Host Committee
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The Host Committee provides vital support to the Power of Nursing Leadership event. The UIC College of Nursing is grateful to each member for their leadership and advisement in continuing to create the premier nursing celebration, as well as their thoughtful consideration in selecting nurse leaders who best represent each award.
Mohammed Abu Realh, MSN, RN
Associate Nurse Executive, Hospital Based Services
Cook County Health
Maryann Alexander, PhD, RN, FAAN
Chief Officer, Nursing Regulation
National Council of State Boards of Nursing
Susan J. Corbridge, PhD, APRN, FAANP, FAAN (Chairperson)
Executive Associate Dean and Clinical Professor
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing
Laura Ferrio, MBA, MSN, RN, CRRN, NEA-BC
Chief Advancement Officer and President, Keystone Board
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Lorna Finnegan, PhD, RN, FNP, FAAN
Dean and Professor
Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing
Ann M. Gantzer, PhD, RN
Vice President, Health and Patient Services, Chief Nursing Officer
Swedish American Hospital
Diana Halfer, MSN, RNc, NEA-BC
Senior Director
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago®
Mary M. Keegan, MS, RN
Chief Nursing Officer
NorthShore University HealthSystem
Emily Lowder, PhD, RN, NE-BC, FACHE
Vice President, Comer Children’s Hospital
The University of Chicago Medicine
Ann Lundy, MBA, BSN, RN
Chief Operating Officer
Access Community Health Network
Shelly Major, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE
Chief Nursing Officer
UI Health
Melissa Murphey, DNP, APRN, FNP-C
Assistant Dean Graduate Nursing Programs and Assistant Professor
Resurrection University
Angelique L. Richard, PhD, RN, CENP
Chief Nursing Executive, The Rush System; Vice President, Clinical Nursing & Chief Nursing Officer – Rush University Medical Center; Associate Dean for Practice
RUSH System for Health
Marianne Schmitt, MS, RN
Assistant Professor
Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing & Health Sciences
Brenda Schmitz, MS, RN, CRN
Associate Chief Nurse Executive
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Susan Y. Swart, EdD, RN, CAE
Executive Director
ANA-Illinois
JoEllen Wilbur, PhD, APN, FAAN
Professor and Independence Foundation Chair in Nursing, and Associate Dean for Nursing Research
Rush University College of Nursing
Katie Corboy, MFA, PMP (Ex-Officio)
Director of Special Events
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing
Steven Anthony George (Ex-Officio)
Assistant Dean for Advancement
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing