2025 Awards

Advanced Practice Nurse - None

Behind the Scenes - Evan Holtz, MBA, BSN, RN, NPD-BC, CHSE, CHSOS

Behind the Scenes - Kevin Kurzweil, BS, MICP, CHSE, CHSOS

Clinical Nurse Leader - Jimmy Sobrera, DNP, RN

Emerging Professional - Amber Bartol, BSN, BS, RN

Lifetime Achievement Award - Gwyn Parris-Atwell, DNP, FNP-BC, CEN, FAEN

Nursing Competency in Elder Care - Susan Boyle, DNP, AGNP-C, CEN, CCRN

Nursing Education Award - Karen “Casey” Schill, DNP, APN-C, FNP-BC, ENP-C, CEN, CFRN, NAEMT-P

Nursing Practice and Professionalism Award - Michael Schill III, DNP, ANP-C, FNP-BC, ENP-C, CEN, CFRN, MICN

Quality, Safety, and Injury Prevention Award - Deborah Cioffi, RN, MSN, MSA

Team Award - Jefferson Health East Life Support Education

2024 President’s Award:

• Julie McGuire, MRN, RN, CEN

• Cathlyn Robinson, MSc(A), RN, CEN, TCRN

2024 Awards

Advanced Practice Nurse - Michael Schill III, DNP, APN-C, FNP-BC, ENP-C, CEN, CFRN, MICN  

Behind the Scenes - Deborah Booth, Pharm.D., MS, MPH, BCPS, BCEMP, CPH

Clinical Nurse Leader - Nicole Jackson, BSN, RN

Emerging Professional - Ryan Scott Wilson, RN, CEN, TCRN, CFRN

Nurse Research - Lisa Winchester, PhD, RN, CEN

Nursing Education - Jennifer Chaiken, BSN, RN, CEN

Nursing Practice & Professionalism - Jennifer Gieger, BSN, RN, CEN, TCRN

Pediatric Readiness Improvement - Arlene Arnold, MSN, RN, CPEN

Team - Jefferson Health Washington Township NJ Hospital Emergency Nursing Education Collective

President’s Award:

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