Callie Anne Bittner is a Project Director at the Colorado Center for Nursing Excellence. She leads the Colorado Action Coalition, Nurses on Boards Coalition, Leadership Diversity program, and Rural Nurse Practitioner Behavioral Health Fellowship. Callie Anne has been a nurse for fifteen years with clinical experience in home health, telemetry, and progressive care. She has ten years of teaching experience including clinical, classroom, and online. She is also a Child Care Health Consultant, published author, national speaker, executive leadership coach, and board member of the Colorado Organization of Nurse Leaders. Callie Anne resides in the rural area of Pagosa Springs in southwest Colorado where she enjoys her family and all outdoor recreation, especially snowboarding.