Nominees - Art of Nursing 2025

Note: * denotes multiple nominations.

All 2025 Art of Nursing Nominees

Clinical Assistant Support Award - Inpatient

Anesthesia Technicians
Deysy Jaramillo Benitez, CNA - Unit 36 - Medicine/Surgical/Telemetry
William Boone - General Operating Room
Shelita Brown, NST - Unit 42 - Medicine/Oncology
Sandra Campbell, NST - Unit 52 - Medicine/Stroke*
Niambi Carter, ST - General Operating Room
Linda Dardozzi - General Operating Room
Heather Fisher, PCT - Mother-Baby*
Claudette Fletcher, NST - Wound Care Center*
Anita Freeman, NST - Unit 48 - Surgical/Telemetry
Christine Guercio, NST - Surgical Intensive Care Unit*
Amanda Haga, CNA - Unit 52 - Medicine/Stroke
Lakesha Horsey, CPhT, RPhT - Anesthesia
Bernard Jones, CPhT - Anesthesia*
Bonnie Jones, NST - Unit 35 - Medicine/Telemetry
Keisha Jones, PCT - Unit 36 - Medicine/Surgical/Telemetry
Victoria Kuzlik, EMT-B - Emergency Department
Diamond Little, CNA - Unit 35 - Medicine/Telemetry
Crystal Matthews, NST - Mother-Baby*
Autumn Mayden, PCT - Unit 58 - Ortho/Neuro/ENT
Robinn Min, CNA - Post-Anesthesia Care Unit
Terrell Moore, CNA - Nurse Registry
Kenia Oris Valiente, NST - Unit 42 - Medicine/Oncology*
Melrose Owens, NST - Nurse Registry
Latavia Preston, CNA - Unit 42 - Medicine/Oncology
Giovane Rodriques, EMT - Pediatrics
LaTonya Spencer, PCT - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Shawna Watson, NST - Unit 52 - Medicine/Stroke*
Jennifer Whiting, NST - Unit 42 - Medicine/Oncology*

Clinical Assistant Support Award - Outpatient

Amanda Beall, CMA - GBMC Health Partners - Hunt Manor
Shawntrice Butler, CCMA - GBMC Health Partners - Medical Oncology
Grace Carter - GBMC Health Partners - Owings Mills Family Care
Meleaka Coombs, CNA - Gilchrist
Shanique Crum, CNA - Gilchrist *
Marteika Ellis, MA - GBMC Health Partners - Medical Oncology
Gabriele Gordon, CNA - Gilchrist *
Amber Hart, CMA - GBMC Health Partners - Family Care Associates
Stephanie Helmick, CCMA - GBMC Health Partners - Medical Oncology *
Taylor Johnson-Green, CNA - Gilchrist *
Tricia Kucharski, CMA, RMA - GBMC Health Partners
Michelle Kurek, CNA - Gilchrist
Ericka Long, NRCMA - GBMC Health Partners - Owings Mills Family Care
Kim Martz - GBMC Health Partners - Colon and Rectal Surgery
Janice McKisset - GBMC Health Partners - Owings Mills Family Care
Britney McKnight, MA - GBMC Health Partners - Owings Mills Family Care *
Donielle Mulcahy, CMA - GBMC Health Partners - Medical Oncology
Phyllis Offer, RMA - GBMC Health Partners - Medical Oncology *
Tamika Parker, CNA - Gilchrist
Halle Sheehan, MA - GBMC Health Partners - Medical Oncology *
Shana Tomczewski, RMA - GBMC Health Partners - Perinatal Associates
Angela Tutt, CNA - Gilchrist *
Sharita Waters-Bey, MA - GBMC Health Partner - Joppa Road
Jenna Widerman, CMA - GBMC Health Partners - Hunt Manor

Mrs. H. Norman Baetjer, Jr. Nursing Graduate of the Year Award

Ner Allen, BS, RN - General Operating Room
Julie Alveari, BSN, RN - Unit 52 - Medicine/Stroke
Keira Andrews, BSN, RN - Unit 52 - Medicine/Stroke
Melodie Condron, MSN, RN - Medical Intensive Care Unit
Mary Crue, RN - Unit 42 - Medicine/Oncology*
Leah Eastmond, BSN, RN - Unit 36 - Medicine/Surgical/Telemetry
Kaelyn Fisher, BSN, RN - Unit 58 - Ortho/Neuro/ENT *
Rebecca Fox, RN - Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Makayla Hallameyer, RN - Emergency Department
Britney Hufham, RN - Unit 35 - Medicine/Telemetry *
Janie Kressman, BSN, RN - Emergency Department
Jessica Meyer, BA, ASN, RN - Unit 36 - Medicine/Surgical/Telemetry*
Alexis Palmisano, BSN, RN - Pediatrics
Amelia Staat, RN - Unit 52 - Medicine/Stroke*
Emily Whitaker, RN - Post-Anesthesia Care Unit

Evidence-Based Practice Nursing Award

Gina Altekruse, BSN, RN - The H. Norman Baetjer Jr. and Jeanne H. Baetjer Center for Nursing Excellence
Michelle Hopson, DNP, RN, NPD-BC - The H. Norman Baetjer Jr. and Jeanne H. Baetjer Center for Nursing Excellence
Ashley McAree, MSN, RN, FNE-A/P, SANE-A - Sexual Assault Forensic Examination and Domestic Violence Program
Jessica Meyer, BA, ASN, RN; Amelia Staat, RN; Kalece Davis, LPN; Marionne Eisma, LPN - Nurse Residency Medical/Surgical/Telemetry Nurses
Anna Yue, BSN, RN; Alexis Palmisano, BSN, RN; Abigail Schield, BSN, RN; Kelley Wright, BSN, RN - Nurse Residency NICU & Pediatric Nurses
Megan Olszewski, MSN, RNC-OB - Labor and Delivery

Patient- and Family-Centered Care Award

Sylvia Alghali, BSN, RN, CMSRN - Unit 35 - Medicine/Telemetry*
Amy Andresky, RN - Pediatrics *
Savannah Aversa, BSN, RN – Mother-Baby
Kristine Baker, BSN, RN - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Navassia Bowman, CST - General Operating Room
Shawn Brast, RN - Gilchrist
Nicole Brewer, RN - GBMC Health Partners - Hunt Valley
Marjorie Butler, RN - Gilchrist
Melissa Carpio, BSN, RN - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Melissa Cole, RN - Gilchrist
Eliana Daniel, CST - General Operating Room
Allison DiPaola, BSN, RN - Women's & Outpatient Surgical Center
Justin Dusza, MSN, RN - Post-Anesthesia Care Unit
Lana Edwards, RN - Gilchrist
Brian Fikes, CRNP - Gilchrist
Florence Gajardo, BSN, RN - Mother-Baby
Sandee Gelven, RN - GBMC Health Partners, Medical Oncology
Melissa Graczyk, BSN, RN - Unit 36 - Medicine/Surgical/Telemetry
Kerri Hicks, RN - Unit 42 - Medicine/Oncology
Dylan Higgins, RN - General Operating Room
Anntavia Jefferson, ST - General Operating Room
Katie Kalmanovich, BSN, RN - Interventional Radiology
Krista Kinhart, RN - Post-Anesthesia Care Unit
Brett Kiser, RN - GBMC Health Partners - Owings Mills Family Care
Janie Kressman, BSN, RN - Emergency Department
Laurie Krysiak, BSN, RN - Nurse Registry
Chelsea Larichiuta, BS, RN - General Operating Room
Barbara Majors, RN - Post-Anesthesia Care Unit
Jessica Meyer, BA, ASN, RN - Unit 36 - Medicine/Surgical/Telemetry
Mary Parks, BSN, RN - Unit 52 - Medicine/Stroke *
Beverly Pizzala, RN - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit *
Gregory Shaeffer, BSN, RN - Endoscopy
Christine Silos, ST - General Operating Room
Judith Smith, RN - Gilchrist *
Kayla Taylor, RN - Gilchrist *
Laura Thomas, BSN, RN - Wound Care Center *
Roy Wood, RN - General Operating Room
Lisa Xavier, RN - Gilchrist

Diversity in Nursing Award

Jodie Bell, MSN, RN, IBCLC - Nursing Administration
Claire Cafirma, DNP, RN, CNOR - Nursing Administration
Stacey Dennis, MPH, RN - Unit 42 - Medicine/Oncology*
Connie Duke, BSN, RN - Wound Care Center*
Vanessa Flores, BSN, RN - Unit 35 - Medicine/Telemetry
Bianca Gonzalez Medina, BSN, RN - Unit 48 - Surgical/Telemetry
Jennifer Heflin, MSN, RN - Labor and Delivery
Kirsten Lebel, BSN, RN - Interventional Radiology
Francis Miszczuk, RN - Post-Anesthesia Care Unit
Madonna Nunez, BSN, RN - General Operating Room
Jennifer Ryu, MSN, CRNP - Neonatal Advanced Practice Providers

Nurse Leader Award

Sylvia Alghali, BSN, RN, CMSRN - Unit 35 - Medicine/Telemetry*
Keira Andrews, BSN, RN - Unit 52 - Medicine/Stroke
Brian Bardelman, BSN, RN, CCRN - Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Martine Bell, DNP, CRNP - Advanced Practice Providers
Claire Cafirma, DNP, RN, CNOR - Nursing Administration
Talesha Conquest, RN - Gilchrist
Belle Cox Davis, MSN, RN, FNE-A - Emergency Department
Malick Daffeh, RN - Gilchrist
Kate Devan, MSN, RN, CAPA - Women's & Outpatient Surgical Center
Savannah Dunivant, MSN, RN, CMSRN - Unit 42 - Medicine/Oncology*
Lana Edwards, RN - Gilchrist
Allison Eichinger, BSN, RN - Pediatrics
Jennifer Folk, BSN, RN - Post-Anesthesia Care Unit*
Catherine Frome, RN - Gilchrist*
Brittney Gallion, BSN, RN, CPAN - The H. Norman Baetjer Jr. and Jeanne H. Baetjer Center for Nursing Excellence*
Heather Gelatka, RN - Gilchrist
Kimberlee Godack, BSN, RNC-OB - Labor and Delivery*
Bethany Goodwin, BSN, RN, CNOR - General Operating Room
Kayla Grammer, BSN, RNC-OB - Mother-Baby
Gina Harmel, BSN, RN, CNOR - General Operating Room
Marybeth Hartlove, RN - GBMC Health Partners - Otolaryngology
Jayden Hill, CRCST, CIS, CHL, CER - Central Sterile Processing
Dayna Hisky, RN - Nurse Registry
Stacey Hutzell, BSN, RN, CCRN - Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Allison Jones, BSN, RN, CNOR - General Operating Room*
Katherine Jones, DNP, RNC - Nursing Administration
Janet McNeely, BSN, RN, ONC - Unit 58 - Ortho/Neuro/ENT
Regina Merritt, RN, CNOR - General Operating Room
Ann Marie Miller, MSN, RN - Unit 36 - Medicine/Surgical/Telemetry
Georgi Mooney, RN - Unit 42 - Medicine/Oncology
Rebecca Murk, BSN, RN - Unit 52 - Medicine/Stroke*
Angela Neff, BS, ASN, RN - Mother-Baby*
Stephani Nunez, BSN, RN - Unit 35 - Medicine/Telemetry
JoAnn Parr, MSN, MS-HCM, RN, C - Care Management, Utilization Review, & Care Transition
Kim Peitz, BSN, RN - General Operating Room
Rachel Ridgely, MSN, RN - Nursing Administration
Rica Salazar, BSN, RN - Women's & Outpatient Surgical Center*
Alexis Schultz, MSN, RNC - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Emily Shifflett, BSN, RN - Unit 35 - Medicine/Telemetry
Melanie Sperl, MSN, CRNP - Advanced Practice Providers
Jill Stewart, RN - Gilchrist
Kathryn Stine, BSN, CGRN - Endoscopy
Stephanie Strole, BSN, RN - Interventional Radiology
Lisa Xavier, RN - Gilchrist

Nurse Clinician of the Year Award

Kristin Bailey, MS, BSN, RN, CCRN - The H. Norman Baetjer Jr. and Jeanne H. Baetjer Center for Nursing Excellence
Laura Bumba, MSN, CRNP - Neonatal Advanced Practice Providers
Dana Chandler, BSN, RN-BC, CWCN - Wound Care Center
Shanelle Christmas, LPN - Unit 42 - Medicine/Oncology
Emily Corbett, BSN, RN - Endoscopy
Heather Couillard, BSN, RN - Labor and Delivery
Jessica Dunn, BSN, CRN - Interventional Radiology
Lana Edwards, RN -– Gilchrist
Suzanne Fontanesi, CRNP - Gilchrist
Stacey Gaines, BSN, RN - Endoscopy
Brittney Gallion, BSN, RN, CPAN - The H. Norman Baetjer Jr. and Jeanne H. Baetjer Center for Nursing Excellence
Sandee Gelven, RN - GBMC Health Partners, Medical Oncology
Anne Hagan, BSN, RN - Unit 42 - Medicine/Oncology
Tiffany Hall, BSN, RN - Wound Care Center
Jami Hohner, MSN, RN - Epic
Emily Iseman, BSN, RN, ONC - Unit 58 - Ortho/Neuro/ENT
Allison Jones, BSN, RN, CNOR - General Operating Room
Janie Kressman, BSN, RN - Emergency Department
Nicole Little, MSN, CRNP-BC - Neonatal Advanced Practice Providers
Katarina Marinzel, CRNP - Gilchrist
Rebecca Murk, BSN, RN - Unit 52 - Medicine/Stroke
Victoria Niller, BSN, RN - Unit 42 - Medicine/Oncology *
Natasha Sassafras, BSN, RN - Unit 48 - Surgical/Telemetry
Holly Thorn, MSN, CRN - Interventional Radiology
Stephanie Tomlinson, BSN, RN - Nurse Registry
Jocelyn Zemanek, BSN, RN - Unit 52 - Medicine/Stroke

The Nightingale Award

Kristin Bailey, MS, BSN, RN, CCRN - The H. Norman Baetjer Jr. and Jeanne H. Baetjer Center for Nursing Excellence
Shawn Brast, RN - Gilchrist
Donna Campbell, RN - Post-Anesthesia Care Unit
Talesha Conquest, RN - Gilchrist
Jessica Dunn, BSN, CRN - Interventional Radiology
Diane Fish, BSN, RNC-OB - Labor and Delivery
Florence Gajardo, BSN, RN - Mother-Baby *
Jennifer Gall, BSN, RN, CNOR - General Operating Room
Melissa Graczyk, BSN, RN - Unit 36 - Medicine/Surgical/Telemetry
Lisa Groff Reuschling, DNP, RN - Nursing Administration
Sharmila Hamal, RN - Unit 36 - Medicine /Surgical/Telemetry
Lindsay Harrison, RN – Gilchrist
Carmen Jovan, BSN, RN – Epic
Caitlin Kwedar-Wamba, BSN, RN - Interventional Radiology
Kristin LoPizzo, BSN, RN - Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Charlene Mahoney, MSN, RN, CPAN – Epic
Julie Morrison, BSN, RNC-NIC - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Rebecca Murk, BSN, RN - Unit 52 - Medicine/Stroke*
Tracie Schwoyer-Morgan, CRNP - Gilchrist *
Patricia Sprinkle, RN - Unit 42 - Medicine/Oncology
Ruby Victor, BSN, RN - Labor and Delivery