153 Hospital and Health System Chief Nursing Officers to Know | 2023

Alquietta Brown, PhD, BSN, RN

Vice President

Nursing for Inova Health System’s Behavioral Health Service Line and CNO at Inova Mount Vernon Hospital

Falls Church, VA

Andres Gonzalez

CNO

Jackson South Medical Center

Miami, FL

Andrew Storer, PhD, DNP, RN

Senior Vice President

Patient Care Services and CNO at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Buffalo, NY

Angela Wright

CNO and Senior Director

Banner Health- University Medicine Tucson

Tucson, AZ

Angelique Richard, PhD, RN

Vice President

Clinical Nursing and CNO at Rush University System for Health

Chicago, IL

Anna Cerra, DNP, RN

CNO and Senior Vice President

Patient Care Services at Greenwich Hospital

Greenwich, CT

Anna Kiger, DNP, DSc, RN

CNO

Sutter Health

Sacramento, CA

Anna Rodriguez, MSN, RN

CNO and Vice President

Nursing and Patient Services for Fox Chase Cancer Center

Philadelphia, PA

Annette Sy, DNP, RN

Chief Nursing Executive

Keck Medical Center of USC

Los Angeles, CA

Barbara Vazquez, DNP, RN

CNO

Christus Children’s Hospital

San Antonio, TX

Beena Peters, DNP, RN

System Chief Nursing Executive of Cook County Health (Chicago)

Chicago, IL

Beth Oliver, DNP, RN

Senior Vice President

Cardiac Services

Betty Jo Rocchio, DNP, RN, CRNA

Senior Vice President and CNO

Mercy

St. Louis, MO

Brandee Fetherman

CNO

Morristown Medical Center

Morristown, NJ

Bryan Sisk, DNP, MPH, RN

Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive

Memorial Hermann Health System

Houston, TX

Carol Biggs

Senior Vice President and CNO

Jackson Health System

Miami, FL

Carol Porter, DNP, RN

Senior Vice President and CNO

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, TX

Catherine Hughes, MSN, RN

Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive

Virtua Health

Marlton, NJ

Cathy Stankiewicz, DNP, RN

Regional CNO

AdventHealth

Maitland, FL

Christina McGuirk, BSN, RN

CNO

Orlando Health-Health Central Hospital and Horizon West Hospital

Orlando, FL

Christine Mahoney, DNP, RN

CNO and Senior Vice President

Mount Sinai Beth Israel and Mount Sinai Downtown and Vice President for Critical Care at the Mount Sinai Health System

New York City, NY

Christopher Wilson, MSN, RN

CNO

NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan

New York City, NY

Cindy Leathers, BSN

Vice President and CNO

Saint Francis Health System

Tulsa, OK

Courtney Jerome Marbley, RN

COO and CNO

New Orleans East Hospital and LCMC Health System

Cynthia Whitaker, MSN, RN

CNO and Vice President

Operations at Guthrie Corning Hospital

Corning, NY

Dale Beatty, DNP, RN

Vice President

Patient Care Services and CNO of Stanford Health Care

Stanford, CA

David Marshall, DNP, RN

Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive

Cedars-Sinai

Los Angeles, CA

Deb Harding, DNP, RN

Vice President and Regional Chief Nurse Executive

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

Winston-Salem, NC

Debbi Honey, MHA, BSN

Senior Vice President and CNO

Covenant Health

Knoxville, TN

Debbie Burke, RN, DNP

Senior Vice President

Patient Care and Chief Nurse at Massachusetts General Hospital and Associate Dean, Clinical Affairs, MGH Institute of Health Professions, School of Nursing

Boston, MA

Deborah Baker, DNP

Senior Vice President

Nursing at Johns Hopkins Health System, Vice President of Nursing and Patient Care Services and CNO at The Johns Hopkins Hospital

Baltimore, MD

Deborah Ford, MSN, RN

Vice President

Quality and CNO of Ochsner Medical Center – New Orleans

Debra Albert, DNP

CNO

NYU Langone Health

New York, NY

Diane Drexler, DNP, RN

Vice President

Patient Care Services and System CNO of Community Memorial Health System

Ventura, CA

Dianne Aroh, RN

Senior Vice President and CNO

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health

Donna Watridge, BSN, RN

Chief Nursing and Operations Officer

Atlantic Health System, Hackettstown and Newton Medical Centers

Centers, NJ

Doug Dascenzo, DNP, RN

Regional CNO

Trinity Health Michigan

Canton, MA

Elizabeth “Ellie” Laura Smith, DNP, RN

CNO

University of Miami Hospital & Clinics

Emily Chase, DNP, PhD

CNO and Senior Vice President

Patient Care Services at University of Chicago Medicine

Ena Williams

Senior Vice President and CNO

Yale New Haven Hospital

New Haven, CT

Eric Wallis, DNP, RN

Senior Vice President

Patient Care and System CNO at Henry Ford Health

Detroit, IL

Erica DeBoer, RN

Senior Vice President and CNO

Sanford Health

Sioux Falls, SD

Gail Vozella, DNP, RN

Chief Nursing Executive

Houston Methodist

Gay Landstrom, PhD

Senior Vice President and CNO

Trinity Health

Livonia, MI

Ginell Walker-Way, RN

CNO

Chilton Medical Center

Pompton Plains, NJ

hari Giese, RN

CNO

Mat-Su Regional Medical Center

Palmer, AK

Heather Wall, RN

CNO

PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend and Oregon Network

Springfield, OR

Heidi Wolf, MSN, RN

CNO

DeTar Healthcare System

Victoria, TX

Hollie Vaughan, RN

CNO

Lehigh Regional Medical Center and Region VI CNO of Prime Healthcare

Lehigh Acres, FL

Jackie Ward, DNP, RN

System Chief Nurse Executive and Senior Vice President

Texas Children's Hospital

Houston, TX

Jacqueline Attlesey-Pries

Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and CNO

Boulder Community Health

Boulder, CO

Janeé Dock, RN, MSN

CNO

Piedmont Augusta

Augusta, GA

Janet Tomcavage, MSN, RN

Executive Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive

Geisinger

Danville, PA

Janice Walker, DHA, BSN, RN

CNO

Baylor Scott & White Health

Dallas, TX

Jason Gilbert, PhD, MBA, RN

Executive Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive

Indiana University Health

Jay Sundheimer, RN

Chief Nurse Executive

Rust Medical Center

Albuquerque, NM

Jeffery Hudson-Covolo, DNP, RN

Vice President

Patient Care Services and Chief Nurse Executive, Chief Academic Officer and GME Designated Institutional Officer at Sierra View Local Healthcare District and Medical Center

Porterville, CA

Jen Loesch, RN

Director

Patient Care and CNO of Allina Health

Minneapolis, MN

Jennifer Garnica, RN, BSN, MHA

Vice President

Patient Care Services and CNO of SSM Health – St Mary's Hospital

St. Louis, MO

Jennifer Montgomery, MSA, RN

CNO

McLaren Health Care

Grand Blanc, MI

Jennifer R. Brehmer, MSN, RN

Director

Patient Care and CNO of New Ulm Medical Center

Minneapolis, MN

Jeremiah Bame, RN

CNO

Piedmont Athens

Athens, GA

Jesus Cepero, PhD, RN

Senior Vice President

Patient Care Services and CNO of Stanford Medicine Children's Health

Palo Alto, CA

Jim Allard, DNP, RN

CNO

Medical City Arlington

Arlington, TX

Joanne Miller, DNP, RN

Chief Nursing Executive

Baystate Health and CNO at Baystate Medical Center

Springfield, MA

Jodi Hein, DNP, RN

CNO

Providence Holy Cross Medical Center

Mission Hills, CA

John F. Tressa, DNP, RN

Chief Nursing Executive

NorthShore – Edward-Elmhurst Health

Evanston, IL

Joy Melgar, MSN, RN

CNO

Avala

Covington, LA

Joyce Soule, DNP, RN

CNO

Medical City Dallas

Julie Kim, MSN, RN

CNO

Providence St. Jude Medical Center

Fullerton, CA

Julie Powell

CNO

McAlester Regional Health Center

McAlester, OK

Karen Chastang, RN

CNO

South Baldwin Regional Medical Center

Foley, AL

Karen Forsyth, BSN, RN

CNO

Brook Lane

Hagerstown, MD

Karen Grimley, PhD, RN

Chief Nursing Executive

UCLA Health

Los Angeles, CA

Kasey Paulus, MBA, RN

Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive

Wellspan Health

York, PA

Kate FitzPatrick, DNP, RN

Executive Vice President and Connelly Foundation Chief Nurse Executive Officer

Jefferson Health

Philadelphia, PA

Kate Kitchell, RN

CNO

Providence Medford Medical Center

Medford, OR

Kathleen Kaminsky, RN

CNO and Senior Vice President

Patient Care Services at Englewood Health

Englewood, NJ

Kathleen Sanford, BSN, RN

Executive Vice President and CNO

CommonSpirit

Chicago, IL

Kathryn Pagliaroli, MS, BSN, RN

Senior Vice President

Clinical Operations and CNO of Oswego Health

Oswego, NY

Kathy Baker, PhD, RN

CNO

UVA Health and Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs of UVA School of Nursing

Charlottesville, VA

Kathy Howell, BSN, RN

Chief Nursing Executive

UCHealth

Aurora, CO

Kelli Sadler, RN

Chief Nursing Executive and Senior Vice President

Corewell Health in Southeast Michigan

Southfield, MI

Kelly Edmondson, MSN, RN

Vice President

Nursing and Patient Care at Orlando Health

Orlando, FL

Kerin Da Cruz, RN, MSN

CNO and Senior Vice President

Yale New Haven Health Lawrence + Memorial Hospital and Westerly Hospital

New London, CT

Kerry Milton

Senior Vice President and CNO

St. Tammany Health System

Covington, LA

Kim Tharp-Barrie, DNP, RN

Senior Vice President and CNO

Norton Healthcare

Louisville, KY

Kit Bredimus, DNP, RN

CNO and Vice President

Midland Memorial Hospital

Midland, TX

Kris Allen

CNO

MSU Health Care

East Lansing, MI

Kristy Duffey

CNO

Optum Health and COO of Home and Community Care at UnitedHealth Group

Eden Prairie, MN

Laura J. Wood, DNP, RN

Executive Vice President

Patient Care Operations and System CNO at Boston Children’s Hospital

Linda Puu, MSN

Senior Vice President and System Chief Nursing Executive

The Queen’s Health System and CNO of Queen’s Medical Center for Quality and Patient Safety

Honolulu, HI

Lisa Bowman

Vice President and CNO

AdventHealth for Children and AdventHealth for Women

Orlando, FL

Lisa Salameh

Vice President and CNO

Sturdy Health

Attleboro, MA

Lori Wiegand, DNP, RN

CNO

OSF HealthCare

Peoria, IL

Madelyn Pearson, DNP, RN

Senior Vice President, Patient Care Services and CNO

Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Boston, MA

Maria Lariccia Brennan, DNP, RN

CNO

University Hospital

Newark, NJ

Marie Burdett, MSN, RN

CNO

East Georgia Regional Medical Center

Statesboro

Marissa Jamarik DNP, RN

Senior Vice President and System CNO

Roper St. Francis Healthcare

Charleston, SC

Mary Beth Kingston, PhD, RN

Executive Vice President and CNO

Advocate Health

Charlotte, NC

Mary Christoffersen, DNP, RN

Senior Vice President and CNO

Bridgeport Hospital

Bridgeport, CT

Mary Murphy, RN, MSN

Chief Nurse Executive and Patient Experience Officer

Amita Health

Chicago, IL

Mary Robinson, PhD, RN

Senior Vice President and CNO

Reliable Health at Texas Health Resources

Arlington, TX

Maureen Sintich, DNP, RN

Executive Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive

Inova

Falls Church, VA

Maureen White, RN

Executive Vice President and CNO

Northwell Health

New Hyde Park, NY

Melissa Howard, MSN, RN

Chief Nursing and Clinical Executive

Inter-Community Hospital and Foothill Presbyterian Hospital

Glendora, CA

Melissa Leamon, RN

CNO

Broward Health Coral Springs

Springs, FL

Melodie Osborn, RN

Chief Nurse Executive

Renown Health

Reno, NV

Melody Dickerson, RN

Senior Vice President

Hospital Operations and CNO at VHC Health

Arlington, VA

Meredith Foxx, MSN, APRN

Executive CNO

Cleveland Clinic

Michele Goeb-Burkett

CNO

AdventHealth Central Florida Division – North Region

Altamonte Springs, FL

Michelle D. Hereford, RN

System Chief Nurse Executive and Ethel Morikis Endowed Chair in Nursing Leadership

Michelle Spurlock, DNP, MSN, RN

System CNO

Acadia Healthcare

Franklin, TN

Monica Bologna

CNO

West Jefferson Medical Center

Marrero, LA

MSN, RN

Vice President and CNO

University Hospitals Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital and MacDonald Women's Hospital

Cleveland, OH

Nancy Gaden, DNP, RN

Senior Vice President and CNO

Boston Medical Center

Nancy Holecek

Executive Vice President and CNO

RWJBarnabas Health

West Orange, NJ

Natalia Cineas, DNP, RN

Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive

NYC Health+Hospitals

Natalie Baggio, DNP, RN

Chief Nursing Executive and Senior Vice President, Clinical Operations

Corewell Health in Southwest Michigan

St. Joseph

Netonua “Toni” Reyes, MSN, RN

COO and CNO

Broward Health Imperial Point

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Noreen Brennan, PhD, BSN

CNO

the Department of Veterans Affairs

Bronx, NY

Pam Rudisill, DNP, RN

Senior Vice President and CNO

Community Health Systems

Franklin, TN

Pat Givens, RN

Senior Vice President

Patient Care Services, Chief Nursing Executive and Dr. Dori Biester Chair in Pediatric Nursing at Children's Hospital Colorado

Aurora, CO

Paula Agosto, RN

Senior Vice President and System CNO

the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Rebecca Graham, RN

CNO

North Vista Hospital

North Las Vegas, NV

Regenia Stull

CNO

Liberty Hospital

Liberty, MO

Regina Foley, PhD, RN

Executive Vice President, Chief Nursing Executive and Chief Transformation Officer

Hackensack Meridian Health

Edison, NJ

Renee Rassilyer-Bomers, DNP

CNO

Central Puget Sound Service Area at Providence Swedish

Seattle, WA

Rhonda Thompson, DNP, MBA, RN

Senior Vice President

Patient Care Services and CNO of Phoenix Children's

Robert Rose, RN

Market Chief Nurse Executive

Atrium Health- Carolinas Medical Center

Charlotte, NC

Roland L. Santos, MSN, BSN, RN

CNO

Encino Hospital Medical Center and Sherman Oaks Hospital

Oaks, CA

Ruby Brewer

Chief Nursing and Quality Officer

East Jefferson General Hospital

Metairie, LA

Ruth Sagastume, MSN, RN

CNO

Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner

New Orleans, LA

Sally Deitch, MSN, RN

Executive Vice President

Nursing and Operations Infrastructure at Ascension

St. Louis, MO

Sandy C. Leake, DNP, RN

Senior Vice President and CNO

University Health System and The University of Tennessee Medical Center

Knoxville, TN

Sarah Currie, MSN

Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Memphis, TN

Sarah Matney, RN

Senior Vice President

Clinical Services and CNO at Connecticut Children’s

Hartford, CT

Shannon Pengel, MSN, RN

Vice President and CNO

Cleveland Clinic

Shawn Ulreich, DSc, MSN, RN

Chief Nursing Executive and Senior Vice President, Clinical Operations

Corewell Health in West Michigan

Grand Rapids, MI

Stacie Miller

CNO

Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital

Rosa, CA

Steven Brockman-Weber, DNP

CNO

Ascension Texas

Susan J. Brown, PhD, RN

Senior Vice President

Patient Care Services and CNO of City of Hope

Duarte, CA

Suzanne Nuss, PhD, RN

CNO

Nebraska Medicine and Associate Dean for Nebraska Medicine Nursing at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing, Omaha Division

Omaha, NE

Tammy Daniel, DNP

Senior Vice President and CNO

Baptist Health

Jacksonville, FL

Tammy Webb

Executive Vice President and CNO

Children's Health

Dallas, TX

Theresa Brodrick, PhD, RN

Executive Vice President and CNO

Hackensack Meridian Health

Edison, NJ

Tracey Nixon, MSN, RN

CNO

the University of Utah Health Hospitals and Clinics

Salt Lake City, UT

Trish Celano, MSN, RN

Senior Vice President, Associate Chief Clinical Officer and Chief Nursing Executive

AdventHealth

Altamonte Springs, FL

Trish O’Keefe, PhD, RN

Veronica Elders, MBA, MSN, RN

CNO

Nashville General Hospital

Nashville, TN

Veronica Scott-Fulton

Chief Nurse Executive

Bon Secours Mercy Health

Cincinnati, OH

Wendi Goodson-Celerin, DNP, APRN

Executive Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive

Tampa General Hospital

Tampa, FL

Wilhelmina M. Manzano, MA, RN

Group Senior Vice President, Chief Nursing Executive and COO for Perioperative Services

NewYork-Presbyterian

New York City, NY