AACN Staff Directory

AACN Leadership Team

Deborah Trautman, PhD, RN, FAAN
President and Chief Executive Officer
Executive Assistant Phyllis Todd
Joan Stanley, PhD, NP, FAANP, FAAN
Chief Academic Officer
Jennifer Ahearn, MBA, CAE
Chief Operating Officer
George Zangaro, PhD, RN, FAAN
Chief Policy and Scientific Officer
Robert Rosseter, MBA, MS, FAAN
Chief Communications Officer
Susan Corbridge, PhD, APRN, FAANP, FCCP, FAAN
Chief Essentials Program Officer
Brigit Carter, PhD, RN, CCRN, FAAN
Chief Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Officer

Staff	Position
Joan Stanley	Chief Academic Officer
Cassandra Godzik	Director of Nursing Education Initiatives
Allison Jacobs	Associate Director of Special Projects
Bridget Bingle	Nursing Education Coordinator
ELNEC Project Team	End-of-Life-Care (ELNEC)

Staff	Position
Robert Rosseter	Chief Communications Officer
Amy McElroy	Director of Communications and Content Strategy
Jessica Washington	Associate Director of Marketing
William O’Connor	Editorial Director (Journal of Professional Nursing)
Joelle Dine	Communications and Web Assistant

Staff	Position
Cynthia Leaver	Director of Academic Nursing Development
Nadja Beverage	Director of Conferences
Alexa Tehansky	Associate Director of Online Learning and Engagement
Sean Holloway	Online Learning Coordinator
Abigail Jones	Conference Coordinator
Mariah McLemore	Conference Coordinator

Staff	Position
Brigit Carter	Chief Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Officer
Wanda Thruston	Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Christine Downing	Associate Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Staff	Position
Susan Corbridge	Chief Essentials Program Officer
Aishina Shaffer	Essentials Communications Specialist
Allison Jacobs	Associate Director of Special Projects
Swati Bhandari	Essentials Program Assistant

Staff	Position
Katie Fioravanti	Foundation Director
Alexa Betances	Foundation Coordinator

Staff	Position
George Zangaro	Chief Policy and Scientific Officer
Rachel Minahan	Director of Government Affairs
Josh Adams	Director of Policy and Regulatory Affairs
Andrew Bryant	Government Affairs Coordinator
Nicole Huber	Policy Coordinator
Caleb Atencio	Policy Coordinator

Staff	Position
Beth Aronson	Director of Membership and Business Development
Peri Beckerman	Membership Coordinator

Staff	Position
Taylor Jaczko	Director of Application Services
Katherine Avery	NursingCAS Operations & Education Manager
Pamela Pack	NursingCAS Marketing and Outreach Manager

Staff	Position
Jennifer Ahearn	Chief Operating Officer
Heather Shelford	Director of Finance and Administration
Tony Dempsey	Information Technology Director
Gene Throwe	Office Manager
Stephanie Duke	Database and Applications Specialist
Anthony Castillo	Staff Accountant
Paige Burger	Accounting Coordinator
Dawn Alexander	Office Services Assistant
Human Resources	Human Resources Department

Staff	Position
Nick Havey	Director of Institutional Research and Data Services
George Zangaro	Chief Policy and Scientific Officer
Jenny Keyt	Data Manager

Staff	Position
Marta Okoniewski	Director of Student Engagement (Jonas Scholarship Grant)
Noah Brown	Jonas Grant Program Manager
Anne Pearson	Student Services Coordinator

Staff	Position
Jennifer Butlin	Executive Director
Benjamin Murray	Deputy Executive Director
Daniel Michalski	Director of Accreditation Services
Lina Nandy	Director of Program Monitoring
Priya Lorenzen	Associate Director
Ben Karnes	Accreditation Manager
Monika Salgado	Accreditation Coordinator
Madeline Wales	Accreditation Coordinator
Rae Corn	Accreditation Coordinator
Matt Doyle	Accreditation Operations Coordinator
Arielle Ben-Yosef	Accreditation Assistant
Taylor Wells	Accreditation Assistant
Blaine Hoffman	Engagement Coordinator
Sonya Lane	Administrative Assistant (Accreditation Verification Inquiries)

Staff	Position
Lynn Gardner	Director of Certification, Commission on Nurse Certification
Ruby Karar	CNC Certification Assistant

Staff	Position
Shelley McKearney	IPEC Associate Director