COMMITTEE
We gratefully acknowledge the following committee members:
SANDRA "SANDY" SUCHOMSKI, M.D
DR. SANDRA "SANDY" SUCHOMSKI IS AN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF PEDIATRICS, DIVISION OF NEONATOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA. SHE SERVES AS THE CHAIR FOR THE FIRST COAST NEONATAL SYMPOSIUM, THE LEADING NEONATAL CONFERENCE IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. SHE COORDINATES THE SPEAKERS AND OVERSEES ALL OF THE DETAILS FOR THE SYMPOSIUM. IN ADDITION TO BEING THE DIRECTOR OF THE FIRST COAST NEONATAL SYMPOSIUM, SHE IS ALSO THE NEONATAL DIRECTOR, KIDS KARE MOBILE TRANSPORT TEAM AT WOLFSON CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL, JACKSONVILLE, FL AND THE DIRECTOR FOR NEONATAL PHYSICIAN EXTENDERS AND EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS. SHE OBTAINED HER BACHELOR OF ARTS AT SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY IN CARBONDALE, IL AND HER MEDICAL DOCTORATE AT QUILLEN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY IN JOHNSON CITY, TN. SHE DID HER PEDIATRIC RESIDENCY AT CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF THE KING’S DAUGHTERS IN NORFOLK, VA AND HER NEONATAL-PERINATAL MEDICINE FELLOWSHIP AT CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO IN BUFFALO, NY. AS A NEONATOLOGIST SHE IS WELL RESPECTED AND LOVED BY HER STAFF. OVER HER CAREER, SHE HAS BEEN AWARDED WITH UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE EXEMPLARY TEACHER AWARD IN 2013 AND THE SPIRIT OF MAGNET TEACHING/SHARING OF KNOWLEDGE FROM WOLFSON CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL IN JACKSONVILLE, FL IN 2016. IN HER SPARE TIME, DR. SUCHOMSKI ENJOYS SPENDING TIME WITH HER FAMILY, COLLECTING BASEBALL CARDS, PLAYING THE PIANO, AND GENEALOGY.
CHARLOTTE MCMILLER- GREEN, RN; RNC-NIC; MSN
CHARLOTTE MCMILLER-GREEN IS AN INSTRUCTOR AT KEISER UNIVERSITY JACKSONVILLE. SHE IS A MASTER OF SCIENCE PREPARED NURSE WITH A CERTIFICATION IN HIGH RISK NEONATOLOGY. SHE ALSO SERVES AS A NRP, ACLS, PALS, AND STABLE INSTRUCTOR. CHARLOTTE ENJOYS MENTORING YOUNG NURSES AND PROVIDING EDUCATION IN MANY FASHIONS. CHARLOTTE SERVES THE COMMITTEE AS OUR SUPPLY COORDINATOR. SHE ASSISTS WITH ORDERING THE BAGS, SHIRTS, HOODIES, PENS, ETC.
ERIN WADE, MSN; RNC-NIC
ERIN WADE, MSN, RNC-NIC, IS A NURSE AT ANGELS OF CARE PEDIATRIC HOME HEALTH IN JACKSONVILLE, FL. A CONSUMMATE EDUCATOR, SHE ENJOYS MENTORING STUDENTS, STAFF, AND FAMILIES IN VARIOUS ASPECTS OF IMPROVING CARE AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEONATES, ASSISTING IN THEIR SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION FROM HOSPITAL TO HOME. IN ADDITION TO HER SERVICE ON THE NEONATAL SYMPOSIUM COMMITTEE, ERIN IS CURRENTLY FURTHERING HER EDUCATION IN A POST-GRADUATE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM IN NURSING INFORMATICS.
MEG WOLFNER, RN; RNC; BSN
MEG WOLFNER IS A NURSE IN THE NICU AT ORANGE PARK MEDICAL CENTER. MEG SERVES AS A STABLE INSTRUCTOR AND PRECEPTOR, PUTTING HER FELLOW NURSES' EDUCATION AT A TOP PRIORITY. SHE ALSO SERVES AS A CHARGE NURSE AND PEP LEVEL 4. MEG TAKES A SPECIAL INTEREST IN GETTING PARENTS AND FAMILIES INVOLVED IN THE NICU ENVIRONMENT. MEG SERVES ON THE COMMITTEE AS OUR FOOD COORDINATOR. SO IF THE FOOD IS WHAT YOU ENJOY, SHE'S YOUR GIRL!
AMANDA BROACH, BSN; RNC-NIC
AMANDA BROACH BSN, RNC-NIC IS THE NURSE MANAGER IN WOLFSON CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL NICU. SHE SERVES AS A RESOURCE FOR THE NURSES AND STAFF IN THE UNIT. SHE HAS SERVED THE UNIT AS A PRECEPTOR, CHARGE NURSE, UNIT COUNCIL CHAIR, AND PARTICIPATES IN THE NICU'S INITIATIVE WITH A FOCUS ON CENTRAL LINE ACCESS BLOOD STREAM INFECTIONS. SHE STRIVES TO KEEP THE STAFF UPDATED/EDUCATED ON SYSTEM INITIATIVES AND UNIT UPDATES. IN 2015, SHE WAS RECOGNIZED BY HER PEERS AS A DISTINGUISHED CAREGIVER FOR GOING BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY FOR THE STAFF AND RECEIVED AN AWARD FROM THE GREAT 100 NURSES OF NE FL IN 2019. SHE SERVES THE COMMITTEE AS THEIR TECHNOLOGY COORDINATOR AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR UPDATING THE WEBSITE AND ALL SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS.
AMBER SANTOS, RN; BSN; MBA
AMBER SANTOS IS A JACKSONVILLE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE OBTAINING HER BSN IN 1998 AND HER MSN & MBA IN 2006. SHE WORKED AS A PEDIATRIC NURSE FOR THE MAJORITY OF HER CAREER IN THE NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (NICU) AT WOLFSON CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL AND AN OUTPATIENT SPECIALTY CLINIC AS A RESEARCH NURSE AND MANAGER. AMBER WORKED IN PULMONARY RESEARCH FOR OVER SEVEN YEARS AS WELL AS HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY RESEARCH FOR THREE YEARS. AS A RESEARCH MANAGER, AMBER SUPERVISED AND COORDINATED THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF RESEARCH NURSES AND STAFF CONDUCTING STUDIES AT MULTIPLE SITES WITHIN FLORIDA. AMBER HAS BEEN A FULL TIME FACULTY MEMBER AT JACKSONVILLE UNIVERSITY’S KEIGWIN SCHOOL OF NURSING SINCE 2012. SHE HAS A PASSION FOR RESEARCH, PEDIATRIC NURSING, ECONOMICS AND LEADERSHIP. IN HER SPARE TIME SHE ENJOYS TRAVELING THE WORLD WITH HER HUSBAND.
CHARLA MILLER NOWAK, PHARM D
CHARLA MILLER NOWAK IS THE HEAD OF NEWBORN INTENSIVE PHARMACY SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACY AT WOLFSON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, BAPTIST HEALTH SYSTEM, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA. SHE STUDIED AT CLEMSON UNIVERSITY AND THE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA. SHE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING PHARMACEUTICAL CARE TO THE LEVEL III NICU AT WOLFSON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND ASSISTED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LEVEL II NICU AT BAPTIST SOUTH.
ERIN DEGIDIO, RNC; BC CCRN
ERIN IS A REGISTERED NURSE IN THE NICU AT UF HEALTH JACKSONVILLE. SHE SERVES AS UNIT COUNCIL CO CHAIR, PRECEPTOR AND MAGNET CHAMPION. PRIOR TO WORKING AT UF, SHE WAS A NURSE AT WOLFSON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOR MANY YEARS. AT WCH, ERIN SERVED AS A TRANSPORT NURSE, PICC NURSE, TRANSPORT TEAM COORDINATOR, PRECEPTOR AND ROP COORDINATOR. SHE HOLDS DOUBLE CERTIFICATIONS IN HIGH-RISK PERINATAL NURSING AND NEONATAL CCRN. ERIN ENJOYS TRAVELING AND SCUBA DIVING IN HER SPARE TIME.
LAURA MOORE, CMP
LAURA MOORE IS AN EVENT PLANNER AT SUWANNEE RIVER AREA EDUCATION CENTER, WHERE HER DUTIES INCLUDE MANAGING TRAININGS, INCLUDING THE FIRST COAST NEONATAL SYMPOSIUM. LAURA WORKS TO CERTIFY TRAININGS FOR CE AND CME CREDIT, COORDINATES SPEAKER NEEDS, MANAGES EXHIBITOR APPLICATIONS, ASSISTS WITH CONFERENCE COMMUNICATIONS AND PROVIDES ON-SITE COORDINATION. LAURA EARNED A BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN JOURNALISM FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA. BEFORE JOINING SUWANNEE RIVER AHEC IN 2012, LAURA WAS A WRITER AT THE “LAKE CITY REPORTER,” “THE GAINESVILLE SUN” AND “THE PALM BEACH POST.” SHE IS A MEMBER OF MEETING PROFESSIONALS INTERNATIONAL, NORTH FLORIDA CHAPTER. SHE ENJOYS FAMILY, SHOPPING, HISTORY AND NATURE.
AIMEE BIRKHOLZ, RN; BSN
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