Our Professional Consultants and Staff - Student Nurses' Association of PA

CINDY SCHMUS, MSN, RN, CRNP, PPCNP-BC

PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANT TO THE BOARD

Cindy has served as one of the professional consultants to the SNAP Board of Directors since 2013. Cindy became active in SNAP during her undergraduate studies at Villanova University, having served at her local chapter as Vice President of SNAP and as president of the National Student Nurses Association (NSNA) in 1989. Cindy is a Nurse Practitioner in Neuro-Oncology at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, where she has been an Oncology nurse for over 35 years.

JOHN D. PALMER, BSN, RN

PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANT TO THE BOARD

John is an ortho/trauma nurse at a Level I Trauma Center in Philadelphia and a J.D. candidate at the Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law. He received his BSN from the University of Pennsylvania, where he served as president of the local SNAP chapter. John served on the SNAP Board of Directors as Legislative Coordinator (2020-2021), Vice President (2021-2022), and President (2022-2023). He was also involved in NSNA, serving as Assistant Chair of the Resolutions Committee (2020-2021) and Chair of the Council of State Presidents (2022-2023).

DAVID R. RANCK, MED, RN

PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANT EMERITUS AND PARLIAMENTARIAN

David’s love of nursing and of this association goes without saying! He has served over 45 years as SNAP’s professional consultant and parliamentarian. He has been an avid supporter of all nursing students throughout his tenure. In fact, David was awarded NSNA’s most coveted award, “Leader of Leaders”, at the 61st Annual NSNA Convention in Charlotte, NC. He has touched the lives of countless nursing students, who have since gone on to become leaders within the nursing profession.

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MARCUS D. HENDERSON, MSN, RN, FNAP, PHD(c)

INTERIM CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Marcus has been actively involved with SNAP since 2013 and most recently served as a SNAP Professional Consultant, advising the Board of Directors. As a nursing student at Penn, Marcus served on the SNAP Board of Directors from 2013 to 2017, serving two terms as SNAP President. He also served as the Chair of the Council of State Presidents and Ex-Officio Member of the NSNA Board of Directors from 2016 to 2017. Beyond SNAP, Marcus is a dynamic leader and psychiatric nurse with professional experience working in community-based, inpatient psychiatric, and academic settings. He brings a wealth of non-profit leadership and governance experience, including as a longtime programmatic staff member for PENN HOSA-Future Health Professionals, Past Chairman of the HOSA-Future Health Professionals, Inc. Board of Directors, and a member of the American Nurses Association Board of Directors. He previously served on the National Academy of Medicine committee that authored The Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity. Marcus received a BSN and MSN in Health Leadership from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. He also holds a certificate in Health Care Innovation from the Perelman School of Medicine. He is currently a PhD Candidate and NIH/NIMH Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Predoctoral Fellow at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing.