Vicki J. Bennett MSN, RN, CEN, CCRN-K

Vicki is currently the Executive Director, Trauma Services for Banner Health. She was a Trauma Program Manager/Director for over 25 years prior to assuming a Trauma Service Line Administrator role in a full-time capacity in 2016 and then Executive Director in February 2019. Her undergraduate degree in nursing and her master’s degree in adult critical care nursing with a focus on trauma nursing were completed from the University of Alabama.

Special interest in EMS during her early career prompted the completion of the EMT and Paramedic programs at the University of Alabama and led to her becoming a licensed paramedic, followed by national registry certification. Having worked in the prehospital setting and in Level I, II and pediatric trauma centers, she has a wide variety of experience spanning clinical practice, education, and leadership roles including prehospital as a paramedic and flight nurse, emergency department nurse, critical care nurse, educator, CNS, trauma program manager/director, and currently, as an executive leader for a large healthcare system.

Vicki remains active at the local, state and national levels and holds membership in many professional organizations. She currently serves on the AZ State Trauma Advisory Board. Vicki was a TCAA Finance Fellow and currently serves on the Reimbursement Committee. She is a long-standing member of STN, former Board member, and has served as a section reviewer and member of the Editorial Board for the Journal of Trauma Nursing since 2001. As one of the STN/ACS COT liaisons, she holds an appointment with the ACS COT EMS subcommittee. Vicki is an EAST member and has served on the Guidelines Committee since 2010.