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 2026-2027 board members:

Julie Ruddy

Chairperson

BS, RN, CEN, CPEN, TCRN

Sean M. Elwell

Chairperson-Elect

DNP, RN, NE-BC, TCRN, CPEN, EMT Nemours Children’s Hospital

Roger Casey

Secretary/Treasurer

MSN, RN, CEN, TCRN, FAEN Kadlec Regional Medical Center

Allen C. Wolfe Jr.

Immediate Past Chairperson

MSN, CNS, APRN, CFRN, CCRN, CTRN, TCRN, CMTE, FAASTN Life Link III

Brody Eick

Member-at-Large

MBA, BSN, BS, RN, CEN, CCRN, TCRN, NE-BC Eisenhower Health, Rancho Mirage, CA

Emily Werthman

Member-at-Large

PhD, MSN, RN, CBRN The Johns Hopkins Burn Center at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

Rebecca Geyer

Member-at-Large

MSN, RN, TCRN Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation LinkedIn URL

Pamela Vanderberg

Member-at-Large

MSN, MBA, CEN, TCRN Grady Memorial Hospital LinkedIn URL

Robert Corrao

Public Representative

Harbor

Janie Schumaker

Chief Executive Officer

MBA, BSN, RN, CEN, ICE-CCP, CENP, CPHQ, FABC Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing LinkedIn URL