Meet CCNW.

The team supporting nursing and healthcare workforce development in Connecticut.
Lisa Sundean, PhD, MHA, RN

Staff, Officers & Board of Directors

Our Staff

Tina Loarte-Rodriguez, DNP, RN, CPPS, CPHRM
​Executive Director
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Peggy Mallick 
​Program Manager

Anne DePalma
​Operations Manager
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Rebecca Taylor
Marketing
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Officers

Catherine Stevens, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, CPPS
Chair

Lisa Rebeschi, PhD, MSN, RN, CNE
Vice Chair

Ann Spenard, DNP, RN-BC
Treasurer

April L. McGrath, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, DNP Candidate
Secretary

Directors

Janene Batten, EdD, MLS
Director

Dawn Bunting, EdD, MSN, RN, CNE, FAADN 
​Director

Justin Drew, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, FAONLO
​Director

Goetti Francois, MSN, APRN, PMHN-BC
​Director

Vivienne Friday, EdD, RN, CNE
Director

John Rodis, MD, MBA, FACHE
Director

Judy Ruggiri, DNP, MSN, BS, RN
​Director

Mary Salisbury, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Director

Deborah Ullman
​​Director

EX-OFFICIO

Tina Loarte-Rodriguez, DNP, RN, CPPS, CPHRM
​Executive Director
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Sherylyn Watson
Director of Nursing and Associate Dean, New York-Presbyterian Iona School of Health Sciences at Iona College 

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OUR MISSION

To foster collaborations to ensure a highly educated, diverse, and sustainable nursing workforce to support the healthcare needs of Connecticut residents.
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