Kathleen D Sanford, DBA, RN, CENP, FACHE

Kathy Sanford is the senior vice president and chief nursing officer (CNO) for Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI), a national, nonprofit, health organization with headquarters in Denver, Colorado. CHI is a faith-based system that operates in 20 states and includes 78 hospitals; 40 long-term care, assisted- and residential-living facilities; and two community health services organizations. Many of you remember that Kathy served as president of the American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE) in 2006.