Comprised of distinguished nurse leaders with expertise in emergency, trauma, transport and burn nursing, BCEN’s 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.
Meet our 2024-2025 board members:

Allen C. Wolfe Jr.
Chairperson
MSN, CNS, APRN, CFRN, CCRN, CTRN, TCRN, CMTE, FAASTN Life Link III
Julie Ruddy
Chairperson-Elect
BS, RN, CEN, CPEN, TCRN
Sean M. Elwell
Secretary/Treasurer
DNP, RN, NE-BC, TCRN, EMT Nemours Children’s Hospital
Rebecca Steinmann
Immediate Past Chairperson
MS, APRN, CPEN, CEN, TCRN, CCRN, CCNS, FAEN Cleveland Clinic Foundation LinkedIn URL
Steven P. Talbot
Member-at-Large
MSN, RN, CEN, TCRN Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital
Roger Casey
Member-at-Large
MSN, RN, CEN, TCRN, FAEN Kadlec Regional Medical Center
Brody Eick
Member-at-Large
MBA, BSN, BS , RN, CEN, CCRN, TCRN Eisenhower Health, Rancho Mirage, CA
Emily Werthman
Member-at-Large
PhD (c), MSN, RN, CBRN The Johns Hopkins Burn Center at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Robert Corrao
Public Representative
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