​Mary Ann Jessee, PhD, MSN, RN, CNE, ANEF is the Dean of Nursing at Colorado Mountain College School of Nursing. She has a background in medical-surgical and critical care generalist nursing and extensive experience developing, implementing, and evaluating nursing curricula, and leading innovative clinical learning initiatives in pre-licensure nursing education. Her research and scholarship include theoretical and systematic support for the development and assessment of clinical reasoning and judgment and clinical competency in pre-licensure nursing students.