
Our Team
Internationally known and widely lauded for expertise and leadership, our team exists to help your team.
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Our Consultants

Vicki George
Vicki George is noted for her specialization with helping organizations achieve Magnet® status, shared governance models, peer review, strategic planning, clinical leadership, innovation and complex systems.

Fran Hicks
Fran is an experienced nurse executive
with a background that includes clinical practice, teaching, academic administration, board leadership, and experience as a healthcare consultant.

Kathleen Stolzenberger
Kathleen is a nationally recognized nurse leader who is widely respected for her expertise and influence in advancing professional nursing practice. She helped lead her organization to its 5th Magnet® designation and has authored many documents. Her leadership experience in both academic and clinical settings ranges from strategic planning and professional governance to leadership development, staff engagement, and nursing research.

Peggy Berwald
Peggy is an accomplished nursing executive who is passionate about the difference transformational nurse leaders can make in the lives of their patients and families, staff, healthcare organizations, and communities.

Jan Botts
Jan is an accomplished nurse executive with 35+ years in the healthcare industry. Her diversified background is demonstrated by her strong leadership skills and commitment to exemplary nursing practice, staff engagement and patient advocacy.

Jennifer Cordo
Jennifer is the Director of Nursing Professional Practice who led development of professional peer review processes for all nursing roles and the integration of AONL nurse leader competencies into the performance evaluation process.

Barb Haag-Heitman
Barb has more than 25 years of leadership experience in both acute and long-term care settings where she worked closely with clinical staff, physicians and organizational leaders to create quality outcomes.

Peggy Kalowes
Dr. Peggy Kalowes is a Nursing Scientist with over 30+ years acute care experience. She has an extensive background as an expert APRN, educator and nurse leader across many healthcare settings.

Patricia Maria Lavin
Patricia is currently the Senior Director of Nursing Quality, Magnet® and Outcomes at the NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital overseeing Quality, Magnet® designation, community outreach programs and more.

Sandy Lovering
Sandy is an experienced nurse executive, nurse theorist, transcultural nursing specialist and researcher with 40+ years of international nursing experience in Canada, United States, New Zealand and the Middle East.

Maricarmen Luhrsen
Maricarmen has 15+ years of nursing experience in the acute care setting and has spent the past 7 years in various leadership roles. As MPD she led Torrance Memorial to their initial Magnet® designation in 2011.

Mary Milan
Mary has over 35 years experience working in Wisconsin's healthcare industry.
She works closely with NCP's executive team concerning all aspects of business operations.

Vickie Moore
Vickie Moore has over 35 years of acute care nursing experience, as well as 20 years of consulting experience and 13 years experience as the chief nursing officer of Saint Joseph's Hospital, Atlanta.

Ruthie Robinson
Ruthie has more than 35 years of experience in acute care nursing, including nursing administration and education. She has published in peer reviewed journals and contributed to several book chapters.

Colleen O'Brien Smith
Colleen is a visionary nurse executive with a strong background in strategic planning, leadership development, and succession planning and has a solid background in all operational aspects of acute care.
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