Nicolette Fiore-Lopez is the Chief Nursing Officer for St. Charles Hospital, member of Catholic Health, Port Jefferson, NY.

Dr. Fiore-Lopez serves as the clinical lead for her organization, directing a staff of nearly one thousand nurses, social workers, counseling staff, and other personnel, ensuring the provision of quality care to the community served that includes programs nationally recognized in acute care, inpatient rehabilitation, and substance use disorder services. She also serves as adjunct faculty, at Stony Brook University, School of Nursing and adjunct faculty at the Marian K. Shaughnessy Nurse Leadership Academy, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve. She is President of the New York Organization of Nurse Executives and Nurse Leaders, Co-Lead of the Strategic Board Placement Workgroup of the Nurses on Boards Coalition, member of the AONL Advocacy Committee and Board Member of Molloy College. Dr. Fiore-Lopez previously held various leadership roles at Good Samaritan Hospital and NYU Langone Health.

An inaugural graduate of the Coldiron Senior Nurse Executive Fellowship Program created by the Marian K. Shaughnessy Nurse Leadership Academy at Case Western Reserve, Dr. Fiore-Lopez holds a PhD from Molloy College, a MA from New York University, and a BSN from Hunter College.