Nursing Leadership

Ellen Angelo, DNP, MSN, RN, CCRN
Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer Jersey Shore University Medical Center

Maria Brilhante, MSN, APRN, NEA-BC, CMSRN
Chief Nursing Officer Palisades Medical Center

Cecelia Cetnar, MA, BSN, RN
Vice President, Nursing/Chief Nurse Executive, Riverview Medical Center

Donna Ciufo, DNP, RN, RNP-BC, NE-BC, CCRN
Vice President, Nursing Education, Professional Practice and Leadership Development

Theresa Colarusso, MPA, BSN, NEA-BC, CPPS
Vice President Quality Initiatives & System Improvement

Lori Colineri, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
Chief Nursing Officer, JFK University Medical Center

Marie Foley Danecker, DNP, MSN, RN, CCRN, NE-BC
Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer Ocean University Medical Center

Susan Giordano, R.N., BSN, MBA, NE – BC, FACHE
Chief Nursing Officer Pascack Valley Medical Center

Lisa Guinta, MSN, RN-BC
Magnet Program Director

Dawn Heath, DNP, MBA, MHA, BSN, CCRN-CSC
Vice President & Chief Nurse Executive Southern Ocean Medical Center

Ramonita Jiménez, DNP, MPA, RN, NEA-BC
Chief Nursing Officer, Department of Patient Care, Hackensack University Medical Center

Valarie McPherson, RN, MSN, MBA, NEA-BC
Chief Nursing Officer, Mountainside Medical Chief Nursing Officer, Mountainside Medical

Jane O’Rourke, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer Raritan Bay Medical Center and Old Bridge Medical Center

Shaun Sweeney, MSN, RN-BC
Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer Carrier Clinic

Alda Valenzuela, RN-C, MSN, CWS, C-NE, CDONA-LTC
VP of Nursing Hackensack Meridian Quality Care

Heather Veltre, DNP, MS, BSN, BN, RN, NEA-BC
Chief Nursing Officer Bayshore Medical Center

Teri Wurmser Ph.D., MPH, RN, NEA-BC
Vice President of Nursing Research, Grants and Academic Affairs; Associate Dean of the Georgian Court-Hackensack Meridian Health School of Nursing