2005 Gala Photos

Eastern Connecticut Region

Awardee Maureen Adams and Family, L & M Hospital. Awardee Paula Nowakowski, RN and Friends.
Heidi Schilke, RN with Richard Blumenthal. Reception.

Fairfield County Region

Brenda Grant receiving raffle prize from Lisa Smith. Staff from Danbury Health System.  Front Row: Brian Carney, Lynore Pace and Diane Barbieri.  Back Row: Lori Simmons and Sandy Kairiess.
Staff of Greenwich and Norwalk Hospitals enjoying the festivities. Honoree Sandee Roberts Pucci and guests with Ann Rich of host agency VNHC of Southwestern CT.

Hartford Region

Left to right: Keynote speaker Joyce Clifford, PhD, RN, RAAN, Executive Director, The Institute for Nursing Healthcare Leadership, Boston; Cynthia Adams, RN, MSN, Director of Nursing, Capital Community College; Mary Beth Matthews, RN, BC, PhD, Chair, Division of Nursing, University of Hartford; Ellen Rothberg, RN, MPH, President and CEO of VNA Health Care, Inc.; Terry Bosworth, RN, PhD, Chair, Division of Nursing, St. Joseph College. Honorees from St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center pose for a group shot.
John Meehan (far left) CEO of Hartford Hospital congratulates Hartford Hospital nurse honoree, Pauline Redfield, RN (second from left). Nightingale honorees Timothy Squires, RN, MSN and Susan Duclos, RN of MidState Medical Center.

New Haven Region

From left to right: (Back row): Brian Ellsworth, President, CT Association of Home Care, Dolores Greenlee, Community Foundation, Sheila Allen Bell, City of New Haven, VNA/SCC Board Member, Caren Lang, Community Foundation. 

(Front row, left to right): Joanne Walsh, President, CEO, VNA/SCC, Hilarie Jones, APRN, Keynote Speaker.

1 st Row L to R: Barbara Nolan, Director of Nursing. Resources; Kim Lumia, Patient Care Manager SICU; Judy Catalano, Director, Nursing Staff Development & Clinical Support; Lisa Guerrieri, Instructor, Nursing Staff Development; 

2 nd Row L to R: Suzanne Locke, Director, Patient Care Services - Medical; Carol Jordan, Director, Patient Care Services - Surgical; David Benfer, President & CEO; Mary Kuncas, VP, Patient Services. 

Back Row (L to R): Roberta Chuong, Ena Williams, Bernadette Forget, Susan Fitzsimons, Diane Vorio, Karen Camp

Front Row (L to R): Donna Shinn, Barbara Phelan, Victoria Dahls, Richard Stahl, MD

2 nd Row (L to R): Debbie Kirchberg, Lynne Kravitz, RN, Debbie McNulty, Janice Civitello, RN, BSN, Administrator of CareSource, Inc., Dawn Eisensmith, Nightingale Honoree

Front Row (L to R): Vanessa Jefferson, Michelle Burroughs, Tonetta Christie, Nightingale Honoree, Karl Christie.