Magnet Steering Committee
The Manget Steering Committee meets quarterly on the fourth Friday of January, April, July and Octoer from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. via Microsoft Teams.
Members of the Magnet Steering Committee:
| Tammy Austin-Ketch, PhD, Dean & Professor, College of Nursing |
| Tiffany Bell, BSN, RN, Nursing Director, Ambulatory Services |
| Marti Benedict, BSN, RN, Research Administration |
| Julie Briggs, MSN, RN, CPHQ, Director, Patient Safety & Quality, Hospital Quality |
| Karen Callahan, MSN, RN, Associate Nursing Director, Cancer Center |
| Kyle Choquette, MSN, RN, CNRN, SCRN, NE-BC, Associate Nursing Director, Throughput Operations Center |
| Gwynne Conway, MBA, Associate Administrator, Nursing Business Affairs |
| Brenda Dano, MSN, RN, Associate Nursing Director, Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital |
| Kelly Dolan, MSN, RN, NE-BC, Assistant Director of Nursing, Inpatient Nursing |
| Rebecca Dwyer, MSN, RN, NE-BC, Associate Director of Nursing, Administrative Supervisors |
| Lacie Eldred, BSN, RN, Magnet Champion Co-Chair, Ambulatory Peds Hem/Onc |
| Collette Fay, BS, Magnet, Quality & Safety |
| JoAnn Featherstone, BSN, DBA, RN, Associate Director of Nursing Community Hospital |
| Sarah Fries, MSN, FNP-BC, Deputy Nursing Director, Advanced Practice Services |
| Despina Garcia, BSN, RN, Nurse Manager, 6I Medical ICU |
| Nicole Harf, BSN, RN, NPD-BC, Nursing Professional Development Program Manager |
| Emery House, MSN, RN, CCM, Nursing Congress Co-Chair, Support Pool ICU |
| Deborah Hurst, BSN, RN, Nursing Congress Co-Chair, Clinical Case Manager |
| Meghan Ilko, BSN, RN, Nurse Manager, Surgery Center, PACU, PTC, OPIS, Community Hospital |
| Scott Jessie, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, Interim Chief Nursing Officer |
| Sharon Klaiber, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, Magnet Excellence Coordinator |
| James Legault, MBA, Director, Clinical Practice Analysis |
| Denise Letourneau, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, Associate Director of Magnet, Quality & Safety |
| Ann Markle, BSN, MS, RN, NEA-BC, Deputy Nursing Director, Adult Inpatient, Downtown Hospital |
| Linda McAleer, MSN, RN, NE-BC, Deputy Nursing Director, Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital |
| Holly McCurdy, MS, Director, Professional Development & Learning |
| Sara Meneilly, BSN, RN, Nurse Manager, Emergency Department, Community Hospital |
| Rebecca Milczarski, MSN, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, Assistant Nursing Director, Nursing Recruitment |
| Kelly Mussi, MSN, RN, Assistant Director of Nursing, Transitional Care |
| Diane Nanno, MSN, RN, NE-BC, Nursing Director, Transitions in Care |
| Tina Passett, BSN, MHA, RN, CNML, CPXP, Chief Experience Officer |
| Ellen Powers, BSN, RN, Assistant Director, Perioperative Services |
| Erin Shortslef, MSN, RN, NE-BC, Interim Nurse Manager, 4B, Downtown Hospital |
| Yowali Singh, MSN, RN, Nursing Director, Ambulatory Services |
| Abigail Smith, MSLIS, Magnet Librarian |
| Anne Snowdon, BSN, RN, Assistant Director of Nursing for Procedural Services |
| Catherine Stephens, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, CNRN, SCRN, Associate Director of Nursing |
| Renee Strangeway, BA, Assistant Manager, Employee Labor Relations |
| Peggy Thomas, MSN, RN, Nursing Director, Community Hospital |
| Jayne Vamvaklas, BSN, RN, AP1, Magnet Champion Co-Chair |
| Barbara Walczyk, MSN, RN, CSSM, Deputy Nursing Director, Perioperative Services, Downtown Hospital |
| Nancy Walklett, MSN, RN, CNML, Nursing Director, Ambulatory Services |
| Beth Wells, MSN, RN, Nursing Director, Ambulatory Services |
| Karen Wentworth, MSW, MPH, RRT, CPXP, Director Patient Experience |
| Melissia Wheeler, MSN, RN, NP-C, RACR, Assistant Director of Advanced Practice Services |
| Michelle Zoanetti, MSN, MBA, RN, NEA-BC Associate Nursing Director, Emergency Services |