About Us

Board of Directors

The members of BCEN’s Board of Directors share a passion for specialty certification and the expert practice of nursing across the emergency spectrum.

Meet Our 2026-2027 Board Members

Comprised of distinguished nurse leaders with expertise in emergency, trauma, transport and burn nursing, the BCEN Board of Directors oversees the organization’s strategic direction, including activities pertaining to the quality, content, development, and maintenance of BCEN’s nursing specialty certification exams and the certification process.

Across the country and around the world, BCEN board members advocate for emergency nursing specialty certification and promote the value of board certification for nurses.

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Chairperson

Julie Ruddy

BS, RN, CEN, CPEN, TCRN

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Chairperson-Elect

Sean M. Elwell

DNP, RN, NE-BC, TCRN, CPEN, EMT

Nemours Children’s Hospital

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Secretary/Treasurer

Roger Casey

MSN, RN, CEN, TCRN, FAEN

Kadlec Regional Medical Center

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Immediate Past Chairperson

Allen C. Wolfe Jr.

MSN, CNS, APRN, CFRN, CCRN, CTRN, TCRN, CMTE, FAASTN

Life Link III

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Member-at-Large

Brody Eick

MBA, BSN, BS, RN, CEN, CCRN, TCRN, NE-BC

Eisenhower Health, Rancho Mirage, CA

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Member-at-Large

Emily Werthman

PhD, MSN, RN, CBRN

The Johns Hopkins Burn Center at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

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Member-at-Large

Rebecca Geyer

MSN, RN, TCRN

Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation

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Member-at-Large

Pamela Vanderberg

MSN, MBA, CEN, TCRN

Grady Memorial Hospital

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Public Representative

Robert Corrao

Harbor

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Chief Executive Officer

Janie Schumaker

MBA, BSN, RN, CEN, ICE-CCP, CENP, CPHQ, FABC