Nursing Leadership

Kimberly Hunter, DNP, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, joined University of Iowa Health Care in April 2021 as chief nurse executive (CNE) of UI Health Care. From March 2022 through November 2023, she assumed additional leadership responsibilities as interim CEO of UI Health Care and interim associate vice president for UI Health Care.

As chief nurse executive, Hunter leads the Department of Nursing Services and Patient Care, providing administrative oversight to nursing services, care coordination, rehabilitation therapies, and respiratory care. Hunter fosters a commitment to evidence-based practice; shared governance; nurse recruitment, retention, and professional development; and team-based, interdisciplinary collaboration throughout the continuum of care. She also serves as associate dean for clinical practice in the UI College of Nursing. 

Hunter’s professional experience includes more than 30 years of health care management experience–including nearly 20 years of collective experience at Mayo Clinic and Cleveland Clinic. 

Hunter earned a Master of Science in Nursing and Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. In 2017, she earned a Doctor of Nursing Practice in Health Systems Leadership from Chamberlain University. 

Hunter is credentialed by the American Nurses Credentialing Center as a Nurse Executive Advanced–Board Certified. 

As Associate Chief Nursing Officer, Greg Kingsley-Mota supports nursing practices, strategic planning, and patient care standards across the University of Iowa Health Care system.

Kingsley-Mota joined UI Health Care in 2025 with more than 30 years of progressive nursing and health care leadership experience across complex academic medical centers. His proven successes include leading enterprise nursing operations, workforce strategy, patient flow, quality outcomes, fiscal stewardship, and operational transformation.

Kingsley-Mota is a member of the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) and the American Nurses Association (ANA) professional organizations. He received his master’s degree in nursing leadership and management from Walden University. Kingsley-Mota went on to earn his Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) from Capella University.

Jacqueline Nelson, DNP, MBA, RN, NEA-BC is the Associate Chief Nursing Officer, Children's & Women's Services at UI Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital. She grew up in Clemons, Iowa, and has spent most of her career at UI Health Care. She earned a Doctor of Nursing Practice from Rush University, Chicago; a Master of Business Administration, a Master of Arts in Nursing, and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from University of Iowa. She is certified with American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) as Nurse Executive, Advanced.

As Associate Chief Nursing Officer, Christina Woline supports nursing education and professional development programs, quality, informatics, research and evidence-based practice, the Magnet® Program, and the emergency medicine services learning resource center across the University of Iowa Health Care system.  

Woline joined UI Health Care in 2004 as a staff nurse in the neuroscience inpatient unit. Since that time, she’s held roles of increasing responsibility including assistant nurse manager, nursing practice leader, and associate director.  

Woline is a member of the Association for Nursing Professional Development (ANPD), International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation (INACSL), and Sigma Theta Tau International. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Iowa Wesleyan College and her Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Iowa College of Nursing. Woline went on to receive her Doctor of Nursing Practice from American Sentinel University.

Kim Volk, MSN, RN is the Associate Chief Nursing Officer of UI Health Care's downtown campus.  Kim started her career as a staff nurse and served in various nursing leader roles with Mercy Iowa City for nearly 30 years.  Kim received her Master of Arts in Nursing Administration from Mount Mercy University and her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Upper Iowa University

As Associate Chief Nursing Officer, Emily Ward works to ensure continued progress on initiatives and effective day-to-day clinic and inpatient operations.

Ward was the interim director of the Medical and Surgical Nursing Division and has been with University of Iowa Health Care since 2007, beginning as a staff nurse in the Surgical and Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit. She then served as assistant nurse manager and nurse manager on the unit before moving onto the division leadership role.

Ward is a member of several professional organizations, including Iowa Organization of Nurse Leaders, American Organization of Nurse Executives, and American Association of Critical Care Nurses. She received a bachelor of science in nursing from Millikin University and her DNP from University of Iowa College of Nursing as well as a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Iowa.