Hospital and Health System CNOs to Know | 2024

Alesia A. Coe, DNP, RN

CNO and Vice President Patient Care Services

The University of Chicago Medical Center

Hyde Park, IL

Allison Guste, BSN, RN

CNO

University Medical Center New Orleans and Corporate Vice President of Nursing and Clinical Services for LCMC Health

New Orleans, LA

Alquietta Brown, PhD, BSN, RN

Vice President

Nursing for Inova Neuroscience and Inova Behavioral Health Services and Chief Nurse Executive for Inova Mount Vernon Hospital

Falls Church, VA

Amy Hassell, BSN, RN

CNO

UCHealth's Virtual Health Center

Aurora, CO

Amy Kendall, MSN, RN

Market Chief Nursing Executive and COO

Kindred Hospital Bay Area – Tampa

Tampa, FL

Amy Thiesse, PhD, RN

CNO

Sanford Health Network

Sioux Falls, SD

Amy Wilson, DNP, RN

Chief Nurse Executive

SSM Health

St. Louis, MO

Andrea Highfill, DNP, RN

CNO

Carson Valley Health

Gardnerville, NV

Anna Cerra, DNP, RN

CNO

Greenwich Hospital

Greenwich, CT

Anna Liza Rodriguez, MSN, RN

CNO and Vice President

Nursing and Patient Care Services for Fox Chase Cancer Center

Philadelphia, PA

Anne H. Gross, PhD, RN

CNO and Senior Vice President

Patient Care Services at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Boston, MA

Anne Marie Watkins, DNP, RN

Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive

UCI Health

Orange, CA

Annette Sy, DNP, RN

Chief Nursing Executive

Keck Medical Center

Los Angeles, CA

Ashley Roy, DNP, RN

CNO

Ochsner Children's Hospital

New Orleans, LA

Barbara Vazquez, DNP, RN

CNO

Christus Children’s Hospital

San Antonio, TX

Beena Peters, DNP, RN

System Chief Nursing Executive

Cook County Health

Chicago, IL

Beth Leahey, MSN, RN

CNO

Roxborough Memorial Hospital

Philadelphia, PA

Beth Oliver, DNP, RN, FAAN

Chief Nursing Executive and Senior Vice President

Cardiac Services at Mount Sinai Health System

New York City, NY

Betty Jo Rocchio

Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive

Mercy

Chesterfield, MO

Brandee Fetherman, MSN, RN

CNO

Morristown Medical Center

Morristown, NJ

Bryan W. Sisk, DNP, RN

Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive

Memorial Hermann Health System

Houston, TX

C.J. Marbley, RN

COO and Chief Nursing Officer

New Orleans East Hospital

Carly Sanders

CNO

South Central Health

Wishek, ND

Carmen Kleinsmith, MSN, RN

CNO

UnityPoint Health–St. Luke’s Hospital

Cedar Rapids, IA

Carol Biggs, DHSc

Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive

Jackson Health System

Miami, FL

Carol Porter, DNP, RN

Senior Vice President and CNO

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, TX

Caryl Ryan, BSN, RN

CNO, COO and Vice President

Patient Services for UConn John Dempsey Hospital

Farmington, CT

Catherine Hughes, MSN, RN

Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive

Virtua Health

Marlton, NJ

Cathy Stankiewicz, DNP, RN

Senior Vice President and CNO

AdventHealth Central Florida Division

Orlando, FL

Cheryl Reinking, DNP, RN

CNO

El Camino Health

Mountain View, CA

Christina McGuirk, DNP, RN

Assistant Vice President

Orlando Health and CNO Orlando Health–Health Central Hospital

Ocoee, FL

Christine Martinez, MSN, RN

CNO

Laredo Medical Center

Laredo, TX

Christopher Wilson, MSN, RN

CNO

NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan

East Harlem

Christy Moody, MSN, RN

CNO

Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center

Hartsville, SC

Cindy Leathers, BSN

Vice President and CNO

Saint Francis Health System

Tulsa, OK

Cody Legler, DNP, APRN

Senior Vice President and CNO

Maimonides Health

Brooklyn, NY

Cynthia Whitaker, MSN, RN

CNO and Vice President

Operations for Guthrie Corning Hospital

Corning, NY

D’Andre Carpenter, DNP, RN

Senior Vice President and Enterprise Chief Nurse Executive

Allina Health

Minneapolis, MN

Dale Beatty, DNP, RN

Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive

Stanford Health Care

Stanford, CA

Dan Kelly, BSN, RN

CNO

Providence South Division

California

David Marshall, JD, DNP, RN

Senior Vice President

Nursing and System Chief Nursing Executive of Cedars-Sinai

Los Angeles, CA

Dawn Alexander

CNO

DCH Health System

Tuscaloosa, AL

Debbie Burke, RN, DNP

Chief Nurse and Senior Vice President

Patient Care at Massachusetts General Hospital

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 Bryant, DNP, RN

CNO

Mercy Health–Toledo

Toledo, OH

Debra “Debbi” Honey, RN

Senior Vice President and CNO

Covenant Health

Knoxville, TN

Debra Albert, DNP

CNO

NYU Langone Health

New York, NY

Debra Raupers, MSN, RN

Executive Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive

Guthrie

Sayre, PA

Diane Drexler, DNP, RN

System CNO and Vice President of Patient Care Services

Community Memorial Health System

Ventura, CA

Diane Ferreira, RN

CNO and Senior Vice President

Patient Care Services for Butler Hospital

Providence, RI

Dianne Aroh, RN

Senior Vice President and CNO

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health and CommonSpirit Health's Pacific Northwest Division

Tacoma, WA

Dina Dent, DNP, RN

CNO and Vice President

Medicine Service Line for Inova Fairfax Hospital

Annandale, VA

Donna Watridge, BSN, RN

CNO

Hackettstown Medical Center and Newton Medical Center

Newton, NJ

Doug Dascenzo, DNP, RN

CNO

Trinity Health Michigan

Canton, MA

Eileen Manniste, MSN, RN

CNO

Broward Health North

Deerfield Beach, FL

Elizabeth Vieito-Smith, DNP, RN

CNO

University of Miami Health System

Emily Pegues, RN

CNO

St. Mary's Medical Center

Blue Springs, MO

Ena Williams, PhD, RN

Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer

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

F. Carlos Gregorio, MSN, RN

CNO

Uvalde Memorial Hospital

Uvalde, TX

Gail Vozella, DNP, RN

Chief Nursing Executive

Houston Methodist

Gay Landstrom, PhD

Senior Vice President and CNO

Trinity Health

Livonia, MI

Ginell Walker-Way, BSN, RN

CNO

Chilton Medical Center

Pompton Plains, NJ

Hazel Robertshaw, PhD, RN

CNO and Vice President

Patient Care Services for UR Medicine Thompson Health

Canandaigua, NY

Heather Veltre, DNP, RN

CNO

Atlantic Health System’s Overlook Medical Center

Summit, NJ

Heidi Wolf, MSN, RN

CNO

DeTar Healthcare System

Victoria, TX

Helen Staples-Evans, DNP, RN

CNO and Senior Vice President

Patient Care Services at Loma Linda University Medical Center

Linda, CA

Hollie Vaughan, RN

CNO

Lehigh Regional Medical Center and Region VI CNO for Prime Healthcare

Ontario, CA

Holly Davis, BSN, RN

CNO

Bingham Healthcare

Blackfoot, ID

Inger Donohue, MSN, RN

CNO

Atlantic Medical Group

Morristown, NJ

Jackie Ward, DNP, RN

Senior Vice President and System Chief Nurse Executive

Texas Children's Hospital

Houston, TX

Jacqueline Attlesey-Pries

Vice President

Operations and CNO at Boulder Community Health

Boulder, CO

James Ballinghoff, DNP, RN

Chief Nurse Executive

Penn Medicine

Philadelphia, PA

Jane Denten, MSN, BSN

CNO

UnityPoint Health–Trinity

Rock Island, IL

Janeé Dock, RN, MSN

CNO

Piedmont Augusta

Augusta, GA

Janet Tomcavage, MSN, RN

Executive Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive

Geisinger

Danville, PA

Jason Gilbert, PhD, RN

Executive Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis, IN

Jay Sundheimer, RN

Chief Nurse Executive

Rust Medical Center

Albuquerque, NM

Jean Putnam, DNP, RN

Chief Nurse Executive

Baptist Health South Florida

Coral Gables, FL

Jeffery Hudson-Covolo, DNP, RN

Chief Nurse Executive and Vice President

Patient Care Services for Sierra View Medical Center

Porterville, CA

Jennifer Bond, DNP, RN

Vice President and CNO

Springfield Memorial Hospital

Springfield, IL

Jennifer Chiusano, BSN, RN

Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive

Deaconess Health System

Evansville, IN

Jennifer Garnica, RN, BSN

Vice President

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

St. Louis, MO

Jennifer Montgomery, RN

Senior Vice President and CNO

McLaren Health Care

Grand Blanc, MI

Jennifer Schmidt, MSN, RN

CNO

Lakeview Hospital

Covington, LA

Jeremiah Bame, RN

CNO

Piedmont Athens

Athens, GA

Jessa Cardelli, BSN, RN

CNO

Riverview Regional Medical Center

Gadsden, AL

Jesus Cepero, PhD, RN

CNO and Senior Vice President

Patient Care Services for Stanford Children’s

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 Tressa, DNP, RN

Chief Nursing Executive

Endeavor Health

Evanston, IL

Joy Melgar, MSN, RN

CNO

Avala

Covington, LA

Joyce Soule, DNP, RN

CNO

Medical City Dallas

Julia Mason, DNP, RN

CNO and Senior Vice President

Patient Care Services at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital

Boston, MA

Julie Kim, MSN, RN

CNO

Providence St. Jude Medical Center

Fullerton, CA

Julie Powell, MSN, RN

President, CEO and CNO

McAlester Regional Health Center

McAlester, OK

Karen Buman

CNO

Myrtue Medical Center

Harlan, IA

Karen Forsyth, BSN, RN

CNO

Brook Lane

Hagerstown, MD

Karen Grimley, PhD, RN

Chief Nursing Executive

UCLA Health

Los Angeles, CA

Karla Ramberger, DNP, RN

System CNO

Baylor Scott & White Health

Dallas, TX

Karyl James, DNP, RN

CNO

Desert Valley Hospital

Victorville, CA

Kasandra Wald

CNO

Linton Regional Medical Center

Linton, ND

Kasey Paulus, 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

Kathi Zarubi, DNP, RN

Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive

HonorHealth

Scottsdale, AZ

Kathleen Kaminsky, RN

CNO and Senior Vice President

Patient Care Services for Englewood Health

Englewood, NJ

Kathleen Sanford, DBA, RN

Executive Vice President and CNO

CommonSpirit

Chicago, IL

Kathryn Pagliaroli, BSN, RN

Senior Vice President, COO and CNO

Oswego Health

Oswego, NY

Kathy Baker, PhD, RN

CNO

UVA Health

Charlottesville, VA

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

Kelly Hefti, MSN, RN

CNO

Sanford USD Medical Center and Clinics

Sioux Falls, SD

Kelly M. Johnson, PhD, RN

CNO and Senior Vice President

Patient Care Services for Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

Kerry Milton

Senior Vice President and CNO

St. Tammany Health System

Covington, LA

Kevin P. Browne

CNO

Northwell Lenox Hill Hospital, Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital and Lenox Health Greenwich Village

Village, NY

Kim Francis, PhD, RN

CNO and Senior Vice President

Patient Care Services for Women & Infants Hospital

Providence, RI

Kim Tharp-Barrie, DNP, RN

Senior Vice President and CNO

Norton Healthcare

Louisville, KY

Kirsten Featherstone

CNO

Mee Memorial Healthcare System

King City, CA

Kit Bredimus, DNP, RN

CNO and Vice President

Nursing for Midland Health

Midland, TX

Kristin Wolkart, RN

Executive Vice President and CNO

Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System

Baton Rouge, LA

Kristy Duffey

CNO

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

Eden Prairie, MN

Laura J. Wood, DNP, RN

System CNO and Executive Vice President of Patient Care Operations

Boston Children’s Hospital

Linda Carroll, MSN, RN

CNO and Vice President

Patient Care Services for Saint Peter's Healthcare System

New Brunswick, NJ

Linda Francies, MSN, RN

Senior Vice President and CNO

Parkview Regional Medical Center

Fort Wayne, IN

Linda Puu, MSN, RN

System Chief Nursing Executive and Senior Vice President of Quality and Patient Safety

The Queen’s Health System

Honolulu, HI

Lindsey Casey, MSN, RN

Senior Vice President and CNO

Children's Hospital New Orleans

Lisa Dolan, RN

CNO

Ardent Health

Nashville, TN

Lisa Salameh, MHA, BSN, RN

Vice President and CNO

Sturdy Health

Attleboro, MA

Lori Wiegand, DNP, RN

CNO

OSF HealthCare

Peoria, IL

Lorie Herrman

CNO

St. Joseph Medical Center

Kansas City, MO

Marco Alvarado, MSN, RN

CNO

Harlingen Medical Center

Harlingen, TX

Maria Lariccia Brennan, DNP, RN

CNO

University Hospital

Newark, NJ

Marie Burdett, MSN, RN

CNO

East Georgia Regional Medical Center

Statesboro

Marie Moore, MSN, RN

Vice President and CNO

Mercy Springfield Communities

Chesterfield, MO

Marissa Jamarik, DNP, RN

Senior Vice President and System CNO

Roper St. Francis Healthcare

Charleston, SC

Mark Mahnfeldt, MSN, RN

CNO

Emerson Health

Concord, MA

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 Robinson, PhD, RN

Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive

Texas Health Resources

Arlington, TX

Mary Rogers, MSN, RN

Assistant Vice President

Orlando Health and CNO for Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies

Orlando, FL

Maureen Scanlan, MSN, RN

Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive

Montefiore Einstein

Bronx, NY

Maureen Sintich, DNP, RN

Executive Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive

Inova

Falls Church, VA

Maureen White, RN

Executive Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive

Northwell Health

New Hyde Park, NY

Melanie Patterson, DNP, RN

CNO and Vice President

Patient Care Services at Children’s Hospital of Orange County

Orange, CA

Melissa Howard, MSN, RN

Chief Nursing and Clinical Executive

Emanate Health Inter-Community Hospital and Emanate Health Foothill Presbyterian Hospital

Glendora, CA

Melodie Osborn, BSN, RN

Chief Nurse Executive

Renown Health

Reno, NV

Melody Dickerson, DNP, RN

CNO and Senior Vice President

Hospital Operations for VHC Health

Arlington, VA

Michele Goeb-Burkett, MSN, RN

CNO

the East Florida Division for AdventHealth

Altamonte Springs, FL

Michelle D. Hereford, RN

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

University Hospitals

Cleveland, OH

Michelle Watson, MSN, RN, CENP

Chief Nurse Executive and Senior Vice President

Clinical Operations for Lifepoint Health

Brentwood, TN

Mila Sprouse, EdD, MSN, RN

Vice President and CNO

Virginia Mason Medical Center

Seattle, WA

Monica Bologna

CNO

West Jefferson Medical Center

Marrero, LA

Nancy E. Holecek, BSN, RN,

Nancy Gaden, DNP, RN

Senior Vice President and CNO

Boston Medical Center

Natalia Cineas, DNP, RN

Senior Vice President, Chief Nursing Executive and Co-Chair

Equity and Access Council for NYC Health + Hospitals

Natalie Baggio, DNP, RN

President, Chief Nursing Executive and COO

Corewell Health, Southwest Michigan

Opal Sinclair-Chung

CNO

NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County

Brooklyn, NY

Patricia “Trish” Shucoski, DNP, MSN, RN

Chief Nurse Executive

BayCare Health System

Clearwater, FL

Patricia Rosenberg, MSN, RN

CNO

Touro

Metairie, LA

Paula Agosto, RN

Senior Vice President and System CNO

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Phyllis Yezzo, DNP, RN

Executive Vice President and CNO

WMCHealth Network

Valhalla, NY

Rebecca Graham, RN

CNO

North Vista Hospital

North Las Vegas, NV

Regenia Stull, DNP, RN

CNO

Liberty Hospital

Liberty, MO

Regina Foley, PhD, RN

Executive Vice President, Chief Nursing Executive and Chief Transformation Officer

Hackensack Meridian Health

Edison, NJ

Renae Taylor, BSN, RN

Vice President and CNO

UNC Health Southeastern

Lumberton, NC

Renee Rassilyer-Bomers, DNP, RN

Interim CNO

Providence Swedish, North Division

Seattle, WA

Renee Stewart, MSN, RN

CNO

Lower Bucks Hospital

Bucks County, PA

Rhonda Beane

CNO

Mercy Health–Springfield Market

Springfield, OH

Rhonda Kazik, DNP, RN

Chief Nurse Executive

Essentia Health

Duluth, MN

Rhonda Thompson, DNP, RN

Chief Nursing Executive and Senior Vice President

Patient Care Services for Phoenix Children’s

Robert Rose, DNP, RN

Market Chief Nurse Executive

Atrium Health

Charlotte, NC

Roland L. Santos, MSN, 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

Sally Deitch, MSN, RN

Executive Vice President

Nursing and Operations Infrastructure for Ascension

St. Louis, MO

Sarah Brown, MSN, RN

CNO

UnityPoint Health

West Des Moines, IA

Sarah Currie, MSN

Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Memphis, TN

Sarah Horn, BSN, RN

Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing and Clinical Operations Officer

Salem Health Hospitals and Clinics

Salem, OR

Sarah Matney, BSN, RN

CNO and Senior Vice President

Clinical Services at Connecticut Children’s

Hartford, CT

Shannon Castellano

CNO

Mt. San Rafael Hospital and Clinics

Trinidad, CO

Shannon Christian, MSN, RN

CNO and Senior Vice President

Patient Care Services for Lawrence + Memorial Hospital and Westerly Hospital

Westerly, RI

Shannon Pengel, MSN, RN

Vice President and CNO

Cleveland Clinic

Shawn Ulreich, DSc, MSN, RN

Chief Nursing Executive and Senior Vice President

Clinical Operations at Corewell Health in West Michigan

Grand Rapids, MI

Sherri L. Sprague, BSN, RN

CNO and Senior Vice President

Patient Care Services at Kent Hospital

Warwick, RI

Sherry Casali, RN

Chief Nursing Executive and Vice President

Patient Care for UnityPoint Health–Meriter Hospital

Madison, WI

Sherry Stotler, MSN, RN

Senior Vice President and CNO

Valleywise Health

Phoenix, AZ

Stacie Call, MSN, RN

CNO

Mercy Health–Lorain Hospital and Mercy Health–Youngstown Hospital

Youngstown, OH

Stacie Miller

CNO

Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital

Rosa, CA

Stefanie Beavers, DNP, RN

Chief Nurse Executive

OU Health

OKhoma City, OK

Summer Urbanczyk, MSN, RN

CNO

Advanced Pain Care

Austin, TX

Susan J. Brown, PhD, RN

Senior Vice President

Patient Care Services and CNO of City of Hope

Duarte, CA

Susan Russell, MSN, RN

CNO

Singing River Health System

Ocean Springs, MS

Tami Frost, MSN, RN

CNO

Carilion Clinic

Roanoke, VA

Tammy Daniel, DNP, RN

Executive Vice President and CNO

Baptist Health

Jacksonville, FL

Tammy Webb, PhD, RN

Chief Nurse Executive

Children's Health

Dallas, TX

Tiesa Hughes-Dillard, DNP, RN

CNO

University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences

Chicago, IL

Tiffany Murdock, DNP, MSN

Senior Vice President and CNO

Ochsner Health

New Orleans, LA

Timothy Carrigan, PhD, RN

CNO and Vice President

Patient Care Services for Loyola University Medical Center

Maywood, IL

Tracey Nixon, MSN, RN

CNO

the University of Utah Health Hospitals and Clinics

Salt Lake City, UT

Traci Jordan

CNO

Ochsner LSU Health–Monroe Medical Center

Monroe, LA

Tracy Gosselin, PhD, RN

Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New York City, NY

Trish Baise, DNP, RN

Chief Nurse Executive

ECU Health

Greenville, NC

Trish Celano, MSN, RN

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

AdventHealth

Altamonte Springs, FL

Trish O’Keefe, PhD, RN

Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive

Atlantic Health System and President of Morristown Medical Center

Morristown, NJ

Trisha Jungels, MSN, RN

CNO and Vice President

Clinical Serivces at Jamestown Regional Medical Center

Jamestown, ND

Veronica Elders, MSN, RN

CNO

Nashville General Hospital

Nashville, TN

Veronica Scott-Fulton

Chief Nurse Executive

Bon Secours Mercy Health

Cincinnati, OH

Vicki Curtis, MSN, RN

CNO

USA Health Children's & Women's Hospital

Mobile, AL

Wendi Goodson-Celerin, DNP, APRN

Executive Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive

Tampa General Hospital

Tampa, FL

Wendy Kopp, PhD, RN

CNO

Sanford Health Bismarck

Bismarck, ND

Wilhelmina M. Manzano, MA, RN

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

NewYork-Presbyterian

New York City, NY