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, Trinitas School of Nursing
Treasurer
Kathleen Mastice, PhD, RN, OCN, CNE
Professor, Lead Teacher, Accelerated Nursing Track
Hackensack Meridian Health – JFK Muhlenberg Snyder School of Nursing
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, 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
Dawn Mutchko, DNP, APN, FNP-C, EBP-C, CPHQ, CENP, CGNC, FNAP
Assistant Vice President and Nurse Practitioner, AtlantiCare Health System
Wilmington University, Adjunct Assistant Professor – DNP Program
Rutgers University – Camden, Visiting Assistant Professor – DNP Program
Nina Vaid Raoji, DNP, APN, MSN, RN
EMPOWERIZEME Founder
NAM Consultant for 2020–2030 Future of Nursing Report
Dione Sandiford, PhD, RN, CNE, CHSE
Assistant Professor, Division of Simulation and Clinical Learning
Roseminda Santee, DNP, MA, RN, NEA-BC, CNE, ANEF
Dean, RWJBarnabas Health, Trinitas 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
2024 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