Team
Dr. Karen Mack, DNP, MBA, APRN, CCNS, ACNP-BC
Executive Director
Executive Director
Mattia J. Gilmartin, PhD, RN, FAAN
NICHE Executive Faculty, NYU Meyers Chief of Staff
NICHE Executive Faculty, NYU Meyers Chief of Staff
Inna Popil, DNP, RN, ACNS-BC, CNE, CN-BN, CCM
Director of Programs
Director of Programs
Joanna Melendez
Assistant Director of Budget and Administration
Assistant Director of Budget and Administration
Joshua Ojo Sewell
Project Administrator
Project Administrator
Justin Hart
Program Administrator, Operations
Program Administrator, Operations
Nilsa Perez
Leadership Training Coordinator
Leadership Training Coordinator
Chloe Tam
LEADERSHIP TRAINING COORDINATOR
LEADERSHIP TRAINING COORDINATOR
Arlette Cruz
Financial Analyst
Financial Analyst
Darren Clemons
Computer Support Technician
Computer Support Technician
LaQuanda Hillery
Administrative Aide II
Administrative Aide II
Contact Us
NICHE Support Team212-998-5596support@nicheprogram.org
NICHE Support Team
212-998-5596
support@nicheprogram.org
Faculty
Abraham Brody, PhD, RN, FAAN
Associate Professor, NYU Rory Meyers College of NursingNursing & Medicine Associate Director, Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing
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 NursingClinical Professor, NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing
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
President, The John A. Hartford Foundation
Allison P. Squires, PhD, RN, FAAN
Associate Professor, NYU Rory Meyers College of NursingDirector, Florence S. Downs PhD Program in Nursing Research and Theory Development
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 CenterDanville, PA
Clinical Nurse Educator and NICHE Program Coordinator
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville, PA
Sarah Knowles, MSN, APRN, ACCNS-AG, RN-BC, WCC
Clinical Nurse SpecialistUniversity Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterCleveland, OH
Clinical Nurse Specialist
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Cleveland, OH
Dennise Lavrenz, RN, BSN, MBA, CENP
Columbia St. Mary's Hospital MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WI
Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI
Arlene Stoller, MS, RN, GCNS, ACNS-BC, CDP
Geriatic Clinical Nurse Specialist, NICHE Program LeaderLahey Hospital & Medical CenterBurlington, MA
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 PractitionerH. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research InstituteTampa, FL
Geriatric Oncology Nurse Practitioner
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Tampa, FL