Awards & Recognition Committee

The members of the Awards & Recognition Committee review APNA Annual Awards nominations, APNA Board of Directors Student Scholarship applications, and APNA Memorial Scholarship applications.

Chair

Rick Pessagno, DNP, FAANP

Committee

Susan Archacki-Resnik, MSN, ARNP, PMHNP-BC
Nina Beaman, EdD, MSN, CNE, RN-BC (PMH)
Susan Blaakman, PhD, RN, PMHNP-BC, FNAP
Jasmine Bratton-Robinson, MSN-Ed, PMH-BC
Gail Burmeister, DNP, PMHNP-BC, MSN, RN
Kim Butts, DNP, MSN-Ed, RN, PMH-BC
Carol Campbell, DNP, APRN, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP-BC, FNP-C
Avni Cirpili, DNP, RN
Susan Dawson, EdD, PMHCNS/NP-BC
Cameron Duncan, DNP, MS, APRN, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC
Christina Dynamite, BSN, RN-BC, NC-BC
Bobby Edwards, MSN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
J. Carol Elliott, PhD, RN, PMHCNS, BC
Brooke Finley, PhD, DNP, PMHNP-BC, RN, CARN-AP
Loraine Fleming, DNP, PMHNP-BC
Jeanne Florio, RN, MS, APRN, BC
Julie Floyd, PMHNP-BC, Ed.D
Mary Ann Foley-Mayer, DMH, RN, APN, C
Diane Forsyth, RN, PhD
Laureen Galatas, RN, MN
Pepper Ginder, MSN, RN-BC
Niki Gjere, PhD, MA, MS, PMHCNS-BC, RN, APRN, CNS
Jennifer Graber, EdD, PMHAPRN, CS, BC
Anne Greenwalt, MSN, RN, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Cynthia Handrup, DNP, APRN, PHMCNS-BC, FAAN
Brittany Haskell, DNP, MA, PMHNP-BC
Lisa Haynes, BSN, PMH-BC
Jan Hellrung, BSN, RN
Cheryl Ann Hess, LCSW, PMHNP, CCM
Ma Cleofe Inocian, RN-BC Board Certified in Psychiatric Nursing
Merrie Kaas, PhD, APRN, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN
Brayden Kameg, bnk13@pitt.edu
Rose Kutlenios, PhD, RN
Laura Leahy, DrNP, APRN, PMH-CNS/FNP, CARN-AP, FAANP, FAAN
Elizabeth LeCuyer, RN, MN, PhD, PMHNP
Susan Matthews, Ph.D,APRN, FAANP
Jamie Mayo, PhD, PMHNP
Kathleen McCoy, DNSc, APRN-BC, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC, FNP-BC, FAANP
Leslie Miles, DNP, PMHNP, FAAN
Erin Muladore, DNP, RN, PMHNP-BC
Marian Newton, PhD, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC, ANEF
Sandra Nichols, FNP-BC, GNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Kosuke Niitsu, PhD, ARNP, PMHNP-BC
Stephanie OCallaghan, BSN
Janette O’Connor, MS, BS, BSN, RN, PMH-BC
George Peraza-Smith, DNP, APRN, GNP-BC, GS-C, CNE, FAANP
Frannie Pingitore, PhD, PMHCNS-BC
Cherie Rebar, PhD, MBA, RN, CNE, CNEcl, COI, FAADN
R. John Repique, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
Michael Rice, PhD, APRN, BC, FAAN
Nancy Rogers, MS, PMH-BC, NPD-BC, CASAC-M, CRADC
Jacquelyn Rosen, MS, RN, PMHCNS-BC, NC-BC
Valerie Seney, PhD, MA, LMHC, PMHNP-BC
Katherine Serabian, MSN, APRN-CNP, PMHNP-BC
Delaine Smith, DNP, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Briana Snyder, PhD, RN, PMH-BC, CNE, RYT 200
Karen Taylor, DNP, APRN-CNP, PMHNP-BC
Judith Van Cleef, MS, RN-BC-Retired
Helene Vossos, DNP, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC, ANP-BC
Barbara Warren, PhD, RN, APRN-CNS, PMH-BC, FNAP, FAAN
Kizito Wenani,
Daniel Wesemann, DNP, MSW, RN, APRN, PMHNP-BC, FAANP
Jeana Wilcox, PhD, RN, APMHCNS-BC
Efi Wilkins, DNP, MSN, RN, PMH-BC, CNE, FCN
Teresa Yambo, PhD, MSN Ed, RN
Jamie Zelazny, PhD, MPH, RN