Colleen Marzilli, a professor of nursing at the University of Maine, has been elected treasurer of the National League for Nursing Board of Governors for the 2026-29 term. In the national leadership role, she will help guide the organization’s financial stewardship and governance as it works to advance nursing education.
Founded in 1893, the National League for Nursing was the first nursing organization in the United States. Today, it represents nearly 45,000 individual members and more than 1,000 institutional members across nursing education programs ranging from practical nursing through doctoral preparation. Its work includes professional development, nurse educator certification, research, assessment services and public policy advocacy.
“Being elected to serve the National League for Nursing is both an honor and a responsibility,” Marzilli said. “As a nurse educator and practicing nurse practitioner, I see the connection between how we prepare nurses and the care patients receive. I look forward to supporting the educators and institutions doing this essential work and bringing the perspective of the University of Maine to these national conversations.”
Marzilli brings preparation in nursing and business administration, along with experience in academic leadership and professional association management. Her work spans undergraduate and graduate nursing education, curriculum development, doctoral program development and evaluation, accreditation review, and consulting. At UMaine, she teaches and mentors nursing students and contributes to scholarship and university governance.
Her scholarship examines artificial intelligence, culturally competent care and health disparities, with an emphasis on applying evidence to nursing education and clinical practice. Her professional experience also includes quality improvement, policy and advocacy.
Alongside her academic responsibilities, Marzilli practices in urgent and emergency care and mentors students and clinicians. She holds certifications in family nurse practitioner practice, nursing education, advanced nursing executive practice, advanced public health nursing, case management and medical-surgical nursing.
