American Organization of Nurse Executives

1. American Organization of Nurse Executives Our mission:To shape health care through innovative and expert nursing leadership

2. 8,500 nurse leaders dedicated to the improvement of patient care in their organizations and communities. • AONE membership includes nurses who currently hold or aspire to leadership positions. • Members are: CEOs, CNOs, VPs of patient care, directors of nursing, clinical managers, emerging staff nurse, nurse consultants, educators, quality compliance officers and others. AONE Membership

3. AONE Membership • AONE membership is for individuals in all levels of their nursing leadership career. • CEOs CNOs • VPs of patient care • Directors of nursing • Clinical managers • Emerging staff nurses • Nurse consultants • Educators • Quality compliance officers • and others…

5. With AONE membership, you will be able to: • Communicate the IOMFuture of Nursing recommendations and other health care news with our weekly eNews Update. • Prepare for the new world of nursing through AONE Guiding Principles, position statements and other online resources. • Contribute to the field by sharing your experiences and processes with the Online Communities and listservs. • Find your next position with the Online Career Center. AONE Membership

6. Serving Our Members • AONE serves its members by: • Providing a vision for nursing leadership to meet the health care needs of society. • Influencing legislation and public policy related to nursing and patient care issues. • Facilitating opportunities to support and enhance the management, leadership, educational and professional development of nurse leaders.

7. www.AONE.org • AONE members have exclusive access to: • Learn from other members through listservs and the national membership directory • Implement best practices on diversity, nurse physician relationships, academic-practice partnerships, and other topics with the AONE Guiding Principles • Download ready-made job descriptions from similar organizations from the sample job descriptions resource page • Fill open positions or find your next job by accessing the Online Career Center to post resumes and review open positions

8. Providing you with information • With four primary communications, you receive important, relevant and timely information. • Bi-monthly newsletters: • Voice of Nursing Leadership – showcases excellence in nursing and patient care leadership and helps you understand the latest public policy developments. • Nurse Leader – the official journal of AONE, leaders in the field publish research, best practices and real life examples of their work. • Weekly emails: • eNews Update – summarizes the top health care and nursing stories of the week. • AONE Working for You – updates you on AONE developments, education programs and partnerships.

9. AONE Nurse Executive Competencies • AONE believes managers at all levelsshould be competent in: • Communication and relationship-building • A knowledge of the health care environment • Leadership • Professionalism • Business skills • Competencies describe skills common to nurses in executive practice regardless of educational level or titles in different organizations. • AONE also supports the Nurse Manager Leadership Partnership Nurse Manager Learning Domain Framework; available on the website.

10. AONE Educational Programs • Nurse leader development series • Emerging Nurse Leader Institute (ENLI) • Essentials of Nurse Manager Orientation (ENMO) • Nurse Manager Fellowship • Innovation Initiative: • Center for Care Innovation and Transformation (CCIT) • Annual education event: • 46th Annual Meeting and Exposition, Denver, CO

11. AONE Credentialing Center • Certified in Executive Nursing Practice (CENP) • Developed for nurse leaders who are engaged in executive nursing practice. • Certified Nurse Manager and Leader (CNML) • Designed for nurse leaders in the nurse manager role - offered in partnership with the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN).

12. Group membership AONE’s group membership program is designed for nursing leadership teams to participate in AONE collectively. Each participant receives an individual membership and has full access to AONE benefits. Because the entire team joined, the members have an in-house group of peers to discuss the latest Guiding Principle, Voice of Nursing Leadership article or eNews story AONE has released. Group Discount:$210 (5-15) $200 (16-50) $190 (51-75) $180 (75+)

13. AONE 2012 Board of Directors Region 1 Sharon Gale, MSN, RN Chief Executive Officer Organization of Nurse Leaders, Massachusetts-Rhode Island Burlington, MA Region 2 Mary Kinneman, RN, BSN, MSN, NE-BC IMA Consulting Lansdale, PA Region 3 Mary Tonges, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer The University of North Carolina Hospitals Chapel Hill, NC Region 4 Lori Knarr, MS, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE Executive Director Nursing Operations Tallahassee Memorial Hospital Tallahassee, FL Region 5 Mary-Anne Ponti, MS, RN, MBA, CNAA-BC Chief Operating Officer/Chief Nurse Executive Northern Michigan Regional Health System Petoskey, MI Region 6 Dawn A. Straub, MSN, RN, NEA-BC Director, Nursing Professional Practice and Development The Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE Region 7 Joan Shinkus Clark, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, CENP, FACHE, FAAN Senior Vice President and System Chief Nurse Executive Texas Health Resources Arlington, TX Region 8 Donna Poduska, MS, RN, NE-BC, NEA-BC Director, Resource Services Poudre Valley Hospital Fort Collins, CO 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 Associate Chief Nursing Quality Improvement The James A. Haley Veterans Hospital Tampa, FL President Laura Caramanica, RN, PhD, CENP, FACHE Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Marietta, GA Immediate Past President Cheryl Hoying, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE Senior Vice President of Patient Services Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH President-Elect Michelle Janney, PhD, RN, NEA-BC Senior Vice President and Wood-Prince Family Chief Nurse Executive Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL Treasurer Brenda Gail Summers, MBA/MHA, MSN, RN, NEA-BC The Greely Company Charlotte, NC Secretary Pamela A. Thompson, MS, RN, CENP, FAAN Chief Executive Officer AONE/ SVP for Nursing, American Hospital Association (AHA) Washington, DC

14. AONE Committees and Task Forces • In the fall of each year, AONE issues a call for volunteers for those willing to provide their time and talent to one of AONE’s committees and task forces. The 2012 roster is as follows: • Bylaws Committee • CGEAN Task Force • Diversity Council • Education Committee • Geriatric Advisory Committee • Health Care Reform Task Force • International Committee • Membership Committee • Nominating Committee • Quality & Safety Committee • Political Action Committee (PAC) • Professional Practice Policy Committee • Publications Committee • Regulatory Monitoring Committee • Strategic Planning Committee • Technology Committee

15. Questions?Alyse Kittnerakittner@aha.org(312) 422-2803www.aone.org aone@aha.org