The article profiles Ellyn E, Matthews, the Oncology Nursing Society director-at-large. Matthews received a BSN from the School of Nursing at Georgetown University in 1976. She has a master's degree in nursing from Catholic University and a doctoral degree from Rutgers University. Involvement in the society includes serving as president of the North Central New Jersey Chapter. In 2005 Matthews was elected to the ONS Board as liaison to the Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation Board of Directors.