UF faculty member elected chairwoman of the Florida Center for Nursing board of directors

University of Florida College of Nursing faculty member Andrea Gregg, D.S.N., R.N., has been elected chairwoman of the Florida Center for Nursing board of directors. Gregg, an associate professor, is director of the College of Nursing’s Jacksonville campus.

The Florida Center for Nursing is an organization created by Gov. Jeb Bush and the Florida Legislature in 2001 to address strategies on dealing with the state’s critical nursing shortage, focusing on issues of supply and demand for nursing, including recruitment, retention and the allocation of state resources directed at nursing.

Gregg, who has practiced as a registered nurse for 35 years both in clinical and administrative roles, also sits on the Florida Nurses Association board of directors and has served as an elected officer on numerous professional and community boards, including the Florida Nurses Foundation, the Florida League for Nursing and the Child Guidance Center. She has worked closely with other state organizations to lobby the legislature for increased funding for nursing workforce solutions and nursing education.

Gregg was appointed director of the college’s Jacksonville campus in 1995. Since her appointment, she has worked collaboratively to establish and maintain a distance-learning program enabling graduate nurses to attend classes and complete courses in Jacksonville.