ONS Leadership
ONS is governed by our President Jessica MacIntyre, DNP, MBA, APRN, NP-C, AOCNP®; an elected Board of Directors; and Chief Executive Officer Brenda Nevidjon, MSN, RN, FAAN. These dedicated representatives set our strategic direction so that we can best influence oncology nursing and the care of patients with cancer. Each leader has a long history of involvement with ONS, and together, they combine decades of experience in nursing practice, research, administration, and nonprofit leadership.
President
Jessica MacIntyre, DNP, MBA, APRN, NP-C, AOCNP®
Jessica MacIntyre, DNP, MBA, APRN, NP-C, AOCNP®, is the ONS president from 2024–2026.
A long-standing ONS member, MacIntyre served as a director-at-large on the ONS Board of Directors in the year prior to assuming the presidency. She credits ONS for helping her develop life-long colleagues, leadership and advocacy skills, and initiatives to support patients, nurses, and advanced practice providers.
MacIntyre created and leads the only accredited-with-distinction oncology nurse practitioner fellowship in Florida and received the American Association of Nurse Practitioners State Award for Advocacy and the South Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s Empowering and Embracing Women Award in health care.
MacIntyre earned a dual DNP and MBA degree from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD, and serves as the executive director of clinical operations at the University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center in Florida.
Chief Executive Officer
Brenda Nevidjon, MSN, RN, FAAN
Brenda Marion Nevidjon, MSN, RN, FAAN, is the Chief Executive Officer of the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS). Prior to joining the ONS staff, she had an extraordinary nursing career of leadership in service and education. Through diverse clinical and administrative experiences in Canada, Switzerland, and the United States, she has devoted her energy to bridging practice settings and academic environments to advance patient care, creating innovative work environments, promoting scholarship in practitioners, and developing leaders. After two decades in oncology clinical and administrative settings, she transitioned to health care executive practice, culminating with her being the first nurse and the first woman to be chief operating officer of Duke University Hospital. Immediately prior to her position at ONS, she was a professor at Duke University School of Nursing.
Nevidjon has helped develop professional nursing organizations at the local, national, and international levels. She is past president of ONS and the Oncology Nursing Foundation. Other board service has included the Association of Community Cancer Centers, the International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care, and the National Cancer Policy Forum. Her bachelors is from Duke University School of Nursing, masters from University of North Carolina School of Nursing, and doctoral study at the Fielding Graduate Institute and Duke. In addition to being a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing, she completed the Johnson & Johnson - Wharton Fellows Program in Management for Nurse Executives and the Robert Wood Johnson Nurse Executive Program. Among her awards are the Duke University School of Nursing Distinguished Alumni Award, the ONS Trish Greene Quality of Life Memorial Lectureship, and the American Nursing Association’s Honorary Recognition Award for sustained contribution to the nursing profession.
ONS Board of Directors
The ONS Board of Directors is a dedicated group of professionals who serve three-year terms and meet monthly to guide the strategic direction of the Society. Together, they represent decades of experience in oncology nursing clinical care, education, research, and leadership.
To contact members of the Board, please email onsboard@ons.org.
Jessica MacIntyre, DNP, MBA, APRN, NP-C, AOCNP®
President (2024–2026)
Coral Gables, FL
Deborah "Hutch" Allen, PhD, RN, CNS, FNP-BC, AOCNP®
Secretary (2023–2025), Director-at-Large (2022–2023)
Pittsboro, NC
Kris Mathey, MS, APRN-CNP, AOCNP®
Treasurer (2023–2025), Director-at-Large (2022–2023)
Hillard, OH
Jeanene "Gigi" Robison, MSN, RN, AOCN®
Director-at-Large (2022–2025)
Cincinnati, OH
Susan Brown, PhD, MSN, CENP
Director-at-Large (2023–2026)
Glendora, CA
Trey Woods, MSN, RN, NP-C
Director-at-Large (2023–2026)
Madison, MS
Heidi Haynes, MN, CRNP, OCN®
Director-at-Large (2024–2027)
Pittsburgh, PA
Ryne Wilson, DNP, RN, OCN®
Director-at-Large (2024–2027)
Blaine, MN
Susan Yackzan, PhD, APRN, AOCN®
Director-at-Large (2024–2027)
Lexington, KY
Leadership Development Committee
Meet the members of the Leadership Development Committee and the slating process on our ONS Leadership Process page.