AACN Staff Directory

AACN Leadership Team

Deborah Trautman, PhD, RN, FAAN
President and Chief Executive Officer
Executive Assistant Phyllis Todd
Rachel Minahan, MS
Chief Government Affairs and Policy Officer
Jennifer Ahearn, MBA, CAE
Chief Operating Officer
Robert Rosseter, MBA, MS, FAAN
Chief Communications Officer
Brigit Carter, PhD, RN, CCRN, FADLN, FAAN
Chief Access and Engagement Officer
Joan Stanley, PhD, NP, FAANP, FAAN
Chief Academic Officer
Susan Corbridge, PhD, APRN, FAANP, FCCP, FAAN
Chief Nursing Education Innovation Officer

Staff	Position
Joan Stanley	Chief Academic Officer
Cassandra Godzik	Director of Nursing Education Initiatives
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
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
Mariah McLemore	Conference Manager
Abigail Jones	Conference Coordinator

Staff	Position
Brigit Carter	Chief Access and Engagement Officer
Wanda Thruston	Director of Access and Engagement
Christine Downing	Associate Director of Access and Engagement

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

Staff	Position
Katie Fioravanti	Foundation Director
Alexa Betances	Foundation Coordinator

Staff	Position
Rachel Minahan	Chief Government Affairs and Policy Officer
Josh Adams	Director of Policy and Regulatory Affairs
Andrew Bryant	Government Affairs Coordinator
Caleb Atencio	Policy Administrative Coordinator

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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

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

Staff	Position
Jenny Keyt	Associate Director, Institutional Data Services
Mia Herrington	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
Taylor Wells	Accreditation Coordinator
Arielle Ben-Yosef	Accreditation Coordinator
Matt Doyle	Accreditation Operations Coordinator
Sofia Timina	Accreditation Assistant
Blaine Hoffman	Engagement Coordinator
Sonya Lane	Administrative Assistant (Accreditation Verification Inquiries)

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

Staff	Position
Shelley McKearney	IPEC Administrative Director