Past Executive Directors/Chief Executive Officers
| Name | Year |
|---|---|
| Ethel Scholey | 1926 |
| Matilda Fitzgerald | 1927 – 1945 |
| Florence Walker | 1946 – 1959 |
| Laura Barr | 1960 – 1976 |
| Doris Gibney* | 1976 – 1977 |
| Maureen Powers | 1977 – 1983 |
| Gloria Tuck | 1983 – 1984 |
| Gail Donner | 1984 – 1989 |
| Judy Watts | 1989 – 1990 |
| Mary Wheeler* | 1990 – 1991 |
| Lynda Parks | 1991 – 1992 |
| Patricia Simpson | 1992 – 1993 |
| Margaret Watson | 1993 – 1995 |
| Jacqueline Choiniere* | 1995 – 1996 |
| Doris Grinspun | 1996 – Present |
Note: The Executive Director’s position has had numerous title changes over the years. From 1926 to 1950 the position was designated Secretary. In 1951 the title was changed to General Secretary-Treasurer and in 1956 the position was designated Executive Secretary. The designation Executive Director came into effect in September 1966.
The designation of Chief Executive Officer came into effect in April 2012.
RNAO Past Presidents
| Name | Year(s) |
|---|---|
| E. MacP. Dickson | 1925 – 1926 (1st unofficial president) |
| Florence H. M. Emory | 1926 – 1929 |
| E. Muriel McKee | 1929 – 1931 |
| Mary B. Millman | 1931 – 1933 |
| Marjorie Buck | 1933 – 1936 |
| Ethel Cryderman | 1936 – 1938 |
| Constance Brewster | 1938 – 1940 |
| Jean Church | 1940 – 1942 |
| Mildred Walker | 1942 – 1944 |
| Jean Masten | 1944 – 1946 |
| Nettie Fidler | 1946 – 1949 |
| Rahno Beamish | 1949 – 1951 |
| Gladys Sharpe | 1951 – 1953 |
| Bianca Beyer | 1953 – 1955 |
| Alma Reid | 1955 – 1956 |
| Christine Livingstone | 1956 – 1957 |
| Alma Reid | 1957 – 1958 |
| Margaret Morgan | 1958 – 1960 |
| Ella Howard | 1960 – 1962 |
| Blanche Duncanson | 1962 – 1963 |
| Jenny Weir | 1963 – 1964 |
| Margaret Page | 1964 – 1965 |
| Margaret Marie Rice | 1965 – 1966 |
| Elsbeth Geiger | 1966 – 1967 |
| Albert Wedgery | 1967 – 1969 |
| Laura Butler | 1969 – 1971 |
| Josephine Flaherty | 1971 – 1973 |
| Wendy Gerhard | 1973 – 1975 |
| Norma Marossi | 1975 – 1977 |
| Irmajean Bajnok | 1977 – 1979 |
| Jocelyn Hezekiah | 1979 - 1981 |
| Shirley Wheatley | 1981 – 1983 |
| Gail Paech | 1983 – 1985 |
| Patricia Kirkby | 1985 – 1987 |
| Eleanor Ross | 1987 – 1989 |
| Elsabeth Jensen | 1989 – 1990 |
| Shauna Fenwick | 1990 – 1991 |
| Sheila David | 1991 – 1992 |
| Emily Phillips | 1992 – 1993 |
| Valerie Smith | 1993 – 1994 |
| Kathleen MacMillan | 1994 – 1995 |
| Vickie Kaminski | 1995 – 1996 |
| Margaret Wood | 1996 – 1997 |
| Charlotte Noesgaard | 1997 – 1998 |
| Judith Shamian | 1998 – 1999 |
| Susanne Williams | 1999 – 2000 |
| Shirlee Sharkey | 2000 – 2002 |
| Adeline Falk Rafael | 2002 – 2004 |
| Joan Lesmond | 2004 – 2006 |
| Mary Ferguson Paré | 2006 – 2008 |
| Wendy Fucile | 2008 – 2010 |
| David McNeil | 2010 – 2012 |
| Rhonda Seidman-Carlson | 2012 – 2014 |
| Vanessa Burkoski | 2014 – 2016 |
