Faculty

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Connie Barden, MSN, RN, CCNS, CCRN
Chairperson, AACN Healthy Work Environment Work Group (2005-2007)
Director, Clinical Safety & Innovation
Mercy Hospital
Miami, Florida

Nancy Blake, MN, RN, CCRN, CNAA
Planning Committee Member
Director, Critical Care Services
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California

Matt Chance, FACHE
Director of Operations
Critical Care and Trauma Services
Children’s Medical Center
Dallas, Texas

Susan Cline, MSN, MBA, RNC
Magnet Program Director
Operations Manager, Newborn and Infant Critical Care Unit
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California

Douglas S. Diekema, MD, MPH
Director of Medical Education
Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics
Attending Physician, Emergency Services
Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center
Professor, Department of Pediatrics
University of Washington School of Medicine
Seattle, Washington

Nancy E. Donaldson, DNSc, RN, FAAN
Co-Principal Investigator & Research Team Leader
California Nursing Outcomes Coalition Database Project
Director, Center for Research & Innovation in Patient Care
University of California San Francisco School of Nursing
San Francisco, California

Dorothy C. Foglia, MS, PhD(c), RN, CNAA, BC
Planning Committee Member
Senior Director, Inpatient Services
Children’s Medical Center
Dallas, Texas
Doctoral Candidate
Texas Women’s University
Denton, Texas

Connie M. Lopez, MSN, RNC, CNS
Program Manager, National Risk Management
Kaiser Program Offices
Oakland, California

Amy Miller, MS
Director of Operations
Inpatient Services
Children’s Medical Center
Dallas, Texas

Susan E. Osborne, MSN, MBA, RN
Program Consultant
Vice President, Service and Operational Excellence
Piedmont Healthcare System
Atlanta, Georgia

Mark Sasscer, MSOD
President & CEO
LeadQuest, LLC
Salisbury, Maryland

Debra Schumann, MBA, BSN, RN
Group Manager, Information Services
Children’s Medical Center
Dallas, Texas

Angie Sganga, MSN, ARNP, CLC
Director, Maternal Child Center
St. Rose Dominican Hospitals
Siena Campus
Henderson, Nevada

Cynthia S. Speer, BSN, RNC
Director, Women’s Services
Mountain View Hospital
Las Vegas, Nevada

Suzanne Taylor, MSN, RN, EMT
Manager, Patient Care Services Staff Development
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California

Tangula L. Taylor, MBA, BSN, RN, CNA, BC
Director of Nursing
Texas Children’s Hospital
Houston, Texas