Our Nursing Leadership Team.
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
Cecelia Cetnar, MA, BSN, RN
Vice President, Nursing/Chief Nurse Executive, Riverview Medical Center
Donna Ciufo, DNP, RN, RNP-BC, NE-BC, CCRN
Vice President, Nursing Education, Professional Practice and Leadership Development
Theresa Colarusso, MPA, BSN, NEA-BC, CPPS
Vice President Quality Initiatives & System Improvement
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
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
Kristine Rovell, MBA, MSN, RNC, CCM, ACM-RN
Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer, Bayshore Medical Center
Alda Valenzuela, RN-C, MSN, CWS, C-NE, CDONA-LTC
VP of Nursing Hackensack Meridian Quality Care
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
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