2020 Excellence in Nursing Awards
On Wednesday, September 2nd, 2020, Hudson Valley Magazine virtually celebrated it’s annual
Excellence in Nursing Awards. Congratulations to this year’s class of top nurses that have
helped keep the Hudson Valley safe, healthy & happy!
Since 1972, Hudson Valley Magazine has been the authority on the people, places and activities that define the beautiful and ever-evolving Hudson Valley region. A division of Today Media, Hudson Valley also publishes Westchester/Hudson Valley Weddings, Focus on Albany, and the Casino Guide; features a vibrant website, hvmag.com; produces a weekly e-newsletter called Hudson Valley Today; and hosts several signature events, including the Best of Hudson Valley® Party, Burger & Beer Bash, and the Women in Business Awards.
Hudson Valley Magazine is an award-winning monthly regional publication whose mission is to produce a high quality magazine that informs, entertains, and investigates life in the vibrant community it serves.
Hudson Valley Magazine has proudly been honoring nurses for more than a decade. Never have nurses been more essential and appreciated than now in their unexpected new roles on the front line.
Join us in Congratulating our 2020 Excellence in Nursing honorees.
Our Top 20 Nurses
Matthew Agazzi-Cowton, RN, LPN
Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall
Vana Cabibbo, BSN, RN, OCN, ONS-ONCC
WESTMED Medical Group
H. Janelle Carr, DNP
Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall
Debbie Chakansky, RN
New York- Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital
Patrica Churna, BSN, RN
MidHudson Regional Hospital
Kim Connelly, RN, BSN, MSN
St. Anthony Community Hospital
Donna Engle, RN, BSN, CHPN
Hudson Valley Hospice
Nancy Fox, MS, RN, NPD-BC, NEA-BC, CNML
Phelps Hospital Northwell Health
Kim Jablonski, MSN, CMRSN
Garnet Health Medical Center
Eileen Karle, LPN, CHLPN, BS
Hudson Valley Hospice
Roberta Keogan, RN, RNC-OB
CareMount Medical
Lori Lang, BSN, RN, OCN
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Paula Nigri, LPN
CareMount Medical
Tafford Oltz, RN, TCRN, CFRN, CCRN
MidHudson Regional Hospital
Stephanie Paruolo, MSN, RN
Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall
Andres Salcedo, RN, BSN
White Plains Hospital
Karen Schaffer, RN-BC
Good Samaritan Hospital
Susan Siew, RN
WMC Health Alliance
Marissa Tamburi, RN, MSN, MED
Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital at WMC
Kayla Valentine, RN
WMC HealthAlliance: Broadway Campus
Class of 2020 Nominees
Sunshine Abel, LPN
WESTMED Medical Group
Miriam Arroon BSN, MSN
The Lutheran Care Center
Matthew Agazzi-Cowton, RN, LPN
Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall
Courtney Brenner, LPN
The Thompson House (Nuvance Health)
Ashonte Brown, LPN
Golden Hill Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
Sharol Burney, BSN, RN
Westchester Medical Center
Rebecca Butler, LPN
Hudson Valley Hospice
Vana Cabibbo, BSN, RN, OCN, ONS-ONCC
WESTMED Medical Group
Eileen Capulli, LPN
Premier Medical Group of The Hudson Valley
H. Janelle Carr, DNP
Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall
Evelyn Caska, BSN, RN, AHNCC
The Center for Discovery
Debbie Chakansky, RN
New York- Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital
Renoka Chandra, LPN
WESTMED Medical Group
Patrica Churna, BSN, RN
MidHudson Regional Hospital
Annie Collabatista, BSN, RNC-MNN
White Plains Hospital
Jeannette Colon, BSN, RN
Westchester Medical Center
Weny Comier, LPN
Middletown Medical PC
Kim Connelly, RN, BSN, MSN
St. Anthony Community Hospital
Aimee Croce, BSN, RN
Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall
Katie Dingersen, BSN, RN-BC
White Plains Hospital
Zephyr Dresser-Peck, RN
WMC HealthAlliance: Broadway Campus
Kathleen Dwy, BSN, MPH, RN
Westchester Medical Center
Stacey Edwards, LPN
CareMount Medical
Donna Engle, RN, BSN, CHPN
Hudson Valley Hospice
Merritt Featherston, RN, ACLS, BLS
Vassar Brothers Medical Center (Nuvance Health)
Diana Fernandez, RN
Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall
Aviva Fisher, BSN, MS, CADC, RN-BCLPN
NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester Behavioral Health Center
Michele Flores, LPN
Golden Hill Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
Nancy Fox, MS, RN, NPD-BC, NEA-BC, CNML
Phelps Hospital Northwell Health
Shirley Gill, RN, BA
The Pines at Poughkeepsie Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation
Amanda Graner, RN
Mid Hudson Regional Hospital
Nora Higgins, BSN, CMSRN
Garnet Health Medical Center
Frances Hogan, RN, AS
The Brookmeade Community
Kim Jablonski, MSN, CMRSN
Garnet Health Medical Center
Kathleen (Kathy) Johnson, RN, CHPN
Hudson Valley Hospice
Eileen Karle, LPN, CHLPN, BS
Hudson Valley Hospice
Roberta Keogan, RN, RNC-OB
CareMount Medical
Lori Lang, BSN, RN, OCN
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Patty LaRose, RN, BSN, CHPN
Hudson Valley Hospice
Cynthia Marsilio, RN, MSN, APN
Bon Secours Community Hospital
Danille Mayo-Fucile, BSN, RN
NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital
Kathleen McKenzie, BSN, RN
Putnam Hospital Center (Nuvance Health)
Maria Menjivar, ASN
The Surgery Center at Orthopedic Associates
Gretchen Montazella, RN, BSN
Putnam Hospital Center (Nuvance Health)
Carrie Mosley, BSN
Woodland Pond
Alyssa Mouro, BSN
NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital
Emily Muzyka, RN, BSN, RN-BC
NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital
Innoh Ngbodi, BSN, RN-BC
Vassar Brothers Medical Center (Nuvance Health)
Ivelyn Nichols,BSN, RN
Westchester Medical Center
Paula Nigri, LPN
CareMount Medical
Tafford Oltz, RN, TCRN, CFRN, CCRN
MidHudson Regional Hospital
Megan Osofsky, RN, BSN,CHPN
Hudson Valley Hospice
Anna Panek, BSN, RN, CLC
Westchester Medical Center
Stephanie Paruolo, MSN, RN
Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall
Barbara Reynolds, MSN, MA, RN-BC
NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital
Isabella Robisheaux, RN, ASN
CareMount Medical
Jennifer Ross, BSN, RN
Vassar Brothers Medical Center (Nuvance Health)
Gigi Roy, BSN, MPH, RN
Westchester Medical Center
Jennifer Rubeo, RN
Premier Medical Group of The Hudson Valley
Sarah Ruggiero, BSN, CRNI, VA-BC
Garnet Health Medical Center
Jamie Rusek, RN, BSN, CHPN
Hudson Valley Hospice
Andres Salcedo, RN, BSN
White Plains Hospital
Catherine Sanabria, BSN
White Plains Hospital
Jackie Savino, RN
Hudson Valley Hospice
Dana Sceppaquercia, BSN, RN
White Plains Hospital
Karen Schaffer, RN-BC
Good Samaritan Hospital
Althea Scott Bonaparte, BSN
NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital
Susan Siew, RN
WMC Health Alliance
Margaret Speedling, RN
Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall
Marissa Tamburi, RN, MSN, MED
Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital at WMC
Georgette Taylor, BSN
NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital
Sarah Thompson, AASN, RN
Cornerstone Family Healthcare
Michelle Tierney, RN
Putnam Hospital Center (Nuvance Health)
Kristine Turcy-Cahill, BSN, RN
Northern Dutchess Hospital (Nuvance Health)
Kayla Valentine, RN
WMC HealthAlliance: Broadway Campus
Margaret Walotsky, RN
NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital
Kim Walsh, RN
CareMount Medical
Donna Warfloor, ASNC, RN
Westchester Medical Center
Dorota Wasila, RN, LPN, AND
CareMount Medical
Vanessa Weber, LPN
Premier Medical Group of The Hudson Valley
Sophie Williams, RN, BSN
The Thompson House (Nuvance Health)
Join Hudson Valley Magazine and healthcare professionals from across the region in celebrating the area’s top nurses at the 2020 Excellence in Nursing Awards. The evening includes a cocktail reception, sit-down dinner, and live band. The May 2020 issue of Hudson Valley Magazine will list all of this year’s nominated nurses along with a special write-up on our top 20 nurses, based on specific criteria and judged by the magazine’s editors and medical professionals.
Sponsors will align themselves with high-level decision makers in the healthcare industry including hospitals, private practices, hospices, pediatric facilities, schools, research and educational institutions, as we celebrate nurses in the Hudson Valley.
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