SAVE THE DATE FOR THE

37TH CELEBRATE NURSING BANQUET

May 8, 2025

Sheraton Charlotte Airport Hotel

3315 Scott Futrell Drive

Charlotte, NC 28208

Exhibits and Networking 4:00 - 6:00 pm

Banquet at 6:00 pm

Dr. Ryan Oglesby, Phd, MHA, RN, CEN, CFRN, NEA-BC

Ryan Oglesby, PhD, MHA, RN, CEN, CFRN, NEA-BC, is the President-Elect of the Emergency Nurses Association. His current professional role is the Regional Assistant Vice President for HCA Healthcare's South Florida Patient Logistics Center. In this position, he is responsible for driving the center strategy across the region through collaboration with division and hospital leaders, physicians, and key service line stakeholders with direct oversight of all center operations and key compliance and regulatory policies. In alignment with enterprise-wide logistics strategy, he leads a team of professionals focused on the effective and efficient movement and placement of patients into and out of HCA from a multitude of access points utilizing clinical quality enhancements and process improvements for the betterment of patient care and outcomes.

Prior to joining HCA, he has held numerous roles in emergency and pre-hospital nursing including vice-president, consultant, nurse manager, educator, and flight nurse. Oglesby began his career in emergency care as an EMT while attending nursing school. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in nursing and a master's degree in nursing and health administration from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte as well as a Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Oglesby has been actively involved in ENA at the local, state and national levels since 2001. He served as president of the Piedmont Chapter in 2008 and the North Carolina ENA State Council president in 2012.