Excellence in Nursing 2022: DAISY Foundation Award Honorees

Recognizing 298 medical professionals from New Jersey with diverse practice specialties at more than 70 participating hospitals and facilities.

Metabolic nurse Karen Nunn stands outside St. Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick.
For Karen Nunn, a metabolic nurse at St. Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick, nothing is more important than the nurse-patient relationship. Photo by Erik Rank

Launched in 1999 in honor of J. Patrick Barnes, the DAISY Foundation (an acronym for “disease attacking the immune system”) recognizes nurses whose compassion, guidance and level of care exemplify the high standards of the profession.

Below is the complete list of 2021 DAISY Award honorees; click here to read spotlights on five select winners.

Maria M Abeleda Liwanag
Degrees: BSN, RN
Cardiac Progressive Care
Chilton Medical Center

Lorna Abernathy
Degree: RN
Home Health
Visiting Nurse Association Health Group

Nahleh Abukalbeen
Degrees: BSN, RN
Cardiac Progressive Care
Chilton Medical Center

Tracey Aldana
Degree: RN
Family-Centered Care
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center

Mailyn Almirante
Degrees: MSN, RN
Nursing Administration
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and Children’s Hospital of New Jersey

Colleen Ambler
Degrees: RN, BSN
Post-Acute Care
Hackettstown Medical Center

Lauren Amiro
Degrees: BSN, RN, CWCN
Wound Care
Morristown Medical Center

Joan Appiagyei
Degree: RN
Home Health
Visiting Nurse Association Health Group

Brittany Applegate
Degrees: RN, BSN
Mother & Baby Unit
Hackensack University Medical Center

Ingrid Astralaga
Degrees: PhD, RN, CEN, NEA-BC
Nursing Administration
Hackensack Meridian Health – Bayshore Medical Center

Katelyn Backus
Degree: RN
Medical-Surgical Oncology
Cooper University Health Care

Mariola Branski Badia
Degree: RN
Labor and Delivery
Trinitas Regional Medical Center

Lynn Bae
Degree: BSN, RN
Surgical
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center

Michaela Bailey
Degree: RN
Intensive Care
Jefferson Health New Jersey

Jennifer Bannon
Degree: RN
Medical-Surgical Telemetry
Hackensack Meridian Health – Jersey Shore University Medical Center

Janessa Baquerizo
Degree: RN
Medical-Surgical Telemetry
Hackensack Meridian Health – Raritan Bay Medical Center

Ellena Barcia
Degree: RN
Orthopedics
Holy Name Medical Center

Lauren Barone
Degrees: BSN, RN
Cardiac Stepdown
Hackensack Meridian Health – Jersey Shore University Medical Center

Jennifer Barsky
Degrees: BSN, RN, RN-BC
Intensive Care
Hackensack Meridian Health – Bayshore Medical Center

Dorothy Beauliere
Degrees: MSN, RN
Coronary Care
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and Children’s Hospital of New Jersey

Berly Begin
Degrees: BSN, RN
Cardiac Observation
Hackensack Meridian Health – JFK University Medical Center

Evelyne Bein-Aime
Degree: RN
Home Health
Visiting Nurse Association Health Group

Marisa Bellucci
Degrees: RN, CCRN
Critical Care
Morristown Medical Center

Regina Benitez
Degrees: BSN, RN
Float Pool
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center

Eileen Bennett
Degree: RN
Home Health
Visiting Nurse Association Health Group

Helen Bennett
Degrees: BSN, RN
Medical Ambulatory Care
Inspira Medical Center Vineland

Kathleen Berarducci
Degree: RN
Outpatient Oncology Infusion Center
Hackensack Meridian Health – Riverview Medical Center

Emily Berls
Degree: RN
Ambulatory Care Center
University Hospital – New Jersey

Ma Nelda Bernales
Degrees: BSN, RN
Cardiac
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset

Jennifer Borcsik
Degree: BSN, RN
Progressive Care
Virtua Memorial Hospital

Tatiane Brady
Degree: BSN, RN
Home Dialysis – THRIVE Program
Trinitas Regional Medical Center

Nicole Branca
Degree: APN-C
Young Adult Treatment
Hampton Behavioral Health Center

Karen Brintzinghoffer
Degrees: BSN, RN
Mental Health
Hampton Behavioral Health Center

Patricia Brogan
Degree: RN
Sales and Outreach
Valley Home Care and Hospice

Cornelia Brouwer
Degree: RN
Emergency Department
Bergen New Bridge Medical Center

Daffodil Brown
Degrees: BSN, RN
Medical-Surgical Telemetry
Hackensack Meridian Health – Jersey Shore University Medical Center

Kyle Buaya
Degree: RN
Medical-Surgical
Hackensack Meridian Health – Palisades Medical Center

Sloan Buhse
Degree: RN
Oncology
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center

Suzanne Butler
Degrees: RN-BC, BSN, CPN, CCRN
Pediatric Intensive Care
Cooper University Health Care

Susana Cabacab
Degree: RN, BSN
Women and Children’s
Hackensack Meridian Health – Jersey Shore University Medical Center

Vincenzo Calla
Degree: RN
Orthopedics/Neurology
Cooper University Health Care

Dana Carpenter
Degree: RN
Critical Care
Cooper University Health Care

Case Management Team (Team Honoree)
Newton Medical Center

Joyce Caselli
Degree: RN
Intensive Care
Shore Medical Center

Karen Casey
Degrees: BSN, RN
Same-Day Surgery
Hackensack Meridian Health – Ocean Medical Center

Abby Castaldo
Degrees: BSN, RN
Pediatric Day Stay
Hackensack Meridian Health – Jersey Shore University Medical Center

Ronni Chan
Degree: RN
Surgery/Liver Transplant
University Hospital – New Jersey

Gina Chern
Degree: RN
Orthopedic
Shore Medical Center

Leonora Chojnowski
Degree: RN
Home Health
Visiting Nurse Association Health Group

Deanna Ciriaco
Degree: RN
Radiation Oncology
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center

Victoria Citta
Degrees: BSN, RN, Med-Surg Certification
Surgical Trauma
Capital Health

Luz Cohen
Degree: RN
OB/GYN
Hackensack Meridian Health – Palisades Medical Center

Lori Colineri
Degrees: DNP, RN, NEA-BC
Nursing Administration
Hackensack Meridian Health – JFK University Medical Center

Tori Corcoran
Degrees: RN, BSN
Same-Day Surgery
Hackettstown Medical Center

Burget Cort
Degrees: APN, RN
Float Pool
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and Children’s Hospital of New Jersey

Michelle Cosgrove
Degrees: RN-BC
Orthopedic
Hackensack Meridian Health – JFK University Medical Center

Mary Costello
Degrees: BSN, RN
Older Adult Unit
Hampton Behavioral Health Center

Caitlin Cotter
Degree: RN
Overnight Pool Nurse
Cooper University Health Care

Alaina Couch
Degrees: BSN, RN
Emergency Care
Hackensack Meridian Health – Bayshore Medical Center

Alexa Cozzarelli
Degrees: RN, BSN
Cardiology
Hackensack University Medical Center

Laura Crotty
Degree: RN
Home Health
Visiting Nurse Association Health Group

Marlyn Cuerquis
Degree: RN
Orthopedic
Shore Medical Center

Emma D’Ambrosa
Degrees: BSN, RN-BC
Oncology
Monmouth MedicalCenter

Ben D’Aulerio
Degree: RN
Intensive Care
Shore Medical Center

Amanda M. Dawson
Degree: RN
Medical-Surgical
Newton Medical Center

Danica de Guzman
Degrees: BSN, RN, PCCN
Cardiac Cath Lab
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset

Dawn Dawson
Degree: RN
Elderly Care
Hackensack Meridian Health – Ocean Medical Center

Mariel Dearie
Degree: RN
Trauma Unit
University Hospital – New Jersey

Mariebelle del Mundo
Degrees: BSN, RN, Med-Surg-BC
Medical-Surgical Telemetry
Hackensack Meridian Health – Jersey Shore University Medical Center

Kathryn Delucia
Degree: RN
Inpatient
Hackensack Meridian Health – Riverview Medical Center

Dave DeMatteo
Degrees: BSN, RN
Emergency Department
Monmouth Medical Center

Jessica Denney
Degrees: BSN, RN
Critical Care
CentraState Medical Center

Katherine Dequeroiz
Degrees: BSN, RN
Mother Baby
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and Children’s Hospital of New Jersey

Stephanie DeSimone
Degrees: RN, BSN, Med-Surg-BC
Rapid Treatment
Morristown Medical Center

Robert Desrosiers
Degree: RN
Surgical
The Valley Health System

Kelsey Devoy
Degree: RN
Pedatrics
Cooper University Health Care

Ali DiLuigi
Degree: RN
Emergency Department
Virtua Berlin & Virtua Camden

Jane DiMaso
Degrees: BSN, RN
Neonatal Intensive Care
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center

Erica DiPascale
Degrees: BSN, RN, CMSRN
Neurosciences
Virtua Memorial Hospital

Shirley Donato
Degrees: BSN, RN, IBCLC
Mother Baby
Virtua Health and Rehabilitation Center – Mount Holly & Berlin

Kathleen Donnelly
Degrees: RN, BSN
Surgical-Subs, Urology Clinic
University Hospital – New Jersey

Julianne Doran
Degrees: RN, Med-Surg-BC
Telemetry Medical-Surgical
Hackensack Meridian Health – Jersey Shore University Medical Center

Megan Doyle
Degree: RN
Community Health Center
Visiting Nurse Association Health Group

Caren Dubell
Degrees: BSN, RN-BC
Orthopedic
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton

Sayda Dunlap
Degrees: BSN, RN
Pediatric Emergency Room
Inspira Medical Center Woodbury

Kelly Dwyer
Degree: RN
Intensive Care
Shore Medical Center

Sandra Eitel
Degree: RN
Cardiac Telemetry
Newton Medical Center

Ivy Elbert
Degrees: BSN, RN
Cardiac Stepdown
Hackensack Meridian Health – Jersey Shore University Medical Center

Julie Falasca
Degree: RN-BC, PCCN
Critical Care/Telemetry
Holy Name Medical Center

Mary Farrell
Degrees: BSN, RN
Oncology
Hackensack University Medical Center

Aimee Faulhaber
Degree: RN
Home Health
Visiting Nurse Association Health Group

Nicole Fellhauer
Degrees: BSN, RN-BC, NVRN
Stroke Unit
Hackensack Meridian Health – JFK University Medical Center

John Fernandez
Degrees: BSN, RN
Post Anesthesia Care
Hackensack Meridian Health – JFK University Medical Center

Maribel Figueroa-Burgos
Degree: RN
Home Health
Visiting Nurse Association Health Group

Sarah Finn
Degree: RN
Orthopedics
CentraState Medical Center

Valerie Firl
Degree: RN
Surgical
Hunterdon Healthcare System

Elyse Fischer
Degrees: BSN, RN
Stroke Unit
Hackensack Meridian Health – JFK University Medical Center

Russini Floresca
Degree: RN
Nursing Education
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center

Samantha Funk
Degrees: BSN, RN
Same-Day Surgery
Jefferson Health New Jersey

Kristina Gallaway
Degree: RN- C
Neonatal ICU
Morristown Medical Center

Bernadette Gavilan
Degree: RN
Medical-Surgical
Shore Medical Center

Keisha Gayle
Degree: RN
Behavioral Health
Hackensack Meridian Health – Jersey Shore University Medical Center

Lisa Gingerella
Degree: RN
Cardiac Post Anesthesia Care
Morristown Medical Center

Laura Giordano
Degrees: BSN, RN, WCC
Wound Care
Hackensack Meridian Health – JFK University Medical Center

Rebecca Graboso
Degree: DNP, RN, MBA, CCRN, CNRN
Administration
Hackensack Meridian Health – Riverview Medical Center

Teresa Granflor
Degrees: RN, BSN
Operating Room
Morristown Medical Center

Fernando Gregoire
Degree: RN
Home Health
Visiting Nurse Association Health Group

Lorraine Grewal-Skerry
Degree: RN
Maternity
Newton Medical Center

Dene Grinnell
Degrees: BSN, RN
Observation
Inspira Medical Center Woodbury

Devon Grippe
Degrees: BSN, RN
Step Down Unit
Inspira Medical Center Woodbury

Toniann Guardino
Degrees: RN
Medical-Surgical Telemetry
Hackensack Meridian Health – Jersey Shore University Medical Center

Marissa Gubitosa
Degree: RN
Medical-Surgical
Saint Clare’s Health

Valerie Guilfoy
Degree: RN
Medical-Surgical
Shore Medical Center

Josh Guzman
Degree: RN
Medical-Surgical
Hackensack Meridian Health – Pascack Valley Medical Center

Tammy Harden
Degrees: BSN, RN
Emergency Department
Hackensack Meridian Health – Riverview Medical Center

Cevan Heath
Degree: RN
Psychiatric
Bergen New Bridge Medical Center

Patricia Hessinger
Degree: RN
Medical-Surgical
Hackensack Meridian Health – Ocean Medical Center

Rosemary Hickey
Degrees: RN, CAPA
Same Day Surgery
Hackensack Meridian Health – JFK University Medical Center

Meredith Hildebrandt
Degrees: RN, BSN
Emergency Department
Virtua Berlin & Virtua Camden

HMC Emergency Department (Team Honoree)
Hackettstown Medical Center

Shannon Hogan
Degree: RN
Medical-Surgical
Hackensack Meridian Health – Pascack Valley Medical Center

Elizabeth Hornby
Degree: RN
Home Health
Visiting Nurse Association Health Group

Claudia Hubbard
Degrees: BSN, RN
Post-Anesthesia Care
Hackensack University Medical Center

Michelle Hudak
Degrees: BSN, RN
Surgical
Jefferson Health New Jersey

Miriam Hunt
Degrees: RN, CAPA
Post-Anesthesia Care
Hackensack Meridian Health – JFK University Medical Center

Christine Huston
Degree: RN
Home Health
Visiting Nurse Association Health Group

Okechi Ikpeama
Degrees: BSN, RN
Trauma Unit
Capital Health

Kristine Indiri
Degree: RN
Labor and Delivery
The Valley Health System

Deborah Jaarsma
Degree: RN
Home Health
Valley Home Care and Hospice

Fareeda Jalim
Degree: RN
Mother/Baby
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and Children’s Hospital of New Jersey

Jessica Janosz
Degrees: RN, BSN
Orthopedics
Hackensack University Medical Center

Murlaine Jean-Baptiste
Degree: RN
Medical-Surgical Telemetry Stepdown
Hackensack Meridian Health – Jersey Shore University Medical Center

Grethel John
Degree: RN
Intensive Care
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center

Anna Johnson
Degree: RN
Intensive Care
St. Francis Medical Center

Brian Kane
Degrees: RN, PCCN
Cardiac Telemetry
Newton Medical Center

Stephanie Karch
Degrees: RN, Med-Surg-BC
Medical-Surgical Telemetry
Hackensack Meridian Health – Jersey Shore University Medical Center

Erin Kearns
Degree: RN
Labor and Delivery
Hackensack Meridian Health – Riverview Medical Center

AnnMarie Keenan
Degree: RN
Home Health
Visiting Nurse Association Health Group

Jennifer Kennett
Degrees: RN, OCN
Outpatient Infusion-Oncology
Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus

Sameera Keshwani
Degree: RN
Patient Care
University Hospital – New Jersey

Rachel Kilpatrick
Degree: RN
Orthopedics
Hackensack Meridian Health – Riverview Medical Center

Siobhan King
Degrees: BSN, RN, CAPA, CPAN
Surgical Services
Jefferson Health New Jersey

Alexandra Kipp
Degrees: BSN, RN
Neurology/Oncology
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center

Kaitlyn Klosek
Degrees: BSN, RN
Telemetry
Hackensack Meridian Health – JFK University Medical Center

Jackie Koenig
Degree: RN
Home Health
Visiting Nurse Association Health Group

Lisa Kovacs
Degree: RN
Nurse Navigator, Oncology
Hackensack Meridian Health – Riverview Medical Center

Dean Carlo Lacuarta
Degree: RN
Medical-Surgery Telemetry
Hackensack Meridian Health – Jersey Shore University Medical Center

Sophie Lazicki
Degree: RN
Medical-Surgical
Telemetry Step Down
Hackensack Meridian Health – Jersey Shore University Medical Center

Eunsuk Lee
Degree: RN
Long-Term Care
Bergen New Bridge Medical Center

Teresa Lennon-Giles
Degree: MSN, RN-BC
Medical-Surgical
Holy Name Medical Center

Lizbeth Lockwood
Degrees: RN, RNC-OB, RNC-EFM
Maternity
Newton Medical Center (NJ)

Katherine Loor
Degree: RN
Labor and Delivery
The Valley Health System

Lindsay Louis
Degree: RN
Emergency Department
Hackensack Meridian Health – Riverview Medical Center

Kimberly Macey
Degree: RN
Labor and Delivery
Cooper University Health Care

Melanie A. MacIntosh
Degrees: RN, BSN
Acute Care
Bergen New Bridge Medical Center

Cristen Mackwell
Degrees: RN, MSN, CMSRN, NPD-BC
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Hackettstown Medical Center

Patricia Mangano
Degree: RN
Home Health
Visiting Nurse Association Health Group

Cheryn Marino
Degrees: BSN, RN
Dual Diagnosis Unit
Hampton Behavioral Health Center

Karla Marshall
Degree: RN
Home Health
Visiting Nurse Association Health Group

Carrie Martin
Degree: RN
Emergency Department
Hackensack Meridian Health – Ocean Medical Center

Jeffrey Martinez
Degree: RN
Emergency Department
Hackensack Meridian Health – Palisades Medical Center

Yve Massre
Degrees: BSN, RN-BC
Medical-Surgical
Monmouth Medical Center

Elizabeth McCarthy
Degrees: MSN, BSN, RN
Medical-Surgical
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center

Svetlana McDermott
Degrees: BSN, RN
Critical Care
Hackensack Meridian Health – Ocean Medical Center

Natalia McTighe
Degree: RN
Emergency Department
University Hospital – New Jersey

Mary Rose Medina-Ilog
Degrees: RN, BSN
Women’s Medical-Surgical
Hackensack University Medical Center

Corey Melillo
Degree: RN
Endoscopy
Hackensack Meridian Health – Pascack Valley Medical Center

Peggy Mende
Degree: RN
Home Health
Visiting Nurse Association Health Group

Patricia Mensah
Degrees: BSN, RN
Oncology
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and Children’s Hospital of New Jersey

Herlande Mesidor-Oliver
Degree: RN
Home Health
Visiting Nurse Association Health Group

Maria Metzler
Degree: RN
Oncology Infusion
Cooper University Health Care

Janet Meyer
Degree: RN
Cardiac Care
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center

Whitney Molina
Degrees: RN, BSN
Intensive Care
Newton Medical Center

Martine Monard
Degree: RN
Medical/Surgical Telemetry Oncology
Hackensack Meridian Health – Jersey Shore University Medical Center

Mt Kemble Dream Team at Morristown Medical Center (Team Honoree)
Oncology
Morristown Medical Center

Sean Mullen
Degrees: ASN, RN, ONC, CNRN, SCRN
Orthopedic
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset

Vibien Myles
Degrees: RN, Med-Surg-BC
Medical-Surgical Telemetry Observation
Hackensack Meridian Health – Jersey Shore University Medical Center

Marcia Needham-Dixon
Degree: RN
Adult Inpatient Rehabilation
Summit Oaks Hospital

Yvelisse Ng
Degrees: RN, BSN
Pediatric Intensive Care
Hackensack University Medical Center

Theresa Nguyen
Degree: RN
Float Pool
Hackensack Meridian Health – Southern Ocean Medical Center

Genesis Noak
Degrees: RN, BSN
Surgical Trauma Intermediate
Hackensack University Medical Center

Karen Nunn
Degrees: BSN, RN-BC
Metabolic
Saint Peter’s University Hospital

Grace O’Brien
Degrees: BSN, RN
Telemetry
Hackensack Meridian Health – JFK University Medical Center

Kettelie Occeas
Degree: RN
Home Health
Visiting Nurse Association Health Group

Denise Olive
Degree: RN
Adolescent Unit
Hampton Behavioral Health Center

Lou Oliveira
Degree: RN
Telemetry
Clara Maass Medical Center

Daisy Orozco
Degrees: BSN, RN-BC
Inpatient Telemetry/Stroke Unit
Hackensack Meridian Health – Ocean Medical Center

Stephanie Oviedo
Degrees: BSN, RN
Emergency Department
Overlook Medical Center

Kaylyn Owens
Degrees: RN, BSN
Progressive Care
Hackettstown Medical Center

Laura Padovano
Degrees: RN, CRRN
Acute Rehab
Hackensack Meridian Health – JFK University Medical Center

Mae Pangilian
Degree: RN
Medical-Surgical
Shore Medical Center

Kristin Pappa
Degree: RN
Emergency Department
Hackensack Meridian Health – Jersey Shore University Medical Center

Riddhi Patel
Degrees: BSN, RN
Oncology
Hackensack Meridian Health – JFK University Medical Center

Vaibhav Patel
Degrees: BSN, RN
Acute Rehab
Hackensack Meridian Health – JFK University Medical Center

Kari Pavoni
Degrees: RN, BSN
Step Down
Newton Medical Center

Patricia Pearlman
Degree: RN
Newboran Intensive Care
Cooper University Health Care

Nuno Pereira
Degree: RN
Intensive Care
Hackensack Meridian Health – Raritan Bay Medical Center

Chelsea Perez
Degrees: BSN, RN
Neurology & Oncology
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center

Janine Perez
Degree: RN
Inpatient unit
Hackensack Meridian Health – Riverview Medical Center

Michelle Perkalis
Degrees: RN, BSN, RN-BC
Infusion Center
Hackettstown Medical Center

Daphney Pierre
Degrees: BSN, RN
Emergency Care Center
Hackensack Meridian Health – Bayshore Medical Center

Farah Pierre
Degrees: RN, BSN, PCCN
Cardiac Step Down
Hackensack University Medical Center

Lisa Pirog
Degrees: BSN, RN, PCCN
Cardiac
Hackensack Meridian Health – JFK University Medical Center

Bella Pisello
Degrees: RN, BSN, CCRN
Intensive Care/Critical Care
Bergen New Bridge Medical Center

Jennifer Piwonski
Degrees: RN, BSN
Intensive Care
St. Francis Medical Center

Danielle Porpora
Degrees: BSN, RN, Med-Surg-BC
Medical-Surgical Telemetry
Hackensack Meridian Health – Jersey Shore University Medical Center

Ursula Postell
Degree: RN
Medical-Surgical Telemetry
Hackensack Meridian Health – Jersey Shore University Medical Center

Danielle Radeke
Degrees: BSN, RN
Pediatric Emergency
Hackensack Meridian Health – JFK University Medical Center

Mark Ramdial
Degree: RN
Medical-Surgical
Hackensack Meridian Health – Riverview Medical Center

Gillian Reeve
Degrees: MSN, RN CWOCN
Wound Care
Jefferson Health New Jersey

Alyssa Reichard
Degree: RN
Ambulatory Care
Hackensack Meridian Health – Riverview Medical Center

Amy Reifler
Degrees: RN, BSN
Minor Procedures
Newton Medical Center

Kim Reilly
Degrees: RN, BSN
Maternity
Newton Medical Center

Kate Reiner
Degrees: BSN, RN
Adult Treatment
Hampton Behavioral Health Center

Diane Rene Oster
Degree: RN
Home Health
Visiting Nurse Association Health Group

Gabriella Reyes
Degrees: RN, BSN
Medical-Surgical
Hackensack University Medical Center

Morgan Richardson
Degree: RN
Medical-Surgical
Hackensack Meridian Health – Riverview Medical Center

Stephanie Richter
Degrees: MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CEN
Nursing Education
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center

Joseph Rimback
Degree: RN
Oncology
Overlook Medical Center

Edwin “Eddie” Rodriguez
Degrees: RN, BSN, CV-BC
Cardiac Access
Morristown Medical Center

Tallie Ross
Degree: RN
Cardiac, Acute
Inspira Medical Center Vineland

Emily Rotella
Degrees: BSN, RN, Med-Surg-BC
Telemetry-Medical Surgical
Hackensack Meridian Health – Bayshore Medical Center

Lisa Rothschild
Degree: RN
Bariatric/Oncology Surgery
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center

Diane Rotunda
Degrees: BSN, RN, CMSRN
Post-Anasthesia Care
Chilton Medical Center

Brianna Roveccio
Degrees: RN, BSN
Medical-Surgical Oncology
Hackensack University Medical Center

Joseph Ryan Ruiz
Degrees: BSN, RN
Observation
Inspira Medical Center Woodbury

Susan Russell
Degrees: MSN, RNC-NIC
Neonatal Intensive Care
Morristown Medical Center

Jennifer L Ryan
Degrees: BSN, RN, CGRN
Endoscopy
Hackensack Meridian Health – JFK University Medical Center

Kathleen Ryan
Degrees: BSN, RN
Cardiac
Overlook Medical Center

Cathy Sacco
Degrees: RN, CAPA
Same-Day Surgery/Post-Anesthesia Care
Hackensack Meridian Health – JFK University Medical Center

Alyssa Saggau
Degree: RN
Step Down Telemetry
Hackensack Meridian Health – Jersey Shore University Medical Center

Tamara Sago
Degree: RN
Home Health
Visiting Nurse Association Health Group

Emely Salas
Degree: RN
Pediatric Emergency
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and Children’s Hospital of New Jersey

Tecia Sanchez
Degree: RN
Community Health Center
Visiting Nurse Association Health Group

Kim Schaefer
Degree: RN
Telemetry
Hackensack Meridian Health – Riverview Medical Center

Paula Schafer
Degrees: RN, BSN, CCRN
Intensive Care
Overlook Medical Center

Carly Schell
Degree: RN
Emergency Department
Shore Medical Center

Lana Scherer
Degree: RN
Medical-Surgical
Hackensack Meridian Health – Riverview Medical Center

Rebecca Schneider
Degree: RN
Surgical
Cooper University Health Care

Abby Schrader
Degrees: BSN, RN, Med-Surg-BC
Medical-Surgical Telemetry Float Pool
Hackensack Meridian Health – Jersey Shore University Medical Center

Megan Senkaleski
Degrees: BSN, RN
Pediatric Day Stay
Hackensack Meridian Health – Jersey Shore University Medical Center

Kelly Sergio
Degree: RN
Emergency Room
Inspira Medical Center Vineland

Jordan Seubert
Degree: RN, BSN
Medical-Surgical
Hackensack University Medical Center

Brenda Sheppard
Degree: RN
Home Health
Visiting Nurse Association Health Group

Vlad Shteiman
Degree: RN
Home Health
Visiting Nurse Association Health Group

Erica Sickler
Degree: RN
Emergency Department
Shore Medical Center

Valerie Siragusa
Degree: RN
Medical-Surgical
Hackensack Meridian Health – Riverview Medical Center

Emily Smith
Degrees: BSN, SCRN
Stroke Unit
Hackensack Meridian Health – JFK University Medical Center

Krystal Smith
Degrees: BSN, RN
Medical-Surgical
Inspira Medical Center Vineland

Annelise Soderland
Degree: RN
Intensive Care
Cooper University Health Care

Christie Sohn
Degrees: BSN, RN
Trauma Medical Intensive Care
Capital Health

Iwona Soloff
Degrees: BSN, RN, CMSRN
Medical-Surgical
Jefferson Health New Jersey

Nicole Sparks
Degree: RN, BSN, CMSRN
Medical-Surgical
Inspira Medical Center Vineland

Joseph Spataro
Degree: RN
Cardiac
Overlook Medical Center

Pamela Speers
Degree: LPN
Child and Adolescent Psych Unit
Summit Oaks Hospital

Alan Staltmeyer
Degree: RN, BS-Medsurg
Medical-Surgical
Capital Health

Penny Steele
Degree: RN
Cardiac Telemetry
Capital Health

Britni Strittmatter
Degrees: ADN, RN
Respiratory
Hackensack Meridian Health – JFK University Medical Center

Rosario Talledo
Degree: RN
Home Health
Visiting Nurse Association Health Group

Amanda-Rose Tanzola
Degree: RN
Step Down
Newton Medical Center

Jessica Tanzola
Degree: RN, BSN
Renal/Gastro
Morristown Medical Center

Esther Thomas
Degree: RN
Telemetry
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton

Stefonia Thompson
Degrees: BSN, RN-BC
Adult Telemetry Medical-Surgical
Monmouth Medical Center

Lauren Thomson
Degree: RN
Medical-Surgical Telemetry Neuro Step Down
Hackensack Meridian Health – Jersey Shore University Medical Center

Robert Thomson
Degree: CRNA
Intensive Care
Chilton Medical Center

Mary Tiernan
Degrees: MSN, CCRN
Intensive Care
Inspira Medical Center Vineland

Kelly Tobias
Degrees: BSN, RN
Telemetry
Hackensack Meridian Health – JFK University Medical Center

Kristy Tolomei
Degrees: MSN, RN-BC
Medical-Surgical
Hackensack Meridian Health – Ocean Medical Center

Lisa Trainor
Degree: RN
Home Health
Visiting Nurse Association Health Group

Stephanie Troicki
Degrees: RN, CRRN
Acute Rehab
Hackensack Meridian Health – JFK University Medical Center

Margaret Valenti
Degrees: MSN, RN-BC, AHN-BC
Oncology
Hackensack Meridian Health – Riverview Medical Center

Erin Valentine
Degrees: RN
Oncology Medical-Surgical
Cooper University Health Care

Arlene Van Dyk
Degree: RN
Intensive Care
Holy Name Medical Center

Kristen Van Reekum
Degrees: BSN, RN
Operating Room
Overlook Medical Center

Ashley Vanamin
Degree: RN
Maternal Child Health
Shore Medical Center

Camila VanderWiele
Degrees: RN, BSN
Women’s Surgical Unit
Hackensack University Medical Center

Ariana Ventura
Degree: BSN
Telemetry
Hackensack Meridian Health – Bayshore Medical Center

Rebecca Vernon
Degrees: BSN, RN
Acute Care
Newton Medical Center (NJ)

Veronica Victorero
Degree: RN
Home Health
Holy Name Medical Center

Maria Cecilia Villanueva-Espiritu
Degrees: BSN, RN
Same-Day Surgery/Post-Anesthesia Care
Hackensack Meridian Health – JFK University Medical Center

Sheila Viti
Degrees: MSN, RN, Med-Surg-BC
Medical – Surgical Telemetry
Hackensack Meridian Health – Jersey Shore University Medical Center

Nelly Vitug
Degrees: BSN, RN
Surgical Telemetry Step Down
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center

Kathleen Vourlos
Degree: RN
Home Health
Visiting Nurse Association Health Group

Dan Wachenheim
Degree: RN
Emergency Department
Shore Medical Center

Donna Waksman
Degree: RN
Oncology
Regional Cancer Care Associates

Kerry Walsh
Degree: RN
Cardiovascular
Morristown Medical Center

Nancy Wasiuk
Degrees: RN, BSN
Post-Acute Care
Chilton Medical Center

Andrew West
Degrees: BSN, RN, CMSRN
Medical-Surgical
Virtua Health and Rehabilitation Center – Mount Holly & Berlin

West Team Award (Team Honoree)
5 West
Hackensack Meridian Health – Riverview Medical Center

Donna Whalen
Degrees: LPN, CADC
Substance Abuse Treatment
Bergen New Bridge Medical Center

Bridget Willig
Degree: RN
Inpatient
Hackensack Meridian Health – Riverview Medical Center

Cassidy Wilson
Degree: RN
Telemetry
Clara Maass Medical Center

Sanyae R Wilson
Degrees: RN, MSN, BSN, C-EFM
Labor and Delivery
University Hospital – New Jersey

Carolyn Woyce
Degrees: RN, BSN
Pediatric Intensive Care
Hackensack University Medical Center

Krystal Yepez
Degrees: RN, BSN
Cardiac Telemetry
Overlook Medical Center

Vicki Yoo
Degrees: BSN, RN, FNP
Medical-Surgical
Overlook Medical Center

Megan Young
Degrees: BSN, RN
Stroke/Oncology
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center

Melissa Zadorozny
Degree: RN, Med-Surg-BC
Medical-Surgical Telemetry
Hackensack Meridian Health – Jersey Shore University Medical Center

James J Ziemba
Degrees: RN, MA, CRRN
Orthopedics
Hackensack Meridian Health – JFK University Medical Center

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