
Below you will find the list of 2024 Leadership Excellence Award Winners and Trailblazers. These nurses were honored at the VNF Gala on November 23 at the Hilton Hotel and Spa in Richmond, VA.
Roxanne Harris, Public Health Nurse
Cyndi Solana, Nursing Informatics
Debbie Sprouse, Direct Patient Care Leader - Patient Experience
Chris-Tenna Perkins, Nursing School Dean/Director
Bon Secours St. Mary's Hospital
Laura Bland, Direct Patient Care Leader - Patient Experience
Tiffany Covarrubias Lyttle, Nurse Manager/Director
Tiffany Malave, Nurse Educator
Christopher (Chris) Parker, Nurse Educator
Robbie Price, Nurse Manager/Director
CJW Chippenham Hospital
Rachel Rudd, Direct Patient Care Leader - Patient Experience
Kathleen Russell-Babin, Nurse Educator
Inova Fairfax Medical Campus
Yerayewa Beatrice Coulibaly, Direct Patient Care Leader - Patient Safety
Dina Dent, Chief Nursing Officer of a Hospital
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital
Alquietta Brown, Chief Nursing Officer of a Hospital
Charity Brown, Direct Patient Care Leader - Patient Safety
Dolores Ritual-Gray, Direct Patient Care Leader - Patient Safety
Aysha Kuhlor, Chief Nursing Executive
Lucy Little, Nurse Educator
Deanna Malone, Direct Patient Care Leader - Patient Experience
Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital
Lisa Hinman, Direct Patient Care Leader - Patient Experience
Sentara Obici Hospital
Stephanie King, Nurse Manager/Director
Sharon Seaborne, Nurse Manager/Director
Whitney Shanley, Nurse Educator
Melissa Gomes, Nurse Researcher
Elizabeth Carpenter, Public Health Nurse
Sarah Hartsock, Direct Patient Care Leader - Patient Experience
William (Bill) Lombardi, Nurse Manager/Director
Megan McDonald, Direct Patient Care Leader - Patient Safety
Claiborne Miller-Davis, Nurse Researcher
Kelly Walsh, Nurse Manager/Director
Jayne James, Public Health Nurse
Valerie Coleman, Nurse Educator
Lacy Khandan-Barani, Direct Patient Care Leader - Patient Safety and Direct Patient Care Leader - Patient Experience
Christina Szabo, Nurse Educator
VCU Medical Center - Evans Haynes Burn Center
Tiffany Lord, Direct Patient Care Leader - Patient Safety
Jessica Byrd, Nurse Manager/Director
Sarita Rhodes-Vivour, Direct Patient Care Leader - Patient Safety
Ginger Vanhoozer, Public/State Government Service
Richmond City and Henrico County Health Districts
Amy Snearer, Public Health Nurse
Iesha Williams, Public Health Nurse
Imani Bogle, Direct Patient Care Leader - Patient Safety
Harry (H.L.) Lawrence, Nurse Manager/Director
Melissa Morgan, Direct Patient Care Leader - Patient Experience
Bon Secours Mercy Health
Markus Mines, Nurse Manager/Director
Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center
Nicholas Marks, Nurse Manager/Director
Bon Secours Rappahannock General Hospital
Elsie-Blossom Wilson, Nurse Manager/Director
Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital
Giulia Allen, Nurse Manager/Director
Rebecca Taylor, Direct Patient Care Leader - Patient Experience
Bon Secours Southside Medical Center
Sharon Presson, Nurse Manager/Director
Bon Secours St. Mary's Hospital
Kristen Duncan, Nurse Manager/Director
Mallory GaNun, Direct Patient Care Leader - Patient Experience
Sharon Hopkins, Nurse Manger/Director
Samantha Streitz, Nurse Manager/Director
Kelsie Cawley, Nurse Manager/Director
Tanya Mitchell, Direct Patient Care Leader - Patient Safety
Brooke Stratton, Nurse Manager/Director
HCA Healthcare - Capital Division
Kay Kostura, Nurse Educator
LewisGale Medical Center
Jessica Bowman, Direct Patient Care Leader - Patient Safety
Jennifer "Jenn" McCormick, Nurse Manager/Director
Jennifer Snediker, Nurse Manager/Director
Monica Stevens, Direct Patient Care Leader - Patient Safety
Margaret Thomas, Nurse Educator
Inova Fairfax Hospital
Melanie Campanilla, Nurse Manager/Director
Inova Fairfax Medical Campus
Chandra Garcia, Nurse Manager/Director
Emily Namesny, Nurse Educator
Shannon Szafran, Nurse Manager/Director
Inova Lorton Healthplex
Jennifer Li, Nurse Manager/Director
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital
Zewdensh Bryant, Nurse Manager/Director
Lydia Deyegbe, Direct Patient Care Leader - Patient Safety
Larisa Golding, Nurse Manager/Director
Glenda Joseph, Nurse Manager/Director
Ranjeeta Lama, Direct Patient Care Leader - Patient Experience
Aziza Lwabandji, Direct Patient Care Leader - Patient Safety
Riverside Health System
Sara Watkins, Nurse Manager/Director
Riverside Regional Medical Center
Amber Morgan, Nurse Manager/Director
Angela Romero, Nurse Manager/Director
Brittany Wallace, Nurse Manager/Director
Meredith St. John, Nurse Manager/Director
Sentara Leigh Hospital
Valerie Ryland, Nurse Manager/Director
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
Jamie-Lee James, Nurse Manager/Director
Latoia Kidd, Nurse Manager/Director
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center
Dawn Bryne, Nurse Manager/Director
Sentara Obici Hospital
Wendy Biando, Nurse Educator
Dawn Eure, Nurse Educator
Colleen Rawls, Nurse Manager/Director
Sentara Princess Anne Hospital
Maria Alburo, Nurse Manager/Director
Lan Castro, Nurse Manager/Director
Ashley Caviness, Nurse Manager/Director
Elise Clow, Nurse Manager/Director
Beverly Crowder, Nurse Manager/Director
Alexis Fekete, Nurse Manager/Director
Katia Guerrier, Nurse Manager/Director
Courtney Kollarik, Nurse Manager/Director
Crystal McKee, Nurse Manager/Director
UVA School of Nursing
Crystal Toll, Nurse Educator
UVA Health
April Howell, Nurse Manager/Director
VA Dept. of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
Beulah Paulraj, Direct Patient Care Leader - Patient Safety
VCU Health
Amber Balzer, Direct Patient Care Leader, Patient Safety
Holly DeBernard, Nurse Manager/Director
Charlotte Grammer, Direct Patient Care Leader - Patient Safety
Courtney Hastings, Nurse Educator
Christoph Lecznar, Nurse Educator
Aimee Lipinski, Direct Patient Care Leader - Patient Experience
Sarah Stewart, Nurse Manager/Director
Allison Haymes, Nurse Manager/Director
Anne Jackson, Nurse Manager/Director
VCU Health - Children's Hospital of Richmond
Krista Introcaso, Direct Patient Care Leader - Patient Experience
VCU Health - Community Memorial Hospital
Hazel Willis, Nurse Educator
Duncan Bowling, Nurse Manager/Director