Susan I. Belanger, PhD, MA, RN, NEA-BC is Senior Vice President of Mission Integration and Ethics at Covenant Health, where she promotes ethical practices at all levels with the goal of enhancing ethical awareness in the delivery of high-quality healthcare. 

Sue has experience in nursing leadership, education, and ethics. She has held positions as nurse manager, nursing director, and chief nursing officer. Currently, she teaches ethics in the graduate nursing program at Georgetown University, where she has been a Senior Research Scholar at the Pellegrino Center for Clinical Bioethics, participating in ethics consultations and medical student education.

Sue earned a diploma in nursing from St. Mary’s School of Nursing, a BSN from the University of Maine, and an MSN and PhD from The Catholic University of America. She also completed a post-doctoral master’s degree in Bioethics and Health Policy at Loyola University Chicago. Sue is a board-certified Nurse Administrator – Advanced (NEA-BC) and is also certified in the Fundamentals of Magnet. She serves on the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners (NBOME) and the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA).