The Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing announced that
Maris Panjada will be the nursing
specialty certification board's new director of marketing and
communications.
OAK
BROOK, Ill., July 1, 2024
/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Board of Certification for Emergency
Nursing (BCEN), the benchmark for nursing specialty certification
across the emergency spectrum, named Maris
Panjada as BCEN's new marketing and communications director
following the June 28 retirement of
longtime marketing lead Hilde
Marnul.
"Maris brings a strong blend of healthcare experience, digital
and traditional marketing expertise, and a passion for exceptional
client service and customer experience to the Board of
Certification for Emergency Nursing," said BCEN CEO Janie Schumaker.
"Maris brings a strong blend of healthcare experience, digital
and traditional marketing expertise, and a passion for exceptional
client service and customer experience to the Board of
Certification for Emergency Nursing," said BCEN CEO Janie Schumaker, MBA, BSN, RN, CEN, CENP, CPHQ,
FABC. "Together, we will propel the BCEN brand and storytelling
about the excellence, achievement and impact of BCEN-certified
emergency, trauma, burn and transport nurses to new heights."
"I'm honored to devote my focus to an organization with a noble
vision and mission and have the privilege to support and recognize
the commitment of such a remarkable community of nurses," said
Panjada. "In collaboration with the BCEN team and our industry
partners and colleagues, I'm ready to build on the impactful ways
BCEN elevates emergency nursing specialty excellence and help tell
the story of how specialty board certification drives nurse
success, patient care, and the health and well-being of
communities."
For the five years prior to joining BCEN, Panjada provided
strategic marketing services for B2B and B2C clients of Dobies
Health Marketing in Kansas City,
Missouri, most recently as senior manager of client
services. Before that, Panjada held several graphic design, event
management and public relations positions.
Panjada holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing
and a Bachelor of Arts in Communications Studies from the
University of Missouri-Kansas City, and
she is a member of the American Marketing Association (AMA). Born
and raised in Overland Park,
Kansas, Panjada resides in Kansas
City, Missouri.
"On behalf of the BCEN community, we're grateful for
Hilde Marnul's leadership and
contributions over the past 11 years as BCEN introduced trauma and
burn nursing certifications, launched the BCEN Learn continuing
education platform, completed a major rebrand and website refresh,
and built a robust portfolio of resources to support our more than
50,000 specialty certified emergency, trauma and transport nurses,"
said Schumaker. "We wish her well in this next chapter as she
spends more time with her growing family."
Today, BCEN offers six national nursing specialty credentials
for registered nurses (RNs) specializing in emergency, pediatric
emergency, trauma, flight, critical care ground transport, and burn
nursing. The award-winning BCEN Learn professional development
platform features hundreds of interactive continuing education (CE)
courses, free CE webinars, and more, plus BCEN hosts two regional
BCEN Learn Live continuing education conferences a year. BCEN's
industry-leading resource and services portfolio supports nurses'
certification journeys as well the professional development
practitioners, nurse leaders and employers who support nursing
specialty certification. BCEN also funds research and dozens of
annual academic scholarships and hosts two annual national awards
programs.
About BCEN
Founded in 1980, the independent, not-for-profit Board of
Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN®) offers robust national
board certification programs fostering empowered nurses across the
emergency spectrum who contribute noticeably to patient care,
safety and outcomes. Over 60,000 BCEN credentials are currently
held by registered nurses (RNs) who specialize in emergency,
flight, critical care ground transport, pediatric emergency and
trauma nursing. BCEN offers the Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN®),
Certified Flight Registered Nurse (CFRN®), Certified Pediatric
Emergency Nurse (CPEN®), Certified Transport Registered Nurse
(CTRN®) and Trauma Certified Registered Nurse (TCRN®)
certifications. The CEN, CFRN, CPEN, and TCRN certification
programs are accredited by the Accreditation Board for Specialty
Nursing Certification (ABSNC). Learn more at bcen.org. Follow BCEN
on Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram.
Media Contact
Maris Panjada, Board of
Certification for Emergency Nursing, 630-339-4530,
mpanjada@bcen.org, https://bcen.org
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