Leadership
A detailed listing of Board and Regional Directors, Committee Chairs, Advisory Member, and Executive Director.
2026 Board of Directors – Executive Committee
President
Renee Scheier, MSN, RN, CMSRN
Executive Director, Inpatient Nursing
Loyola Medicine MacNeal Hospital
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President-Elect
Karie Stecken, MSN, RN
Director, 2 East Med/Surg & Pediatrics and Staffing Office
Morris Hospital and Healthcare Centers
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Secretary/Treasurer
Immeline Young, DNP, RN, MSHI, NEA-BC
Director, Radiation Oncology
UI Health
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Regional Directors
Director, Region 1B
Stephanie Albritton, BSN
Manager, Patient Care & Nursing
OSF Healthcare St. Francis Medical Center
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Director, Region 2A
Linsey Panakal, DNP, MSN, RN
Director, Patient Care Services
5NW CDU and 5SW Stepdown
UI Health
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Director, Region 2A
Colleen Calhoun, MSN, RN, CMSRN, CNL
Behavioral Health Inpatient Nurse Manager
Loyola Medicine MacNeal Hospital
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Director, Region 2B
Sam Davis, Jr., DNP, MHA, RN, NEA-BC, CNOR
Associate Vice President, Perioperative and Interventional Services
Rush University Medical Center
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Director, Region 2C
Kelli Socakz, MSN, RN, ACM-RN
Director of Case Management
Uchicago Medicine / Advent Health
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Director, Region 3A
Jennifer Bond, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer
Springfield Memorial Hospital
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Director, Region 3B
Sheri Piper, DNP, RN, CCRN
Director, Critical Care Services
OSF Healthcare St. Francis Medical Center
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Committee Chairs
Chair, Continuum of Care Committee
Colleen Morley, DNP, RN, CCM, CMAC, CMGT-BC, CMCN, ACM-RN, FCM, FAACM
Associate Chief Clinical Operations Officer
Continuum of Care UI Health
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Chair, Diversity and Inclusion Committee
Tracie Shelton, EdD, MSN, NEA-BC, RNC
Executive Director, Clinical Operations
Loyola University Health System
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Chair, Policy and Advocacy Committee
Susan Morby, MSN, NE-BC
Vice President/Chief Nurse Executive
Advocate Aurora Health
Sherman Hospital
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Chair, Annual Conference Committee
Heather Trotter, DNP, RN, NE-BC
Simulation Coordinator and Clinical Instructor, University of Illinois College of Nursing
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Chair, Education
Susan Okuno-Jones, DNP, MSN, MA, FACHE, NEA-BC, NPD-BC, RNC-NIC
Regional Chief Nursing Officer, Ascension
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