SUSAN R. NOWAKOWSKI is currently the Chief Executive Officer of AMN Healthcare, Inc. She joined AMN Healthcare in 1990 and has been a director since September 2003. She serves as a member of AMN Healthcare's Executive Committee and has been AMN Healthcare's President since May 2003 and the Chief Executive Officer since May 2005. Ms. Nowakowski also served as AMN Healthcare's Chief Operating Officer from December 2000 through May 2003; as Secretary from October 2001 through May 2003; as Executive Vice President from January 2002 through May 2003; and as AMN Healthcare's Senior Vice President of Business Development from September 1998 to December 2000. Following AMN Healthcare's acquisition of Medical Express, Inc., she was additionally appointed President of Medical Express, Inc. in April 1999. She also served as AMN Healthcare's Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Business Development from 1990 to 1993 and 1993 to 1998, respectively. Prior to joining AMN Healthcare, Ms. Nowakowski worked as a financial analyst at a subsidiary of Eli Lilly & Co. and as the finance manager of BioVest Partners, a venture capital firm. Ms Nowakowski served on the board of Playtex Products, Inc. from 2001 until October, 2007, when they were sold to Energizer Holdings, serving as chair of the Audit & Finance Committee from February 2006.