Team

mack

Dr. Karen Mack, DNP, MBA, APRN, CCNS, ACNP-BC

Executive Director

Mattia Gilmartin

Mattia J. Gilmartin, PhD, RN, FAAN

NICHE Executive Faculty, NYU Meyers Chief of Staff

Joanna Melendz Heashot

Joanna Melendez

Assistant Director of Budget and Administration

Joshua S

Joshua Ojo Sewell

Project Administrator

Arlette Cruz

Arlette Cruz

Financial Analyst

Justin H

Justin Hart

Program Administrator, Operations

Nilsa P

Nilsa Perez

Leadership Training Coordinator

Chloe Tam

Chloe Tam

LEADERSHIP TRAINING COORDINATOR

Darren Clemons

Darren Clemons

Computer Support Technician

LaQuanda Hillery

Administrative Aide II

Contact Us

NICHE Support Team
212-998-5596
support@nicheprogram.org

Faculty

Abraham Brody, PhD, RN, FAAN

Associate Professor, NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing
Nursing & Medicine Associate Director, Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing

Tara A. Cortes, PhD, MA, BSN, FAAN

Executive Director, Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing
Clinical Professor, NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing

Terry Fulmer, PhD, RN, FAAN

President, The John A. Hartford Foundation

Allison P. Squires, PhD, RN, FAAN

Associate Professor, NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing
Director, Florence S. Downs PhD Program in Nursing Research and Theory Development

Mentors

Sarah A. Evans, MSN, RN, ONC, CMSRN

Clinical Nurse Educator and NICHE Program Coordinator
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville, PA

Sarah Knowles, MSN, APRN, ACCNS-AG, RN-BC, WCC

Clinical Nurse Specialist
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Cleveland, OH

Dennise Lavrenz, RN, BSN, MBA, CENP

Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI

Arlene Stoller, MS, RN, GCNS, ACNS-BC, CDP

Geriatic Clinical Nurse Specialist, NICHE Program Leader
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
Burlington, MA

Cassandra Vonnes, DNP, APRN, GNP-BC, AOCNP, CPHQ, FAHA

Geriatric Oncology Nurse Practitioner
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Tampa, FL