National Program Office (NPO)

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David Altman

David Altman,
Co-Program Director

David Altman is Co-Director of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Executive Nurse Fellows program for the National Program Office located at the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®) in Greensboro, NC.

Linda Cronenwett

Linda Cronenwett,
Co-Program Director

Linda is Co-Director of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Executive Nurse Fellows program. She is also the Beerstecher Blackwell Term Professor and former dean of the School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Karen Dyer

Karen Dyer,
Lead Program Designer

Karen is Lead Program Designer for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Executive Nurse Fellows at the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®). She is also Group Director of the Education and Non-Profit Sector (ENP) for CCL.

Lynn Fick-Cooper

Lynn Fick-Cooper,
Program Designer and Lead Faculty

Lynn is Program Designer for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Executive Nurse Fellows at the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®), and Lead Faculty for the 2011 and 2013 Cohorts. She is also Co-Deputy Director and Lead Faculty for RWJF's Ladder to Leadership National Program O

Joan Gurvis,
Program Designer and Lead Faculty

Joan is Program Designer for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Executive Nurse Fellows at the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®), and Lead Faculty for the 2012 Cohort. She is also Portfolio Manager of Organizational Leadership Solutions at CCL in Colorado Springs.

Andrea Williams

Andrea Williams,
Deputy Director

Andrea Williams (Andi) is the Deputy Director of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Executive Nurse Fellows program. In this role she is responsible for developing the operating structure of the National Program Office and the day-to-day management of the program.

Tracy Patterson

Tracy Patterson,
Lead Evaluator

As Lead Evaluator for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Executive Nurse Fellows program, Tracy leads the effort to gather data that will inform program improvements and help stakeholders determine the impact of the program.

Valerie Swan

Val Swan,
Senior Program Manager

Val is Senior Program Manager for RWJF's Executive Nurse Fellows at the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®) in Greensboro, NC. Her experience spans over fifteen years of diverse work in health care, not-for-profit, academic, legal, and corporate spheres.

Stacey Ezell,
Program Manager

Stacey is Program Manager for RWJF's Executive Nurse Fellows at the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®). She is responsible for coordinating our program sessions for current Fellows and Alumni. She works closely with the Alumni Association and their Board of Directors

Allan Calarco,
Faculty

Allan is Senior Faculty for 2013 Cohort of the RWJF Executive Nurse Fellows program. He has been associated with the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®) for over 17 years and currently serves as Global Solutions Faculty.

Kevin O'Callaghan,
Faculty

Kevin joined the Center in 1996. He is Faculty for the 2011 Cohort of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Executive Nurse Fellows program at the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®).

Karen Y. Wilson-Starks,
Faculty

Dr. Karen Y. Wilson-Starks is Senior Faculty for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Executive Nurse Fellows program at the Center for Creative Leadership for the 2012 Cohort.