Health Care People News – February 2018

LORETTO
Loretto recently promoted three of its employees to executive positions.
JOELLE MARGERY has been named VP of skilled nursing. She has been at Loretto for more than 10 years, and previously served as director of nursing for Loretto Health & Rehab. Margery also has experience working in several inpatient and outpatient settings before joining Loretto, including labor & delivery, the intensive-care unit, and short-term rehabilitation. She earned her RN degree from St. Elizabeth College, her bachelor’s degree from Southern New Hampshire University, and is a certified legal nurse consultant.

JENNIFER INGERSON has been promoted to VP of housing. She has been at Loretto for more than 25 years, and previously was the executive director of housing. Ingerson also had several years of experience as a senior housing consultant for organizations across the Northeast and managed other senior housing programs for Loretto. She holds a master’s degree in health-services management from the New School of Social Research, Green Belt certification in Lean Six Sigma, and is a graduate of CenterState CEO’s Executive Leadership Development Series.

STEPHANIE BUTTON has been promoted to VP of PACE CNY. She has been with Loretto and PACE CNY for more than 15 years, and previously served as executive director of PACE CNY. Button also has several years of social-services experience with nursing homes in the Bronx, Queens, and Newark, New York. She holds a master’s degree in social work from Syracuse University, with a certificate of achievement in gerontology from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, and a bachelor’s degree in sociology from St. Bonaventure University.

MOHAWK VALLEY HEALTH SYSTEM
DENISE C. MILDE has been named corporate director of total rewards for the Mohawk Valley Health System. She earned her bachelor’s degree in industrial and labor relations from Cornell University and her MBA from Fordham University. Milde is a certified executive compensation professional, a professional in human resources, certified by the HR Certification Institute, and a Society for Human Resource Management certified professional.

ERICA KENNERKNECHT has been named nurse manager for 3A at the St. Elizabeth Campus of the Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS). She has been employed by MVHS since 2013 and has served as a staff nurse for the Neuro Peds, 3A and 3B units at the St. Elizabeth Campus and most recently served as clinical educator for 3A. Kennerknecht earned her associate degree from St. Elizabeth College of Nursing in Utica and her bachelor’s degree from Grand Canyon University. She maintains certification in medical surgical nursing from the Academy of Medical Surgical Nurses.

NASCENTIA HEALTH
Nascentia Health has added the following individuals to its team of health-care professionals. For the Certified Home Health Agency (CHHA): JOSEPH CHEVRETTE, senior manager of IT systems & infrastructure; DAVID HUNTER, registered nurse; DOUGLAS MORSE, enterprise application administrator; MARY BETH MURPHY, regulatory & reimbursement coordinator; CASEY RULISON, registered nurse; KELLY SCRANTON, director of health information management; ROSALIE TELLER, quality assurance coordinator; AMANDA WILBER, registered nurse; ERICKA WILLIAMS, registered nurse; and KATHY WOOD, clinical applications assistant. For Licensed Home Care Service Agency (LHCSA) as home health aides: PAMELA COULTER, KATIE DINGMAN, MAUREEN KOSTADINOV, JOSE PEDROSO, MARJORIE REID, ZAIRYS RODRIGUEZ GONZALEZ, KATHLEEN ROTH, MARIVIS VINCENT, and JUREINA WILLIAMS. For the Managed Long-Term Care Program (MLTC): AMANDA AKIN, care manager; ANGELA BENDYK, transportation member services representative; LOUISE BROWN, administrative assistant; TERESA BUSH, care manager; PEGGY CANFIELD, care manager; AMBER FERRETTI, care manager; DIANNE FREDSELL, care coordinator; TIFFANY GARY, Spenddown specialist; TAYLOR GINESTRO, general clerk; SARAH PARKHURST, transportation member services representative; TERRI PAYNE, care manager; JENNIFER PRITCHARD, quality assurance coordinator; JULIE RHOADES, care coordinator; DAMARAH VANDEWALKER, care manager; PAULA WHITEHOUSE, utilization review coordinator; PENELOPE WILLIAMS-CARRIERI, provider relations coordinator; MICHELLE WORKS, billing & health claims specialist; and CHIARA WRIGHT, transportation member services representative.