ANA Enterprise Selects New CEO

April 18, 2018

ANA ENTERPRISE APPOINTS DR. LORESSA COLE AS NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Silver Spring, MD— The ANA Enterprise today announced the appointment of Dr. Loressa Cole as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).  She will assume this role on May 7, 2018. 

In this role, Cole, DNP, MBA, RN, FACHE, NEA-BC, will provide strategic leadership and have responsibility for the operating activities of the Enterprise including management of staff and implementation of programs for the American Nurses Association (ANA), American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), and American Nurses Foundation. 

Dr. Cole is an accomplished senior executive who brings more than 30 years of progressively higher leadership and management experience, most recently as Chief Officer and Executive Vice President of ANCC. ANCC promotes excellence in nursing and health care globally through credentialing programs, recognizes healthcare organizations that promote quality patient outcomes, and accredits healthcare organizations that provide and approve continuing nursing education. She has been with ANCC since 2016.  

Previously, Dr. Cole held Chief Nursing Officer and Chief Operating Officer positions within the Hospital Corporation of America’s (HCA) Capital Division.  While Chief Nursing Officer at LewisGale MontgomeryHospital, she led the hospital to attain ANCC Magnet® recognition.  Among her many accomplishments, she championed year-over-year improvement in employee engagement and reduction in nursing turnover, as well as implemented several specialty and  Service Excellence programs that helped establish the regional health system as a Joint Commission Top Performer and earned Leapfrog “A” rating for hospital safety.

“Dr. Cole is well prepared to lead and strengthen the evolving ANA Enterprise. She was selected from a field of outstanding candidates to fulfill this top leadership role for nursing,” said ANA President Pamela F.  Cipriano, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN. “She brings proven leadership as a seasoned healthcare executive and as the current Executive Vice President of ANCC. She demonstrates the vision, creativity, passion for nursing, and strong business acumen to leverage the strengths of ANA’s entities to enhance and grow the Enterprise.”