Leadership

2025 Board of Directors

Executive Committee


President
Thomas Starr, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, CNL, CCRN
Chief Nursing Officer, Saint Joseph Health System
Mishawaka and Plymouth Medical Centers

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



Secretary/Treasurer
Dani Witkowski, DNP, RN, MBA, FACHE
Director of Nursing Operations, Women's and Children's Services
NM Huntley Hospital

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
Immeline (Immy) Young, DNP, MSHI, RN, NEA-BC
Director Radiation Oncology
UI Health

Region 2B
Sam Davis, Jr., MHA, RN, NEA-BC, CNOR
Manager of Nursing Excellence and MPD
Loyola Medicine MacNeal Hospital

Region 2C
Karie Stecken, MSN, RN
Manager, 2 East Med/Surg & Pediatrics and Staffing Officer
Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers

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
Angela Gilbreth, RN, DNP, CLS
Assistant Professor of Nursing
McKendree University

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, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, RNC
Executive Director
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
Colleen Calhoun, MSN, RN, CMSRN, CNL
Behavioral Health Inpatient Nurse Manager
Loyola Medicine MacNeal Hospital

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
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