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AONL Board Election & Nominations

Announcing the 2025 Slate of Candidates for the AONL Board of Directors!

Member voting opens July 28 and will close August 12.

President-Elect

Stuart Downs, DNP, RN, CENP, FAONL
Stuart Downs

SVP & System Chief Nurse Executive, Northeast Georgia Health System

Bio & Statement 

Simmy King, DNP, RN, NE-BC, FAAN
Simmy King

Chief Nursing Informatics and Education Officer, Children's National Hospital

Bio & Statement 

Lisbeth Votruba, MSN, RN, CAVRN, FAONL
Lisbeth Votruba

Chief Clinical Officer, AvaSure

Bio & Statement 

 

Region 5

Douglas Dascenzo, DNP, RN, CENP
Douglas Dascenzo

VP Nursing Operations, Henry Ford Health

Bio & Statement 

Kim Landers, MS, RN, CENP, FACHE
Kim Landers

Chief Nurse Executive, Morris Hospital

Bio & Statement 

Region 7

Gerald Bryant, DNP, RN
Gerald Bryant

Chief Nursing Officer/Chief Operating Officer, Lake Charles Memorial Health System

Bio & Statement 

Nickolaus Escobedo, DNP, RN, NE-BC
Nickolaus Escobedo

Associate Chief of Nursing, Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital

Bio & Statement 

Brennan Lewis, DNP, APRN, NEA-BC
Brennan Lewis

Senior Vice President, Nursing Excellence, Innovation, & Patient Experience, Children's Health

Bio & Statement 

 

Region 9

Dale E. Beatty, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAONL
Dale E. Beatty

Chief Nurse Executive & Senior Vice President, Stanford Health Care

Bio & Statement 

Ben Farber, DNP, RN, CENP
Ben Farber

Vice President, Patient Care and Chief Nursing Officer, Eisenhower Health

Bio & Statement 

Toby K. Marsh, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE
Toby K. Marsh

System CNE and VP, Clinical Integration, Kaiser Permanente Northern California

Bio & Statement 

 

Questions? 

Contact the AONL team by email at aonlnominations@aha.org or phone at 312-422-2812.