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Employees Cook Children's Medical Center Cheryl Petersen

Cheryl Petersen

Key employee

Vice President Nursing, CNO at Cook Children's Medical Center

Fiscal year ended September 30, 2024. Published on January 25, 2026.

$610,810
2024

Total compensation

Cheryl Petersen has been listed as an employee of Cook Children's Medical Center in Form 990 filings since at least fiscal year 2016. Total compensation for Cheryl Petersen has increased by 137.6% from 2016 to 2024.

Annual compensation details

$610,810
+13.3%
Vice President Nursing, CNO
2024
$507k org
40 hrs/wk
$105k other
--
$538,987
+3.2%
Vice President Nursing, CNO
2023
$439k org
40 hrs/wk
$101k other
--

Total compensation by year

Compare the compensation of Cheryl Petersen to:

2024

Other employees at Cook Children's Medical Center

Rick W Merrill
Chief Executive Officer
$3,305,517
$688,861 from org$2,066,582 from related$550,074 other
Stephen W Kimmel
Executive Vice President, SYS Finance
$1,393,062
$438,365 from org$779,315 from related$175,382 other
James C Cunningham, M.D.
Executive Vice President, CMO
$1,328,523
$0 from org$1,222,776 from related$105,747 other
Nancy C Cychol
President/Chief Hospital Services
$1,309,211
$781,360 from org$420,732 from related$107,119 other
Stanley E Davis
Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
$1,074,534
$929,105 from orgNo related comp$145,429 other
Joseph M Gallagher
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer
$1,022,881
$0 from org$883,970 from related$138,911 other
Cory R Rhoades
Chief Financial Officer
$1,002,449
$0 from org$866,208 from related$136,241 other
Theresa Z Meadows
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
$933,653
$0 from org$847,642 from related$86,011 other
Jonathan Nedrelow, M.D.
Associate Chief Medical Officer
$738,051
$0 from org$636,879 from related$101,172 other
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Revisions to this profile

January 25, 2026:
2024 Cook Children's Medical Center 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2023 Cook Children's Medical Center 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2022 Cook Children's Medical Center 990 published

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$60k other
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$58k other
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2018
$328k org
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$31k other
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$325k org
40 hrs/wk
$20k other
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$257,022
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$238k org
40 hrs/wk
$20k other
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