Board of Directors
Executive Committee
President
Donna M. Penn, DNP, RN, CNE, NEA-BC
Director, Holy Name, Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing
President-Elect
Illya DeVera-Bonilla, DNP, RN
Faculty, RWJBarnabas Health School of Nursing
Treasurer
Lisa Camacho, EdD, MSN/Ed, RN, CCRN, CNE
Professor of Nursing
Mercer County Community College
Secretary
Timothy Clyne, DNP, RN, CDP, CNML
Nursing Director, RWJBarnabas Health, Trinitas Regional Medical Center
Saint Elizabeth University, Adjunct Faculty
Chamberlain University, Visiting Professor, DNP Program
Board of Directors
Florence Brown, PhD, MSN, RN, APN-C
Director, Best Care College
Monina Franco-Tantuico, PhD (c), MSN, BSMT, RN, CNE, CCRN-a
Lecturer and Center for Clinical Learning Faculty - Undergraduate,
Rutgers University, School of Nursing
Mary Koch, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CNOR, ANEF and NJLN Past President
Administrative Director Perioperative Education in the Institute for Nursing Excellence
Nursing Professional Development (NPD) Specialist, RWJBarnabas Health
Jeannette Manchester, DNP, MBA, RN
Associate Dean for the Center for Educational Innovation and Quality and Associate Professor, Teaching Track, Division of Entry to Baccalaureate Nursing,
Rutgers University, School of Nursing
Carmen Pelardis, MSN, RN, CNE
Nursing Faculty
Hudson County Community College
Nancy Saliba, MA, BSN, RN, CNE
Nursing Faculty
Hudson County Community College
Dione Sandiford, PhD, RN, CNE, CHSE
Assistant Professor, Division of Simulation and Clinical Learning,
Rutgers University, School of Nursing
Erica Sciarra, PhD, DNP, RN, APN-C, CNE
Assistant Professor, Monmouth University
Legal Counsel
Kathleen Gialanella, LLM, JD, RN
Counselor at Law
Program Management
Susan Chandler, BSBA
Program Director, New Jersey League for Nursing
Executive Committee, Secretary, Alliance of Leagues for Nursing
2025 NJLN BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Seated Front Row from left: Erica Sciarra, Illya DeVera-Bonilla, Donna Penn, Dawn Mutchko, Roseminda Santee and Nina Vaid Raoji
Top Row from left: Florence Brown, Kathleen Mastice, Jeannette Manchester, Mary Koch, Susan Chandler, Dione Sandiford, Kathleen Gialanella, Monina Franco-Tantuico and Timothy Clyne