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Board of Nursing

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Board Membership

The Board of Nursing is comprised of 13 members, six of whom are registered professional nurses, two of whom are licensed practical nursing, an Advanced Practice Nurse, a State Government representative, and three public members.

RN Members	LPN Members
Luz S. Ramos, MSN, RN, FNP, BC	Constance M. Wilson, LPN
Patricia Murphy, PhD, APRN	Karen Rodriquez, LPN
Saundra Austin-Benn, MSN, APRN, BC	Public Members
Joni Jones, RNBC, CDDN	Avery Hart, PhD, MA, LCSW
Theresa L. Beck, RN, MPA, CHPN	Jonathan G. Hess
Therese A. Steinhardt, MSN, RN, CHES
Richard T. Hader, PhD, RN, FAAN
	State Member
	Noreen D'Angelo, MSN. RN

New Jersey Board of Nursing Professional Staff

Executive Director, George J. Hebert, MA, RN

Deputy Executive Director - Joanne Leone

Professional Nurse Supervisor of Disciplinary Section
Mary Peterson, BSN, RN

Professional Nurse Supervisor, Alternative to Discipline
Deborah Zuccarelli, RN

Management Assistant - Damiana Kiernan

Administrative Assistants
Diane Scott, MBA
Gerard Tobia

Receptionist - Virginia Nieves

Communication
Sunaray Hargove Miller, Supervisor
Simone Klausner
Deborah Toure

Licensing Supervisor
Valarie Herring

Licensure by Examination
Gregoria Marrero, Supervisor
Nilsa Taraceno

Licensure by Endorsement
Leslie Burgos (A-F)
Elizabeth Velez-Carter (G-N)
Ada Alejandro (O-Z)

State License Verification
Tahanee Rabb

Renewal/Reinstatement/Duplicate License
Sameerah Bond

APN Licensure
Naomi Monroe

FN-CSA Certification
Leslie Burgos

Name/Address Changes
Simone Klausner
Deborah Toure

Nurse Disciplinary Section - Mary Peterson, Nurse Supervisor
Linda Adamkowski
Tykilah Ellerbe
Ethel Evans
Shonnette Messiah
Nicole Peteet-Davis - Paralegal

Alternative to Discipline - Deborah Zuccarelli, Nurse Supervisor
Nicole Peteet-Davis

Homemaker-Home Health Aide Certification

Paralegal - Twalema Khonje

Paralegal Assistant - Elenie Torres

Initial/Duplicate Applications - Ivelisse Lugo

Endorsement/Reinstatement Applications - Soledad Matos

Renewals and Foreign Applicants - Tania Alfanso

CHHA Training Program/Instructor Approvals - Virginia Burks

Support - Sylvia Jackson

Massage, Bodywork & Somatic Therapy Committee
Diane Scott, Supervisor
Theresa McFadden


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