Where Are They Now?
2000 - 2009
2000
Erin Flanagan - Reno, NV
Travel nursing ICU. CCRN
Lynn (Colleta) Simko - North Versailles, PA
Associate Professor, Duquesne University School of Nursing
2001
Amy (Vogel) Breslin - Parsippany, NJ
Level III RN (staff nurse on pediatric oncology/hematology), Hackensack University Medical Center
Michelle (Mancini) Kielar - New Castle, PA
School nurse at New Castle Senior High School
Christine (James) Meyer - Bridgeville, PA
Senior Consultant, McKesson Corporation
Erin Schomaker - Freehold, NJ
Currently employed as a traveling nurse.
2002
Kimberly Clark - Johnstown, PA
Completed training at the R.B. Turnbull Jr. School of Enterostomal Therapy at Cleveland Clinic in 2006. Currently practice in the areas of Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing.
Jennifer (Rook) Holman - Winchester, VA
RN, Pediatrics and NICU at Winchester Medical Center
Sara Morasch -Spokane, WA
Staff RN, Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center
Will be traveling to Rwanda with Healing Hearts Northwest to assist with heart surgery, recovery and education to people affected by rheumatic heart disease.
Nora Mulhearn - Middletown, CT
Assistant Nurse Manager of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Connecticut Children's Medical Center and pursuing an MSN from the University of Hartford
Sara (Potts) Thompson - Sellersburg, IN
Unit Supervisor for 2B TCU at Sts Mary and Elizabeth Hospital Louisville, Kentucky. Norton Hospital Nurse of the Year Nominee for 2006.
Cindy Walters - Pittsburgh, PA
Instructor at Duquesne University School of Nursing in Master's Forensic Nursing Program and Undergraduate, sophomore level, community
2003
Florence Agwoh - Turtle Creek, PA
RN at the VA Hospital of Pittsburgh
Angela Balistrieri - Pittsburgh, PA
CCRN, Faculty at UPMC Mercy Hospital School of Nursing
Tara (Drake) Hartle - Freedom, PA
Sarah (York) Loschiavo - Farmington, CT
Family Nurse Practitioner at Minute Clinic in Connecticut
2004
Frances (George) Heckler - Pittsburgh, PA
Janet (Logan) Hegg - Charlotte, NC
Faculty - OB and Pediatrics, Queens University of Charlotte, Presbyterian School of Nursing
Linda (Zagst) Koharchik - Brackenridge, PA
Nursing Instructor, Citizens School of Nursing
Cameos of Caring 2008
Will graduate in December 2009 with Doctor of Nursing Practice from Waynesburg University
Lori Schumacher - Augusta, GA
Associate Dean for Simulated Learning Innovations, Medical College of Georgia, School of Nursing
2005
Angela Balistrieri - Munhall, PA
Associate Director, UPMC Mercy School of Nursing
Kathryn (Arndt) Davis - Latrobe, PA
RN (staff) at Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital
CCRN in 2009
Kimberly Sue Kaloz - Jefferson Hills, PA
Staff nurse at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
CPN in 2009
ACE Award winner in 2008
Horizons Conference presenter (TLA in peds)
Amber (Lerach) Kolesar - Pittsburgh, PA
Senior Professional Staff Nurse, UPMC Shadyside
Kira (Kilichowski) Lupeke - Farmingdale, NY
Assistant Professor of Nursing, LaGuardia Community College
Christina (Petrozella) Norman - Lawley, FL
Staff RN, Charge Nurse - SICU, Shands at University of Florida
Peggy Russell - Parkersburg, WV
Director of Health and Safety at Stell Dynamics, LLC
Shirley (Powe) Smith - Pittsburgh, PA
Assistant Professor, Duquesne University School of Nursing
2008 Scholarship was named in my honor by Sigma Theta Tau, Epsilon Phi Chapter. The Shirley A. Powe Smith Scholarship is awarded to a junior nursing student annually.
Amy Vestovich - Monroeville, PA
RN in Pediatric ICU at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Currently enrolled in Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Program at the University of Pittsburgh
2007 ACES Award winner at UPMC
2007 Kids First Award winner
Interviewed for WQED television show "On Q" about the future of nursing
Ellen (Krank) Winkle - Langhorne, PA
RNC, Maternity and Special Care Nursery Units, Princeton Healthcare System
2008 March of Dimes Award for Nursing Excellence
Nationally Certified in In-Patient Obstetrical Nursing (NCC)
2006
Janet (Revay) Bischof - Wheeling, WV
Assistant Professor, Director Graduate Administration and Education tracks, Wheeling Jesuit University
Robin Chard - Hollywood, FL
Perioperative Nursing Specialist, AORN
Rebecca Ehling - Oreland, PA
RN at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Trauma and Solid Organ Transplant Certified
Karen (Kay) Gittings - Darlington, SC
Nursing Instructor, Francis Marion University
Caren (Gwinn) La Rue - Carlisle, PA
Charge Nurse, Med-Surg, Carlisle Regional Medical Center
Anne Marie Manfroni - South Euclid, OH
RN, BSN in the Coronary Intensive Care Unit at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
Tanecia N. (Moran) Redlinger - Norfolk, VA
Burn Truama Nurse. Recently married in February at Duquesne.
Megan Robison - Tampa, FL
Staff Nurse, Medical ICU, James A. Haley VA Medical Center
Alliene Olson - Scottsdale, AZ
RN in ICU at Mayo Clinic Hospital
Lenore (Kolljeski) Resick - Pittsburgh, PA
Clinical Associate Professor, Duquesne University School of Nursing
2009 Inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
2007 Distinguished Nurse Award, PA State Nurses Association
2007 Richard A. Caliguiri Community Action Award, District #6, PA State Nurses Association
Megan A. Robison - Tampa, FL
RN in the Medical ICU at the James A. Haley VA Medical Center
2007 VA Award for Excellence in Nursing Services
Nicole Schafer - Monroeville, PA
RN, BSN in the PACU at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Nicole Leigh Wasilko - Elizabeth, PA
Neuro/Trauma nurse at Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh
2007
Kelly Arashin - Hilton Head Island, SC
RN, Accreditation Coordinator, Risk Management at Hilton Head Hospital
Leigh-Anne Brosious - Pittsburgh, PA
Clinical Nurse II at The Western Pennsylvania Hospital on Progressive Cardiac Care Unit
Kathleen Czekanski - Philadelphia, PA
Director of Graduate, RN-BSN, and RN-MSN Programs at LaSalle University, School of Nursing and Health Sciences.
Judy Didion - Perrysburg, OH
Dean, School of Nursing, Lourdes College
Colleen Tipping Federico - Pittsburgh, PA
PICU at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Heather O'Kelley - Enka, NC
CVICU RN at Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC
Mary Molly Shea - East Amherst, NY
Unit Manager, Erie County Medical Center
Legal Nurse Consultant, Dunning and Shea, Inc. Longterm Care Advisors
Jacqueline M. Sitko - Cleveland Heights, OH
Staff Nurse, Medical/Surgical ICU, Hillcrest Hospital
Sara Slear - Harrisburg, PA
RN, Penn State Hershey Medical Center
Christine L. Vezzetti - Wexford PA
RN in the PACU at Allegheny General Hospital
Member of the Nursing Research Council
2008
Susan (Copley) Cobb - Moorestown, NJ
Program Advisor, Thomas Edison State College
Publications: "Social Presence and Online Learning: a Current View from a Research Perspective," The Journal of Interactive Online Learning, November 2009
"Social Presence, Satisfaction and Perceived Learning of RN-to-BSN Students in Web-based Nursing Courses, accepted for publication in Nursing Education Perspectives.
Presentation: "Bridging the Gap in Online Education Through Social Presence." 27th International Nursing Technology Conference, April 2009, Washington, DC.
Elizabeth (Wosotowsky) DePietro - Carnegie, PA
Quality Improvement Specialist, UPMC Mercy
Kaitlyn Hinchberger - Baden, PA
RN, Allegheny General Hospital
Brittany Hoffman - Pittsburgh, PA
RN at West Penn Hospital in the Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)
Married to Damien Harkins, LaRoche College alum of 2007
Caitlin M. Kuntz - Jamison, PA
Staff Nurse/ Hematology Unit, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Patrick Montgomery - Pittsburgh, PA
RN in CCU, Allegheny General Hospital
Courtney Moser - New Kensington, PA
RN, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Karen Myers - Salisbury, MD
Instructor of Nursing, Warwic Community college
Michael Scott - McKeesport, PA
Pediatric Critical Care Nurse (PICU) at Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh. Trauma Certified. Trauma Committee Member. PALS Certified.
Jerod C. Smith - New Kensington, PA
UPMC Presbyterian Neuro Trauma ICU. RN,BSN
Jenny Wilson - Erie, PA
RN in the ICU at St. Vincent Health Center, Erie, PA
Elizabeth Wright - Fairfax, VA
Nominated for New Graduate of the Year at Inova Fairfax Hospital by the managers of the Oncology Unit
2009
Sarah Carlins - Pittsburgh, PA
Alisha Charnesky - Pittsburgh, PA
Hired as a Graduate Nurse in Medical ICU at Allegheny General Hospital
Katie Marie Hauser - Latrobe, PA
Clinical Nurse - CVICU, UPMC Mercy
Jenna Jasek - Pittsburgh, PA
Hired as a Graduate Nurse tn the Cardiac Step-down Unit at UPMC McKeesport
Ashlee Javens - Pittsburgh, PA
Cardiovascular ICU at UPMC Mercy
Lauren Kinder - Pittsburgh, PA
Graduate Nurse at Allegheny General Hospital
Leah (Walp) Laffey - Pittsburgh, PA
CEO, Kindred
Bethany Long - Pittsburgh, PA
Graduate Nurse in Critical Care Service Line at VA Hospital
Joli Miracle - Locust Grove, GA
Gold Bar Recruiter for the United States Army
Swetha Nattu Ashok - Murrysville, PA
Sara Nesbitt - Gibsonia, PA
Americorps member
Amy Paulick - Honolulu, HI
Staff Nurse in the United States Army
Teresa Pessolano - Pittsburgh, PA
Graduate Nurse at UPMC Mercy
Megan Shively - Freedom, PA
Moira Slegal - Carnegie, PA
Graduate Nurse, UPMC Mercy
Melissa Smith - Canton, OH
Assistant Director/Assistant Professor, Division of Nursing, Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Responsible for working on an RN-BSN completion program.
Elizabeth Welesko - McDonald, PA
Graduate Nurse at UPMC Mercy
Victoria (Sokira) Wells - Kent, OH
Staff Development Surgical Services, Akron city Hospital
2008 Preceptor Award
2008 Cameo of Caring
Erica Wiesen - Cleveland, OH
RN, Cleveland Clinic
Mary Tobin Award for General Excellence in Nursing
Graduated Summa Cum Laude