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2026 Tribute to Nursing

Buffalo News May 10, 2026

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




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Board OF DIRECTORS

OFFICERS



Jennifer Mendola, RN

President


Director of Critical Care and Interventional Services, Unity Hospital, Rochester Regional Health 


Jennifer Mendola, MSN, RNC-NIC

jmendola112@gmail.com









Michele Inglut, RN

President-Elect


Senior Quality Analyst, Patient Safety Specialist - Quality and Patient Safety, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center


Michele Inglut, MS, RNC-NIC,

C-ONQS





Leah Avino, RN

Secretary


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


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

leahcowles@gmail.com



Sarah Winstanley, RN

Treasurer

Nurse Manager of Medical Surgical Unit at Buffalo Mercy Hospital


Sarah Winstanley, BSN, RN, CMSRN


swinstanley1@chsbuffalo.org


Directors





Shentelle Bell, RN

Director


Director of Nursing, Ambulatory Services, Erie County Medical Center


Shentelle Bell, MSN, RN

sdbell1102@gmail.com






Susan Brooks, RN

Director



Executive Vice President/Chief Nursing Officer, Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center


Susan Brooks, MS, BSN, RN, NEA-BC





Veronica Valazza, RN

Director




Department Chair of Nursing, Scott Bieler College of Health Professions, Daemen University


Veronica Valazza, DNP, MBA, RN, CNE, NE-BC




Emily Jerge, RN

Immediate Past President


Emily is a School Nurse, Nurse

Educator and Simulationist


Emily Jerge, MS, RN, CHSE, CMSRN

2026 Awards Nominations are closed

Check back in early 2027 

https://honorawnynurse.com/


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Abstract Submission

Abstracts will be accepted from February 19, 2026-March 19, 2026



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

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