2012 Board of Directors

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

Immediate Past President
Cheryl Hoying, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE
Senior Vice President of Patient Services
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, OH

President-Elect
Michelle Janney, PhD, RN, NEA-BC
Senior Vice President and Wood-Prince Family Chief Nurse Executive
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago, IL

Treasurer
Brenda Gail Summers, MBA/MHA, MSN, RN, NEA-BC
The Greely Company
Charlotte, NC

Secretary
Pamela A. Thompson, MS, RN, CENP, FAAN
Chief Executive Officer AONE/
SVP for Nursing, American Hospital Association (AHA)
Washington, DC

Region 1
Sharon Gale, MSN, RN
Chief Executive Officer
Organization of Nurse Leaders, Massachusetts-Rhode Island
Burlington, MA

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

Region 3
Mary Tonges, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN
Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer
The University of North Carolina Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC

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
Vice President, Chief Nursing Officer
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
Elaine Cohen, EdD, RN, FAAN
Associate Chief Nursing Quality Improvement
The James A. Haley Veterans Hospital
Tampa, FL