Excellence in Nursing 2023

Hudson Valley magazine is happy to announce the winner of our 15th annual nursing scholarship, awarded to a local high school senior who is planning to study nursing in college. By any standards, Hannah Schroeder is accomplished and well-rounded. A senior at Dover High School in Dover Plains, Hannah is a varsity athlete with a part-time job and a 4.0 GPA. Hannah was inspired to study nursing after her grandmother was diagnosed with advanced breast cancer. At the age of 12, Hannah found it devastating to visit her once-robust grandmother in the hospital, but, at the same time, she was struck by the kindness and professionalism of the nurses who cared for her. Hannah was impressed by how the nursing staff seemed to be everywhere at once: reading charts at bedside, wheeling patients around the unit, checking vitals, and delivering ice chips. On top of the nurses’ calm efficiency, Hannah noticed their unfailing kindness; it seemed to her that the nurses who cared for her grandmother treated her like she was a family member.

Hannah’s mother JoAnn, an experienced and dedicated Medical Assistant, also influenced Hannah’s interest in healthcare. It was through her mom that Hannah learned how a medical office operated — information that would prove useful when Hannah solidified her focus on healthcare with an externship at a local OB/GYN practice.

Reflecting on the life experiences that have led her to a future in healthcare, Hannah says, “I hope to become a nurse who patients trust to take care of them, both physically and mentally.”

Anderson Center for Autism
Christopher Rios, BSN

Bon Secours Community Hospital
Kimberly Everett, BSN, CPN
Maria Gunderman, RN, BSN, TNCC

Brookmeade Community
Mary Michaluk, RN
Carol Ryan, RN

The Center for Discovery
Melinda Green, RN, MSN
Jamie Waichman, RN, BSN

Columbia Memorial Hospital
Dale Adams, RN
Tina Brazie, LPN
Nancy Forgione, RN
Victoria Kirsch, RN, CGRN
Debra McKeon, LPN
Rebecca Monroe, LPN
Deborah Perez-Astorga, RN
Ben Vinciguerra, RN
Jane Wright, RN, RN-BC

Cornerstone Family Healthcare
Guadalupe Garcia, LPN

Dyson Center for Cancer Care
Taylor Sloczkowski, RN

Family Services
Kristy Tierney, RN

Fishkill Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing
Andrea Christine Lohman, RN, BSN

Garnet Health Medical Center
Kathleen Joy, RN, BSN, OCN

Golden Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Sarah Marguglio, RN

Good Samaritan Hospital of Suffern, NY
Carolyn Pagano, RN, BSN, C-EFM
Aniceta Samson, BSN

Health Alliance of the Hudson Valley
Donna Cornell, AAS
Jacqueline Lichwick, BSN

Hudson Valley Hospice
Kaitlyn Allen, RN, BSN, CHPN
Erica Bradley, RN, CHPN
Melissa Reyes, RN, CHPN
Michael Williams, LPN

Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital
Dana Lorber, RN, MS, CPN

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Jennifer Olstrom, RN, BSN, OCN

MidHudson Regional Hospital
Mandy Aftel, BSN
Kellyann Esposito, RN, BSN, MHA, CNOR

Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital
Nicole Bracken RN, BSN
Patty Detoro , RN, BSN
Beverly Keefer, RN, BSN, MSN, CNML
Emma Sabini, RN, BSN

New York Presbyterian Westchester Hospital
Quasha Morefield, RN-BC, BSN
Patricia Sequi, RN, BSN, PCCN

Northern Westchester Hospital
Christine Melhado, RN, BSN, WCC, OMS

Premier Medical Group
Lisa Gray, RN, CCRC

Putnam Hospital/Nuvance Health
Lina Fuschetto, RN
Mindy Jackson, RN, BSN, CCM
Victoria Maxino, RN

Sapphire Nursing & Rehab at Goshen
Keri Colavito, RN

St. Anthony Community Hospital
Laura Gralton, AAS
Elise Steffens, RN, BSN

Sun River Health
Karen Estrada, RN
Michelle Garay, RN
Robert Hixon, RN
Kristi Killmer, LPN
Krista Miller, RN
Deon Stewart-Miles, RN, BSN, MPA
Carmen Vazquez, RN

Ten Broeck Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing
Donna Becker, RN

Vassar Brothers Medical Center/Nuvance Health
Susan Giles-Belliveau, RN, MSN

Westchester Medical Center
Daniela Krzeminski, BSN, OCN
Nicole McKenzie, MSN, NP-BC
Lisa Sarraga, BSN, MPH

White Plains Hospital
Margot Cano, RN, BSN, MEDSURG-BC
Rachel Cappio, RN, MSN,OCN
Jane Ciaramella, MS, RNC-OB, C-EFM, C-ONQS
Caroline Glusko, RN-BC, BSN
Christine Heflin, BSN, CCRN
Kiera McCoy, RN, BSN
Shelly Ann Norville, BSN, MEDSURG-BC
Corinne Perillo, RN, BSN, CEN, TNCC
Aimee Rich, RN, EFM, INOB, ENPC
Jennifer Simmonds-Bradshaw, RN, MSN, CGRN
Magon Sinclair-Marshall, RN, BSN

Woodland Pond at New Paltz
Roseann Arciuolo, BSN

2023 Nursing Administrators

Columbia Memorial Hospital
Anna DeCaprio, RN, BSN

Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital
Nicole Marie Lucas, RN, MSN, NE -BC

New York Presbyterian Westchester Hospital
Christopher Dotoratos, RN-BC, MSN, NE-BC

The Pines at Poughkeepsie Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation
Jessica Hinson, RN, WCC

Putnam Hospital/ Nuvance Health
Anne Gaya-Ngowe, RN, BSN, MBA, MPH