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CARE4NEt would like to welcome Dr. Nancy Rollins Gantz as a research member to be part of the following strategic themes:
Dr. Gantz, PhD, DNP, MBA, MSN, RN, CNEn, CGNC, FFNMRCSI, FAONL is the President and CEO of the International Model, Cultural Appreciation through Professional Practice and Synergy (CAPPS™), as well as the Secretary of the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. In addition, she is an Adjunct Instructor at the University of Portland, School of Nursing and Health Innovations (USA), and a Visiting Professor, at Ege University, Izmir, Turkey.
Dr. Gantz maintains an enthusiasm and endless energy for being a consistent mentor, motivator for leadership team growth, and point-of-care staff coupled with an emphasis on quality outcome services and patient safety values. While working internationally, Dr. Gantz developed the CAPPS™ International model, Cultural Appreciation through Professional Practice and Synergy.
Dr. Gantz has published on numerous topics; presented and consulted/lived in over 45 countries; held adjunct professor at multiple universities; and participated in international and national editorial boards.
In addition, Dr. Gantz has been an active Sigma member since 1990; a former Middle Manager Board Member of The American Organization of Nurse Leaders; and has held numerous national and regional positions with the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN). Dr. Gantz is president (2019-2025) of the Beta Psi Chapter of Sigma in Portland, Oregon. She has a never-ending passion for Sigma, the staff, and its membership as she holds the position of Secretary on the Sigma International Board.
Dr. Gantz has received several honors and awards, including the American Organization of Nurse Executives PRISM Award for leadership in cultural diversity; the Lloydena Grimes Award for Nursing Excellence from Linfield University-Good Samaritan School of Nursing; and, most recently, the International Leaders in Achievement. Dr. Gantz is a Wharton Fellow through completing the Johnson & Johnson Wharton Program for Nurse Executives at the Wharton Business School. She is the editor and author of the book 101 Global Leadership Lessons for Nurses: Shared Legacies from Leaders and their Mentors, published by Sigma in 2010 and she just finished her second book on international mentoring Mentoring in Nursing through Narrative Stories Across the World was published by Springer in 2023. Dr. Gantz has recently received her certification as a Global Nursing Consultant through the International Council of Nurses and CGFNS. She also holds a CNEn as her direction in nursing is now to help educate future nursing generation professionals.
Dr. Gantz holds fellowships in the American Organization of Nurse Leaders and the Royal College of Surgeons and Midwives of Ireland. She is currently teaching virtually at a University in Turkey and initiating a research project on nurse faculty retention, recruitment, and engagement.
