Katie Boston-Leary, PhD, MHA, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, FADLN as Senior Vice President Equity and Engagement for ANA Enterprise and she will become a member of the Senior Leadership Team effective immediately.

The Senior Vice President, Equity and Engagement will be charged with developing and executing additional strategies to enhance ANA's efforts, participation and commitment in the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging and Accessibility (DEIBA) space. This role is both internally and externally focused and coordinates DEIBA efforts across the enterprise with an additional focus on workforce development initiatives to address the future of nursing.

Katie is recognized globally as an industry thought leader with numerous publications, keynotes, interviews, and speaking engagements.  DEIBA is at the core of everything Katie does, and she was a key contributor in shaping the National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing and ANA's Racial Reckoning Statement.

In her previous role, Katie was formerly Senior Director of Nursing Programs with responsibilities for nursing practice and work environment and the Healthy Nurse Healthy Nation program at ANA. She also served in the role of System Chief Nursing Officer for the University of Maryland Capital Region Health and Senior VP and Chief Nursing Officer for Union Hospital of Cecil County, MD where she led her team to their second ANCC Pathway to Excellence designation and won the coveted annual ANCC Pathway to Excellence award in 2017.

This role will report to Jackie Hilton, our Chief People and Culture Officer. I am excited to work with Katie and for the new paths we will be forging together, as we continue the journey of creating space and new opportunities for all nurses.