welcome to region 1
SUSSEX, PASSAIC, WARREN, MORRIS
WELCOME MESSAGE FROM THE REGION PRESIDENT
WELCOME MESSAGE FROM THE REGION PRESIDENT
Welcome to our Region 1 webpage
Region 1 is a very active group of professional nurses. We enjoy supporting continuing education endeavors and encouraging student involvement. We participate in various volunteer opportunities throughout the year within our four counties (Morris, Sussex, Warren, and Passaic). Visit our event calendar frequently for upcoming opportunities to give back to our community. Our meetings are held in each county on a rotating basis. I speak on behalf of our Board of Directors when we welcome your attendance at our meetings.
To share a little about myself…. I have been a healthcare provider for over 33 years. I graduated with my BSN at Trenton State College and completed my MSN in Patient Safety and Quality at Southern New Hampshire University. I began my career as an Oncology Nurse at St. Mary’s Hospital, Hoboken, NJ. I worked as an Oncology Case Manager at St. Barnabas Medical Center for their Outpatient Cancer Center and am now a Clinical Oncology Nurse (CNIII) at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center @ Basking Ridge for 25 years on the infusion unit as a treating nurse, verification nurse, and charge nurse.
I enjoy participating in many professional organizations, including the Oncology Nursing Society, the American Nursing Association, and the Infusion Nursing Society. I am passionate about workplace violence, especially verbal abuse in our healthcare system, bringing awareness, support, and education to all healthcare providers and the institutions that they work for. I am also enthusiastic about research and evidence-based knowledge to share with my colleagues. Throughout the years, I have had publications in several evidence-based journals with another colleague. I am on the National Workplace Violence Prevention Committee, part of the ANA Nursing Practice & Work Environment Division. I am also actively involved in MSK’s Evidence-Based SEEK Program as a co-mentor for nurses interested in learning more about evidence-based practice and making process changes to enhance professional practice and the patient’s experience.
In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with my family, cooking, traveling, and relaxing with a good book.
I look forward to meeting you at our next Region 1 meeting.
Karen Kinsley MSN RN OCN
NJSNA Region 1 President 2024-2025
Board of Directors
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- Karen Kinsley, President
- Tara Parker, Past President
- Ruth Ochoa, President-elect
- Dan Misa , Secretary
- Leslie DeHerde, Treasurer
- Rebecca Thomlinson, VP for Communications
- Alaina Scala-Brew, VP for Membership
- Mary Anne Marra, Vice President to the
- Institute/Fundraising
- Lisa Merkle Foley, Vice President to Congress on Policy & Practice
- Jacqueline A. Tierney, VP for Education
- Jackie Galante, Nominations Committee Chair
- Francesa Nordin, Nominations Committee
- Jodi Rotter, Nominations Committee
- Andrea Brassard, Nominations Committee
- Rebecca Thomlinson – Social Media Manager
County Coordinators
- Lauren Krause, Warren County
- Alisia Capone, Passaic County
- [Vacant], Morris County
- [Vacant], Sussex County
MEMBERS BULLETIN
Welcome to our Region 1 webpage
Region 1 is a very active group of professional nurses. We enjoy supporting continuing education endeavors and encouraging student involvement. We participate in various volunteer opportunities throughout the year within our four counties (Morris, Sussex, Warren, and Passaic). Visit our event calendar frequently for upcoming opportunities to give back to our community. Our meetings are held in each county on a rotating basis. I speak on behalf of our Board of Directors when we welcome your attendance at our meetings.
To share a little about myself…. I have been a healthcare provider for over 33 years. I graduated with my BSN at Trenton State College and completed my MSN in Patient Safety and Quality at Southern New Hampshire University. I began my career as an Oncology Nurse at St. Mary’s Hospital, Hoboken, NJ. I worked as an Oncology Case Manager at St. Barnabas Medical Center for their Outpatient Cancer Center and am now a Clinical Oncology Nurse (CNIII) at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center @ Basking Ridge for 25 years on the infusion unit as a treating nurse, verification nurse, and charge nurse.
I enjoy participating in many professional organizations, including the Oncology Nursing Society, the American Nursing Association, and the Infusion Nursing Society. I am passionate about workplace violence, especially verbal abuse in our healthcare system, bringing awareness, support, and education to all healthcare providers and the institutions that they work for. I am also enthusiastic about research and evidence-based knowledge to share with my colleagues. Throughout the years, I have had publications in several evidence-based journals with another colleague. I am on the National Workplace Violence Prevention Committee, part of the ANA Nursing Practice & Work Environment Division. I am also actively involved in MSK’s Evidence-Based SEEK Program as a co-mentor for nurses interested in learning more about evidence-based practice and making process changes to enhance professional practice and the patient’s experience.
In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with my family, cooking, traveling, and relaxing with a good book.
I look forward to meeting you at our next Region 1 meeting.
Karen Kinsley MSN RN OCN
NJSNA Region 1 President 2024-2025
Board of Directors
-
- Karen Kinsley, President
- Tara Parker, Past President
- Ruth Ochoa, President-elect
- Dan Misa , Secretary
- Leslie DeHerde, Treasurer
- Rebecca Thomlinson, VP for Communications
- Alaina Scala-Brew, VP for Membership
- Mary Anne Marra, Vice President to the
- Institute/Fundraising
- Lisa Merkle Foley, Vice President to Congress on Policy & Practice
- Jacqueline A. Tierney, VP for Education
- Jackie Galante, Nominations Committee Chair
- Francesa Nordin, Nominations Committee
- Jodi Rotter, Nominations Committee
- Andrea Brassard, Nominations Committee
- Rebecca Thomlinson – Social Media Manager
County Coordinators
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- Lauren Krause, Warren County
- Alisia Capone, Passaic County
- [Vacant], Morris County
- [Vacant], Sussex County
Scholarships & Awards
Resources
Continuing Education
Region 1 celebrated our nursing excellence at the Institute for Nursing C.A.R.E.S. Awards Gala held on April 8th, 2021.
Five nurses (Sandra Foley, Cristen Mackwell, Elisa Green, Moira Kendra and Kem Louie) from Region 1 were nominated by their peers and colleagues. Elisa Green won the Clinical Practice award. Kem Louie won the Education Award while Sandy Foley received second honorable mention for Education. It was a great night for our Region. Congratulations to all who were nominated; you represent the best of Region 1.
Region scholarships
Our Region continues to proudly offer and provide assistance to a nursing student by sponsoring the Dr. Foley and Brian Foley scholarship.
Please visit the NJSNA IFN website for more information. NJSNA Region1 Scholarship Information
Social Media Presence
Follow our social media pages for the most up-to-date for our events and news postings. Twitter and Instagram handles are @NJSNARegion1.
Facebook link is as follows: NJSNA REGION 1 FACEBOOK PAGE
Scholarships & Awards
Region 1 celebrated our nursing excellence at the Institute for Nursing C.A.R.E.S. Awards Gala held on April 8th, 2021.
Five nurses (Sandra Foley, Cristen Mackwell, Elisa Green, Moira Kendra and Kem Louie) from Region 1 were nominated by their peers and colleagues. Elisa Green won the Clinical Practice award. Kem Louie won the Education Award while Sandy Foley received second honorable mention for Education. It was a great night for our Region. Congratulations to all who were nominated; you represent the best of Region 1.
Region scholarships
Our Region continues to proudly offer and provide assistance to a nursing student by sponsoring the Dr. Foley and Brian Foley scholarship.
Please visit the NJSNA IFN website for more information. NJSNA Region1 Scholarship Information
Resources
Social Media Presence
Follow our social media pages for the most up-to-date for our events and news postings. Twitter and Instagram handles are @NJSNARegion1.
Facebook link is as follows: NJSNA REGION 1 FACEBOOK PAGE
ContinuingEducation
NEWS & UPDATES
View all the most Recent News and Blogs that Region 1 has to offer
NEWS & UPDATES
View all the most Recent News and Blogs that Region 1 has to offer
UPCOMING EVENTS & MEETINGS
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