Where Are They Now?
1970-1979
1970
Diana Chiaverini - Pittsburgh, PA
Staff nurse at Magee-Womens Hospital's Outpatient Clinic
Alice (MacDonough) Coen - Kodiak, AK
M.S., Nursing Science, 2005
Director of Quality and Accreditation - Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center
Leah (Vota) Cunningham - Pittsburgh, PA
Assistant Dean, Student Services, Duquesne University School of Nursing
Terri (Hajduk) Giambarresi - Mt. Airy, MD
Study Nurse Manager, Westat
Rosemary Ryan - Verona, WI
1971
Madeline Bertucci - new Castle, PA
Retired
Barbara (Karatkey) Colin - Mount Laurel, NJ
Chief Nursing Officer, Bayada Nurses
Judith Dzyak - Jamaica Plain, MA
Phyllis (Hamparian) Farson - Williamsburg, VA
Retired
Judith M. Malachowski - Ellaville, GA
Maria Maiaroto - Killingworth, CT
APRN Geriatrics at VA Health Care Systems
Marianne Martin - Clearwater, FL
Education Specialist for Morton Plant Mease Health Care
Barbara (Greza) Murphy - McMurray, PA
School Nurse Practitioner, Pittsburgh Board of Education
Georgeanne Schlicht - White Oak, PA
Outpatient RN liaison - home care - UPMC Community Provider Services
1972
Ann Aurigemma - Brooklyn, NY
CPNP, Pediatric Associate of NYC
Eileen (Keeney) Ciccone - Duxbury, MA
Eileen Crossey - Pittsburgh, PA
Health Educator, Duquesne University
Kay (Streb) Dieckmann - Pittsburgh, PA
Adjunct Clinical Faculty, Duquesne University School of Nursing
Darlene (Deily) Krey - Pittsburgh, PA
Anna (Fenimore) Rasmussen - Cedar Knolls, NJ
NP at Morris Union Jointure Commission Developmental Learning Center
2008 Masters Degree in School Health Education from New Jersey City University
Jane Kuczynski - Johns Island, SC
MSN from Catholic University of America in 1979; Post Masters ANP 1998 Catholic University of America
Mary Margaret Rakowski - Gibsonia, PA
Retired
Patty Schlicht - Pittsburgh, PA
Patty is the president-elect of the Nursing Alumni Board. Patty initially got involved in the Alumni association after attending the Nursing Alumni Homecoming breakfast several years ago, and has been a member of the Board for the last 2 years. She has a BSN from Duquesne University '72, and an MA '83 from St Francis College. She works parttime as a Research Coordinator at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
Mary (Cornelius) Shelton - Virginia Beach, VA
Retired
Susanne Thomas - Monroeville, PA
Public Health Administrator, Allegheny County Health Department
1973
Deborah Coltrane - McMurray, PA
Director of Marketing and Education for Pocket Nurse
Alumni Association Board Member
Sigma Theta Tau International Boards (Corporate, Technoloy and Simulation)
Cynthia (Belli) Paulisick - Alpharetta, GA
Retired
Pamela (Davis) Roberts - Lafayette Hill, PA
Nursing Laboratory Manager, Montgomery county Community College
Author, chapter 9 "Learning Resource Centers" in Moyer & Wittmann-Price (2008), Nursing Education: Foundations for Practice Excellence, F.A. Davis, Philadelphia
Presented at 8th Annual Learning Resource Center Conference, St. Louis, NO - June 2009 - "Strategies for Success: Podcasting and Other Technologies to Enhance Learning in Nursing Students."
Rosemary Ryan - Verona, WI
Retired
Judy Vicchiarelli - Mayfield Heights, OH
Part-time Intake Coordinator, Cleveland Clinic Home Care
1974
Nancy (Lotz) Cortinovis - Venetia, PA
Barbara Sullivan - Pittsburgh, PA
RN-BSN Case Manager/Rehab Counselor at UPMC Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic
Annette Derowski Vaught - Midlothian, VA
Staff Nurse - Maternal Infant Unit at CJW Medical Center
1975
Linda M. (Caruso) Felton - Morgantown, WV
Clinical Educator-Critical Care at Monongalia General Hosptial, Morgantown
Monica (Borkowski) Flanagan - Marblehead, MA
Nurse Practitioner and Associate Nurse Leader at Comprehensive Cardiovascular Care, Harvard Vanguard Medical Association, Boston, MA
Judith (Ritz) Livengood - Mocksville, NC
SCI/D Program Nurse at VA Medical Center
Stephanie (Kopp) Marshall - Honolulu, HI
Director of Community Partnerships at University of Hawaii School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene
Joan E. McMahon - Pittsburgh, PA
Adjunct faculty and Duquesne University School of Nursing and Carlow University School of Nursing
Linda (Kraus) Milko - North Huntingdon, PA
Unit Manager, Center for Digestive Disorders, UPMC McKeesport
Diane (Raskey) Montagna - Houston, TX
Retired
Suzanne Florence (Snee) Olsen - Mesquite, TX
Worked with Veteran's Administration Hospital for 23 years in Pittsburgh, PA, Hartford CT, and Dallas TX - M.S.N. 1981
Karen (Gnagey) Puhl - Centreville, VA
Clinical Operations Manager at Kaiser Permanente
Ruth (Farrell) Rucker - McDonough, GA
RN, Board of Directors, Volunteer Hands of Hope Clinic
Linda Anastasia Schneider - Voorhees, NJ
Certified Pediatric Nurse at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
1976
Elizabeth (Robinson) Baum - Wellsville, PA
RN - Labor and Delivery at Harrisburg Hospital
Kathy Bosaw - Independenc, MO
Graduated from Oakland University in Rochester Michigan with a DNP degree in December, 2011. She teaches nursing in the masters degree program at Graceland University in Independence, Missouri. Kathy was also granted tenure and was promoted to Associate Professor recently.
Karen (Park) Davidson - Mars, PA
Professor, Community College of Beaver County
Amy (Barger) Fields - Bethlehem, PA
School Nurse, Bethlehem Area School District
Peg (Carlson) Gallagher, EdD, RN, CNE - Schaumburg, IL
Assistant Professor, Saint Xavier University
Susan Hancock - New Castle, PA
Deborah (Sharik) Morgan - Virginia Beach, VA
RN at Chesapeake General Hospital in Chesapeake, VA
Irene Elizabeth Philips - Jones, OK
Received M.S.N. in Nursing Education from Southern Nazarene University in 2005
Professor of nursing at Oklahoma City University
Patricia (LaMonaca) Ramsay - Derwood, MD
Staff Nurse for Dr. Walter T. Giblin - Dermatologist
13 year career in U.S. Air Force (PACU, ICU, Medical-Surgical and Medical Evacuation)
Suzan Ulrich - Riply, NY
Inducted as a Fellow in the American College of Nurse Midwives in 2008
Walter W. Walczak - Oakdale, PA
Retired
1977
Charlotte (Condle) Hanning - Del Mar, CA
Michele (Falcon) McCann - Irwin, PA
Director of Facility at Tri-County Outpatient Surgical Facility/Chief CRNA
Susan (Czajkowski) Gessner - Charleroi, PA
MSN in 2000
Allied Health Instructor at Laurel Business Institute
2008-2009 Teacher of the Year - Laurel Business Institute
2009-2010 Outstanding Teacher of the Year PAPSA (Pennsylvania Association of Private School Administrators)
Paulette (Tirpak) Hamilton - Pittsburgh, PA
Nurse Practitioner
Kathleen (Karackai) Molden - Longhorne, PA
Faculty at St. Francis Medical Center School of Nursing
2003 MSN from Drexel University, Clincal Practice Award Winner
2004 Inducted to Sigma Theta Tau, Holy Family University
2006 NLN Nurse Educator Certification
2006 Faculty Advisor for St. Francis Student Nurses Association (ongoing)
2007 NJNS Faculty Recognition Award
2008 Presentation at NJNS Convention "Assessment: Driving Force for Nursing"
Judy Regotti-Alexander - Manhattan Beach, CA
Associate Director Quality Management at Providence Trinity Care Hospice
Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse (CHPN)
Graduate and continuous student of the Anamcara Project - a project for "journeying with the dying" sponsored by the Sacred Art of Living Center
1978
Donna DeMello - Waipahu, HI
Associate Professor, Kapidani Community college
Sharon (Kerrigan) Mulato - Newport, NJ
1979
Denise Anderson - Oswego, NY
ACT Team RN, Oswego Hospital
Amy (Elberfeld) Hysell - Oakland, NJ
Substitute Nurse, Oakland Board of Education
Jayne (St. Germain) McElhaney - Jacksonville, FL
Staff nurse in Cardiac Cath Lab, Baptist Hospital
CCRN, member os AACN
Mary Alice Nash - Erie, PA
Associate Health Nurse, Saint Vincent Health Center
Heather (Neuman) Petros - Lake city, TX
RN - infusion center, Thomas-Spann Clinic
Lynne (Baker) Pompetti - Dallas, TX
Lynne has been selected as one of the 100 Great Nurses in Dallas Fort Worth Texas.
She has been practicing as a Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist since 1984 and in June 2012, will celebrate her 40th year of continuous nursing practice!
Tina (Rosato) Schaum - Pittsburgh, PA
RN BSN CN II, UPMC Mercy
Melanie (Horbal) Shuster - Pittsburgh, PA
Nutrition Clinical Nurse Specialist, West Penn Allegheny Health System
2008 PhD from Duquesne University School of Nursing
Kimberly Siniscalchi - Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
Recently promoted to Major General (2-stars) as the new Chief of the Air Force Nurse Corps