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2026 Board of Directors
President
Ena M. Williams, PhD, RN, CENP, FAAN
Chief Nurse Executive
Yale New Haven Health System
New Haven, CT
President-Elect
Stuart Downs, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FҹɫÍõ³¯
Senior Vice President and System Chief Nurse Executive
Northeast Georgia Health System
Gainesville, GA
Treasurer
Jacqueline Herd, DNP, MSN, NEA-BC, FҹɫÍõ³¯
Chief Nursing Officer
Providence St. Josephs Health
Renton, WA
Secretary
Claire M. Zangerle, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FҹɫÍõ³¯
Chief Executive Officer
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Chief Nurse Executive
American Hospital Association
Chicago, IL
Region 1
Diane Regan, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
Associate Chief Nursing Officer, Inpatient Services
Tufts Medicine, Lowell General Hospital
Lowell, MA
Region 2
Helene M. Burns, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FҹɫÍõ³¯
Chief Nurse & Operations Executive
AtlantiCare
Atlantic City, NJ
Region 3
Tina Mammone, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE
Executive Director
ҹɫÍõ³¯ Foundation
Chicago, IL
Region 4
Tera L. Gross, DNP, RN, CENP, FACHE
Chief Nursing Officer
Mayo Clinic Florida
Jacksonville, FL
Region 5
Kimberly A. Landers, MS, RN, CENP, FҹɫÍõ³¯
Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive
Morris Hospital
Morris, IL
Region 6
Joel Moore, DNP, RN
Chief Nursing Officer
Davenport, IA
Region 7
Brennan D. Lewis, DNP, APRN, NEA-BC
Senior Vice President, Nursing Excellence, Innovation, & Patient Care
Children's Health
Dallas, TX
Region 8
Anthony Watkins, MSN, RN, NE-BC
Clinical Manager
Children's Hospital Colorado
Aurora, CO
Region 9
Dale E. Beatty, DNP, MSN, NEA-BC, FҹɫÍõ³¯
Chief Nurse Executive and Senior Vice President
Stanford Medicine Health Care
Stanford, CA
At-Large
Rosanne Raso, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FҹɫÍõ³¯
Editor-in-Chief, Nursing Management
Wolters Kluwer
Case Western University
Adjunct Professor
Staten Island, NY
Appointed
Karen N. Drenkard, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN
President
Drenkard Healthcare Consulting
Fairfax, VA
Appointed
Nicole Gruebling, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FҹɫÍõ³¯
Vice President Member Networks
Vizient Inc.
Irving, TX
Appointed
Marie Prothero, PhD, RN, FACHE
Assistant Professor
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT
Appointed
Martha L. Grubaugh, PhD, RN, NE-BC, FҹɫÍõ³¯
Research Nurse Scientist
University of Colorado Health
Aurora, CO
Appointed
Dahlia Maldonado, MSN, BSN, MEDSURGE-BC
Nursing Practice Outcomes and Magnet Program Coordinator
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Santa Monica Medical Center
Santa Monica, CA