Chief Nursing Officer, Rutgers Cancer Institute and RWJBarnabas Health, Oncology Services

In addition to serving as Chief Nursing Officer, Dr. Hayes is an associate professor in the Division of Nursing Science, at Rutgers School of Nursing. She most recently served as the President and Executive Director of the Greater Boston Nursing Collective (GBNC). In past positions, Carolyn has served as a clinical nurse and in nursing administration at various academic medical centers in Chicago and Boston. Prior to leaving to partner with a local philanthropist to launch the GBNC, Carolyn held the position of associate chief nurse for Oncology, Medical and Integrative Nursing at Brigham & Women’s Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Carolyn’s undergraduate BSN was earned at Georgetown University, her masters in Nursing Service Administration was attained at University of Illinois at Chicago and her doctorate in Philosophy was earned at Boston College. Carolyn completed fellowships in Medical Ethics at Harvard Medical School, Nursing Administration at University of Chicago Hospitals and a Leadership Program at Harvard Business School. Dr. Hayes is also an alumnus of the Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellows Program. Her clinical and leadership practice, teaching, research and publications have been focused on integrative nursing, clinical ethics, leadership and end-of-life nursing care.