Mary Jo Loughlin, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
After graduating high school, Mary Jo Loughlin attended and Graduated from Somerset Technical Institute as an LPN and began working at Hunterdon Medical Center. She immediately enrolled in an accelerated program at Raritan Valley Community College and obtained her RN degree. She continued to work as a staff RN at Hunterdon Medical Center and developed her leadership skills. She obtained her BSN from Gwynedd-Mercy College, her Master’s degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University and her DNP from Thomas Edison State University.
Mary Jo has held multiple nursing leadership positions in the organization and is currently the Chief Nursing Officer and Senior Vice President of Patient Care Services at Hunterdon Healthcare. She is actively involved in the Magnet process as a Magnet Steering Committee member and has been a document writer for the past three designations, including the current designation.
In addition, she has held several leadership positions in professional organizations that include, Co-Chair Nurse Manager Advisory Committee for NJHA; Co-Chair Organization of Nurse Leaders (ONL) NJ Mentorship Committee and is currently a board member for ONL NJ. Dr. Loughlin will serve as president of ONL NJ for the 2024-2025 term.

Lora Bognar, PhD, RN, ANP-BC, NE-BC is director of the NPD/Simulation Center at The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. Lora is the chair of the ONL NJ Research Committee.

Susan Fowler, PhD, RN, CRRN, NE-BC, FCNS
45 years as a registered nurse, former critical care and neuroscience clinical nurse specialist, nurse scientist/clinical nurse researcher, former Director evidence based practice, patient safety, quality, research, education, Magnet. Chief Nurse for Research at a VA healthcare system.

Mildred Kowalski, PhD, RN, NE-BC, CCRP, is the Nurse Research Manager at Atlantic Health System.

Stephanie Chiu, MS, MPH, Statistical Scientist, Atlantic Health System

Kari A. Mastro PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN is the Director of Practice, Innovation and Research, Penn Medicine Princeton Health

Dr. Mastro is responsible for practice, innovation and research across Penn Medicine Princeton Health. She also serves as faculty at the University of Pennsylvania and is a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing. As a national leader and scientist, Dr. Mastro contributions at state-international levels span executive leadership, care delivery, and health policy. She has focused her career on ensuring the care provided to women and children is of supreme quality regardless of where care is provided and who is providing that care. Her research and leadership in patient- and family-centered care delivery models has transformed and bridged the gap in care while addressing modern issues confronting children’s health. As an advocate for nursing and children's healthcare, Dr. Mastro leads local, regional, and national board initiatives maximizing care and minimizing childhood morbidity and mortality. She has received many awards for her work, is well published in the fields of nursing leadership, children’s healthcare, and patient- and family-centered care and speaks nationally and internationally on these topics.
Dr. Mastro received her BSN from The Catholic University of America, her MSN from Seton Hall University, and her Ph.D. in Nursing at the University of Colorado.

Susan H. Weaver, PhD, RN, CRNI, NEA-BC

Susan Heidenwolf Weaver is a nurse scientist at the Ann May Center for Nursing at Hackensack Meridian Health and the New Jersey Collaborating Center for Nursing, the state nursing workforce center. As a nurse scientist, Weaver’s program of research is on the nursing workforce, particularly underrepresented groups such as administrative supervisors, licensed practical nurses, and nurses working the night shift.