EVENT LEADERSHIP
With the leadership and support of our volunteer chairs and committee members, this event continues to honor nurses who are changing lives to make the future brighter for us all. After months of hard work by these volunteers, we’re honored to offer this 8th Nurse of the Year event in Kansas City, MO. March of Dimes and the moms and babies we support in communities like yours and across the country are so thankful for the generosity and hard work that makes this evening possible.
Chair
Eva Karp, DHA, MBA, RN-BC, FACHE - Senior Vice President, chief Clinical and Patient Safety Officer at Cerner Corporation
Steering Committee Members
Cheri Hunt - MHA, BSN, RN, NEA-BC - Senior Vice President of Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer, Children’s Mercy
Dr. Thad Wilson - RN, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN, FAANP - President of Research College of Nursing
Sarah Oakley - MSN, RN, NEA-BC - Vice President & Chief Nursing Offier, North Kansas City Hospital
Debbie Wilson - MSN, RN, MSA, NEA-BC - Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer, Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City
Amy Peters - BSN, MBA, RN - Chief Nursing Officer, Truman Medical Center
Chris Ruder - MS, RN, NEA-BC - Chief Operating Office Kansas City Division, The University of Kansas Health System
Rachel Pepper - DNP, RN, NEA-BC - Chief Nursing Officer Kansas City Division of the University of Kansas Health System
Julee Thompson - MSN, MBA, RN, FACHE, CENP - Chief Nursing Executive, Mosaic LIfe Care
Peggy O'Toole - MSN, APRN, NEA-BC - Administrative Director of Professional Advancement, Shawnee Mission Health
Carol Perry - MSM, BSN, RN, FACHE - Vice President & Chief Nursing Officer, Stormont-Vail Health
Joanie Peterson - RN, MSN, JD - Vice President Patient Care Services, Chief Nursing Officer, Liberty Hospital
Jennifer Koepke - RN, MHSA, CPHQ - Vice President Patient Care Services & Chief Nursing Officer, Western Missouri Medical Center
Susie Krug - MHA, BSN, RN - Chief Nursing Officer, Saint Luke's East Hospital
Terry Siek - MSN, RN, NEA-BC - Vice President & Chief Nursing Officer, Hays Medical Center
Ryan Fischer - Vice President of Business Development, Tutera Senior Living & Healthcare
Catherine Bonderer - BSN, RNC-OB, NE-BC - Senior Director, Mother, Child Services, North Kansas City Hospital
Jacque Davis - RN, MSN, NE-BC - Director, Inpatient Services, Liberty Hospital
