The Nurse Executives Shaping American Healthcare
Becker's Hospital Review has named its 2026 Hospital and Health System CNOs to Know. Here is what the list reveals about where nursing leadership is headed, followed by the full roster of honorees.
Every hospital runs on nursing, and every nursing team takes its direction from the top. The Chief Nursing Officer sets the strategy that determines how many nurses are on a unit, how they are trained, how safely patients are cared for, and whether talented clinicians choose to stay.
On October 30, 2026, Becker's Hospital Review published its annual list of Hospital and Health System CNOs to Know, profiling 363 nurse executives from health systems across the country. The honorees were selected through nominations and editorial research, and Becker's notes that leaders do not, and cannot, pay for inclusion.
For The Nurses Magazine®, the list is more than a roster. Our editorial team reviewed all 363 published profiles to understand what today's nurse executives are working on. Read together, they describe the state of nursing leadership in 2026: the pressures these leaders face, the solutions they are building and the standard they are setting for the profession.
Why the Chief Nursing Officer Matters More Than Ever
The modern CNO is no longer only the senior nurse in the building. Today's nurse executives are responsible for nursing strategy, workforce planning, multimillion-dollar budgets and the professional development pathways that bring nurses in and keep them. Their decisions shape quality and clinical outcomes across entire organizations, well beyond the nursing department.
That responsibility has grown as health systems have expanded. On this year's list, 89 honorees hold titles at the system, regional, market or enterprise level, coordinating nursing practice across multiple hospitals and, in many cases, thousands of clinicians at once.
Six Priorities That Define Today's Nurse Executive
The Nurses Magazine® analyzed all 363 honoree profiles for recurring themes. Six emerged. Together, they form a practical agenda for nursing leadership in 2026, ranked here by how often they appear.
Workforce Stability
Recruitment, retention, nurse residency programs and a deliberate shift away from reliance on agency and travel staffing.
Professional Practice
Magnet® and Pathway to Excellence® designations, shared governance and clinical ladders that give nurses a voice and a future.
Patient Safety & Quality
Measurable gains on falls, hospital-acquired pressure injuries, infections and sepsis outcomes.
Leadership Development
Leadership academies, mentorship and succession planning that grow the next generation of nurse executives.
Technology & Less Burden
Digital tools, EHR optimization and AI that reduce documentation burden so nurses can focus on patients.
Care Model Innovation
Virtual nursing, telehealth and redesigned team models that extend expert support to every bedside.
TNM analysis of keywords in the 363 profiles published by Becker's Hospital Review. A profile can reference more than one theme.
The Workforce Equation
Workforce stability is the single most common theme on this year's list, appearing in 56% of honoree profiles, and the numbers explain why. The 2026 NSI National Health Care Retention & RN Staffing Report, which covers hospital data from 2025, shows how much is at stake:
Source: NSI Nursing Solutions, 2026 National Health Care Retention & RN Staffing Report.
Nurse leaders see the same reality from the inside. The American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL), in its latest Nursing Leadership Insight Study conducted with Chartis, surveyed 1,338 nurse leaders across 430 hospitals and 210 health systems. It found that staffing remains the top priority for nurse leaders by a wide margin.
That is why so many of this year's honorees are recognized for measurable progress on retention, nurse residency programs and reduced dependence on contract labor. Each percentage point of turnover avoided is both a financial result and a sign of a healthier workplace for nurses.
What It Means for the Next Generation of Nurse Leaders
For nurses who aspire to executive leadership, the 2026 list offers a clear picture of the path. Advanced education is common: 147 honorees, about 40% of the list, include a doctoral degree among their published credentials, and the Doctor of Nursing Practice is the most frequent, held by 117. Because 76 profiles list no credentials at all, the true share is likely higher.
Experience matters as much as education. Dozens of profiles describe careers that began at the bedside as staff nurses, then advanced through charge nurse, manager and director roles before reaching the executive suite.
Just as important, the profiles show that executive nursing leadership is measured by results: safer patients, stronger teams and nurses who choose to stay. Those outcomes are within reach of every nurse leader, at every level.
The Nurses Magazine® congratulates every honoree and thanks them for leading with vision, integrity and care.
The Full List: 2026 Hospital and Health System CNOs to Know
All 363 honorees are listed alphabetically by last name, in Becker's order, with names, credentials, titles and organizations exactly as published by Becker's Hospital Review.
Paula Agosto, RN
Senior Vice President and System CNO at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Debra Albert
CNO, Senior Vice President for Patient Care Services and Lerner Director of Health Promotion at NYU Langone Health (New York City)
Jennifer J. Albert, RN
CNO of Northern Maine Medical Center (Fort Kent)
Dawn Alexander
CNO for DCH Health System (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
Jim Allard, DNP, RN
Vice President and CNO for Advocate Christ Medical Center (Oaklawn, Ill.)
Kim Alleman, BSN, RN
CNO for UTHealth Houston and UT Physicians (Houston)
Peta-Ann Anderson, DNP, RN
Vice President and CNO at Jackson Memorial Hospital Campus (Miami)
Sharmane Andrews, MSN, RN
CNO at Holtz Children’s Hospital and The Women’s Hospital (Miami)
Mabel Ankrah, DNP, MSN, RN
Vice President and CNO at Adventist HealthCare White Oak Medical Center (Gaithersburg, Md.)
Vi-Anne Antrum, DNP, RN
CNO for Cone Health (Greensboro, N.C.)
Chika Anueyiagu
CNO at Cooley Dickinson Hospital (Northampton, Mass.)
Katrina “Kat” Ascencio-Holmes, BSN, RN
System Vice President CNO at Sutter Health (Sacramento, Calif.)
Jacqueline Attlesey-Pries
Vice President of Operations and CNO at Boulder (Colo.) Community Health
Tommye Austin, PhD, RN
Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive for the East Region at BJC Health (St. Louis)
Renee Axtman, BSN, RN
Chief Operations and Nursing Officer for the Bemidji (Minn.) Region at Sanford Health
Kelley Baas
Chief Nurse Executive Officer for the North State (Calif.) Market at Dignity Health
Trish Baise, DNP, RN
Chief Nurse Executive for ECU Health (Greenville, N.C.)
Deborah Baker, DNP
Senior Vice President for Nursing and Chief Nurse Executive at Johns Hopkins Health System (Baltimore)
Kathy Baker, PhD, RN
CNO at UVA Health (Charlottesville, Va.)
James Ballinghoff, DNP, RN
Chief Nurse Executive at Penn Medicine (Philadelphia)
Julie Balluck, DNP, RN
Chief Nursing Executive at Texas Health Resources (Arlington, Texas)
Jeremiah Bame, RN
CNO at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center (Atlanta)
Jacob “Tanner” Barb
CNO of Community Hospital Corporation (Plano, Texas)
Rosenda M. Barrera
Regional CNO of Region VII for Prime Healthcare (Ill.)
Vivian Barreto, BSN, RN
CNO at Jackson West Medical Center (Doral, Fla.)
Rhonda Beane
CNO for Mercy Health–Springfield (Ohio) Market
Stefanie Beavers, DNP, RN
Chief Nurse Executive at OU Health (Oklahoma City)
Crystal Beckford
CNO and Vice President of Patient Care Services for Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Center (Lanham, Md.)
Beth Beckman, DNS, RN, APRN
CNO at Valleywise Health (Phoenix)
Carol Biggs, DHSc, RN
Executive Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive at Jackson Health System (Miami)
Shawn Bishop, MSN, RN
Vice President and CNO at Wellstar Paulding Medical Center (Hiram, Ga.)
Marielle Blauvelt, RN, BSN
CNO of The Orthopedic Hospital of Lutheran Health Network (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
Monica Bologna
CNO at West Jefferson Medical Center (Marrero, La.)
Jennifer Bond, DNP, RN
Vice President and CNO of Springfield (Ill.) Memorial Hospital
Joshua Bourgeois
Executive Vice President of Hospital Operations and CNO for the Northern Market of Children’s Medical Center Plano (Texas)
Melissa Box, RN
CNO of Wellstar Douglas Medical Center (Douglasville, Ga.)
Betsy Brakovich, DNP, RN
CNO of Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital (Marietta, Ga.)
Annabelle Duschane Braun, DNP, MSN, RN
CNO of MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center (Fountain Valley, Calif.)
Kit Bredimus, DNP, MSN
CNO at Midland (Texas) Memorial Hospital and Midland Health
Maria Brennan, DNP, RN
CNO at University Hospital (Newark, N.J.)
Noreen Brennan, PhD
CNO at Department of Veterans Affairs New York Harbor Healthcare System (New York City)
Ruby Brewer
Chief Nursing and Quality Officer at East Jefferson General Hospital (Metairie, La.)
Laural Brinkley, DNP, RN
Vice President of Clinical Services and CNO at CalvertHealth (Prince Frederick, Md.)
Helen Brogan, MSN, RN
CNO at Banner Baywood Medical Center and Banner Heart Hospital (Phoenix)
Keri Brookshire-Heavin, BSN, RN
Senior Vice President, CNO and COO at Phelps Health (Rolla, Mo.)
Alquietta Brown, PhD, BSN, RN
Vice President of Nursing for Inova Neuroscience and Inova Behavioral Health Services and Chief Nurse Executive for Inova Mount Vernon Hospital (Falls Church, Va.)
Sarah Brown, MSN, RN
Senior Vice President and CNO at UnityPoint Health (West Des Moines, Iowa)
Sharon Brown, MSN, RN
Senior Vice President of Patient Care Services and CNO at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (Colton, Calif.)
Kevin P. Browne
CNO for Northwell Lenox Hill Hospital, Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital and Northwell Greenwich Village Hospital (N.Y.)
Deb Bryant, DNP, RN
CNO for Mercy Health–Toledo (Ohio)
Amy Buckingham, DNP
Patient Care Executive or CNO for North Coast Service Area at Adventist Health (Roseville, Calif.)
Marie Burdett, MSN, RN
CNO of East Georgia Regional Medical Center (Statesboro, Ga.)
Lauren Burgett, MSN, RN
CNO at Corewell Health Farmington Hills Hospital (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
Stacie Call, MSN, RN
CNO for Mercy Health–Lorain (Ohio) Hospital and Mercy Health–Youngstown (Ohio) Hospital
Jessa Cardelli, BSN, RN
CNO for Riverview Regional Medical Center (Gadsden, Ala.)
Timothy Carrigan, PhD, RN
Regional CNO at Trinity Health Illinois/Indiana Region (Maywood, Ill.)
Linda Carroll, MSN, RN
Vice President of Patient Care Services and CNO at Saint Peter’s Healthcare System (New Brunswick, N.J.)
Chaudron Carter Short, PhD, EdD, MSN, RN
Executive Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive at Temple University Health System (Philadelphia)
Lindsey Casey, MSN, RN
Senior Vice President and CNO at Manning Family Children’s (New Orleans)
Brandi Cassingham, MSN, RN
Vice President of Patient Care Services and CNO of MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center (Laguna Hills, Calif)
Shannon Castellano
CNO of Mt. San Rafael Hospital and Clinics (Trinidad, Colo.)
Courtnay Caufield, DNP, RN
CNO at Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital (Long Beach, Calif.)
Dana Cecil, MSN, RN
Vice President of Nursing Services and CNO at University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center (La Plata)
Trish Celano, MSN, RN
Senior Vice President, Associate Chief Clinical Officer and Chief Nursing Executive at AdventHealth (Altamonte Springs, Fla.)
Jesus Cepero, PhD, RN
CNO and Senior Vice President of Patient Care Services for Stanford Children’s (Palo Alto, Calif.)
Anna Cerra, DNP, RN
Senior Vice President and CNO at Greenwich Hospital (Greenwich, Conn.)
Ronald Childress
CNO of Eastern New Mexico Medical Center (Roswell)
Shannon Christian
Senior Vice President of Patient Care Services at Lawrence + Memorial Hospital (New London, Conn.) and Westerly (R.I.) Hospital
Mary Christoffersen, DNP, RN
Senior Vice President and CNO at Bridgeport (Conn.) Hospital
Natalia Cineas, DNP, RN
Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive at NYC Health + Hospitals (New York City)
Stephanie Clements
Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive at Mercy (St. Louis)
Alesia A. Coe, DNP, RN
Vice President of Patient Care Services and CNO at the University of Chicago Medical Center
Faye Collins
Market CNO at UnityPoint Health–Meriter (Madison, Wis.)
Teresa Connolly, DNP, RN
Senior Vice President and Enterprise Chief Nurse Executive at HonorHealth (Scottsdale, Ariz.)
Melinda Cooling, DNP
Chief Nurse and Advanced Practice Provider Executive at OSF HealthCare (Peoria, Ill.)
Therese Courtenay, DNP, RN
Patient Care Executive or CNO for Adventist Health Mendocino Coast (Fort Bragg, Calif.)
Kendra Crawford, BSN, RN
CNO of Providence Santa Rosa (Calif.) Memorial Hospital
Judith Cullinane, PhD, MSN, RN
CNO at Mass General Brigham Spaulding Rehabilitation Network (Boston)
Sarah Currie, RNC, MSN
Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (Memphis, Tenn.)
Derek Curtis, DNP, RN
Associate Administrator and CNO for Harris Health—Ben Taub Hospital (Houston)
Tammy Daniel, DNP
Executive Vice President and CNO at Baptist Health (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Holly Davis, BSN, RN
CNO at Bingham Healthcare (Blackfoot, Idaho)
Erica DeBoer, RN
Senior Vice President and CNO of Sanford Health (Sioux Falls, S.D.)
Renee Delahoussaye
Vice President and Regional CNO at Ochsner Lafayette (La.) General
Bob Dent, DNP, RN
Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive at University of Maryland Medical System (Baltimore)
Manavi Dhakal, MSN, RN
Senior Director and Associate CNO at Brockton (Mass.) Behavioral Health Center
Melody Dickerson, DNP, MSN, RN
Senior Vice President of Hospital Operations and CNO at VHC Health (Arlington, Va.)
Cassandra Dike, DNP, RN
Chief Nurse Executive of CentraCare (St. Cloud, Minn.)
Janeé Dock, MSN, RN
CNO at Piedmont Augusta (Ga.)
Patricia Donley, DNP, RN
Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive at WellSpan Health (York, Pa.)
Beth Draves, BSN, RN
CNO at Banner University Medicine Tucson (Ariz.)
Diane Drexler, DNP, RN
System CNO and Vice President of Patient Care Services for Community Memorial Health System (Ventura, Calif.)
Ilia Echevarria, PhD, RN
CNO at NCH North Naples (Fla.) Hospital
Tali Edge
CNO at Corewell Health Dearborn Hospital (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
Christopher “Lance” Eiland, MSN, RN
CNO of Crestwood Medical Center (Huntsville, Ala.)
Veronica Elders, DHA, MSN, RN
CEO and CNO of Nashville (Tenn.) General Hospital
Kerri Elsabrout
Senior Vice President of Patient Care Services and CNO at White Plains (N.Y.) Hospital
Darlene Evans
Vice President and CNO at Saint Anthony Medical Center (Rockford, Ill.)
Leigha Fallis, RN, MSN
CNO at Piedmont Rockdale Hospital (Conyers, Ga.)
Kirsten Featherstone
CNO for Mee Memorial Healthcare System (King City, Calif.)
Julie Ference, BSN, RN
CNO at AHN Neighborhood Hospitals (The Woodlands, Texas)
Diane Ferreira, RN
CNO and Senior Vice President of Patient Care Services for Butler Hospital (Providence, R.I.)
Brandee A. Fetherman, MSN, RN
CNO at Atlantic Health Morristown (N.J.) Medical Center
Brian Filadelfia, DNP, RN
Chief Nurse and Clinical Executive at Emanate Health Queen of the Valley Hospital (Covina, Calif.)
Kate Fitzpatrick
Executive Vice President and Connelly Foundation Chief Nurse Executive Officer at Jefferson Health (Philadelphia)
Tara Floyd, BSN, RN
Senior Vice President of Patient Care Services and CNO at Nationwide Children’s Hospital (Columbus, Ohio)
Regina Foley, PhD, RN
Chief Nursing Executive and President of Specialty Hospitals and Clinical Services at Hackensack Meridian Health (Edison, N.J.)
Juli Forbes
Vice President and CNO at ECU Health Beaufort Hospital (Washington, N.C.)
Debra Fox
CNO at University Medical Center of Southern Nevada (Las Vegas)
Meredith Foxx, MSN, RN
Senior Vice President and CNO at Cleveland Clinic
Kimberly Foxworth
System Chief Nursing and Quality Executive at St. Luke’s Health (Chesterfield, Mo.)
Kim Francis, PhD, RN
CNO and Senior Vice President for Patient Care Services for Women & Infants Hospital (Providence, R.I.)
Michelle Franklin, RN
CNO for Carilion Clinic (Roanoke, Va.)
Puneet Freibott, DNP, RN
System CNO at Beth Israel Lahey Health (Cambridge, Mass.)
Christine Frost, DNP, RN
CNO and Vice President of Nursing at Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center (Annapolis, Md.)
Teresa Fuller, MSN, RN
Vice President of Patient Care Services at Hartford Healthcare Fairfield (Conn.) Region
Nancy Gaden, DNP, RN
Senior Vice President of Clinical Operations and CNO at Boston Medical Center
Nicki Gamet, BSN
CNO for Mercy Springfield (Mo.) Communities
Elizabeth “Tren” Garbo, DNP, RN
Vice President and CNO of Our Lady of the Angels Health (Bogalusa, La.)
Claudia Garcenot, MSN, RN
Vice President and CNO at Mount Sinai Brooklyn (N.Y.)
Monaliza Gaw
Vice President and CNO at Ascension Seton Hays (St. Louis)
Shari Giese, BSN, RN
CNO of Mat-Su Regional Medical Center (Palmer, Alaska)
Jason Gilbert, PhD, RN
Executive Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive at Indiana University Health (Indianapolis)
Elizabeth Gillam
CNO at Mercy Hospital Washington (Chesterfield, Mo.)
Carol Ann Gioia, DNP, MSN, RN
CNO at AtlantiCare (Egg Harbor Township, N.J.)
Danielle Giovanniello, MSN, RN
CNO at Atlantic Health Newton (N.J.) and Atlantic Health Hackettstown (N.J.) Medical Centers
Heather Gleason, RN
Vice President of Patient Care and CNO at Fairview Lakes Hospital (Minneapolis)
Michele Goeb-Burkett, MSN, RN
CNO of AdventHealth East Florida Division (Altamonte Springs, Fla.)
Jill Goldstein, RN
Deputy CNO and Vice President of Nursing and Patient Care Services at Mount Sinai Queens (N.Y.)
Andres Gonzalez, RN
CNO at Jackson South Medical Center (Miami)
Wendi Goodson-Celerin, DNP, APRN
Executive Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive at Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital
Tracy Gosselin, PhD, RN
Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (New York City)
Rebecca Graham, RN
CNO of North Vista Hospital (North Las Vegas)
F. Carlos Gregorio, MSN, RN
CNO for Uvalde (Texas) Memorial Hospital
Karen Grimley, PhD, RN
Chief Nursing Executive at UCLA Health (Los Angeles)
Anne H. Gross, PhD, RN
Senior Vice President for Patient Care Services and CNO at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (Boston)
Kimberly Gummel, MSN, RN
Vice President and CNO of the Central Region at Geisinger (Danville, Pa.)
Andrew D. Harding, DNP, RN
CNO at South Shore Health (South Weymouth, Mass.)
Cynthia Hardy
Chief Nurse Executive at Haak’u Health Center (Acoma Pueblo, N.M.)
Tiffany Haynes
CNO at North Country Healthcare (Whitefield, N.H.)
Kelly Hefti, MSN, RN
CNO of Sanford USD Medical Center and Clinics (Sioux Falls, S.D.)
Jodi Hein, DNP, RN
CNO of Providence Holy Cross Medical Center (Mission Hills, Calif.)
Valerie K. Heinl, MSN, RN
CNO for Children’s & Women’s Hospital (Mobile, Ala.)
Sara Hemingway, MSN, RN
CNO of MemorialCare Long Beach (Calif.) Medical Center
Michelle D. Hereford, RN
System Chief Nurse Executive and Ethel Morikis Endowed Chair in Nursing Leadership at University Hospitals (Cleveland)
Susan Hernandez, DNP, RN
Chief Nurse Executive at UT Southwestern Medical Center (Dallas)
Lorie Herrman
CNO of St. Joseph Medical Center (Kansas City, Mo.)
Bonnie Hess, BSN, RN
CNO for North Texas Medical Center (Gainesville, Texas)
Melanie Heuston, DNP, RN
CNO at WVU Medicine (Morgantown, W.Va.)
Tammy Hibbert
Vice President of Patient Care Services and CNO at Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital and DeGraff Medical Park (Buffalo, N.Y.)
Andrea Highfill, DNP, RN
Associate CNO at Carson Valley Health (Gardnerville, Nev.)
Nancy E. Holecek, BSN, RN
Executive Vice President and CNO at RWJBarnabas Health (West Orange, N.J.)
Debra J. Honey, RN
Senior Vice President and CNO at Covenant Health (Knoxville, Tenn.)
Sarah Horn, BSN, RN
Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing and Clinical Operations Officer for Salem (Ore.) Health Hospitals and Clinics
Melissa Howard, MSN, RN
Chief Nursing and Clinical Executive at Emanate Health Inter-Community Hospital and Emanate Health Foothill Presbyterian Hospital (Glendora, Calif.)
Carrie Howard-Canning, MSN, RN
Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive at University of Vermont Health Network (Burlington)
Catherine Hughes, MSN, RN
Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive at Virtua Health (Marlton, N.J.)
Tiesa Hughes-Dillard, DNP, RN
CNO for University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences (Chicago)
Melissa Hunt
CNO at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Kimberly D. Hunter, DNP, RN
Chief Nurse Executive at University of Iowa Health Care (Iowa City)
Rudy Jackson, DNP, RN
Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive at UW Health (Madison, Wis.)
Marissa Jamarik, DNP, RN
Vice President of Patient Care Services and CNO at Beaufort Memorial (Beaufort, S.C.)
Karyl James, DNP, MSN, RN
CNO for Desert Valley Hospital (Victorville, Calif.)
Michelle James
Senior Vice President, Chief Quality, Patient Safety and Risk Officer, and CNO at PeaceHealth (Vancouver, Wash.)
Cathleen Janzekovich, PhD, RN
Vice President of Patient Services and CNO at Atlantic Health CentraState Medical Center (Freehold, N.J.)
Kathy Jenner, RN
CNO at Ashley (N.D.) Medical Center
Scott Jessie, MSN, RN
CNO at SUNY Upstate Medical University (Syracuse, N.Y.)
Kate Johnson, BSN, MSN
Interim CNO at UnityPoint Health-Trinity (Rock Island, Ill.)
Kelly M. Johnson, PhD, RN
Senior Vice President of Patient Care Services and CNO for Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Michele Johnson, MSN, RN
CNO of AdventHealth Fish Memorial (Orange City, Fla.)
Kari Jones, MSN, RN
Market CNO at UnityPoint Health-Fort Dodge (Iowa)
Traci Jordan
CNO for Ochsner LSU Health–Monroe (La.) Medical Center
Trisha Jungels, MSN, RN
CNO and Vice President of Clinical Services at Jamestown (N.D.) Regional Medical Center
Lisa Kalafus, DNP, MSN, RN
Vice President and CNO at Gaylord Specialty Healthcare (Wallingford, Conn.)
Kathleen Kaminsky, RN
CNO and Senior Vice President of Patient Care Services at Englewood (N.J.) Health
Adam Karlen, DNP, RN
CNO and Vice President of Patient Care for M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital (Edina, Minn.)
Rhonda Kazik, DNP, RN
Chief Nurse Executive for Essentia Health (Duluth, Minn.)
Dan Kelly, BSN, RN
CNO at Providence South Division (Calif.)
Rachel Kemp, DNP
CNO at Singing River Health System (Ocean Springs, Miss.)
Natalie Kennett, DNP
CNO at Cottage Hospital (Woodsville, N.H.)
Brandon Killough, DNP
CNO at LifeBridge Health Northwest Hospital (Randallstown, Md.)
Julie Kim, MSN, RN
CNO at Providence St. Jude Medical Center (Fullerton, Calif.)
Kurt Kless
CNO at The University of Toledo (Ohio) Medical Center
Kayla Knight, MSN, RN
CNO of Grandview Medical Center (Birmingham, Ala.)
JoDee Knox, BSN, RN
Market CNO at UnityPoint Health–Waterloo (Iowa)
Wendy Kopp, PhD, RN
CNO at Sanford Health Bismarck (N.D.)
MaryEllen Kosturko, DNP
Executive Vice President and System CNO at Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare
Susie Krug, BSN
Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive for the West Region/Saint Luke’s at BJC Health (Kansas City, Mo.)
Barbara Kuppel, BSN, RN
Vice President of Patient Care Services and CNO at Buffalo (N.Y.) General Medical Center and Gates Vascular Institute
Maryann M. Lansangan
Chief Nurse Executive at Mercy San Juan Medical Center (Carmichael, Calif.)
Theresa Larson
CNO at Sanford Health Fargo (N.D.)
Cynthia R. Latney, MSN, RN
Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive at OhioHealth (Columbus)
Sandy Leake
Senior Vice President and CNO at University of Tennessee Medical Center (Knoxville)
Cindy Leathers, BSN
Vice President and CNO at Saint Francis Health System (Tulsa, Okla.)
Cody Legler
Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive at Atlantic Health (Morristown, N.J.)
Melissa Leonard, RN
CNO of AdventHealth Celebration (Fla.)
JohnRich R. Levine, DNP, MSN, APRN
CNO at Reeves Regional Health (Pecos, Texas)
Caren Lewis, BSN, RN
Senior Vice President and System Chief Nurse Executive at MultiCare Health System (Tacoma, Wash.)
Wendy Lincoln, MSN, RN
Vice President and CNO at Ascension Saint Agnes (Baltimore)
Wendy Lindley, MSN, RN
Market Chief Nursing Officer at UnityPoint Health–Sioux City (Iowa)
Angie Long, DNP, RN
Senior Vice President and CNO of McLaren Health Care (Grand Blanc, Mich.)
Mark Mahnfeldt, MSN, RN
Vice President of Patient Care and CNO at Emerson Health (Concord, Mass.)
Eileen Manniste, MSN, RN
CNO for Broward Health North (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
Jerry A. Mansfield, PhD, RN
Vice President and System Chief Nursing Executive at The University of Texas Medical Branch (Galveston)
Wilhelmina M. Manzano, RN
Group Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive at NewYork-Presbyterian (New York City)
C.J. Marbley, RN
CNO at University Medical Center and COO and CNO at New Orleans East Hospital
David Marshall, JD, DNP, RN
Senior Vice President of Nursing and System Chief Nursing Executive of Cedars-Sinai (Los Angeles)
Rick Martin, EdD, MSN, RN
Senior Vice President of Clinical Operations and CNO at Hoag (Newport Beach, Calif.)
Christine Martinez, MSN, RN
CNO of Laredo (Texas) Medical Center
Julia Mason, DNP, RN
CNO and Senior Vice President of Patient Care Services at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (Boston)
Sarah Matney, BSN, RN
Senior Vice President of Clinical Services and CNO at Connecticut Children’s (Hartford)
Shari McDonald, RN
Vice President and CNO at Rochester (N.Y.) General Hospital
Theresa McDonnell, DNP, RN
Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive at Duke University Health System and Vice Dean for Clinical Affairs at Duke University School of Nursing (Durham, N.C.)
Kristi McGowin, DNP, APRN
Vice President of Patient Care Services and CNO at Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters Health System (Norfolk, Va.)
Kristin McVay, MSN, RN
CNO at UnityPoint Health-St. Luke’s Hospital (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)
Joy Melgar, MSN, RN
CNO and Surgery Center Administrator at Avala (Covington, La.)
Kristin Merritt, DNP, RN
Chief Nursing and Patient Care Services Officer at Duke Regional Hospital (Durham, N.C.)
Stephanie Meyer, RN
Executive Vice President, Chief Nurse Executive and COO for Inpatient Operations at Children’s Mercy (Kansas City)
Andrea Miller
CNO for UChicago AdventHealth LaGrange (Ill.) Hospital
Zachary Miller
CNO at Banner Boswell Medical Center and Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center (Sun City, Ariz.)
Christina Mills, BSN, RN
CNO at Golisano Children’s Hospital of Buffalo (N.Y.)
Boris Molchanskiy, DNP
Vice President and CNO at Maimonides Midwood Community Hospital (Brooklyn, N.Y.)
Candice Monge
Former Chief Nursing Executive Officer at Marian Regional Medical Center and Arroyo Grande Community Hospital (Santa Maria, Calif.)
Christy Moody, MSN, RN
CNO for Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center (Hartsville, S.C.)
Susan Mouret, MSN, RN
CNO at Banner Desert Medical Center and Banner Children’s at Desert (Mesa, Ariz.)
Herta Muller, MSN, RN
Vice President and CNO at St. John’s Riverside Hospital (Yonkers, N.Y.)
Holly Muller, DNP, RN
Senior Vice President and System CNO at Presbyterian Healthcare Services (Albuquerque, N.M.)
Elizabeth Murdock, BSN, RN
CNO at Piedmont Newton Hospital (Covington, Ga.)
Tiffany Murdock
CNO and Chief Clinical Experience Officer at Ochsner Health (New Orleans)
Dana Murphy
CNO at Magnolia Regional Health Center (Corinth, Miss.)
Yuri Mykoo, MSN, RN
Senior Vice President and CNO at Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital–Davis Islands
Becky Nail
Market CNO at UnityPoint Health-Des Moines (Iowa)
Tracey Nixon, MSN, RN
System Chief Nursing Executive at the University of Utah Health Hospitals and Clinics (Salt Lake City)
Caroline Njau, BSN, RN
Senior Vice President of Patient Care Services and CNO for Children’s Minnesota (Minneapolis)
Peggy Norton-Rosko, DNP, RN
Senior Vice President and CNO at Trinity Health (Livonia, Mich.)
Misty Oglesby, DNP, RN
Vice President of Nursing for the Alabama Region at Orlando (Fla.) Health
Nicole Ohlinger, MSN, RN
CNO for Myrtue Medical Center (Harlan, Iowa)
Beth Oliver, DNP, RN
Senior Vice President of Cardiac Services and Chief Nurse Executive at Mount Sinai Health System (New York City)
Maria Opoku-Agyeman
CNO and Vice President of Inpatient Services at Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
Rose Ordieres, MSN, APRN
CNO of Ambulatory and Physician Services Administration at Jackson Health System (Miami)
Michelle O’Rourke
CNO and Vice President of Patient Care Services at UMass Memorial Medical Center (Worcester, Mass.)
Melodie Osborn, BSN, RN
Chief Nurse Executive of Renown Health (Reno, Nev.)
Gretchen Pacholek, DNP, RN
CNO and Vice President of Patient Care Services at UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial (Harvey, Ill.)
Kathryn Pagliaroli, BSN, RN
Senior Vice President, COO and CNO of Oswego (N.Y.) Health
Leah Patterson
CNO and Chief of Patient Care Services at Riverside University Health System–Medical Center (Moreno Valley, Calif.)
Melissa Patton
CNO at Summit BHC (Franklin, Tenn.)
Emily Pegues, MSN, RN
CNO for St. Mary’s Medical Center (Blue Springs, Mo.)
Michelle Peña, MSN, RN
Regional CNO for Trinity Health Michigan (Livonia)
Shannon Pengel, MSN, RN
Vice President and CNO at Cleveland Clinic
Vicky Perez
Associate CNO at Jackson North Medical Center (Miami)
Dina Pérez-Graham
Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive at University Health (San Antonio, Texas)
Beena S. Peters, DNP, RN
System Chief Nursing Executive of Cook County Health (Chicago)
Margaret Pfeiffer, MSN
Vice President of Patient Care Services and Interim CNO at Mount Sinai South Nassau (Oceanside, N.Y.)
Louise Philp, BSN, RN
CNO at Orlando Health–Health Central Hospital (Ocoee, Fla.)
Amber Price, DNP, RN
Senior Vice President and CNO at Sentara (Norfolk, Va.)
Elizabeth Pulatie
Chief Nurse Executive Officer and Vice President of Patient Care Services at Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta (Calif.)
Jean Putnam, DNP, RN
Chief Nurse Executive at Baptist Health South Florida (Coral Gables)
Linda Puu, MSN, RN
Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive for The Queen’s Health Systems (Honolulu)
Marjorie A. Quint-Bouzid
Executive Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive at Kaleida Health (Buffalo, N.Y.)
Karla Ramberger, DNP, RN
Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive at Baylor Scott & White Health (Dallas)
Kelsey Reed, DNP, MSN
CNO and COO at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center (Americus, Ga.)
Karen Reilly, DNP, RN
CNO and Vice President of Patient Care Services at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital (Jamaica Plain, Mass.)
Cheryl Reinking, DNP, RN
CNO for El Camino Health (Mountain View, Calif.)
Stevanie Reynolds, RN
CNO at Piedmont Walton Hospital (Atlanta)
Mandy Richards, DNP, RN, APRN
Chief Nurse Executive and President of Children’s Health at Intermountain Health (Salt Lake City)
Samantha Richards, MSN, RN
Chief Nursing and Operations Officer at WVU Medicine Berkeley Medical Center (Martinsburg, W.Va.)
Donna Richardson, DNP, RN
Executive Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive for Parkland Health (Dallas)
Hazel Robertshaw, PhD, RN
CNO and Vice President of Patient Care Services at University of Rochester Medicine Thompson Health (Canandaigua, N.Y.)
Betty Jo Rocchio, DNP, CRNA
Executive Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive at Advocate Health (Charlotte, N.C.)
Anna Liza Rodriguez, MSN, RN
Senior Vice President for Cancer Services and Chief Nursing Executive at Knight Cancer Group (Portland, Ore.)
Robert Rose, DNP, RN
Senior Vice President of Nursing and CNO at Ascension (St. Louis)
Tamera Dunseth Rosenbaum, DNP, RN
Chief Nursing Executive at UCHealth (Aurora, Colo.)
Jennifer Roth, MSN, RN
Chief Nursing Executive, Senior Vice President of Patient Care Services and Dr. Dori Biester Chair in Pediatric Nursing at Children’s Hospital Colorado (Aurora)
Caryl Ryan, BSN, RN
CNO, COO and Vice President of Patient Services for UConn John Dempsey Hospital (Farmington, Conn.)
Kelli S. Sadler, BSN, RN
System Chief Nursing Executive for Corewell Health (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
Lisa Salameh, BSN, RN
Vice President and CNO at Sturdy Health (Attleboro, Mass.)
Carly Sanders
CNO/Director of Nursing of South Central Health (Wishek, N.D.)
DeeAndra Sandgren
CNO of Good Samaritan (Sioux Falls, S.D.)
Kathleen Sanford, RN
Senior Executive Vice President and CNO at CommonSpirit Health (Chicago)
Susan Santana, DNP, RN
Senior Vice President of Patient Care Services and CNO at Southern New Hampshire Health (Nashua)
Roland Santos, MSN, RN
CNO at Encino (Calif.) Hospital Medical Center and Sherman Oaks (Calif.) Hospital
Tina Santos, MSN, RN
Assistant Vice President and CNO of Orlando (Fla.) Health Orlando Regional Medical Center
Maureen Scanlan, DNP, MSN, RN
Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive at Montefiore Einstein (Bronx, N.Y.)
Jennifer Schmidt-Kaklis
CNO at Lakeview Regional Medical Center (Covington, La.)
Kathie Seerup, BSN, RN
Vice President and CNO at Children’s Hospital Colorado, Colorado Springs
Lori Seim, RN, BSN
CNO at First Care Health Center (Park River, N.D.)
Robin Shepherd, DNP, RN
Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive at Banner Health (Phoenix)
Anisha Sheth
CNO at Lake Huron Medical Center (Port Huron, Mich.)
Amanda Shrout, DNP, RN
CNO and Vice President of Patient Care Services at Sinai Hospital and Grace Medical Center (Baltimore)
Patricia Shucoski, DNP, MSN, RN
Chief Nurse Executive at BayCare Health System (Clearwater, Fla.)
Deana Sievert, DNP, MSN, RN
Senior Vice President and System CNO at Rush University System for Health and CNO at Rush University Medical Center (Chicago)
Jemilat Siju, DNP, MSN, RN
Vice President and CNO for Ambulatory Care at Mount Sinai Health System (New York City)
Marsha Sinanan, DNP, MSN, RN
Vice President of Patient Care Services and CNO at Mount Sinai Morningside, Mount Sinai West and Mount Sinai-Behavioral Health Center (New York City)
Opal Sinclair-Chung
CNO for NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County (Brooklyn, N.Y.)
Maureen Sintich, DNP, RN
Executive Vice President and Chief Nurse and APP Executive for Inova (Falls Church, Va.)
Bryan W. Sisk, DNP, RN
Former Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive at Memorial Hermann Health System (Houston)
Kim Slusser, PhD, RN
Chief Nurse Executive at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston)
Tracey Smithson, MSN, RN
Vice President and CNO at FMOL Health | St. Dominic (Jackson, Miss.)
Sharon Smyth, DNP, RN
Vice President of Nursing and Patient Care Services and CNO for The Johns Hopkins Hospital (Baltimore)
Sherri L. Sprague, BSN, RN
CNO and Senior Vice President of Patient Care Services at Kent Hospital (Warwick, R.I.)
Mila Sprouse
Regional CNO for Providence North Puget Sound (Wash.)
Elizabeth Squires
Vice President of Nursing Operations at Encompass Health (Birmingham, Ala.)
Dayna Stahl, DNP, RN
Vice President of Patient Care Services and CNO at Heywood Healthcare (Gardner, Mass.)
Cathy Stankiewicz, DNP, RN
Senior Vice President and CNO at AdventHealth Central Florida Division (Orlando, Fla.)
Helen Staples-Evans, DNP, RN
CNO and Senior Vice President for Patient Care Services at Loma Linda (Calif.) University Health
Mary F. Stapleton, MSN, RN
CNO at Roxborough Memorial Hospital and Suburban Behavioral Health Campus (Philadelphia)
Rachel Start, PhD, RN
CNO for City of Hope National Medical Center, and Vice President of Patient Care Services and Regional CNO at City of Hope (Duarte, Calif.)
Corrin Steinhauer, DNP, RN
CNO at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center–Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (Columbus, Ohio)
Renee Stewart, RN, MSN
CNO at Lower Bucks Hospital (Bristol, Pa.)
Luke Sticht, MSN, RN
Senior Vice President and CNO at Boston Children’s Hospital
Jenn Stoeke, MSN, RN
CNO and Assistant Vice President of Patient Care Services at Orlando (Fla.) Health Lake Mary Hospital
Jean Storey
Executive Vice President of Clinical Programs and CNO at Children’s Health (Dallas)
Michelle Strider, BSN, RN
CNO and COO at UVA Community Health (Charlottesville, Va.)
Regenia Stull, DNP, MSN, RN
Vice President and Liberty (Mo.) Hospital
Desiree Stumpf
Regional Vice President of Nursing and Regional CNO at Deaconess Illinois (Marion)
Ashley Swope, MSN, RN
CNO and Vice President of Patient Care Services at St. Luke’s University Health Network (Bethlehem, Pa.)
Annette Sy, DNP, RN
Chief Nursing Executive at Keck Medical Center of USC (Los Angeles)
Michele Szkolnicki, BSN, RN
Senior Vice President and CNO at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey (Pa.) Medical Center
Kristen Taylor, MSN, RN
CNO at St. Luke’s Health–The Woodlands, Lakeside and Springwoods Village Hospitals and the Huntsville Emergency Center (Texas)
Renae Taylor
Vice President and CNO at UNC Health Southeastern (Lumberton, N.C.)
Vickie Taylor, DNP, RN
CNO at Augusta Health (Fishersville, Va.)
Christine Tebaldi, DNP
CNO at McLean Hospital and Vice President of Nursing for Mass General Brigham Behavioral Mental Health (Belmont, Mass.)
Gina Teegarden
Chief Nursing Executive at Naples (Fla.) Comprehensive Health
Nicole Telhiard, DNP
Senior Vice President and CNO at FMOL Health (Baton Rouge, La.)
Kim Tharp-Barrie, DNP, RN
Senior Vice President and CNO for Norton Healthcare (Louisville, Ky.)
Amy Thiesse, PhD, RN
CNO at Sanford Health Network, South Region (Sioux Falls, S.D.)
Jan Tidwell
CNO at Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center (Atlanta)
Vicky Tilton
CNO and Vice President of Patient Care and Perioperative Services at Valley Children’s Healthcare (Madera, Calif.)
Kathleen “Kathy” Tregear, MSN, RN
Senior Vice President of Nursing Operations and Chief Nursing Executive at Beebe Healthcare (Lewes, Del.)
Sylvain Trepanier, DNP, RN
CNO at Providence (Renton, Wash.)
John Tressa, DNP, RN
Chief Nursing Executive for Endeavor Health (Evanston, Ill.)
Theresa Trivette
System Chief Nursing Executive at Valley Health (Winchester, Va.)
Joy Upshaw, BSN, RN
Senior Vice President and System CNO at TMC Health (Tucson, Ariz.)
Michael Vaccaro
Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing and Clinical Operations Officer at Novant Health (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
Heather Van Housen, DNP, RN
CNO at Adventist Health (Roseville, Calif.)
Hollie Vaughan, RN
Region VI CNO for Prime Healthcare (Ontario, Calif.)
Kelly Vaughn
CNO at Nebraska Medicine (Omaha)
Heather Veltre, DNP
CNO at Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center (Summit, N.J.)
Elizabeth Vieito-Smith, DNP, RN
CNO of University of Miami Health System
Ashley M. Virts, MSN, RN
CNO at Inova Fairfax Medical Campus and Vice President of Nursing for the Women’s and Pediatric Service Lines (Falls Church, Va.)
Courtney Vose, DNP, APRN, RN
Chief Nurse Executive at Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health System and CNO at Yale New Haven Hospital
Gail Vozzella, DNP, RN
Chief Nursing Executive of Houston Methodist
Kelley Wachtman, BSN, RN
CNO at Henry County Hospital (Napoleon, Ohio)
Kasandra Wald
CNO of Linton (N.D.) Regional Medical Center
Janice Walker, DHA, RN
Senior Vice President and System CNO of UF Health (Gainesville, Fla.)
Ginell Walker-Way, BSN, RN
CNO at Atlantic Health Chilton Medical Center (Pompton Plains, N.J.)
Michelle Wallace
Executive Vice President and CNO at Grady Health System (Atlanta)
Eric Wallis, DNP, RN
Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive at Henry Ford Health (Detroit)
Karil Walther, DNP
Market CNO at UnityPoint Health-Dubuque (Iowa)
Kim Walton
Executive Director of Patient Care Services at Saint Francis Hospital Muskogee (Tulsa, Okla.)
Jackie Ward, DNP, RN
System Chief Nurse Executive and Senior Vice President at Texas Children’s (Houston)
Anne Marie Watkins
Chief Nursing Executive and Senior Vice President at UCI Health (Orange, Calif.)
Michelle Watson, MSN, RN
Chief Nurse Executive and Senior Vice President of Clinical Operations at Lifepoint Health (Brentwood, Tenn.)
Tammy Webb, PhD, RN
Chief Nurse Executive for Children’s Health (Dallas)
Stacy Weldon
CNO at Cuyuna Regional Medical Center (Crosby, Minn.)
Jamie White, PhD, RN
Vice President of Patient Care and CNO of Frederick (Md.) Health
Amy Wilson, DNP, RN
Chief Nurse Executive at SSM Health (St. Louis)
Heidi Wolf, MSN, RN
CNO at DeTar Healthcare System (Victoria, Texas)
Laura J. Wood, DNP, RN
System CNO and Executive Vice President of Patient Care Operations at Boston Children’s Hospital
Launette Woolforde, EdD, DNP, RN
Executive Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive at Northwell Health (New Hyde Park, N.Y.)
Rosemary Wurster, DNP, RN
Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive at Bayhealth Medical Center (Dover, Del.)
Phyllis Yezzo, DNP, RN
Executive Vice President and CNO for WMCHealth Network (Valhalla, N.Y.)
Ron Yolo, MSN, RN
CNO of the California Region at Dignity Health (Glendale)
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