American Organization of
Nurse Executives
Our mission:
To shape health care through innovative and
expert nursing leadership
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AONE Membership
 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.
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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…
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AONE Membership
With AONE membership, you will be able to:
Communicate the IOM Future 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.
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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.
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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, academicpractice 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
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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.
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AONE Nurse Executive Competencies
AONE believes managers at all levels
should 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.
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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
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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).
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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+)
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AONE 2012 Board of Directors
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
Region 1
Sharon Gale, MSN, RN
Chief Executive Officer
Organization of Nurse Leaders,
Massachusetts-Rhode Island
Burlington, MA
Region 6
Dawn A. Straub, MSN, RN, NEA-BC
Director, Nursing Professional Practice and
Development
The Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE
Region 2
Mary Kinneman, RN, BSN, MSN, NE-BC
IMA Consulting
Lansdale, PA
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
President-Elect
Michelle Janney, PhD, RN, NEA-BC
Senior Vice President and Wood-Prince
Family Chief Nurse Executive
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago, IL
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
Treasurer
Brenda Gail Summers, MBA/MHA, MSN,
RN, NEA-BC
The Greely Company
Charlotte, NC
Region 4
Lori Knarr, MS, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE
Executive Director Nursing Operations
Tallahassee Memorial Hospital
Tallahassee, FL
Secretary
Pamela A. Thompson, MS, RN, CENP,
FAAN
Chief Executive Officer AONE/
SVP for Nursing, American Hospital
Association (AHA)
Washington, DC
Region 5
Mary-Anne Ponti, MS, RN, MBA, CNAA-BC
Chief Operating Officer/Chief Nurse
Executive
Northern Michigan Regional Health System
Petoskey, MI
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
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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
 Nominating Committee
 CGEAN Task Force
 Quality & Safety Committee
 Diversity Council
 Political Action Committee (PAC)
 Education Committee
 Professional Practice Policy Committee
 Geriatric Advisory Committee
 Publications Committee
 Health Care Reform Task Force
 Regulatory Monitoring Committee
 International Committee
 Strategic Planning Committee
 Membership Committee
 Technology Committee
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Questions?
Alyse Kittner
akittner@aha.org
(312) 422-2803
www.aone.org
aone@aha.org
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