Where Are They Now?
1990-1999
1990
Lorraine (Len) Buck - Turlte Creek, PA
Senior Consultant, Corazon Consulting
Michele Buraczewski, CEN, CCRN - Charleroi, PA
Nurse Educator, UPMC Mercy
1991
Lucia (Sciulli) Novak - Silver Spring, MD
Nurse Practitioner, Diabetes Institute, Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Principal Investigator for ongoing study "The Impact of Video Broadband Phone Reminder System for Glycemic Control in Older Adults Residing in a Retirement Facility"
Adjunct Assistant Professor, FNP Program, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
MSN in 1999 from The Catholic University, Washington, DC
1992
Raimi Abiodun - Lansing, MI
Recently received Ph.D. from University of Phoenix
Patricia (McCutcheon) Prenni - Saltsburg, PA
School nurse at Saltsburg Elementary School
Linda (Homjak) Uhernik - Freedom, PA
Nurse Practitioner/Certified School Nurse, Aliquippa School District
Ed.D. from Nova Southeastern University, FL - dissertation title :"Preventing or Reducing the Incidence of Diabetes in Middle School Children Through a Family Education Model."
Received the Southwest PA School Nurse Excellence Award from the PA School Nurse and Practitioners Association.
1993
Francis Feld - Pittsburgh, PA
CRNA UPMC Mercy Hospital
Nadine (Scherfel) Kanai - Ambridge, PA
Primary Nurse Care Coordinator, UPMC Presbyterian Hospital
Renee Weiss - Pittsburgh, PA
1994
Melissa Achtziger - Oakmont, PA
Clinical Manager
Obtained M.S.N. in 2003
2006 Cameos of Caring Award recipient
Christy (Calhoun) Corkey - Chicago, IL
Amy (Cocklin) Cox - Bel Air, MD
Senior Charge Nurse on Cardiology Care Unit at Johns Hopkins Hospital
Married with one child, Xander
Melissa (Grguric) Dick - Saltsburg, PA
Emergency Room Charge Nurse-Indiana Regional Medical Center
MaryEllen (Kerber) Driver - McKeesport, PA
Professor of Nursing, Community College of Allegheny County
Deborah (Childress) Small - Hudson, OH
ACNO, Clinical Practice/Research, Cleveland Clinic Health System
Leader for Magnet Status at Robinson Memorial Hospital
Coleman Health Care Professional of the Year in Clinical
Karen M. Zagrocki - Pittsburgh, PA
Nurse Practitioner, Fatigati-Nalin and Associates
1995
David R. Courson - New Castle, PA
District Sales Manager for cardiovascular products at Astra Zeneca.
RN in behavioral health
Mary (Chandler) Culpepper - Pittsburgh, PA
Clinical Coordinator/Charge Nurse at West Penn Hospital in Pittsburgh
Aaron Elliott
Program Director for the U.S. Army Graduate Program in Anesthesia Nursing
Linda (Torisky) Flambard - Bridgeville, PA
Staff RN, St. Clair Hospital and Substitute School Nurse, South Fayette School District
American Heart Association CPR Instructor
Recipient of St. Clair Hospital's Professional Advancement Ladder Award in 2007, 2008 and 2009
Melany Hlad - Pittsburgh, PA
Faculty - Instructor I, UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing
Marian Yavorka Jobe - Pittsburgh, PA
Faculty at UPMC Mercy School of Nursing
Debra (Etters) Lewis - Pittsburgh, PA
Instructor and Senior Level Coordinator, Duquesne University School of Nursing
Dee (Cardamone) Nesta - Pittsburgh PA
Retired
Heather (Newman) Talley - Chelsea, AL
Director of Labor and Delivery and Perinatal Services, Brookwood Medical Center
CEO, Talley Legal Nurse Consulting, LLC
Speaker, Women's Comprehensive Care Conference, 2008 and 2009
Melanie (Warziski) Turk - Pittsburgh, PA
Assistant Professor, Duquesne University School of Nursing
1996
Stacy (Wargo) Lutter - Spring Grove, PA
Assistant Professor at York College of PA
Currently an adult Education doctoral student at Penn State.
Recently published an article in "Advance for Nurses" on the psychosocial aspects of infertility.
Barbara Pennich - Pittsburgh, PA
Senior Manager of Clinical Operations, UPMC/JR Home Health
Maria Rolinski - Boardman, OH
Recently earned her MSN with specialization in Nurse Anesthesia from the University of Pittsburgh
1997
Jeffrey Keslar - Bulger, PA
RN Supervisor at HCR Manorcare
Kathy Monahan - Belle Vernon, PA
Education Specialist, The Washington Hospital
1998
Amy (Bender) Thimons - CRNA currently working for UPP at UPMC Mercy, UPMC Passavant and WPAA at Sewickley Vally Hospital.
Teddi (Blackburn) Thorpe - Charleroi, PA
Emergency room nurse at The Washington Hospital
2007 Nursing Reflection Recipient - ER Washington Hospital
Dorothy K. Mayernik - Pittsburgh, PA
Manager, Mercy Parish Nurse and Health Ministry Program
1999
Amy (Shultz) Morgan - Bethel Park, PA
Pediatric Nurse Educator at Interim Health Care
Mary Rose Murray - Irmo, SC
Instructor, Midlands Technical College
Damien Patragas - Canonsburg, PA
Claims Adjuster, The Erie Insurance Group
Jennifer Rosenberry - Pittsburgh, PA
Nurse Coordinator, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital
Michele (Perich) Washowich - Pittsburgh, PA