Oncology Nursing Society Foundation

About Us

Established on November 27, 1981, by the Oncology Nursing Society, the ONS Foundation (originally named Oncology Nursing Foundation) is a national public, non-profit, tax-exempt organization headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

The ONS Foundation established its base of support primarily from corporations and individual members of the Oncology Nursing Society. Since 1982, the Foundation has distributed more than $19.2 million in research grants, research fellowships, academic scholarships, lectures, public education projects, career development awards, congress scholarships, Institutes of Learning, and oncology advanced practice nurse conference scholarships.

In January 1998, the Foundation began the quiet phase of its first capital campaign, “Leading the Transformation.” The public phase of the campaign was launched in the fall of that same year. This successful campaign raised more than $16 million and is being used to support the ONS Foundation Center for Leadership, Information and Research (CLIR).

Board of Trustees 2007-2008
President (2005-2007; President Campaign Extension 2007-2008) Trustee (1^st term 2001-2004; 2^nd term 2003-2006) Kevin Sowers, RN, MSN Durham, NC	Secretary (1^st term 2006-2007; 2^nd term 2007-2008) Trustee (1^st term 2005-2008) Lillian Nail, PhD, RN, CNS, FAAN Portland, OR
Treasurer (2006-2007) Trustee (1^st term 2006-2007; 2^nd term 2007-2008) Catherine Burke, MS, APRN, BC, ANP, AOCN^® Houston, TX	Trustee (1^st term 2002-2005; 2^nd term 2005-2007; 3^rd term 2007-2008) Paula Calvert Bass, RPh Newbury Park, CA
Trustee (1^st term 2002-2004; 2^nd term 2004-2007; 3^rd term 2007-2008) Teresa S. Houser, BS Wexford, PA	President-elect (2007-2008) Trustee (1^st term 2006-2008) Maggie Frogge, RN, MS Kankakee, IL
Trustee (1^st term 2006-2008) Janet L. Marcantonio, CFP North Kingstown, RI	Trustee (1^st term 2007-2010) Scarlott Mueller, RN, BSN, MPH Gainesville, FL
Trustee (1^st term 2005-2008) Priya Ratnam Bridgewater, NJ	Trustee (1^st term 2005-2006; 2^nd term 2006-2007; 3^rd term 2007-2008) ONS Board Representative Lisa Schulmeister, RN MN CS OCN^® New Orleans, LA
Trustee (1^st term 2007-2010) Carol Sheridan, RN, MSN Goldens Bridge, NY	Trustee (1st term 2007-2009) Linda Wardell, MS, MBA Prospect, KY
National Office Staff
ONS Chief Executive Officer Paula Trahan Rieger, RN, MSN, AOCN^®, FAAN (412) 859-6214	ONS Foundation Executive Director Linda Worrall, RN, MSN (412) 859-6228
ONS Foundation Director of Development Craig Byrum (412) 859-6242	ONS Foundation Development Associate Patty Beaumont (412) 859-6280
ONS Foundation Executive Assistant Bonny Revo (412) 859-6278	ONS Foundation Development Assistant Michelle Leta (412) 859-6231