Meet Our Judges

  • Katie Boston- Leary, PHD, MBA, MHA, RN, NEA-BC, FADLN

    Senior Vice President of Equity and Engagement, American Nurses Association

  • Stephanie Pitts, DNP, RN, CPN, VA-BC, NEA-BC

    VP, Innovation and Strategy, B Braun Medical, Inc. (US)

  • Peter Preziosi, PhD, RN, CAE, FAAN

    President and CEO, TruMerit

  • Deb Zimmermann, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN

    Chief Executive Officer for the DAISY Foundation, President of the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL)

  • Professor Greta Westwood, CBE, PhD, RN

    Chief Executive Officer, Florence Nightingale Foundation

  • Paul Coyne, DNP, MBA, MS, APRN, AGPCNP-BC

    Former Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS)

  • Nancy Blake, PhD, RN, CCRN-K, NHDP-BC, NEA-BC, FACHE, FAONL, FAAN

    Associate Adjunct Professor, UCLA Joe C. Wen School of Nursing