Fellows of the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses
The ARN Fellow Designation (FARN) is the most distinguished level of membership, as well as a public hallmark of professional esteem.
Nurses who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in rehabilitation nursing and have provided notable contributions, service, and commitment to the specialty and the association can apply to be a Fellow of ARN.
Areas considered for the distinction include participation and leadership in ARN, consultation, research, education, practice, administration, advocacy, and public service.
Learn more about the benefits of becoming a Fellow of ARN:
Some of the benefits include...
- Entitlement to use the FARN credential.
- Recognition from peers and the public as a rehabilitation nursing expert.
- Access to a network of colleagues to address concerns about the rehabilitation nursing specialty.
- Sense of achievement while wearing the FARN pin and displaying the FARN certificate.
To read about the rest of the benefits, please click here.
Congratulations to the 2026 ARN Fellows
Jennifer Joyner-Bailey, DNP, RN, NE-BC, CRRN FARN
Nursing Director of Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit | Cone Health Moses H. Cone Hospital
Greensboro, NC
Sue Brown, MSN, RN, CCM, CRRN, FARN
Complex Case Manager | Health First
Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center
Deerfield Beach, FL
Karen Fried, MSN, RN, CRRN, FARN
Registered Nurse | Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Karyn Kling, MSN, RN, CRRN FARN
Clinical Nurse Education | Moss Rehab/Einstein Medical Center
Elkins Park, PA
Ellen Weaver, MSN, RN, CRRNFARN
Assistant Nurse Manager Coordination of Care | Kaiser Hospital
Santa Rosa, CA
2025 Fellows of ARN
Rozina Bhimani
Deepa Kannampuzha
Susan Kometz
Veronica Vitelli Martin
Gillian Smith
2024 Fellows of ARN
Amy Bok
Tracey Connolly
Sylvia Duraski
Kimberli Martinez
Anne Ruggiero
Becky Thayer
Barbara Winters-Todd
2023 Fellows of ARN
Tony Hilton
Rebecca Koszalinski
Pamala Larsen
Kathleen Stevens
Lalita Thompson
2022 Fellows of ARN
Susan L. Dean-Baar
Anne Deutsch
Patricia Garvin Higgins
Jorilynn Lima
Maria Radwanski
Bev Reigle
2021 Fellows of ARN
Mary Ellen Hatch
Barbara Lutz
Maureen Musto
2020 Fellows of ARN
Michele Cournan
Anne Leclaire
Leslie Neal-Boylan
Tina Roma-Fisher
Gail Sims
Stephanie Vaughn
Donna Williams
2019 Fellows of ARN
Crystal Barker
Michelle Camicia
Grace Campbell
Norma Clanin
Kathy Clark
Sally Gutierrez
Tiffany LeCroy
Kristen Mauk
Donna Patterson-Jernigan
Karen Preston
Patricia Quigley
Jill Rye
Ann Smith
Margaret Williams
Wendy Wintersgill
If you have questions about the FARN designation, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 800.229.7530.
