AONL Board Election & Nominations

Voting for the 2026 Election is open Aug. 4–Aug. 19 at 5 p.m. CT. Watch for an email from the Nominating Committee at voter@associationelections.com with a link to the ballot.

New this Year: All AONL members will vote for the At-Large position. Only members from Regions 1, 3 and 6 will vote for the Regional Member representing their district.

Questions? Contact the AONL team by email at aonl@aha.org

Region 1

Puneet Freibott, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE

System Chief Nurse, Beth Israel Lahey Health

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Sarah Hoffman, DNP, RN, CENP

Nursing Director, The University of Vermont Medical Center

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Monica Tucker-Schwartz, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAONL

Associate Vice President, Clinical Operations, Tufts Medical Center

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Region 3

Karen Doyle, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN

Senior Vice President Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer, University of Maryland Medical Center

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Chantal Howard, DNP, RN, NEA-BC

Chief Nursing and Patient Care Services Officer, Duke University Hospital

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Jennifer Painter, DNP, RN-BC, NEA-BC

Vice President Nursing Professional Development, ChristianaCare

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Lorie Rhine, MSN, RN, NE-BC

Chief Nurse Executive, UNC Health

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Region 6

Melissa Fritz, DNP, RN, CENP, FAONL

Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President of Patient Care, Health Partners & Park Nicollet

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Brenda Oehler, MSN, RN, NE-BC

Director of Emergency Services and Nursing Operations, UnityPoint St. Luke's Hospital

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At-Large

Trish Baise, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAONL

Chief Nursing Executive, ECU HEALTH

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Doug Dascenzo, DNP, RN, CENP, FAONL

Vice President-Nursing Operations, Henry Ford Health

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Joan O'Hanlon Curry, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAONL

Senior Director of Nursing, Inpatient Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

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Nicholas Snow, DNP, RN, NEA-BC

Nurse Manager, University of Utah Hospital

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2026 Timeline

Call for Nominations: Closed May 21
Interview Nominees: June 22-24
Candidate Call: July 17
AONL Election: August 4 – August 19 at 5:00pm CT
Election Results Announcement: August 25

Questions?

Contact the AONL team by email at aonl@aha.org