Tricia Benson serves as Chief of Staff and Associate Dean at the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, where she oversees the Office of the Dean and acts as the primary liaison to school and university leadership on strategic and operational priorities. She provides executive oversight for facility operations, communications and marketing, and school administration, and also serves as Executive Director of the Lillian Carter Center.

Tricia played a key leadership role in the planning, construction, and opening of the Emory Nursing Learning Center, home to the school’s state-of-the-art simulation and experiential learning spaces.

She earned her Master of Science in Nursing from Emory University and her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Vanderbilt University. Before joining the School of Nursing, Tricia held senior roles in administration and philanthropy, including Director of the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Senior Director of Planned Giving and Annual Fund at the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Director of Foundation Relations at the Human Rights Campaign, and Program Director at Camp Sunshine.