Dr. Jitana Benton-Lee is the CEO and Founder of Cultured Remedy, LLC, a patient advocacy organization based out of Central Kentucky.  She works as an Associate Professor of Graduate Nursing at Northern Kentucky University.  She has obtained multiple degrees, including a Doctor of Nursing Practice and Master of Science degrees in nursing, health, and business administration. Her Bachelor’s degrees are in Nursing and English. Currently, she is obtaining a nursing Ph.D. at Texas Woman’s University.

Dr. Jitana gleans knowledge on creating inclusive healthcare environments for diverse patient populations through nursing care provisions. Her passion positively affects access to healthcare and health education for rural African Americans and the deaf and hearing-impaired communities; she is a proud member of both minoritized groups. As a result of her work, the Kentucky Organization of Nurse Leaders endowed her with the 2019 Emerging Leader Award.

She is a Qualified Administrator of the Intercultural Development Inventory^®, a Nurse Executive Advance-Board Certified, and a Certified Nurse Educator. She has earned Equity Conscience and Center for Health Equity & Advocacy fellowships in the last few years. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, CommonHealth Action, and the National Collaborative for Health Equity selected her as a Culture of Health Leader for her commitment to health equity. In addition to her equity work, she is an American Association Colleges of Nursing HAAN consultant, educating nursing schools on holistic admissions and inclusive learning environments.

She is the president of Sigma Theta Tau International, Rho Theta chapter, and a Lexington Human Rights Commission commissioner in Lexington, KY. Dr. Jitana is the former Chapter Chair of the Bluegrass Region of the Kentucky Nurses Association, overseeing 15 counties. Also, she is an active member of the American Nurses Association, the Health Equity Leadership & Exchange Network, the Southern Nurses Research Society, the Transcultural Nursing Society, the Council of the Advancement of Nursing Science, and the National League of Nurses.