Board of Directors
| Welcome/Organizational Information International Certifications Awards & Recognition Board of Directors |
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President |
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Immediate Past President Laura Caramanica, RN, PhD, CENP, FACHE Chief Nursing Officer Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Marietta, GA |
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President-Elect |
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Treasurer |
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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 |
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Region 2 Gail E. Latimer, MSN, RN, FACHE, FAAN Vice President, Chief Nursing Officer Siemens Healthcare Malvern, PA |
| Region 3 Mary Crabtree Tonges, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer The University of North Carolina Hospitals Chapel Hill, NC |
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Region 4 Christopher Martorella, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, CENP Manager, Clinical Operations Consulting Quorum Health Resources, LLC Brentwood, TN |
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Region 5 Mary-Anne Ponti, RN, FACHE Chief Operating Officer/Chief Nurse Executive Northern Michigan Regional Health System Petoskey, MI |
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Region 6 |
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Region 7 Joan Shinkus Clark, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, CENP, FACHE, FAAN Senior Vice President and System Chief Nurse Executive Texas Health Resources Arlington, TX |
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Region 8 Sharon Pappas, RN, PhD, NEA BC Chief Nursing Officer and System Chief Nurse Executive Porter Adventist Hospital and Centura Health Denver, CO |
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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 Chief, Nursing Quality Improvement The James A. Haley Veterans Hospital Tampa, FL |















