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The First State honors its nurses who go above and beyond the call of duty during the COVID-19 pandemic, as voted by their professional peers.
The nurses listed below are chosen by a survey of their professional peers. The Delaware Nurses Association conducted a survey on its website with Delaware Today, asking nurses across the state who they considered best in various areas of practice. Only Delaware-licensed nurses were able to vote.
The top vote-getters are listed in bold.
The survey is conducted, and the winners verified, entirely by the Delaware Nurses Association and the editors of Delaware Today, with no help or influence from the advertising or marketing departments or outside agents.
Winners are notified only after the results are verified and the list finalized. Affiliates of the nurses may choose to purchase advertising in this issue of Delaware Today, subsequent issues and/or other Delaware Today/Today Media Inc. titles, and they may choose to promote their achievements in those ads, but it has no bearing on the results. Unlike many referral publications and other services, Delaware Today does not include names suggested or recommended by readers. The list is based exclusively on balloting by practicing Delaware-licensed nurses. Delaware Today regrets that many excellent nurses do not make the list.
Academic Educator
Maria Brown, MSN, RN, PCCN, CNL Trauma/Surgical, Registered Nurse, ChristianaCare
Chavon Crampton, MSN, RNC-MNN, CLC, EFM-C
Maternal-Newborn Nursing, Assistant Professor of Maternal-Newborn Nursing, Delaware State University
Jennifer Graber, Ed.D., MSN, APRN, PMHCNS-BC
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing, Associate Professor and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Practice Initiatives, University of Delaware
Amy Hagstrom, Ph.D., RNC-NIC-E Education in Maternal-Child Nursing, Professor of Nursing, Director of Global Initiatives for the College of Health Sciences, University of Delaware
Jessica Madiraca, MSN, RN, CNS, CCRN-K
Associate Instructor, University of Delaware
Teresa Mulholland, MSN, APRN, AACNS-P, CCRN-K
Pediatric Intensive Care, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Evalyne Mwangi, MSN, RN, PCCN
Cardiac Nurse/Nurse Educator, Nurse Faculty, ChristianaCare and Delaware Technical Community College
Diane Rudolphi, MSN, RN
School of Nursing—Clinical Education, Director of Clinical Education, University of Delaware
Kathy Sokola, Ed.D., MSN, RN, CNE
Nursing Education, RN to BSN Program Coordinator, Stanton Campus, Delaware Technical Community College
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Bernadette Baker, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Lung Health Program, Nurse Practitioner, ChristianaCare
Michelle Baron, MSN, APRN
Pediatrics, Advanced Practice Nurse, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Molly Bergamo, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, AAHIVS
Internal Medicine and Psychiatry, Nurse Practitioner and APC Behavioral Health Fellowship Program Director, ChristianaCare
Mark Bleazard, MSN, APRN, ACCNS-P, CPN, CPEN
Acute Care/Emergency Department, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nemours/ Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Holly Browne, MSN, APRN, ANP-BC
Hospice Nurse Practitioner, Hospice and Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner, BAYADA Hospice of Delaware
Deborah Bryant, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC
Family Nurse Practitioner, Director of Clinical Operations, Westside Family Healthcare
Dyane Bunnell, MSN, APRN, AOCNS, CPON, NPD-BC
Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Estella Carrigan, MSN, APRN, CNP
Family Practice, Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care, Wilmington VA Medical Center
Laura Dechant, DNP, APRN, CCNS, CCRN, RN-BC, FCNS
Heart, Vascular and Interventional Services, Clinical Nurse Specialist, ChristianaCare
Amy DeVece, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, AGACNP-BC, CEN, CCRN
Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Nurse Practitioner, ChristianaCare
Timothy Eden, DNP, APRN, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, SCRN
Neurointerventional Surgery, Nurse Practitioner, ChristianaCare
Elizabeth Frederick, MSH, MHA, APRN, ACNP-BC, CCRN
Vascular Surgery, Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Beebe Healthcare
Beatrice Gaynor, Ph.D., APRN, FNP-C
Primary Care, Family Nurse Practitioner and Assistant Professor, University of Delaware Nurse Managed Primary Care Center
Elaine Geary, MSN, APRN, CRNP
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner/Cardiology, Nurse Practitioner, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Lija Gireesh, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, NEA-BC, COHN-S
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse/ Occupational Medicine, Lead Nurse Practitioner, ChristianaCare
Christina Hendler, MSN, APRN, NNP-BC
Neonatal, Lead Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, ChristianaCare
Sarah Knavel, MSN, APRN, ACCNS-P, PCNS-BC
Pediatrics, Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist, Bayhealth
Tabe Mase, MJ, MSN, FNP-C, CHC, COHN-S
Occupational Health, Director of Employee Health Services, ChristianaCare
Heather Milea, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, CHFN, PCCN
Supportive and Palliative Medicine, APRN, ChristianaCare
Sharon Miner, MSN, APRN, AGPCNP-BC
Primary Care Adult-Geriatric Nurse Practitioner, HIV Nursing Certification, ChristianaCare Wilmington J. Holloway Program
Joseph Mitchell, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Family/Migrant-Seasonal Farm Worker, Family Nurse Practitioner, Westside Family Healthcare
Dannette Mitchell, MSN, APRN, ACNS-BC, CCRN
Medical Critical Care, Clinical Nurse Specialist, ChristianaCare
Katie Preedy, MSN, APRN, CRNP
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner/ Neonatology, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Supervisor, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Tracie Roberts, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC
Hospitalist Medicine, Hospitalist NP, Beebe Healthcare
Megan (Margaret) Roth, MSN, APRN, AGACNP-BC
Neurocritical Care, Nurse Practitioner and Instructor (University of Delaware), University of Pennsylvania Health System, University of Delaware, ChristianaCare
Ludmila Santiago-Rotchford, MSN, APRN, ACNS-BC, PCCN
Cardiac, Cardiac Clinical Nurse Specialist, Bayhealth
Elizabeth Sargent, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, AGACNP-BC
Neurology Nurse Practitioner, ChristianaCare
Andrea Simon-Kasprenski, MSN, APRN, AGACNP-BC, FNP-C, TCRN
Trauma, Lead Trauma NP, ChristianaCare
Michael Szeliga, MSN, APRN, AGCNS-BC, CMSRN
Acute Medicine, Clinical Nurse Specialist, ChristianaCare
Christina Trout, MSN, APRN, ACNS-BC, CDCES
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Diabetes Clinical Nurse Specialist, Beebe Healthcare
Sandi Voss, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, AOCNP
Oncology and Hematology, Nurse Practitioner, Bayhealth
Beth Walls, MSN, APRN, AGACNP-BC APRN Cardiology, Manager, Advanced Practice Clinicians, ChristianaCare
Advancing and Leading the Profession
Gust Bages, MHA, BSN, RN
Bayhealth Emergency and Trauma Services, Senior Director, Bayhealth
Susan Conaty-Buck, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, FAANP
Family Nurse Practitioner and Healthcare Informatics Researcher, Assistant Professor, University of Delaware School of Nursing and College of Health Sciences
Courtney Crannell, DNP, MSN, RN, OCN, NE-BC
Hematology/Oncology, Nurse Manager, ChristianaCare
Angeline Dewey, MSN, APRN, ACNS-BC, CCRN, CNRN
Director of Education, Bayhealth
Jessica Dickerson, MSN, RN-BC, CNL
Trauma/Surgery, Assistant Nurse Manager, ChristianaCare
Christina DiMarco, MSN, APRN, AGACNP-BC, FNP-BC
Cardiology, Nurse Practitioner Manager, ChristianaCare
Lauren Duddy, BSN, RN, CEN, PCCN
Geriatrics, Nurse Manager, ChristianaCare
Deborah Eberly, BSN, RN, CEN, CNML
Trauma, Trauma Program Manager, Bayhealth
Annamarie Flick, MSN, RN-BC, NE-BC
Medical Surgical/Leadership, Nurse Manager, ChristianaCare
Hannah Goss, MSN, RN
Clinical Decisions Unit, Nurse Manager, TidalHealth Nanticoke
Jacqueline “Renee” Griffith, MSN, RN, PCCN, CNML
Acute Care (Acuity Adaptable/Med-Surg/Tele/IMC), Nurse Manager, Bayhealth Sussex Campus
David Hancox, MSN, MHA, RN, NEA-BC
Administration, Senior Director of Nursing Acute Inpatient Services, Day Medicine and Sedation, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Deborah (Debbie) Hines, MSN, RN, PCCN, CNML
Progressive Care, Senior Nurse Manager, Bayhealth
Pamela Jenkins, MSN, RN, CPN, NPD-BC Nursing Professional Development
Team, Clinical Nurse Educator, Coordinator of Nursing Orientation and Nurse Residency, KidsHealth Liaison, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Carrie Kenney, MSN, APRN, CRNA, FNP-BC, CPAN
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, ChristianaCare
Jane Mericle, DNP, MHS-CL, RN, CENP
Pediatrics, Executive VP Nemours, Chief Nurse Executive, Patient Operations Officer, Delaware Valley, Nemours/ Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Susan Mross, RN
Emergency Medicine, Clinical Team Lead, Beebe Healthcare
Christopher Otto, MSN, RN, CHFN, PCCN, CCRN
Perioperative, Nonprofit Leadership, Nursing Excellence, Executive Director, Registered Nurse, Delaware Nurses Association and ChristianaCare
Isabel Pearce, BA, BSN, RN, CEN
Patient Access and Flow/Nursing Supervisor, Nursing Coordinator, ChristianaCare
Kim Petrella, MSN, RNC-OB
Women’s Health, Nurse Coordinator (DPQC) and Labor and Delivery Staff Nurse (CC), Delaware Perinatal Quality Collaborative and ChristianaCare
Maureen Seckel, MSN, APRN, ACNS-BC, CCNS, CCRN, FCCM, FCNS
Critical Care, Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist and Sepsis Coordinator, ChristianaCare
Joella Slowik, BSN, RN, CCRN-K
Pediatric Extracorporeal Therapy, CRRT/ Apheresis Coordinator, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Laura Smith, MSN, RN
Education, Clinical Educator, Beebe Healthcare
Elizabeth Speakman, Ed.D., RN, ANEF, FNAP, FAAN
Nurse Leader, Senior Associate Dean of Nursing, University of Delaware
Cynthia Waddington, MSN, RN, AOCN, NE-BC
Oncology, Clinical Director Cancer Program, ChristianaCare
Beth Walls MSN, APRN, AGACNP-BC
APRN Cardiology, Manager, Advanced Practice Clinicians, ChristianaCare
Ambulatory Care Nursing
Caroline Bangi, RN
Ambulatory Care, Charge Nurse, Plummer Community Corrections Center
Kim Campbell, MSN, RN, CAPA
Perioperative Services, Clinical Coordinator, Bayhealth
Melissa Crisconi, BSN, RN-BC
Primary Care, Registered Nurse, ChristianaCare Primary Care at Lantana Square
Lauren Durk, BSN, RN
Peri-Op/Day Surgery, Clinical Coordinator, Bayhealth Hospital, Kent Campus
Lyrae Graham, BSN, RN-BC
Primary Care, Outpatient Nurse, ChristianaCare Primary Care at Middletown-West
April Lyons-Alls, DPA(c), MPA, MSN, RN
Ambulatory Care, Nursing/Community/ Public Health, Women, Infants and Families Nurse Consultant, Children and Families First
Helenann McCloskey, MSN, RN
Ambulatory Care, Manager of Nursing Services, ChristianaCare
Jennifer McGrath, MSN, RN, CDCES
Nursing Professional Development/ Ambulatory, Clinical Nurse Educator, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Korinne Roach, BSN, RN, CPN
Day Surgery, Staff Nurse, Bayhealth
Jennifer Schulak, MSN, MSM-HCA, RN, NPD-BC, CCRN-K
Ambulatory and Community Care, Nursing Professional Development Specialist, ChristianaCare
Julie Shores, MSN, RN-BC, OCN
Oncology, Radiation Oncology, ChristianaCare Helen F. Graham Cancer Center and Research Institute
Brooke Silvera, BSN, RN
Oncology Hematology, Oncology Hematology Infusion, ChristianaCare
Lauren Taylor, BSN, RN, VA-BC
Ambulatory Care/Apheresis and Infusion Nursing, Apheresis Coordinator, ChristianaCare
Sarah Travers, BSN, RN, OCN
Oncology, Hematology, Registered Nurse, ChristianaCare
Ashley Turner, ADN, RN
Community Health, RN Case Manager, Westside Family Healthcare
Trina Turner MSN, RN-BC, LNC
Oncology, Lung and Colorectal Cancer Nurse Navigator, Bayhealth
Denise Vance, MSN, RN, ACRN
HIV, Primary Care Nurse, ChristianaCare Helen F. Graham Cancer Center and Research Institute
Sandi Voss, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, AOCNP
Oncology and Hematology, Nurse Practitioner, Bayhealth
Case/Utilization Management
Julia Adams, BSN, RN-BC, CCRC
Thoracic Surgery/Interventional Pulmonology, Nurse Navigator Lung Health Screening, ChristianaCare Helen F. Graham Cancer Center and Research Institute
Kathleen Coward, BSN, RN, OCN, CCM
Oncology/Breast Cancer Patients, Nurse Navigator, ChristianaCare
Yvette Montague-Haines, BSN
Case Management, Prenatal/Medical Nurse Case Manager, Westside Family Healthcare
Lance Minzer, MSM, BSN, RN, CCM
Case Manager, ED Nurse Case Manager, ChristianaCare
Miken Sarkissian, BSN, RN
Utilization Management, Utilization Management Supervisor, Nemours/ Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Christine Smith, BSN, RN
Case Manager, Care Coordinator, University of Delaware Nurse Managed Primary Care Center
Clinical Educator
Ann-Marie Baker, MSN, RN-BC
Nursing Professional Development, Clinical Nurse Educator, Nemours/ Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Jacqueline Bates, BSN, RN, CCRN
Trauma/Surgical Acute Care, RNIII, ChristianaCare
Bri Buzzuro, MSN, RN, CEN, TCRN
Emergency Medicine, Nursing Professional Development Specialist, ChristianaCare
Alexandra Colin, MSN, RN-BC, CCRN-K
Nursing Education, NPDS, ChristianaCare
Danielle Coyne, MSN, RN-BC
Cardiovascular, Nursing Professional Development Specialist, ChristianaCare
Kaitlin Giofre, BSN, RN
Trauma/Surgical, Registered Nurse II, ChristianaCare
Carolyn Gutzmirtl, MSN, RN, PCCN-K, CNL, NPD-BC
Surgery/Trauma, Nursing Professional Development Specialist, ChristianaCare
Erin Hare, MSN, RN, CCRN
Critical Care, NPDS, ChristianaCare
Noelle Johnson, MSN, RN, CNN
Nephrology, Nursing Professional Development Specialist, ChristianaCare
Lisa Lietzke, MSN, RN, CEN, CPEN, TCRN
Clinical Education/Pediatrics/ Emergency, Clinical Nurse Educator, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Cheryl Muffley, MSN, RN-BC, NPD-BC
Nursing Professional Development Specialist, Medical Nurse Residency Program Coordinator, ChristianaCare
Stacy Noel, MSN, RN, HTCP
Nursing Education, Nursing Professional Development Specialist, ChristianaCare
Kevin Nusspickel, MSN, RN, CPNP-AC, CCRN
Clinical Nurse Educator (Cardiac Center), Nursing Professional
Development Team, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Laura Smith, MSN, RN
Education, Clinical Educator, Beebe Healthcare
Dawn Snyder, MSN, RN, CV-BC, CCRN-CSC
Critical Care/Intensive Care/ Cardiothoracic Intensive Care/ Intermediate Care, Critical Care Clinical Educator, Beebe Healthcare
Sylvia Stubbs, MSN, RN, NPD-BC
Professional Development, Clinical Educator, Bayhealth
Teresa Towne, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, NE-BC
Nursing Professional Development, Clinical Educator, Bayhealth
Jaime Zicafoose, MSN, RN, RN-BC
Vascular Access Nursing and Hemodialysis, Nursing Professional Development Specialist, ChristianaCare
Home Health/Hospice/Telehealth
Ginger Cowell, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC
Virtual Primary Care Practice, Clinical Leader Virtual Primary Care Practice/ Family Nurse Practitioner
Ashley Figgs, RN
Hospice, On Call Registered Nurse, BAYADA
Susan Straughn, BSN, RN
Telephone Triage, Nurse Supervisor, ChristianaCare
Informatics
Mark Bleazard, MSN, APRN, ACCNS-P, CPN, CPEN
Acute Care, Emergency Department, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nemours/ Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Katherine Collard, MS, RN-BC
Informatics, Chief Nursing Informatics Officer, ChristianaCare
Dolores DiLoreto, BSN, RN
Nursing Informatics, Clinical Systems Educator, Beebe HealthCare
Casey Gibson, BSN, RN
Informatics, Application Analyst III, Bayhealth
Jennifer Henry, MSHI, BSN, RN, CEN, RN-BC
Information Technology/ Informatics, Senior Clinical Analyst, ChristianaCare
Pamela Jenkins, MSN, RN, CPN, NPD-BC
Nursing Professional Development, Clinical Nurse Educator, Coordinator of Nursing Orientation and Nurse Residency, KidsHealth Liaison, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Lindsey Klemash, MSN, RN-BC
Nursing Informatics, Analyst Nursing Informatics, Bayhealth
Amy Linzey, BSN, RN
BSN, RN, Beebe Healthcare
Kimberly Mark, BSN, RN
Quality and Safety, Data Informatics and Analytics, RN-Data Analyst, ChristianaCare
Carmen Pal, MSN, MBA, RN
Information Technology, Clinical Analyst, Team Lead, ChristianaCare
Kim Taylor, BSN, RN
Information Technology/Informatics, Information Technology Manager, Enterprise EMR, ChristianaCare
Amy Tyler, BSN, RN-BC, CEN
Clinical Informatics, Senior Clinical Transformation Analyst, ChristianaCare
Carolyn Zsoldos, MS, BSN, RN-BC
Informatics, Sr. Clinical Transformation Analyst, ChristianaCare
Inpatient/Acute Care Nursing
Kenneth Agu, BSN, RN, B.Sc., VA-BC
Vascular Access Nursing, Vascular Access Nurse, ChristianaCare
Kelli Augustine, MSN, RN, CMSRN
Cardiac Short Stay Unit, RN, ChristianaCare
Georgienne Barnett, BSN, RN
Stepdown Unit, Clinical Nurse 2, Beebe Healthcare
Lori Brown, MSN, RNC-OB
Labor and Delivery, Clinical Coordinator, Bayhealth Hospital, Kent Campus
Jill Carpenter, BSN, RNC-NIC
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Registered Nurse, ChristianaCare
Heather Chappius, MSN, RN-BC
Medical, Registered Nurse, ChristianaCare
Kathy Crawford, MSN, RN, CCRN
Critical Care, RN IV, ChristianaCare
Elizabeth Crowder, BSN, RN
Heart and Vascular Interventional Services Prep and Hold, Registered Nurse, ChristianaCare
Robyn Dougherty, MSN, MBA, RN, CCRN
Trauma/Surgical, Registered Nurse III, ChristianaCare
Kathleen Fetters, BSN, RN-BC, WTA-C
Medical, Registered Nurse, ChristianaCare
Tracy Flitcraft, BSN, RN, CRN
Radiology Nursing/Interventional Radiology, RN III, ChristianaCare
Crystal Forbes, MSN, RN-BC
Nursing Resources/(Ortho, Trauma, Neuro Critical Care), Nursing Coordinator and Adjunct Med Surg Clinical Instructor, ChristianaCare and University of Delaware
Jillian Foster, MSN, RN, PCCN
Perioperative Services, Assistant Nurse Manager, ChristianaCare
Kellie Glenn, BSN, RN, CEN
Emergency Nursing, Registered Nurse, ChristianaCare
Kathleen Hackett, BSN, RN, CCRN
Inpatient/Acute Care Nursing, Medical Critical Care, RN, ChristianaCare
Amanda Hilliker, BSN, RN, CEN, CPEN, PHRN, EMT-B
Pediatric Critical Care Transport, Registered Nurse, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Pediatric Critical Care Transport
Deborah (Debbie) Hines, MSN, RN, PCCN, CNML
Progressive Care, Senior Nurse Manager, Bayhealth
Lindsey Hoosty, BSN, RN, CCRN
Medical Intensive Care Unit, Assistant Nurse Manager, ChristianaCare
Denise Jones, MSN, RN, ACCNS-AG, CCRN, SCRN
Neurosurgical Intensive Care, Clinical Coordinator, Bayhealth
Eileen Krapf, RN, RNC-MNN
Postpartum, Registered Nurse, ChristianaCare
Marsha Krise, MSN, RNC-MNN
Labor and Delivery, Staff Nurse, ChristianaCare
Mai Lam, BSN, RN, CCRN
Medical ICU, RN, ChristianaCare
Charles McMullin, MSN, RN, CCRN
PICU, Registered Nurse, Nemours/ Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Kelsie Milillo, BSN, RN, CCRN
Surgical-Trauma Critical Care, RN III, ChristianaCare
Jacqueline Muehlberger, BSN, RN, PCCN
Surgical/Trauma Critical Care, RN, ChristianaCare
Evalyne Mwangi, MSN, RN, PCCN
Cardiac Nurse, Nurse Educator, RN, Nurse Faculty, ChristianaCare and Delaware Technical Community College
Victoria Nelson, MSN, RN
Pediatrics, RN, TidalHealth Nanticoke
Kiersten Nolan, BSN, RN, PCCN
Transitional Care Unit, Registered Nurse II, ChristianaCare
Ashley O’Connell, BSN, RN, CCRN
ICU, RN, ChristianaCare
Loretta Ostroski, MSN, RN
Leadership Patient Care, Assistant Vice President of Nursing, Beebe Healthcare
Isabel Pearce, BA, BSN, RN, CEN
Patient Access and Flow/Nursing Supervisor, Nursing Coordinator, ChristianaCare
Fredeline Pierre, MBA, BSN, RN
Oncology, RN, ChristianaCare
Angela Pizza, BSN, RN
Mental Health Nursing/Psychiatry, Registered Nurse, ChristianaCare
Jena Pritzlaff, BSN, RN, CNOR
Operating Room, Operating Room Nurse, ChristianaCare
Steven Rawheiser, BSN, RN, CCRN
Pediatric Critical Care Transport Team, Flight Nurse, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Shaky’Ra Robinson, RN
Med Surg, Registered Nurse, ChristianaCare
Bridget Ryan, MSN, RN, CCRN
Critical Care, Assistant Nurse Manager, ChristianaCare
Valerie Salmon, RN-BC
Stroke, RN, ChristianaCare
Heather Strickland, RN
Cardiac, Charge Nurse, TidalHealth Nanticoke
Aimee Taylor, BSN, RN, CPN
Pediatrics, Nursing Supervisor, Nursing Supervisor, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Terry Vaughn, BSN, RN-BC, WTA-C
Trauma Surgical Stepdown, RN III, ChristianaCare
Phyllis Wheatley, RN
Day Surgery/ICU, Staff Nurse, TidalHealth Nanticoke
Ginger Wille, BSN, RN
Acute Care—Cardiac/Hospital Overflow, Charge Nurse, RN, TidalHealth Nanticoke
Amanda Williams, MSN, RN-BC
Acute Medicine, Assistant Nurse Manager, ChristianaCare
Taryn Zimmerman/Kelley, BSN, RN, CCRN
ICU/CT Surgery/Early Nursing Intervention Team (Rapid Response), RN, Beebe Healthcare
Licensed Practical Nurse
Karen Angelo, LPN
Thoracic Surgery/Interventional Pulmonology, Clinic Nurse, STS Data Manager, ChristianaCare Helen F. Graham Cancer Center and Research Institute
Michelle Elzey, LPN
Care Coordinator, Nurse Case Manager, TidalHealth Nanticoke
Mark Figgs, LPN
Hospice, Team LPN, BAYADAHospice
Mary Games, LPN
Primary Care, PAACT LPN, Wilmington VA Medical Center
Brent Gehman, LPN
OR, Orthopedics, Scrub/First Assist, TidalHealth Nanticoke
Teresa Johnson, LPN
Home Health, LPN, Maxim Healthcare Services and Aveanna Healthcare
Gayle Myran, LPN
Occupational Health/Employee Health, LPN Charge Nurse, Bayhealth
Nursing Legend
This award goes to someone in Delaware’s nursing community who has made a lasting impact throughout their career. Nominators say Dr. Judith Herrman has had a long career at the University of Delaware as a top academic and is now a professor emeritus who continues to support academia and the state of Delaware. Her areas of research and influence are adolescent health, teen cognitive development and sexual behavior.
Judith Herrman, Ph.D., RN, CNE, ANEF, FAAN
Education/Consultation, Emerita Professor/Consultant, University of Delaware and NurseTim Inc.
Nursing Newcomer
Brittany Bolen, BSN, RN
Pre-Post of Cath Lab Patients, CDU, RN, TidalHealth Nanticoke
Elizabeth Crowder, BSN, RN
Heart and Vascular Interventional Services Prep and Hold, Registered Nurse, ChristianaCare
Lindsey Gaspar, RN
Medical/Surgical, Registered Nurse, ChristianaCare
MycKenzie Gillette, RN
Labor and Delivery, Registered Nurse, Bayhealth
Amy Jackson, BSN, RN
Critical care/ICU, Registered Nurse, ChristianaCare
Kristen Magaw, RN
Transitional Surgical Unit, RN, ChristianaCare
Paige Maykut, BSN, RN, CEN
Emergency Nurse, Registered Nurse, ChristianaCare
Benjamin Salin, RN, NREMT-P
Emergency Department, Registered Nurse, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Angelina Scott, BSN, RN
Trauma Surgical, Registered Nurse, ChristianaCare
Kelsey Smith, BSN, RN
Behavioral Health, Registered Nurse, ChristianaCare
Nicole Webb, BSN, RN-BC
Trauma/Surgical, Registered Nurse, ChristianaCare
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing
Stephanie Cressman, BSN, RN-BC
Behavioral Health, RN-III, ChristianaCare
Anne DeCaire, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, Center for Women’s Emotional Wellness, ChristianaCare
Stephanie Evans-Mitchell, Ed.D., MSN, APRN, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC
Psychiatry, Nurse Practitioner, ChristianaCare and Creative Medical Consulting
Jennifer Graber, Ed.D., MSN, APRN, PMHCNS-BC
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing, Associate Professor and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Practice Initiatives, University of Delaware
Lacey Hendrickson, MA, BSN, RN
Behavioral Health/Psychiatry, Registered Nurse, ChristianaCare
Shawna Mayles, RN, SANE
Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Coordinator, Beebe HealthCare
Kendall McDowell, BSN, RN-BC
Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, Registered Nurse, ChristianaCare
Jeannie Parker, RN
Department of Psychiatry, Registered Nurse, ChristianaCare
Amanda Richter, MSN, BS, APRN, AGCNS-BC, CEN
Behavioral Health, Clinical Nurse
Specialist, Bayhealth
Quality/Safety/Risk Management
Jennifer Benson, MSN, RN, CPHQ
Quality and Safety, Project Manager, ChristinaCare
Erin Dwyer, MSN, APRN, ACCNS-P, CCRN-K
PICU, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nemours/ Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Gwendolyn Ebbert, MSN, BA, RN, CPHQ, RN-BC, LSSBB
Nursing Quality and Safety, Performance Improvement Program Manager, ChristianaCare
Kelly Gardner, BSN, RN, CIC
Infection Prevention, Infection Control Senior Manager, Bayhealth
Stacey Hurley, MSN, RN, CPHQ
Patient Safety and Accreditation, ChristianaCare
Craig Martine, MSN, RN
Quality and Safety/Performance Improvement—Surgery, Senior Program Manager, ChristianaCare
Susan Mascioli, MS, BSN, RN, NEA-BC, CPHQ, LSSBB
Quality and Safety, Director, Nursing
Quality and Safety, ChristianaCare
Ann Principe, DNP, MBA, RN, CPHQ
Patient Safety, Director, Patient Safety, ChristianaCare
Rehabilitation/Long-Term Care
Jamie Ayala, DNP, RN-BC, NE-BC
Rehabilitation, Nurse Manager, ChristianaCare
Volunteerism and Service
Alexandra Colin, MSN, RN-BC, CCRN-K
Nursing Education, NPDS, ChristianaCare
Noreen Kessler, MSN, RN, CCRN, PHRN, NREMT
Critical Care Transport Team, Critical Care Transport Registered Nurse, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Irene LaVita-Harris, BSN, RN, CCRN, TCRN, NREMT-B
Trauma Surgical Unit, RN III, ChristianaCare
Jamila Richardson, BSN, RN, IBCLC
Nursing Professional Development/ Lactation Consultant, Lactation Services Program Manager, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Jennifer Saylor, Ph.D., APRN, ACNS-BC
School of Nursing, Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Faculty and Student Affairs, University of Delaware
Susan Sheehy, Ph.D., RN, FAEN, FAAN
College of Heath Sciences, School of Nursing, Professor, University of Delaware
Trina Turner, MSN, RN-BC, LNC
Oncology, Lung and Colorectal Cancer Nurse Navigator, Bayhealth
