Leadership Excellence Award Winners

Augusta Health

Elizabeth May, Nurse Executive (Non-CNE/CNO)

Bon Secours

Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center

Rebekah Blitch, Direct Patient Care Leader - Patient Safety
Megan Payette, Nurse Manager/Director

Bon Secours Mercy Health

Deborah Denmark, Direct Patient Care Leader - Patient Experience
James Kelley, Nurse Manager/Director
Nicholas Marks, Nurse Manager/Director

Bryant & Stratton College

Charlene Morris, Nurse Educator

Camp Community College

Laurel Pope, Nurse Educator

Carilion Clinic

Jennifer Evans, Nurse Manager/Director

Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital

Ottilia Lewis, Public Health Nurse

Centra Health

Erin Baird, Nurse Executive (Non-CNE/CNO)
Kristie Casey, Nurse Manager/Director
Megan Franklin, Nursing Informatics
Lisa Jamerson, Nurse Executive (Non-CNE/CNO)

Centra Health Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation

Judy Ward, Direct Patient Care Leader - Patient Experience

Centra Lynchburg General Hospital

Tobias Deloatch, Direct Patient Care Leader - Patient Experience

Centra Medical Group

Katie Page, Public Health Nurse

Chesterfield County Public School

Heather Snyder, Public Health Nurse

George Mason University

Erin Maughn, Public Health Nurse
Rebecca Sutter, Nurse Manager/Director

HCA Healthcare

HCA - Capital Division

Erin Keister, Chief Nurse Executive
Zelika Hargrove, Nurse Educator

HCA - LewisGale Hospital Alleghany

Stephanie Adams - Nurse Manager/Director
Katie Elmore, Nurse Manager/Director

HCA - LewisGale Hospital Montgomery

Wesley Weber, Direct Patient Care Leader - Patient Experience

Inova Health System

Marguerite Cunningham, Nurse Executive (Non-CNE/CNO)
Angie Howell, Nurse Manager/Director

Inova Behavioral Health

Patricia Lane, Nurse Executive (Non-CNE/CNO)

Inova Fairfax Medical Campus

Laila Bailey, Direct Patient Care Leader - Patient Safety
Holly Samuelson, Direct Patient Care Leader - Patient Safety
Michelle Maiers, Nurse Educator

Inova Mount Vernon Hospital

Margaret Arotimi, Nurse Executive (Non-CNE/CNO)

Marymount University

Judith Rogers-Fruiterman, Nursing School Dean/Director

MedStar Washington Hospital Center

Tonka Williams, Nurse Executive (Non-CNE/CNO)

Old Dominion University

Jessica Parrot, Nurse Educator
Tina Gustin, Nurse Researcher

Randolph Macon College

Cynthia Rubenstein, Nursing School Dean/Director

Riverside Health System

Riverside Doctors' Hospital Williamsburg

Victoria Davis, Direct Patient Care Leader - Patient Safety

Riverside Regional Medical Center

Sadie Thurman, Chief Nursing Officer
Ashland Burch, Nurse Manager/Director
Angela Romero, Nurse Manager/Director

Sentara Health

Jaime Carroll, Nurse Executive (Non-CNE/CNO)

Sentara CarePlex Hospital

Chris Boxley, Nurse Manager/Director

Sentara Leigh Hospital

Tess Bilyeu, Nurse Manager/Director
Effie Onuh, Direct Patient Care Leader - Patient Experience

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital

Jennifer Martin, Nurse Manager/Director
Valerie Carroll, Direct Patient Care Leader - Patient Safety

UVA School of Nursing

Amy Boitnott, Nurse Educator
Sharon Bragg, Nurse Educator

UVA Health

UVA Health Medical Center

Shelly Dean, Nurse Manager/Director
Mimi Pohl, Direct Patient Care Leader - Patient Safety

VCU Health

Shannon Lubin, Direct Patient Care Leader - Patient Safety

VCU Health - Children's Hospital of Richmond

Chloe Cuff, Direct Patient Care Leader - Patient Experience

VA Dept. of Health

Joanna Cirillo, Public Health Nurse

Richmond City and Henrico County Health Districts

Ashley Lancaster, Public Health Nurse

Veterans Health Administration

Richmond Veterans Administration Medical Center

Sherri Mikolon-Santuk, Direct Patient Care Leader - Patient Experience

Leadership Excellence Award Trailblazers

(Honorable Mentions)

Augusta Health

Brooke Campbell, Nurse Executive (Non-CNE/CNO)
Pamela Flint, Nurse Manager/Director

Blue Ridge Community College

Samantha Koontz, Nurse Educator

Bon Secours

Bon Secours Mercy Health

Carol Gabala, Nurse Executive (Non-CNE/CNO)
Abby Pennington, Nurse Executive (Non-CNE/CNO)
Lauren Doak, Nurse Manager/Director

Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital

Tiffany Skok, Direct Patient Care Leader - Patient Experience

Bon Secours Richmond Health System

Bon Secours Southern Virginia Medical Center

Kathe Ware, Nurse Executive (Non-CNE/CNO)

Bon Secours St. Mary's Hospital

Yolanda Maurice, Nurse Executive (Non-CNE/CNO)
Deborah Alder, Nurse Manager/Director
Heather Elliott, Direct Patient Care Leader - Patient Experience
Lily Wischman, Direct Patient Care Leader - Patient Experience

Carilion Clinic

Kristie Williams, Nurse Executive (Non-CNE/CNO)
Laurie Miller, Nurse Manager/Director
Karrie Moses, Nurse Manager/Director
Desiree Beasley, Nurse Educator

Carilion Clinic - New River Valley Medical Center

Vickie Rogers, Nurse Executive (Non-CNE/CNO)

Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital

Cynthia Akers, Nurse Manager/Director
Karyn Reese, Nurse Manager/Director
Shannon Robertson, Nurse Manager/Director

Centra Health

Centra Health Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation

Pamela Janney, Nurse Manager/Director

HCA Healthcare

Amy Winkler, Nurse Educator

HCA Parallon

Erica Leonard, Nursing Informatics

HCA - LewisGale Hospital Pulaski

Rebecca Barker, Direct Patient Care Leader - Patient Safety
Alicia Gates, Nurse Educator

HCA - LewisGale Medical Center

John Craig, Nursing Informatics

Inova Health System

Shamaila Iqbal, Nurse Manager/Director
Alvin Matium, Nurse Manager/Director

Inova Fairfax Medical Campus

Nicole Wear, Nurse Executive (Non-CNE/CNO)
Judy Tipton, Nurse Educator

Premium Care USA

Hazel Dichoso, Nurse Manager/Director

Radford University

Sarah Knoeckel, Nurse Educator

Riverside Health System

Christi Archer, Nurse Executive (Non-CNE/CNO)
Chimera Strand, Nurse Manager/Director
Mitzi Thomas, Nurse Manager/Director
Margaret Atkins, Nursing Informatics

Riverside Doctors' Hospital Williamsburg

Elaine Boyd, Direct Patient Care Leader - Patient Experience
Jessica Garrenton, Direct Patient Care Leader - Patient Experience

Riverside Regional Medical Center

Sarah Hair, Nurse Manager/Director
Dottie Wentworth, Nurse Educator

Teladoc Health

Amanda Cunningham, Nurse Executive (Non-CNE/CNO)

Sentara Health

Teresita Hammond, Nurse Educator

Sentara BelleHarbour

Traci Anderson, Direct Patient Care Leader - Patient Safety

Sentara CarePlex Hospital

Susan Singalewitch, Nurse Educator

Sentara Leigh Hospital

Carla Escobar, Direct Patient Care Leader - Patient Safety
Nadine Urich, Nurse Educator

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital

Latoia Kidd, Nurse Manager/Director
Joanne Williams-Reed, Nurse Manager/Director

Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center

Mandy Gensimore, Nurse Manager/Director
Brooke Phelps, Nurse Manager/Director

Sentara Obici Hospital

Ashley Hill, Direct Patient Care Leader - Patient Safety

Sentara Princess Anne Hospital

Lan Castro, Nurse Manager/Director
James Hermansen-Parker, Nurse Manager/Director
Sabita Neupane, Direct Patient Care Leader - Patient Safety
Jennifer McDonold, Nurse Educator

UVA Health

UVA Health Medical Center

Devon Bloxsom, Nurse Manager/Director
Matthew Henrich, Nurse Manager/Director
Morgan Kaminski, Nurse Manager/Director

UVA Health Culpeper Medical Center

Fiona Reingruber, Direct Patient Care Leader - Patient Experience

VCU Health

Shannon Lubin, Nurse Manager/Director

VHC Health

Georgia Mccullough, Direct Patient Care Leader - Patient Safety