MEET OUR
Executive Nurse Advisory Board
These are Synova Board and Executive leaders who are dedicated to our mission to deliver exceptional experiences that are designed to engage, energize and transform neonatal and perinatal nurse leadership teams.
These individuals are committed to creating a culture where the leadership experience is rewarding and desirable for nurses globally.
Lori Gunther, MS, CPXP
CEO/Partner, Synova Associates LLC
SynovaMelissa Gehl, MSW, CPXP
COO/Partner, Synova Associates LLC
SynovaJodi Coombs, MBA, BSN, RN
COO, Children’s Mercy Hospital & Synova Associates LLC Board Chair
SynovaPattie Bondurant, DNP, RN
Chief Transformation & Quality Officer, Transform Healthcare Consulting LLC
SynovaCathy Bush, MEd, BA
Chief Customer Officer, DandleLION Medical
SynovaDena Carey, BSN, BS
Associate VP of Women & Infant Health Services, Virginia Hospital Center
SynovaJennifer Deeney, PgD, MSc, BsC, RN
Head of Neonatal Nursing and Operations, Liverpool Women’s Hospital NHS
SynovaNicole Dixon, MSN, RN, RNC-LRN
Clinical Supervisor, Resource Team – Nursing, Atrium Health
SynovaDavid M. Haggard II, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC, NEA-BC, C-NPT
Assistant Director of Advanced Practice & Pediatric Specialties, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
SynovaRose L. Horton, MSM, RN, NEA-BC
Specialty Director Women & Infant Services, Emory Decatur Hospital
SynovaLisa Mason DNP, MHA, MBA, RN, NEA-BC
Senior Director, Fetal Neonatal Services, Children’s Health Dallas
SynovaLuanne Smedley MHA, BSN, RN, NEA-BC
Executive Director & Associate Chief Nursing Officer, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford
SynovaDiane M. Rogers PCC, CPXP
President, Contagious Change
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