Connie Morain Baker, MS
President and Executive Director
Connie was a rookie Child Life Specialist (Click for full bio) right out of graduate school when she met Donna Wong, a pediatric nurse consultant. Donna described Connie as her first “mentee,” the first person Donna mentored. And mentor she did. As they passionately pursued ways to help assess and manage pain in children, their relationship grew to a friendship in much the same way as with the other board members. With the help of many pediatric patients and families, they created the Wong-Baker FACES™ Pain Rating Scale. Connie’s passion for providing excellent care for people in pain has expanded from pediatrics to people of all ages, through her love of speaking, writing, and consulting.
Lynn Clutter, PhD, RN, BC, CNS, CNE, IBCLC
Secretary
Lynn Clutter has worked extensively in nursing care of the family. Currently she is a full time BSN nursing instructor at Langston University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She teaches junior level students in Nursing Care of the Childbearing Family and works with some senior level students in Leadership and Research. She is a part time Lactation Consultant at Saint Francis Hospital. Lynn recently completed her PhD in Nursing Science with a minor in Nursing Informatics at Indiana University, (IUPUI). She is founding president of the Langston University chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International, the honor society of nursing and member of three chapters. Her research and publications have included bonding and attachment, children’s pain, legal healthcare seminars for BSN students, spiritual care, adolescent parenting, unintended pregnancy, and open adoption. The focus of her dissertation was with adolescent birth mothers who have faced unintended pregnancy and made open adoption plans. Lynn was a member of Pediatric Nurse Consultants from 1984 through the group’s completion. Lynn was responsible for the original idea of placing the Wong-Baker FACES on the very popular pins distributed through the years.
Kristie Nix, EdD, RN
Vice President
Kristie has taught nursing at the University of Tulsa since 1982; it was soon after taking this position that she met Donna Wong in Tulsa through a local networking group for pediatric nurses, Pediatric Nurse Consultants (PNC). Led by Dr. Wong, this group met monthly to discuss issues in the care of children and families, provide encouragement for members to obtain graduate degrees, assert influence and provide support for nurses, work on publications and research projects, and share brunch and recipes. It was this group that started an annual conference on pain issues, Greater Tulsa Area Pain Conference. Now in its 16th year, the conference is administered by Saint Francis Hospital. Through the years of projects, meetings and support, Kristie and Donna’s relationship grew from professional to sister-friends.
Betty M Rozier
President of I.V. House, Inc.
Betty M. Rozier has served as President of I.V. House, Inc. since 1991 and has been an entrepreneur for more than 25 years. Working with her daughter, Lisa Vallino, she grew I.V. House, Inc. into the premier IV therapy organization that has provided millions of IV site protectors to hospitals throughout the U.S., Canada and worldwide. As a co-inventor, she continues to develop new products for the growing need of safe IV therapy. Betty served a two-year term as a Director at Large for the Association for Vascular Access (AVA) and has published articles in The Journal of the Association for Vascular Access (JAVA) as well as in other industry publications. Also a public speaker, Betty’s speeches on entrepreneurship at national conventions and regional associations have inspired her audiences. Betty and Lisa distributed thousands of FACES pins that Donna provided at pediatric conferences in the past.
David Wilson, MS, RNC
David Wilson is a graduate of Dallas Baptist College (now University) (BSN) and Texas Woman’s University (MSN). He has more than 20 years of neonatal intensive care experience in Texas and Oklahoma. During his nursing career David has worked in a number of positions including staff nurse, neonatal educator, outreach education, nutrition support coordinator and BLS and Neonatal Resuscitation Program instructor. David was involved in medical missions in Costa Rica and Colombia for 2 years. David has also been nursing faculty in several universities, either on a full time or adjunct basis for 13 years. Writing for nursing publications is an endeavor he has enjoyed for many years. He has authored several articles pertaining to neonatal and pediatric nursing, has served as a reviewer for two nursing journals, and has been an author and contributor with Mosby/Elsevier since 1993. David is currently a staff nurse in the Children’s Hospital Pediatric Emergency Center at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma and serves as faculty for Langston University, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Pamela A. Di Vito-Thomas, Ph.D., RN, CNE
Currently, Pam is the Director of Nursing for the Coffeyville Community College Nursing Program in Coffeyville, Kansas, and serves on the National League for Nursing Board of Governors. With an ADN from Tulsa Community College, a BSN from Northeastern State University, an MS from Oklahoma University Health Science Center, and a PhD from the University of Oklahoma. Nursing practice and education have been woven throughout her professional career. As one who has participated in the research and practice of supporting the Wong-Baker FACES Scale for pain assessment and pain management, her quest is to continue to imprint the legacy of the Scale throughout the global health care environment.
