Dawn Berndt, DNP, RN, CRNI® serves as the INS Clinical Education and Publications Manager. She has been an active INS member and a CRNI® since 2005. Dr. Berndt served on INS’ National Council on Education and on the INS board of directors as a director-at-large from 2017 to 2018. Prior to joining the INS team, she worked for 13 years as a clinical nurse specialist for infusion and as nurse manager of the infusion center, the venous access team, and the RN response team at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics. Dr. Berndt holds a doctor of nursing practice in clinical leadership from the Henry Predolin School of Nursing at Edgewood College in Madison, Wisconsin and a master’s of nursing education from the University of Wisconsin School of Nursing.

Lisa Gorski has worked for over 35 years as a clinical nurse specialist (CNS)/educator for Wheaton Franciscan Home Health and Hospice, now Ascension at Home. Lisa is the author of more than 70 book chapters and journal articles and is the author of several books. She has served as the INS president from 2007-2008 and as the chair of the INS Standards of Practice Committee from 2009 to 2021, and is the cochair for the 2024 Standards. She is also the leader of the INS Vesicant Task Force. She speaks nationally and internationally on standards development, home health care, and infusion therapy/vascular access.

Barb Nickel, APRN-CNS, CCRN, CRNI®, is a Clinical Nurse Specialist, specializing in critical care and vascular access.  Her role includes staff development, quality improvement, and clinical consultation. She has presented nationally and published on infusion therapy. She was chair of the 2024 INS Standards of Practice Committee and is chair of the newly forming 2027 Standards of Practice Committee.