FACULTY & STAFF NEWS
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Elms College Magazine
Carly S. Berneche ’11, DNP ’17, APRN, FNP-C, has joined the college as assistant clinical professor of nursing, teaching medical surgical nursing and pediatrics in both the traditional and accelerated nursing programs. Bernache brings nine years of nursing practice experience in inpatient settings -- including adult care, critical care and women’s health -- to her first academic appointment. As a certified FNP, Carly developed a new outpatient specialty practice that uses interventional strategies to treat both chronic and acute pain. She has served as preceptor providing clinical instructions and orientation to multiple nursing students and new graduate nurses.
Alan Bloomgarden, Ed.D., has been hired as the college’s first director of experiential learning. Formerly employed for more than 10 years as the director of community engagement at Mount Holyoke College, he is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts and earned a master of philosophy in peace studies from the University of Bradford in the UK and a bachelor’s degree in international relations from Bucknell University. Dr. Bloomgarden is responsible for helping the college reach its goal of having every student participate in at least one experiential learning opportunity.
Hillary Gregory, M.Ed., has joined the college as director of student accommodations and support services. She has been working in higher education for the past six years, and within disability services for the past three years. Gregory earned her master’s in higher education administration from Southern New Hampshire University and a bachelor of science from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.
Antoine Harrison is the college’s new chief information officer (CIO). His most recent position was as chief information technology consultant at Logical Net Corporation. Prior to that, he was vice president, business development, and CIO for Oculusit/Unifyed, LLC, where he managed IT and cloud services for more than 367 colleges, as well as government and educational institutions. He is also former CIO of Schenectady County Community College. Harrison earned his bachelor’s degree in communication and his master’s in information science at the State University of New York at Albany.
Teresa Kuta Reske DNP, MPA, RN, has been promoted to associate dean of graduate and doctoral studies for the School of Nursing and director of the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program. Reske, an original member of the leadership team that developed the DNP, has taught in the program since its inception in the fall of 2014. She designed and launched the DNP HSIL post-master’s degree in 2017. Reske holds a BS in nursing from Saint Anselm College, an MPA from the University of New Haven, an MSN in health systems from Vanderbilt University, and a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree in executive nurse leadership from the MGH Institute of Health Professions. She has presented locally, nationally and internationally on DNP practice-related topics, patient experience-related topics, nurse telephone triage, and nursing informatics. She co-authored a chapter in DNP Education, Practice, and Policy: Redesigning Advanced Practice Roles for the 21st Century (2012) and is a reviewer for the Journal of Professional Nursing.
Justin Monell, M.Ed., has been hired as director of career services. Monell has previous experience in student affairs, career services, and student success. Most recently, he was assistant director of career development at Clark University in Worcester. He has also worked in the Office of Multicultural Affairs at the University of South Florida and the Center for Advising & Student Success at Florida International University. Monell holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology and political science from the University of Connecticut and a master of education in student affairs administration from Springfield College.
Jennifer Tarczali, MSN, RN, has joined the School of Nursing faculty as assistant clinical professor. Tarczali brings to this position years of nursing practice experience in inpatient settings, including adult care, cardiology, and gastroenterology/ endoscopy. She has specific experience in psychiatric, ambulatory medical, medical-surgical and orthopedic units. She has been a clinical instructor for senior-level nursing students on six psychiatric units at the Institute for Living in Hartford, CT. She will be teaching medical surgical nursing in her first fulltime academic appointment.