Leadership

Ann Schiele, PhD, RN
President/Dean

Ann Schiele, PhD, RN, is president and dean of Mount Carmel College of Nursing, which offers both undergraduate and graduate nursing programs and has one of the largest baccalaureate nursing programs in the United States. Dr. Schiele, who was the driving force in transitioning Mount Carmel from a Diploma program to a full accredited, degree granting College in 1990, has been recognized as one of central Ohio’s leading women—receiving the YWCA Women of Achievement Award for her outstanding accomplishments in the field of higher education and nursing. Under her leadership, the College has experienced tremendous growth both in programs and enrollment. Dr. Schiele is currently the longest sitting president of any college or university in Ohio.

She received her PhD in Higher Education Administration from The Ohio State University as well her Master's degree and Bachelor's Degree, both in Nursing. She serves as a Board member of Maryhaven, Inc., the Central Ohio Workforce Investment Board, The Catholic Foundation, and the Central Ohio Lions Eye Bank. She also is a member of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Ohio Council of Deans and Directors, the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Ohio, and the American Health Sciences Education Consortium.

She served on a collaborative team that established an 11,000 square foot Mount Carmel Clinical Skills and Simulation Center, a joint initiative of the College, Mount Carmel Medical Education and the Mount Carmel Medical Staff. She also had the vision to establish one of the area’s first nurse managed nursing centers, called the Nursing Center for Family Health, through a partnership with Lower Lights Christian Health Center.

Providing nursing education for more than a century, Mount Carmel offers a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program, a Master of Science (MS) program with tracks in Adult Health, Nursing Administration, Nursing Education, Family Nurse Practitioner and Adult Health-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner, an Online RN-BSN Completion Program, an Online Nurse Refresher Program and Graduate Certificate Programs. Today, more than 1,100 students attend the College.

Mount Carmel College of Nursing Board of Trustees