The American Nurses Association Taps Campbell & Company to Find New Leader

September 23, 2024 – Campbell & Company has been called in by the American Nurses Association (ANA) to lead in its search for a new executive director. Vice president of executive search Colleen Rogers, senior consultant Joey Scheiber, and managing director Kris McFeely are leading the assignment.

The executive director provides visionary and strategic leadership in partnership with the ANA enterprise CEO and the foundation’s board of trustees to achieve the goals of the association. As an executive officer for the ANA Enterprise, the executive director will collaborate with leaders across the organization to develop strategy for programs and operations, ensure alignment with the strategic plan across all entities, and foster a culture of philanthropy to advance the organization, membership, and the profession.

The executive director will be a creative and charismatic leader who can build upon the success of recent years to secure increased funding and partnerships to sustainably expand programs for nurses and the nursing profession, according to Campbell & Company. They must be an exceptional fundraiser, with the ability to identify and sustain relationships that will continue to bolster the foundation’s mission. They must also be a dynamic leader capable of developing staff teams, providing strong business acumen, and demonstrating the ability to navigate short- and long-term plans for both the foundation and the ANA Enterprise.

Professional Skills

  • Demonstrated experience with prospect research, donor relations, and stewardship programs to support a growing and complex development function.
  • Prior experience as a member of a high-performing leadership team; experience leading positive change and growth for a complex, multifaceted organization.
  • Success in all areas of nonprofit operations including staff development and management, budgeting, forecasting, and financial administration; comfort with relevant software to manage these activities.
  • Past experience recruiting, managing, and engaging a non-profit board of directors.
  • Experience serving as guardian and spokesperson of an organizational brand, ensuring the consistency and appropriateness of messages across various media, targets, and communication platforms.
  • Enthusiasm for leading by example to motivate both staff and volunteers to achieve results with a small team.
  • A commitment to and passion for integrating diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, and belonging across all facets of an organization’s culture and mission; ability to foster DEIAB with boards and other stakeholders.
  • Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to relate comfortably with health care professionals, board and committee members, nurses, government officials, corporate and foundation leaders, philanthropists, community leaders, patients and the public.

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The American Nurses Association is the premier organization representing the interests of the nation’s more than 5 million registered nurses. Its advances the nursing profession by fostering high standards of nursing practice, promoting a safe and ethical work environment, bolstering the health and wellness of nurses, and advocating on health care issues that affect nurses and the public.

With offices around the country, Campbell & Company offers counsel in advancement planning, fundraising, marketing communications, and executive search for non-profit organizations in the education, health and medicine, arts and culture, environment, social service, and professional society fields.

Experienced Recruiters

Ms. Rogers provides executive search in multiple sectors within the non-profit field including conservation and environment, arts and culture, education, and human services. She is a member of the Network of Non-profit Search Consultants and serves on the social media & marketing committee. Prior to joining Campbell & Company, Ms. Rogers worked for Landmarks Illinois, a statewide historic preservation advocacy organization.

Mr. Scheiber is a certified diversity recruiter and serves on Campbell & Company’s DEIA (diversity, equity, inclusion, and access) council. The firm notes that he is motivated by the work of mission-driven organizations. Mr. Scheiber came to Campbell & Company from the American Brain Tumor Association, where he managed their Raiser’s Edge and Convio databases.

Ms. McFeely conducts senior level searches across a variety of sectors within non-profit, including independent schools, social service concerns, healthcare businesses, associations and environmental organizations. For more than 22 years, she has worked with the search firm’s recruitment team to find individuals who can make an impact on an organization’s mission. To date, she has partnered with over 250 clients.

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Contributed by Scott A. Scanlon, Editor-in-Chief and Dale M. Zupsansky, Executive Editor  – Hunt Scanlon Media

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