Nursing Leadership

Theresa Brodrick, RN, Ph.D.
Executive Vice President, Chief Nurse Executive

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

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

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

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

Rebecca D. Graboso, DNP, R.N., FNP-BC, CNRN
Vice President, Nursing/Chief Nurse Executive, Riverview 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