President/CEO
Public Health Accreditation Board
Administration
1600 Duke Street, Suite 200
Alexandria,
VA
USA
22314
kbender@phaboard.org
Biographical Sketch:
Kaye Bender, PhD, RN, FAAN, has been the President and CEO of the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) since 2009. Prior to coming to PHAB, she worked in both local and state public health practice and as dean of a school of nursing on an academic health sciences center campus. She chaired the Exploring Accreditation Steering Committee, the precursor study for the establishment of the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB). Dr. Bender has served on three Institute of Medicine study committees related to public health and another one related to credentialing research in nursing. She also currently co-chairs a committee for the National Quality Forum that is looking at improving population health by working with communities. She has numerous publications and presentations related to governmental public health infrastructure improvement. She is an active member of the American Public Health Association and is a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing. She is also a member of the National Board of Public Health Examiners.