the Georgetown Tau Chapter’s board in various positions for the
last four years.  He is a twelve year naval officer veteran of the United States Navy. Here he
served as a Navy Nurse specializing in cardiac and peri-anesthesia nursing.  Lieutenant
Hall was also deployed on the USNS Comfort within the Casualty Receiving Unit as their
Training Officer during the disaster relief for Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Recently he was
the featured Alumni in the Washington State University’s Focus on Nursing. Charles has
received both his Masters in Nursing as well as his Masters in Business Administration.


Vice President





Treasurer
Marianne Lyons, MSN, RN, BC
Email: lyonsm@georgetown.edu
(w) 202-687-1561
(fax) 202-687-3703

Marianne is a member of the Operations Team at the Georgetown University School of
Nursing & Health Studies.  She oversees the Admissions and Outreach Team supporting
the undergraduate and graduate growth.  Marianne directs the educational partnerships with
outside agencies including scholarship opportunities for graduate students.  Marianne
received a Staff Excellence Award at the School of Nursing & Health Studies in 2006.  She
has a broad professional practice background which includes clinical and managerial
positions primarily in critical care and off-shift supervising.  She currently serves as
Treasurer.


Treasurer- Elect
Colleen Sanders
Email: cms27@georgetown.edu


Recording Secretary
Lauren Wood, RN, BSN
Email: lauren.marie.wood@gmail.com


Correspondence Secretary
Nina Pung, RN, BSN
Email: ninapung@gmail.com

Nina is a graduate student in the Masters of Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner
program at Georgetown University School of Nursing and Health Studies. She
currently works at Georgetown University Hospital as a labor and delivery
nurse.  Nina has been a member of STTI since 2008 and serves as the
correspondence secretary for the Tau chapter.


Governance Committee Chair
Maryanne Lachat


Leadership Succession Chair
Kimberly Groner RN, MSN, CANP, CCRC
Email: KHG01@gunet.georgetown.edu

Kim received an MSN from Georgetown University School of Nursing and a post-Masters
certificate in the Adult Nurse Practitioner program at The George Washington University.  In
over 20 years of experience at Georgetown University Hospital , she held positions as a staff
nurse in medicine and the medical ICU, assistant head nurse in the ICU, clinical nursing
educator and a part-time faculty member at Georgetown University School of Nursing.  She
has co-authored abstracts, articles and book chapters.  In 1996, she began a new role of
clinical researcher and clinician caring for patients with Chronic Multi-symptom illnesses.  
Kim recently returned to Georgetown University after working at the University of Michigan in
Ann Arbor , MI conducting clinical research and overseeing the clinical enterprise of the
Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center .  She currently provides education for the staff of
two cardiac telemetry/vascular and thoracic surgery units at Georgetown .  


Undergraduate Counselor
Awards Committee        


Research Committee
Kevin Mallinson, PhD, RN, AACRN, FAAN
Email: km293@georgetown.edu
(w) 202-687-4289





Dr. Mallinson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Nursing at
Georgetown University. He received his masters and doctoral degree at the
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. His areas of scholarship focus on
HIV/AIDS, grief and loss, and nursing capacity building in Southern Africa.  He is
fluent in sign language and has studied the impact of HIV/AIDS in the deaf
community. He has served as the President of the HIV/AIDS Nursing
Certification Board (HANCB) and as a member of the Board of Nursing for the
District of Columbia. Dr. Mallinson has been a member of STTI since 1987 and
is currently the Chair of the Research Committee for the Tau Chapter.