Kathy Devine

Dr. Devine is responsible for professional nursing practice across the continuum of care to ensure safety, service, and quality outcomes for Cooper University Health Care'sdiverse patient population. In addition, she hasadministrative and operational leadership responsibility for Nursing, Patient Care Services and Surgical Services Institute.As SVP/CNE, Dr. Devine continues to advance nursing practice by engaging nurses in re-defining a professional practice model and shared governance structure that are grounded in theoretical tenets which align to organizational mission, vision, and values.

Dr. Devine has held various leadership positions during her tenure at Cooper. Prior to her current role, she served as Executive Director for the Centers of Urgent and Emergent Services, Critical Care,and Hospital-Based Services, managinga comprehensive range of clinical programs. As a professional nurse, she has a diverse clinical background with experiences in adult and pediatric critical care nursing, emergency and trauma nursing, as well as flight nursing. She obtained her Master's in Nursing and Doctorate of Nursing Practice from Drexel University, and obtained her Nurse ExecutiveAdvanced Certification through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), and her Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certificationfrom Villanova University.

Dr. Devine is an active member of the Organization of Nurse Leaders of New Jersey, serving on the Board of Directors, By-Laws Committee, and Nursing Workplace Environment and Staffing Council (NWESC).