Excellence in Nursing 2023

Excellence in Nursing

Hudson Valley Magazine is proud to pay tribute to the area’s top nurses in our May issue along with the 2023 Excellence in Nursing Awards coinciding with National Nurses Week. This elegant evening honors local nurses who have gone above and beyond the call of duty, nominated by their supervisors, and selected by a panel of judges. The event features cocktails, a three-course sit-down dinner, live music and an award presentation.

Event Details

Excellence in Nursing

This year’s event was held on May 3, 2023. We’ll see you next year!

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Nominations

Nominations for Excellence in Nursing 2023 are now closed.

Gold Sponsor

Silver Sponsors

Hal Prince Music & Entertainment
Sun River Health
Woodland Pond

Bronze Sponsors

Albany Med Health Systems
The Center for Discovery
Hudson Valley Hospice
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Mount Saint Mary College
Rutberg Breslow

Gift Bag Sponsors

Cornerstone Family Healthcare
The Pines at Poughkeepsie
Premier Medical Group
Montefiore St. Luke's Cornwall

Scholarship Winner

Hannah Schroeder
Hannah Schroeder

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.”

2023 Event Gallery

2023 Top 20 Nurses

Kaitlyn Allen, RN, BSN, CHPN

Hudson Valley Hospice

Roseann Arciuolo, BSN

Woodland Pond at New Paltz

Nicole Bracken RN, BSN

Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital

Jane Ciaramella, MS, RNC-OB, C-EFM, C-ONQS

White Plains Hospital

Keri Colavito, RN

Sapphire Nursing & Rehab at Goshen

Patty Detoro, RN, BSN

Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital

Kellyann Esposito, RN, BSN, MHA, CNOR

MidHudson Regional Hospital

Nancy Forgione, RN

Columbia Memorial Hospital

Guadalupe Garcia, LPN

Cornerstone Family Healthcare

Susan Giles-Belliveau, RN, MSN

Vassar Brothers Medical Center/ Nuvance Health

Maria Gunderman, RN, BSN, TNCC

Bon Secours Community Hospital

Mindy Jackson, RN, BSN, CCM

Putnam Hospital/ Nuvance Health

Kathleen Joy, RN, BSN, OCN

Garnet Health Medical Center

Corinne Perillo, RN, BSN, CEN, TNCC

White Plains Hospital

2023 Top Nurse

Aimee Rich, RN, EFM, INOB, ENPC

White Plains Hospital

Elise Steffens, RN, BSN

St. Anthony Community Hospital

Deon Stewart-Miles, RN, BSN, MPA

Sun River Health

Jessica Hinson, RN, WCC

The Pines at Poughkeepsie Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation

Top 2023 Nursing Administrator

2023 Excellence in Nursing Awards Nominees

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