starting her own independent practice in
in Orlando. She is currently working on her
2003
primary care, specializing in women’s health
master’s degree at UCF, in the Pediatric Nurse
Cindy B. Dillard, B.S.N., is an educator in the
and diabetes management.
Practitioner Track.
vascular/thoracic unit at Orlando Regional Medical Center. She is also completing her M.S.N. at
Sita Price, B.S.N., is a nurse clinician in cardio-
UCF in the Clinical Nurse Specialist Track.
1999
vascular surgery at Orlando Regional Medical
Jenny Mitre Pack, B.S.N., B.S. in business
Center. She is currently in the nurse practitioner
Maricca Galang Niemiec, M.S.N., B.S.N. (’01),
finance (’91), is currently working as a staff RN
program at UCF.
is a family nurse practitioner with University
in the emergency department at Florida Hospital
Family Medicine (Drs. Jane-Marie Raley and
East in Orlando. She has two children. Joshua
Elena Smith, B.S.N., is a staff RN in the neo-
was born in December 2002 and Elias was born
natal ICU for Regency Medical Center in Winter
in August 2004.
Haven, Fla. She is working on her M.S.N. at the
Kelly Stacy-Haines, M.S.N., is an ARNP work-
University of Florida and expects to graduate
ing in adult health for Dr. Mark Brooks, Internal
Jody Rich, B.S.N., is a lieutenant in the Navy
in December 2005. She had a baby, named
Medicine, in Ocoee, Fla.
Nurse Corps and is stationed at the National
Brianna Marie Smith, on Feb. 3, 2003.
Naval Medical Center (NNMC) in Bethesda, Md.
Ronald Burns).
Cynthia Titus, B.S.N., is a staff nurse in the
She spent three years working on a
Roseanne Teckman, B.S.N., is a second
cardiovascular unit at Holmes Regional Medical
multi-surgical inpatient ward, where part of the
lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force Reserve. She
Center. She is currently enrolled in the Family
time she was the permanent day charge nurse.
is currently working as a flight nurse and is
Nurse Practitioner Track of the M.S.N. program at UCF.
She is currently an assistant clinical manager in
based with the 315th Aeromedical Evacuation
the Orthopedic Surgery Clinic at NNMC. In mid-
Squadron in Charleston, S.C.
2005 she will attend the Navy’s perioperative
nurse specialist in orthopedics/neurology at
nurse training, after which she will work as an operating room nurse at NNMC.
Susan Tocco, M.S.N., B.S.N. (’00), is a clinical
Orlando Regional Medical Center.
2002 Debita T. Badri, M.S.N., is a family nurse
Neil Whitwam, M.S.N., B.S.N. (’94), is an
Elizabeth Timpe, B.S.N., is a full-time,
practitioner with Digestive Disease Consultants
ARNP with First Response Orthopedic Group
stay-at-home mom to Stephen, 4, and Maren,
in Altamonte Springs, Fla.
(Dr. Dean Cole).
16 months. She also works as a part-time/occasional RN in the critical care pool at Methodist
Christine M. Banta, M.S.N., B.S.N. (’98), is a
Specialty and Transplant Hospital in San
staff RN for Central Florida Regional Hospital
2004
Antonio, Texas.
(CFRH) in Sanford, Fla. “In addition to my work
Betsy Ambrose, B.S.N., is a primary nurse at
with patients in the ICU, I am now an ACLS
Vitas Hospice Care in Orlando. “I love my job,”
Janell Verkaden, B.S.N., Nurse Practitioner
instructor at CFRH,” she wrote. “I have also
she wrote. “I meet the greatest patients and their
Certificate (’03), is currently working for cardiolo-
become a clinical nursing instructor for the
caregivers. It’s a great organization.”
gist Humayun Jamidar in Daytona Beach, Fla.
undergraduate program at the UCF School
2000
of Nursing. I am also a clinical nursing
Steven Marc Capps, M.S.N., B.S.N. (’02), is
instructor for Seminole Community College’s
working as a nurse practitioner in a rural clinic in
nursing program.”
La Esperanza, Honduras.
Lydia La Mott, B.S.N., is an infection control practitioner at Florida Hospital.
Debbie Greer, M.S.N., B.S.N. (’02), is a cardiac Shannon Lyles, B.S.N., is a registered
nurse practitioner at Citrus Memorial Hospital
nurse specialist at the University of Florida in
— a position she moved into on Dec. 1, 2004
Gainesville. She recently finished her second
2001
— after working as an adjunct faculty member
year working in pediatric endocrinology. She
at Central Florida Community College (CFCC)
Julie Harris (Landrey), B.S.N., is a staff nurse
specializes in diabetes education and directs the
and the manager of a PCU at Citrus Memorial.
in acute pediatrics at Arnold Palmer Hospital
pediatric diabetes insulin pump program.
She has two daughters, one who is studying
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