Hospitals
10 hospital nurse staffing experts
These ten nursing and workforce leaders have run nurse staffing offices, float pools and staffing operations for hospitals and health systems. A reader can learn from them how health systems balance internal float pools, contract and travel staff and scheduling to cover patient demand while keeping labor costs under control.
Professionals to explore
01—10Amy Rodriguez
LinkedInExperience: Director, Capacity Improvement Analytics, Nursing Business Operations Staffing Office · Baptist Health South Florida
Director, Capacity Improvement Analytics, Nursing Business Operations Staffing Office at Baptist Health South Florida since October 2025. Other Baptist Health South Florida roles include Supervisor, Business Operations Baptist Children's Hospital (2009–2011), Supervisor, Capacity Management (Patient Flow) Bed Placement & Staffing Office (2011–2013) and Manager, Business Operations, Staffing Office and Capacity Management (2013–2026).
Brandon Kulak DNP, MEDSURG-BC, NEA-BC
LinkedInExperience: Director Of Throughput & Resource Optimization, STAR Team (float pool) & Staffing Office · Hartford Hospital
Director Of Throughput & Resource Optimization, STAR Team (float pool) & Staffing Office at Hartford Hospital since June 2022. He also held Middlesex Health roles as Staff Charge Nurse (2015–2019), Nursing Administrative Supervisor (2018–2022) and Nurse Manager (2019–2022), and has been Part-time Faculty at Quinnipiac University School of Nursing since 2019.
Carolyn Bousquet, MM, BSN, RN, CCRN-K
LinkedInExperience: Director of Nursing Staffing and Patient flow · Eastern Connecticut Health Network (ECHN)
Director of Nursing Staffing and Patient flow at Eastern Connecticut Health Network (ECHN) since March 2022. Earlier roles include Nurse Manager at Hartford HealthCare (2011–2017), Bed Manager at Care Logistics Center Hartford Heathcare (2017–2020), Manager Community Care Center at Hartford HealthCare (2020–2021) and Nurse Manager Emergency Room at Baystate Health (2021–2022).
Eric Croucher
LinkedInExperience: Director of Nursing Float Pool Staffing and Resource Management · Johns Hopkins Medicine
Director of Nursing Float Pool Staffing and Resource Management at Johns Hopkins Medicine since November 2023; the profile headline gives the scope as JHH/BMC. Earlier Johns Hopkins Hospital roles include Registered Nurse (2014–2016), Registered Nurse - Interventional Radiology (2018–2020) and Nurse Manager Inpatient Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (2020–2023).
Julia Rice-Moore RN
LinkedInExperience: Director Work Force Engineering · Wellstar Health System
Director Work Force Engineering at Wellstar Health System since August 2011, where the profile describes overseeing all operations, compliance, productivity and leadership of the Resource Management Center and its team members. Earlier roles were RN BSN, Clinical Educator Emergency Service (2002–2005) and Manager Staffing (2005–2011) at Piedmont.
Kyle E.
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Centralized Staffing · Orlando Health
Senior Director of Centralized Staffing at Orlando Health since June 2024, where the profile says he runs an enterprise workforce strategy, deployment and analytics function inside corporate patient service operations, accountable for labor cost structure and margin protection. Earlier roles include Division Administrator at University of Miami Health System (2018–2020) and Director of Practice Operations at Women's Care (2022–2024).
Sharron Fleenor, RN, DNP, MSN, NEA-BC
LinkedInExperience: Corporate Director Contract Resources Management · Ballad Health
Corporate Director Contract Resources Management at Ballad Health since July 2020, after serving as Corp Director of HealthPro Staffing at Ballad Health (2006–2020). Earlier roles include Chief Nursing Officer and Home Health Administrator at Unicoi County Memorial Hospital (1995–2006). The profile headline describes experience as a director of staffing in the hospital and health care industry.
Stacy Byram
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director, professional nursing resource team · Novant Health
Sr. Director, professional nursing resource team at Novant Health since January 2017, where the profile describes overseeing a large internal nursing resource team. Before that, Director, CSSO (Central Staffing & Scheduling Office) at Novant Health (2013–2017), following Novant roles as RN to Assistant Nurse Manager (1996–2004), Manager of Clinical Operations (2004–2009) and Clinical Operations Manager (2009–2013).
Thornburg Sharon
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Clinical Staffing · SCL Health
Vice President of Clinical Staffing at SCL Health since March 2017, and Director of Talent Share Float Pool there since 2012. The profile says the role is responsible for the regional float pool staffing 9 care sites, which includes RNs and CNAs, with ancillary departments starting to be added. Earlier, Director of Banner Staffing Services at Banner Health (2005–2012).
Tracy Kirby
LinkedInExperience: Vice President- System Staffing and Workforce Management · Allina Health
Vice President- System Staffing and Workforce Management at Allina Health since September 2025, alongside Vice President Patient Care Services there since December 2022. Other Allina Health roles include Director Of Nursing (2006–2013), Chief Nursing Officer Director of Patient Care Services (2015–2020) and Director of Nursing Operations (2020–2022).
Choose the right perspective
Match the scope of the person's role to your question, since running a single hospital's staffing office differs from managing a system-wide float pool or contract labor program. For questions about labor cost and analytics, favor people whose titles name workforce management, centralized staffing or capacity analytics.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you size and deploy an internal float pool so it reduces reliance on travel and agency nurses?
- 02What data do you use to forecast staffing needs by unit and shift, and how far ahead can you plan with confidence?
- 03How do you set rules and approvals for using contract or travel nurses, and what has worked to bring that spend down?
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