The OCN-NJ was created in 1970, and currently represents 23 New Jersey schools of nursing that offer a BSN degree and/or a graduate degree in nursing. These leaders in baccalaureate and graduate nursing education meet at least 3 to 4 times annually to dialogue and engage in strategic planning, particularly on issues related to:
Officers
Chair
Sheila A. Quinn, PhD, RN
Associate Dean for Nursing and Chief Nurse Administrator
School of Health Sciences
Stockton University
Secretary
Kathleen Pinto, PhD, MBA, MHCM, RN
Campus President and Program Director
Chamberlain University
Acting Treasurer
Lori Prol, PhD, APN, FNP-BC
Nursing Program Director
Rider University
The following schools of nursing are members of the OCN-NJ and represented by their chief nursing administrator:
| University/College | Chief nursing administrator |
| Berkeley College | Angelica DelaCruz |
| Bloomfield College | Jacquelyn Svercauski |
| Caldwell University | Aneesha Jean |
| Chamberlain University | Kathleen Pinto – SECRETARY |
| Eastern International College | Suzanne Mullings |
| The College of New Jersey | Carole Kenner |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University | Annie Rohan |
| Felician University | Christine Mihal |
| Georgian Court University | Teri Wurmser |
| Kean University | Prisca Anuforo |
| Monmouth University | Colleen Manzetti |
| New Jersey City University | Joyce Wright |
| Ramapo College of New Jersey | Kathleen Burke |
| Rider University | Lori Prol-ACTING TREASURER |
| Rowan University | Mary Ellen Santucci |
| Rutgers University | Angela Starkweather |
| Rutgers University - Camden | Donna Nickitas |
| Saint Elizabeth University | Patricia Ricci-Allegra |
| Saint Peter’s University | Lauren E. O’Hare |
| Seton Hall University | Kristi J. Stinson |
| Stockton University | Sheila Quinn-CHAIR |
| Thomas Edison State University | Ruth Wittman-Price |
| William Paterson University | Daria Napierkowski |