Faculty Retirement Party
Tuesday,June23,2026 3:00–5:00pm 1CWConferenceCenter
Faculty Retirement Party
Tuesday,June23,2026
3:00–5:00pm
Pre-Reception
3:00–3:30pm
Welcome Remarks
3:30pm
Maura Abbott, PhD, AOCNP, CPNP-PC&AC, FAAN Dean,SchoolofNursing
Retiree Recognition
FACULTY
Antonia Makosky, DNP, MPH, ANP-BC
Assistant Professor Emerita, School of Nursing
RemarksbyKathrynE.Hall,DNP,MS,ANP-BC,NE-BC
AssistantDean,Master’sProgram,AssistantProfessor,SchoolofNursing
Elissa Ladd, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, FAAN Professor, School of Nursing
RemarksbyKathrynE.Hall,DNP,MS,ANP-BC,NE-BC
Closing Remarks
Reamer L. Bushardt, PharmD, PA-C, DFAAPA Provost&VicePresidentforAcademicAffairs
Reception
4:00–5:00pm
Please join us for appetizers and dessert to celebrate our retirees!
Antonia Makosky: 5 Fun Facts
1. What was your first job? High school lifeguard.
2. What was your favorite job and why? Apart from being faculty at the IHP, a couple of favorite jobs:
• Peace Corps Volunteer leader in the Congo DRC. I got to travel over the most beautiful country to support the volunteers, and afterward I got to take my parents around on safari. It doesn’t get much better.
• Primary Care NP at Martha Eliot and now at Charlestown Community Health Centers – for the opportunity to connect with patients and make a difference in their lives.
• Primary Care and Outreach NP at Cambridge Healthcare for the Homeless. It was a great privilege to work with this population and I got to work in parts of the city I would never otherwise have seen.
3. What is your favorite IHP memory? Ooh very tough. A few fun memories include Employee Appreciation Day at the Boston Exchange Conference Center; and although they are stressful, simulations, especially the OSCEs, are very rewarding to plan and carry out.
4. What was one of the most helpful pieces of professional advice you received worth sharing? Ask for help early and often!
5. What are you looking forward to doing in your retirement? Travel and gardening!
A Giving Gift of Gratitude
AsanIHPtradition,we’veaskedeachretireetosharewithusanon-profitorganizationnearanddeartotheirheart thattheywouldlikeIHPtodonatetointheirname,inrecognitionoftheirserviceandmanycontributions.
A gift of $100.00 will be made to Mass Audubon – Boston Nature Center in honor of Antonia Makosky’s service.
MassAudubonisthelargestnature-basedconservationorganizationinNewEngland.Foundedin1896bytwo womenwhofoughtfortheprotectionofbirds,MassAuduboncarriesontheirlegacybyfocusingonthegreatest challengesfacingtheenvironmenttoday:thelossofbiodiversity,inequitableaccesstonature,andclimatechange. https://www.massaudubon.org/about
Elissa Ladd: 5 Fun Facts
1. What was your first job? My first job in healthcare was burying placentas in the garden of a maternity center (in addition to helping the midwives) in Lima, Peru (no kidding!!)
2. What was your favorite job and why? That's a hard question as I have had so many jobs that have brought me joy – all in different ways. However, I have to say that the two that stand out to me were my jobs with the Indian Health Service on the Navajo Reservation and teaching at Manipal University in Manipal, India. My experience with the Navajo broadened my understanding of the profound influence that culture brings to health and wellbeing. Working alongside nurses, physicians, and local medicine men, I came to understand the deep impact that belief and hope can have on patient outcomes, especially when combined with our Western approaches to disease and treatment. Truly the mind-body-spirit triad. On the other end of my career, the job that shines in my memory is the time that I spent teaching in India. It was the most challenging, exhausting, yet exhilarating job of my life. The earnestness and eagerness to learn that was exuded by the students every single day brought me tremendous joy.
3. What is your favorite IHP memory? Without a doubt, it was the first time that I brought a group of IHP students to India for a month. I was able to watch a group of young people face what healthcare is actually like in lowresource settings, and subsequently reflect, in real time, on how inequities truly impact health status. At the same time, I was also able to watch as they experienced the unexpected wonders of Indian culture for the first time – the heat of the food, the colors of the saris, or the 50 ft. chariots and tiger dancers in a processional at the Sri Krishna Temple.
4. What was one of the most helpful pieces of professional advice you received worth sharing? A healthcare attorney once told me that you always need “to follow the money ” For better or for worse, it has been a very fitting mantra which has informed my health policy reflections over the course of my academic career.
5. What are you looking forward to doing in your retirement? Spending more time with my grandchildren (of course!), fixing up an old house, and working with the Red Cross Disaster Team.
A Giving Gift of Gratitude
AsanIHPtradition,we’veaskedeachretireetosharewithusanon-profitorganizationnearanddeartotheirheart thattheywouldlikeIHPtodonatetointheirname,inrecognitionoftheirserviceandmanycontributions.
A Gift of $100.00 will be made to the Harvest on Vine in honor of Elissa Ladd’s service.
Harvest on Vine, a ministry of St. Mary-St. Catherine of Siena Parish in Charlestown, MA, is an emergency food pantry that provides supplemental groceries and household essentials to local families facing financial hardship. Operating under the Charlestown Catholic Collaborative, the program supports thousands of visits from community members each month. https://stmarystcatherine.org/harvest-on-vine/