Diane Woods is the associate vice president and chief nursing officer for ambulatory care at UT Southwestern in Dallas, Texas. Her nursing career encompasses almost 40 years of experience in acute care and ambulatory care, which she began in 2006 at Emory Healthcare in Atlanta. She is a member of the ANA, Association of California Nurse Leaders (ACNL), AONL, and AAACN. Her tenure with AAACN includes serving on two national task forces for telehealth nursing, as the 2023-24 chair-elect for the Leadership SIG and as a member of the Legislative SIG.