Diane Resnick received her BSN from Rutgers University and her master of public administration from Seton Hall University. She had held various positions in nursing leadership and project management throughout the years, including director of nursing in a large urban academic medical center. She is presently the manager of a primary care/multi-specialty hospital based family health center at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Meridian Health, Neptune, NJ, where she managed a new building project including design, capital acquisition, financial accountability, and program standards for a new multi-million dollar ambulatory facility. She serves as the chair of the ambulatory nursing council Meridian Health, for this 5-hospital integrated health system and 5-time Magnet-designated system. She has been a member of AAACN since 1998 and is an active member of the Leadership SIG advisory group. Diane is certified in ambulatory care.