People news: Popeo picked for president post at CNY nurse leaders group

NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — Rita Popeo, assistant vice president of nursing for the Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS), has been appointed president-elect of the Central New York Organization of Nurse Executives and Leaders (CNYONEL).

She has also been appointed to serve on the board of the New York Organization of Nurse Executives and Leaders (NYONEL), according to a news release from MVHS.

Popeo oversees medical-surgical services and the intensive rehabilitation unit at MVHS.

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She received her bachelor’s degree in nursing from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., and her master’s degree in nursing administration from Syracuse University. Popeo also completed the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School, financial management program for nurses and directors in Philadelphia.

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