2011 Board of Directors

Immediate Past President
Pamela T. Rudisill, MSN, RN, MEd, NEA-BC
Vice-President, Nursing and Patient Safety
Health Management Associates, Inc.
Mooresville, NC

President-Elect
Laura Caramanica, RN, PhD, CENP, FACHE
Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer
Wellstar Kennestone Hospital
Marietta, GA 

Treasurer
Brenda Gail Summers, MBA/MHA, MSN, RN, NEA-BC
The Greely Company
Charlotte, NC
Chief Executive Officer
Pamela A. Thompson, MS, RN, CENP, FAAN
Chief Executive Officer AONE/
SVP for Nursing, American Hospital Association (AHA)
Washington, DC

Region 1
Robert Rose, RN, MS, NEA-BC
Senior Vice President/Chief Nursing Officer
Trinity Mother Frances Health System
Tyler, TX

Region 2
Mary Kinneman, RN, BSN, MSN, NE-BC
IMA Consulting
Lansdale, PA

Region 3
Patricia Conway-Morana, MAd, RNC, CPHQ, NEA-BC, FACHE
Falls Church, VA

Region 4
Lori Knarr, MS, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE
Executive Director Nursing Operations
Tallahassee Memorial Hospital
Tallahassee, FL

Region 5
Mary-Anne Ponti, MS, RN, MBA, CNAA-BC
Chief Operating Officer/Chief Nurse Executive
Northern Michigan Regional Health System
Petoskey, MI

Region 6
Dawn A. Straub, MSN, RN, NEA-BC
Director, Nursing Professional Practice and Development
The Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE

Region 7
Joan Shinkus Clark, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, CENP, FACHE, FAAN 
Senior Vice President and System Chief Nurse Executive
Texas Health Resources
Arlington, TX

Region 8
Donna Poduska, MS, RN, NE-BC, NEA-BC
Director, Resource Services
Poudre Valley Hospital
Fort Collins, CO

Region 9
Linda Burnes Bolton, DrPH, RN, FAAN
Vice President, Nursing and Chief Nursing Officer
Cedar Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA

Member-at-Large
Verena Briley Hudson, MN, RN
Chicago Regional Director, Office of Healthcare Inspections
Department of Veteran Affairs, Office of Inspector General
Hines, IL