Past NJENA Professional Development Awards Recipients
2023 Awards
Advanced Practice Nurse Award -Kristen Denaro
Behind the Scenes Award - William R Welsh
Clinical Nurse Leadership Award - Maria Aponte
Crisis Response Team Award - Virtua Voorhees ED Infusion Team
Emerging Professional Award - Jamie Pereira
Nursing Education - Lisa Winchester
Nursing Practice and Professionalism - Krystal Diaz
Pediatric Readiness - Katarzyna Wolan
Team - Overlook Medical Center
President’s Award:
Mary Ellen Levine
Dan Misa
Noah Melamed
Kim Russo
Judy Schmidt
Colin Sheehan
John and Cheryl Zanone
2022 Awards
Behind the Scenes Award - Laura Lark & Helen Florence Kurczynski
Clinical Nurse Leadership Award - Jennifer Lees
Crisis Response Team Award - Clara Maass Medical Center Emergency Department
Nursing Education - Jackie Wynkoop
Nursing Practice and Professionalism - Patricia M Egenton
Pediatric Readiness - Katie Linares
Team - Overlook Medical Center
President’s Award:
Kathleen Findley
Cathlyn Robinson
Jeffery Solheim
Kathleen and James Russo
Gregory Zanone
Jeanette Ash Lifetime Achievement Award:
Sharon Kelly
2021 Awards
Behind the Scenes Award - Caitlin Ridge
Crisis Response Team Award - Monmouth Medical Center Emergency Department
Nursing Education - Kathleen Nye
Nursing Practice and Professionalism - Patricia M Egenton
Pediatric Readiness - Janice Bullalo-Iglesias
Quality Safety and Injury Prevention - Steven A Weinman
Team - NJENA West Central Chapter
President’s Award:
Barbara Conicello
James Hoelz
2020 Awards
Clinical Leadership - Amy Casteline
Nursing Education - Patricia Nierstedt
Nursing Practice and Professionalism - Barbara McCormick
Quality Safety and Injury Prevention - Jennifer Leaman
APN Award - Tony Malek
Chapter Award - Northern New Jersey Chapter / Kim Russo - 2019 Chapter President
Team - St Joseph’s Health ALTO Team
President’s Award:
Catherine and Richard Trivett
Patricia Nierstedt
Liz Mizerek
2019 Awards
Clinical Nurse Leadership - Mercedittas Mallari
Nursing Education - Lisa Winchester
Nursing Practice and Professionalism - Jeri Ennis
Quality Safety and Injury Prevention - Martina Skibola
Rising Star - Jamie Bohn
Team - Atlantic Mobile Health
President’s Award:
Emily Braun
2018 Awards
Advanced Practice Nursing - Emilia Wawszczyk
Clinical Leadership - Victoria Soque
Education - Bobbi-Jean Plummer
Practice and Professionalism - Kathy Findlay
Quality, Safety & Injury Prevention - Beth Quraishi
Research - Dr. Mary Kamienski
Rising Star - Christine Gallego
Team Award - St Joseph’s Observation Unit
President’s Award:
Lisa Winchester
Bill Miller
Gust Bages
Jackie Wagner
Heather Linsalata
Dan Misa
Kim Russo
Tracey Scaletti
Anthony Angelow
Elizabeth McFarland
2017 Awards
Advanced Practice Nursing - Ramazan Bahar
Clinical Leadership - Ana M Gehan
Education - Anthony Filippelli
Practice and Professionalism - Katherine Ann Gabin
Quality, Safety & Injury Prevention - Sharon Pineda
Research - Dr. Mary Kamienski
Rising Star - Kimberly Russo
Team Award - St Joseph’s Geriatric ED
President’s Award:
Jessica Trivett
2016 Awards
Behind the Scenes - Daniel Misa
Clinical Excellence - Susan Guilliams and Kimberly Russo
Competence in Aging - Richard Schultz
Educator - Cathlyn Robinson
Professionalism - Tracy Scaletti
Quality & Safety - Eva Rojas
Research - Elizabeth Mizerek
Rising Star - Heather Linsalata
President’s Award:
Bebe Greenberg
2015 Awards
Advanced Practice Nursing - Anthony Angelow
Clinical Excellence - Joleen Ruth
Educator - Dawn Specht
Innovations in Nursing - Noreen Occhipinti
Quality & Safety - Margaret Thornton
Team - NJENA Southern Consortium
President’s Award:
Kelly Mcfarland
2014 Awards
Advanced Practice Nursing - Gwyn Parris-Atwell
Behind the Scenes - Karen Halupke
Clinical Excellence - Debora LaTorre
Educator - Ray Bennett
Innovations in Nursing - Mary Kamienski
Quality & Safety - New Jersey Hospital Association
Rising Star - Sean Varricchio
Spirit - Bill Miller
President’s Award:
Patricia Nierstedt
Beth Macfarland
2013 Awards
Advanced Practice Nursing - Mary Strauss
Behind the Scenes - Fred Fitchett
Clinical Excellence - Beth Manganaro
Educator - Jude Lark
Fundraising - Jackie Wynkoop
Leadership - Deb Cioffi
Rising Star - Daniel Misa
Team - Overlook ED
Vendor Support - Dan Smith - Vidacare
President’s Award:
Robyn Nierstedt
Barbara Conicello
Tim Murphy
Jeanette Ash Lifetime Achievement Award:
Jim Hoelz