Meet the Mentors
Available Mentors
Joey Angelina, DNP, MSN, RN, Director of Upstate Triage Center
Sarah Beaman, Director of Managed Care Contracting
Tiffany Bell, MBA, BSN, RN, NEA-BC, Director of Transitional Care
Nicholas Bonfardice, Director of Administration, MedBest Medical Management
Emery Briggs, Assistant Clinical Professor
Tracy Briguglia, Patient Flow Administrator
Sarah Budnik, Moonshot Team Metric CoordinatorMichele Caliva, Administrative Director
Jen Carey, Associate Administrator of Diagnostic & Ancillary Services
Victoria Casper, MSN, RN, CNML, CMSRN, Clinical Nurse Educator
James Cavalluzzi, BSN, RN, Nurse Manager, Pre-Admission Testing
Jennifer Curry, Project Manager of Laboratory & Pharmacy Systems
Brenda Dano, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, Deputy Director of Nursing for Pediatric Services
- Nursing Only Mentor
Marypat D'Arrigo, Business Manager of Ambulatory Services
Stephanie Delahunt, Clinical Educator
- Nursing Only Mentor
Tracy Dence, BSN, RN, CCRN, Co-Nurse Manager, Adult ED Department
Mandi Dixon, MSN, RN, CLC, Assistant Nurse Manager for Pediatric Specialty Services
Kelly Dolan, MSN, RN, NE-BC, Associate Director of Nursing
Autumn Dwyer, Administrative Supervisor
- Nursing Only Mentor
Rebecca Dwyer, MSN, RN, NE-BC, Deputy Director of Nursing Operations
Kerryanna Elhage, BSN, RN, CNML, HNB-BC, Nurse Manager of 11G Peds Hem/Onc
Beth Erwin, MBA, CPCS, CPMSM, Director, Medical Staff Services & Quality Project Management
JoAnn Featherstone, DBA, MSN, RN, CMSRN, CCM, NEA-BC, Associate Director of Nursing at Community Hospital
Lia Fischi, MSN, RN, ONC, Magnet Program Manager
James Fitzgerald, Associate Administrator of Accreditation and Regulatory Affairs
Edmund Freeborn, MNA, BSN, RN, Pediatric Clinical Nurse
Sarah Fries, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, Deputy Director of Nursing for Procedural Services, Nursing Practice Excellence, and Community Hospital
Stan Goettel, Director of Strategic Initiatives, Manager of Advanced Life Support Education, and Programs
Alana Guidetti, BSN, RN, CPN, Nurse Manager of 12E General Pediatrics
- Nursing Only Mentor
Lynn Hale, Psychiatry Nurse Practitioner
Otencia Hanley, Application Coordinator, ASAP, IMT HIS
Nicole Harf, BSN, RN, RN-BC, Nurse Manager of Medicine Subspecialties
Loretta Harris, Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer, Assistant Vice President for Compliance & Ethics
Cynthia Jaconski, Associate Administrator
Scott Jessie, MBA, MSN, RN, CNS, NEA-BC, Chief Nursing Officer
Stacey Keefe, Associate Administrator for Testing & Therapeutics
Melaina King, BSN, RN, CCRN, TCRN, Trauma Program Manager
Naquia (Kia) Lacey, Director of Innovation, Ambulatory
Kathryn Lambert, Business Manager of PM&R Rehab Therapy
Sara Lapointe, Clinical Educator Manager of Clinical Nursing Education
James Legault, Director- Clinical Practice Analysis/Support
Christine Lopez-Dwyer, MSN, APS Manager
Amie Lorini, BSN, RN, CNML, Nurse Manager of Adolescent Psych
- Nursing Only Mentor
Aisha Lubega, Nurse Practitioner of Hospitalist Team
Cassandra Lusk, BSN, RN, Clinical Educator
Dan Malay, Director of Strategic Initiatives
Melissa Martin, BSN, RN, 3N ICU/SWAT/EMU Nurse Manager
Bobbie Jo Massena, BSN, RN, Director of Utilization Review
Linda McAleer, MSN, RN, NE-BC, Nursing Special Projects Advisor
Jerome Morrison, Trauma Outreach and Education Coordinator
Kaushal Nanavati, Assistant Dean of Wellness and Director of Integrative Medicine and Survivorship
Catherine Narcavage-Bradley, Clinical Outpatient Health Educator
Caitlyn Nye, Assistant Professor of College of Nursing
Nancy Page, Chief Nursing Officer (Retired)
Jacqueline Pilon, Upstate Connect Call Center & Switchboard Manager
Rochelle Ratliff, MSN, RN, Associate Director of Pediatric Nursing
Kendra Rector, BSN, RN, C-EFM, RNC-OB, Clinical Training Specialist
Tamara Roberts, MSN, RN, CBRN, Burn Program Manager
Renae Rokicki, Senior Leadership and Development Coordinator, PDL
Jason Rupert, Assistant Director of Environmental Services
Anthony Scalise III, Trauma Injury Prevention Coordinator
Robert Seabury, Associate Vice President of Revenue Cycle
Stephanie Shattuck, Associate Administrator for Support Services & Supply Chain Management
Erin Shortslef, MSN, RN, NE-BC, Deputy Director of Nursing for Inpatient Psychiatry
Yowali Singh, MSN, RN, Assistant Director of Nursing for Ambulatory Services
Karen Sochia, MSN, RN, CNML, 2N Inpatient Rehab Nurse Manager
Kristin Soper, DNP, RN, NP, ANP-BC, AOCNP, Associate Director of Nursing of Cancer Center
Sherria Sparks, MSN, RN, CHCR, Talent Acquisition Specialist of Nursing Recruitment and Retention
Lauren Squires, MSN, RN, OCN, 10E & 10H Assistant Nurse Manager- Nursing Only Mentor
MaryAnn Stark, M.Ed., ODCP, Nursing Development Strategist
Kerri Swart, Director of Clinical Documentation Improvement
Kaley Timms, BSN, RN, OCN, 10E Clinical Training Specialist
Jennifer Vaughn, Executive Assistant Dean for Administration and Clinical Associate Professor
William G. Veit, AVP Internal Audit/Enterprise of Risk Management, FOIL Officer
Ashley Volles, Manager of Advanced Practice Services
Nancy Walklett, MSN, RN, CNML, Director of Ambulatory Services
Meg Welch, MSN, RN, CV-BC, Clinical Educator
Allison White, Executive Director, CELCM
Jordan Workman, MSN, RN, CNML, 5B Nurse Manager
Stuart Wright, Chief Financial Officer
Michelle Zoanetti, MBA, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, Associate Director of Nursing of Emergency Services
Mentors Unavailable in 2025
- Rebecca Adamitis (Fabrizio), Professional Development Manager
- Megan Brandt, BSN, RN, CNML, Nurse Manager-3 West
- Quonitra Bullock - Nurse Manager - Transitional Care Unit
- Kyle Choquette, Associate Director of Nursing for Throughput Operations
- Gwynne Conway, Associate Administrator - Nursing Business Affairs
- Nancy Daoust, Chief Ambulatory Officer
- Angela Fasoldt, Nurse Manager-Regional Perinatal Center
- Enderli Frederiksen, Director of Management Engineering & Sustainability
- Kerry Goessling, Nurse Practitioner, Adult Palliative Service
- Lyndzie John, Staffing Training Coordinator, Environmental Services
- Denise Letourneau, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, Associate Director of Nursing Practice Excellence, Magnet Program Director, & Nurse Residency Director
- Matt Lusnar, Associate Vice President-Finance
- Kelly Mussi, Associate Director of Transitional Care
- Julie Relf, Senior Training Coordinator
- Jamie Waterstripe, Business Operations
- Shelley White, Associate Administrator & Director of Patient Access Services
- Karli Wilcox, BSN, CNOR, Clinical Trainer