Leadership

2026 Board of Directors

Executive Committee


President
Renee Scheier, MSN, RN, CMSRN
Executive Director, Inpatient Nursing
Loyola Medicine MacNeal Hospital




President-elect
Karie Stecken, MSN, RN
Director of 2 East Med/Surg & Pediatrics and Staffing Office
Morris Hospital and Healthcare Centers



Secretary/Treasurer
Immeline Young, DNP, RN, MSHI, NEA-BC
Director Radiation Oncology
UI Health

Past President
Shelly Major, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE
Chief Clinical Operations Officer
UI Health

Regional Directors


Region 1A
Lynn Williams, MSN, RN
Director of Med-Surg
UW Health Northern Illinoi

Region 1B
Stephanie Albritton, BSN
Patient Care & Nursing Manager
OSF Healthcare St. Francis
Medical Center

 



Region 2A
Linsey Panakal, DNP, MSN, RN
Director, Patient Care Services, 5NW CDU and 5SW Stepdown
UI Health

Region 2B
Sam Davis, Jr., DNP, MHA, RN, NEA-BC, CNOR
Associate Vice President, Perioperative and Interventional Services
Rush University Medical Center

Region 2C
Keli Socakz, MSN, RN, ACM-RN
Director of Case Management
Uchicago Medicine / AdventHealth

Region 3A
Jennifer Bond, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer
Springfield Memorial Hospital

Region 3B
Sheri Piper, DNP, RN CCRN
Director of Critical Care Services
OSF Healthcare St. Francis
Medical Center

Region 4/5
Josie Miller, MSN, NEA-BC, NE-BC
Clinical Nurse Manager
BJC

Committee Chairs


Continuum of Care Committee
Colleen Morley, DNP, RN, CCM, CMAC, CMGT-BC, CMCN, ACM-RN, FCM, FAACM 
Assoc Chief Clinical Operations Officer, Continuum of Care
UI Health

Diversity and Inclusion Committee
Tracie Shelton, EdD, MSN, NEA-BC, RNC
Executive Director of Clinical Operations
Loyola University Health System

Policy and Advocacy Committee
Susan Morby, MSN, NE-BC
Vice President/Chief Nurse Executive
Advocate Aurora Health Sherman Hospital

Annual Conference Committee
Heather Trotter, DNP, RN, NE-BC
Department of Biobehavioral Health Sciences
University of Illinois College of Nursing

Advisory Board Member


Advisory Board Member
Helga Brake, PharmD, CPHQ, CPPS
Vice President, Quality, Safety, & Health Policy 
Illinois Health and Hospital Association

Executive Director


Executive Director
Michelle Murphey Porter, CAE
Illinois Organization of Nurse Leaders

Illinois Organization of Nurse Leaders
Ph: 312.265.3927

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