Virgina Nurses Foundation

2024 Leadership Excellences Award Winners & Trailblazers

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.

Leadership Excellence Award Winners

Augusta Health

Roxanne Harris, Public Health Nurse
Cyndi Solana, Nursing Informatics
Debbie Sprouse, Direct Patient Care Leader - Patient Experience

Bon Secours

Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing

Chris-Tenna Perkins, Nursing School Dean/Director

Bon Secours St. Mary's Hospital

Laura Bland, Direct Patient Care Leader - Patient Experience

Centra Health

Tiffany Covarrubias Lyttle, Nurse Manager/Director
Tiffany Malave, Nurse Educator
Christopher (Chris) Parker, Nurse Educator
Robbie Price, Nurse Manager/Director

HCA Healthcare

CJW Chippenham Hospital

Rachel Rudd, Direct Patient Care Leader - Patient Experience

Inova Health System

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

Institute of Post-Acute Care

Aysha Kuhlor, Chief Nursing Executive

Paul D. Camp Community College

Lucy Little, Nurse Educator

Riverside Health System

Deanna Malone, Direct Patient Care Leader - Patient Experience

Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital

Lisa Hinman, Direct Patient Care Leader - Patient Experience

Sentara Healthcare

Sentara Obici Hospital

Stephanie King, Nurse Manager/Director
Sharon Seaborne, Nurse Manager/Director

The George Washington University

Whitney Shanley, Nurse Educator

UVA School of Nursing

Melissa Gomes, Nurse Researcher

UVA Health

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

VA Dept. of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services

Jayne James, Public Health Nurse

VCU Health

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

VHC Health

Jessica Byrd, Nurse Manager/Director
Sarita Rhodes-Vivour, Direct Patient Care Leader - Patient Safety

VA Dept. of Health

Ginger Vanhoozer, Public/State Government Service

Richmond City and Henrico County Health Districts

Amy Snearer, Public Health Nurse
Iesha Williams, Public Health Nurse


 

Leadership Excellence Award Trailblazers
(Honorable Mentions)

 
Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center

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

Centra Health

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

Inova Children's Hospital

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

VHC Health

Duncan Bowling, Nurse Manager/Director