Dr Zangerle also serves as the Chief Nurse Executive of the American Hospital Association. Most recently, Dr Zangerle served as Principle of CMZ Strategies, LLC, focused on nurse leader coaching, nursing organization strategy and nursing’s interdependencies with functional disciplines. Formerly, she served as Chief Nurse Executive at Allegheny Health Network in Pittsburgh, PA, CEO of the Visiting Nurse Association of Ohio and in various roles at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, OH including Chief Nursing Officer, Director of Quality and Accreditation, and Director of Preventive Cardiology. She began her nursing career at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston in Cardiothoracic Surgery and Trauma.
Dr Zangerle received a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Physiology from Texas A&M University, an Associate Degree of Nursing from Houston Baptist University, a Master’s in Business Administration from Lake Erie College, a Master’s in Nursing from Kent State University, and a Doctorate in Nursing Practice from Texas Christian University. She is certified as an Advanced Nurse Executive with the American Nurses Credentialing Center, a Fellow of the American Organization for Nursing Leadership and a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing.
Dr Zangerle serves on the editorial board of Nursing Management, is a public board member of Rasmusen University and the Cleveland Animal Protective League. She is a former board member of AONL and board of trustee of the AHA.