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2025 Tribute to Nursing

Buffalo News May 11, 2025

https://buffalonews.com/eedition/special-sections/wny_nurses/


2026 Awards Nominations will be open February 2026

Click the link below to nominate a RN.

Please email RN@wnypna.org for more information



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Abstracts will be accepted from February 12, 2025-March 12, 2025


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Board OF DIRECTORS

OFFICERS


Emily Jerge, RN

President


Emily is a corporate nurse

educator with Catholic Health 


ehart@chsbuffalo.org

Emily Jerge, MS, RN, CHSE



Jennifer Mendola, RN

President-Elect


NICU Nurse Manager, Catholic Health - Sisters of Charity Hospita


jmendola112@gmail.com

Jennifer Mendola, MSN, RNC-NIC



Leah Avino, RN

Secretary


Leah is the Supervisor of Hospital Experience,  Mercy Hospital of Buffalo

leahcowles@gmail.com

Leah Avino, MSN, RN, NE-BC, CIP


Sarah Winstanley, RN

Treasurer

Nurse Manager of Medical Surgical unit at Buffalo Mercy Hospital


swinstanley1@chsbuffalo.org


Sarah Winstanley, BSN, RN, CMSRN

DIRECTORS 

Jeanette Hughes, RN

Director




Jeanette is currently the Director of Nursing, Patient care services at Kenmore Mercy Hospital


hjeanette29@gmail.com

Jeanette Hughes, MSN, RN, NE-BC




Katie Barone, RN

Director



Katie is currently the manager of ASU/PACU at Veterans Affairs of WNY Healthcare System


Kathleen.barone@va.gov


Katie Barone, MSN, RN








Shentelle Bell RN

Director



Director of Nursing, Ambulatory Services, ECMC




Shentelle Bell, MSN, RN




Jenna Goldsmith, RN

Immediate Past President



Jenna is the owner/operator of Jenna L. Goldsmith NP Medical Spa


jlgoldsmith@yahoo.com

Jenna Goldsmith, MSN, NP-BC, RN




Professional Nurses Association of Western New York is a 501(c)6 non-profit organization.

4511 Main Street Rear, Snyder, NY 14226.716-839-4075.RN@wnypna.org 

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