Chamberlain University

Dr. Karen Cox was appointed President of Chamberlain University in 2018, the largest provider of nursing education programs in the country. Prior to joining Chamberlain, she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Children’s Mercy – Kansas City. In 2003 she led the organization to receive Magnet designation by The American Nurses Credentialing Center during her tenure as Vice President for Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer. Dr. Cox is past president of the American Academy of Nursing (2017-2019). She started her career as a Licensed Practical Nurse and holds an associate degree in nursing from Excelsior College, a bachelor’s in nursing degree from the University of Kansas and a master’s and PhD in nursing from the University of Missouri – Kansas City.

Mary Beth Kingston serves as chair of the Chamberlain University Board of Trustees. She has served as a system Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) in multiple organizations, most recently at Advocate Health Care following the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health.  Prior to this role, she was the CNO of Advocate Aurora Health, Aurora Health Care, and Einstein Healthcare Network. Kingston is currently a member of the Board of Governors of Main Line Health in Radnor, PA and Board of Directors of Providence St. Joseph Health in Renton, WA. She is a former president of the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) and was a member of the American Hospital Association Board of Trustees, where she chaired the Hospitals Against Violence advisory group. In her nurse executive roles, Kingston has been a champion for creating healthy and safe workplaces: she co-chaired the Workforce Safety Subcommittee of the National Steering Committee for Patient Safety convened by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and is a member of Kontakt.io’s advisory board helping to drive healthcare workforce safety strategy.

Kingston was a Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellow from 2009–2012 and a 2007 recipient of the Pennsylvania Nightingale Award for Nursing Administration. In 2024, she was awarded both the AONL’s and the Daisy Foundation’s Lifetime Achievement Awards. Named one of Modern Healthcare's 50 Most Influential Clinical Executives in 2021, 2023, and 2024, she became a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing in 2020.  She earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing at West Chester University, a master’s degree in nursing at the University of Pennsylvania, and a doctorate in health policy at the University of Sciences in Philadelphia. 

Dr. Rhonda Anderson is a member of the Chamberlain University Board of Trustees and chair of the Governance Committee. She is currently a healthcare consultant for RMA Consulting of Arizona and a consultant/surveyor for Global Healthcare Accreditation. From 2009 to 2016, she was Chief Executive Officer of Cardon Children's Medical Center in Mesa, Arizona, a Banner Health hospital. Prior to that she held CEO, COO and CNO positions for healthcare organizations in the East Coast, Midwest and Southwest. She is a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing and the American College of Healthcare Executives. 

Dr. Anderson is a trustee of the Arizona Perinatal Trust, Board Member American Nurses Credentialing Center, Chair of the Arizona Nurses Foundation for the Future of Nursing, Make A Wish Arizona Board, Chair Wish Committee, Scottsdale Center for the Arts Board, American Organization for Nurse Leaders Foundation Board, Arizona Hospital and Health Care Association Board, Quality Committee Member Honor Health, Christian Care Association Board and Vice Chair, Products, Services and Education Committee for ACHE, Banyon Advisory Board, Motive Board of Directors, Grand Canyon University Nursing Advisory Board and Chair of the Elders of Chaparral Christian Church. 

Dr. Anderson served nine years as a Joint Commission Commissioner, American Hospital Association Board of Trustees for three years, Board of the Joint Commission International, ACHE Regent for Arizona, Institute for Interactive Patient Care National Advisory Board, Health Research and Education Trust Board, Committee on Research, Children’s Hospital Association Public Policy Council, National Quality Forum Measure Applications Partnership Coordinating Committee, Chair of the Board of Directors for Children’s Action Alliance, Robert Woods Johnson Foundation National Advisory Committee for Academic Progression in Nursing, American Health Association Health Forum Board of Directors, Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools Education Committee, Chair Eisenberg Awards Committee, American Hospital Association Committee of Performance Improvement, NGC/NQMC Expert Panel, and served as President of American Organization of Nurse Executives, and other national patient safety, quality, and performance measurement committees for the past fifteen years.

Dr. Anderson has received a number of awards for her service to the nursing and business communities. In addition to receiving the Distinguished Achievement Award from Arizona State University College of Nursing, Dr. Anderson was a selected participant in The First International Institute: Executive Nurse Leadership in the United Kingdom and the United States, Florence Nightingale Trust in London, England. She was also awarded the American Organization of Nurse Executives Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006. In addition, Dr. Anderson was named Arizona Business Magazine's 2012 Healthcare Leadership Award "Hospital Executive of the Year" and one of their “Fifty Most Influential Women in Arizona Business.” In 2024 she was honored with the American Nurses Association President’s Award.

Rita Wray is a member of the Chamberlain University Board of Trustees. She is the founder and chief executive officer of Wray Enterprises, Inc., a national independent healthcare consulting firm. Previously, she served as deputy executive director of the Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration and held the position for nearly a decade.

With more than 45 years of service, Rita has made significant contributions as a leader in numerous professional organizations. She is past president for the International Women’s Forum/MS; member of the board of directors for the International Ballet Competition; former treasurer for the National Black Nurses Association; former chairperson of the State Initiative for the American Academy of Nursing, Institute for Nursing Leadership, National Advisory Council; former chairperson of Sustainability Committee and current Treasurer for the Nurses On Boards Coalition; former national first vice president and current Chapter president of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women; vice chairperson of the MS Public Service Contract Review Board; co-lead for the Mississippi Action Coalition – Future of Nursing/Campaign for Action.

Among many notable recognitions, Rita was named one of Mississippi’s Top Ten Leading Business Women in 2000, inducted as a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing in 2008 and named Honorary Secretary of the State of Louisiana by Louisiana’s Secretary of State Tom Schedler in 2012.

Rita holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from the University of North Alabama and a Master of Business Administration degree from Jackson State University. She is certified in nursing administration through the American Nurses Association and is a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing.
 

Dr. Angie Millan is a member of the Chamberlain University Board of Trustees and the President of the National Coalition of Ethnic Minority Nurse Associations (NCEMNA). She formerly served as the Nursing Director for Children’s Medical Services (CMS) at the County of Los Angeles’ Department of Public Health. She is currently an adjunct nurse educator at several nursing programs in the Los Angeles district.

Dr. Millan was a member of the Future of the Nursing 2020-2030 report, and previously the national president and board member of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN), a past member of the Nursing Advisory Council of the Joint Commission, and a member of the Commission to End Healthcare Disparities. She served as commissioner for the office of Statewide Health Planning and Development and California Healthcare Workforce Policy Commission, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), and Women’s Preventive Services Initiative (WPSI).

Dr. Millan was inducted as a fellow of the American Nursing Academy in 2012. She received the 2015 NAHN Nurse of the Year and 22nd Senate Woman of the Year awards and the NAHN Latino Legacy Award in 2024.

Dr. Millan holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in nursing from California State University. She earned a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from the Western University of Health Sciences and is licensed to practice nursing in California and Washington, D.C.
 

Eric Rosow serves as Executive Chairman of Conduce Health a company he co-founded. He has more than 30 years of experience in healthcare technology, new venture creation and executive management. Prior to co-founding Conduce, Eric co-founded and served as CEO of Diameter Health, a company dedicated to making digital health data universally accessible, organized, and actionable.  Diameter Health was acquired by Availity in August 2022.  Prior to this, Eric was General Manager of the Patient Flow business unit for Eclipsys and Allscripts. Preceding that, Eric was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Premise, a company he co-founded and led through its sale to Eclipsys (which was subsequently acquired by Allscripts). Before founding Premise, Eric was the Director of Biomedical Engineering at Hartford Hospital.

Eric is passionate about solving problems at the intersection of technology and healthcare delivery and building high performance entrepreneurial teams that challenge the status quo and create disruptive, yet pragmatic healthcare IT innovations.

A native of Avon, CT, Eric earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering at Trinity College, and a MS in Biomedical Engineering from the Hartford Graduate Center/Rensselaer in Hartford. He holds several patents and has authored more than 50 academic papers, several book chapters and a textbook on virtual bioinstrumentation. At the community level, as a former member of the U.S. National Rowing Team and an active masters rower, Eric volunteers as a varsity crew coach for the Avon High School Rowing Program, which he helped co-found in 2007.

Lisa Warner Wardell is a business executive with more than 25 years of experience managing
business strategy, operations, finance, and mergers and acquisitions, while driving shareholder
value, stakeholder engagement and company mission.

After a successful five-year run as Adtalem Global Education Inc.’s (NYSE: ATGE) president and
CEO (2016 – 2019) and then CEO and Chairman (2020 – 2021) Wardell became the Executive
Chairman (2021-2022), and Chairman (2022). During her tenure as CEO, Wardell oversaw the
strategic repositioning of Adtalem’s portfolio to focus on healthcare and medical education by
successfully acquiring Walden University, overseeing growth of Chamberlain from a nursing college
to a university with significant new programs; and integrating and completing a successful sale of
Adtalem’s financial services companies. In addition, she led turnarounds and divestitures of
Adtalem’s non-core assets. Through her commitment to consistent performance and positive social
impact, Wardell’s leadership has resulted in superior outcomes for Adtalem’s students and
significant value creation for shareholders and has positioned the company for long- term
sustainable growth. Wardell has also led the higher education sector in implementing new standards
of transparency and financial literacy, and in cultivating quality partnerships to fill critical healthcare
workforce needs.

Prior to Adtalem, Wardell was executive vice president and chief operating officer for The RLJ
Companies. During her tenure at RLJ, Wardell managed acquisitions and executed the formation of
RML Automotive, a dealership network spanning seven states with over $1.5 billion in annual
revenue. She also worked extensively in the media, entertainment, sports, gaming, and hotel
industries which included assisting with the founding and managing of Our Stories Films Studio,
acquisition of the Charlotte Hornets (previously Charlotte Bobcats), standing up a $250 MM
private equity fund, acquiring and expanding a community bank, and developing a hotel in Liberia,
West Africa. Wardell also served on the board of the NBAPA, Inc., the for-profit portion of the
NBA Players Association from 2018 to 2021.

Prior to joining The RLJ Companies, Wardell was a principal at Katalyst Venture Partners, and a
senior consultant for Accenture in the communications and technology practice.

Wardell earned her bachelor’s degree from Vassar College and her law degree from Stanford Law
School. She earned her MBA in finance and entrepreneurial management from the Wharton School
of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. Wardell served on the board of Lowes, Inc. (NYSE:
LOW) from 2018 - 2021. She currently serves on the boards of American Express (NYSE: AXP),
and Adtalem Global Education (NYSE: ATGE). A fierce advocate for access to education and
healthcare at scale across diverse communities, Wardell frequently speaks on empowering students
and executives to achieve their goals. Wardell supports the Alvin Ailey Foundation, After School
Matters, and various other non-profits through her family foundation. Wardell is a member of the
board of the Economic Club of Chicago, The Business Council, The PEN/Faulkner Foundation,
and Univar Solutions. Wardell has been featured on CNBC and Cheddar as well as in The Wall
Street Journal, Washington Post, Business Insider, Black Enterprise, and several other publications.