Alumnae/i Association Board
All graduates of the Yale University School of Nursing are automatically members of the Alumnae/i Association. The Alumnae/i Association connects with students during their first week by hosting events and activities. At commencement, graduates receive the School pin, a gift of the Alumnae/i Association, signifying their achievements and recognizing them as a Yale Nurse.
In Spring 2003, an Alumnae/i Task Force reviewed the structure and program of the Alumnae/i Association and presented recommendations to better meet the needs of alumnae/i , students and the School. The Board of Directors approved the recommendations and has embarked on a strategic plan to implement a comprehensive program which includes alumnae/i networking, recruitment and job placement, mentoring, career development and continuing education activities. |
Membership
Members of the YSN Alumnae/i Association Board of Directors are elected annually by the members present at the annual business meeting held during Alumnae/i Reunion Weekend. All YSN alumnae/i are eligible to run for office on the Board. If you are interested in the work of the Board or if you want to share your ideas and suggestions, we encourage you to contact any of the Board members listed below:
Immediate Past President
 Bonnie Baloga-Altieri, MSN '89, RN, CNAA
Bonnie is Assistant Vice President, Nursing & Patient Services at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, NJ. She is also a doctoral student in the College of Nursing at Villanova University. Bonnie has received several awards which recognize excellence in coordinating resources to efficiently and effectively care for critically ill patients.
Email: BalogaAltieri@villanova.edu
President
 Judith R. Lentz, BSN, MA, MSN '76, PhD
Judy is an Adjunct Assistant Professor teaching psychiatric nursing clinicals at Virginia Commonwealth University and J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College. She was a recent presenter at the International Society of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses meeting in PA. Judy received her PhD from Rice University in Cultural Anthropology. She is a published author as well as a manuscript reviewer. Judy is an active participant in the Alumnae/i-Student Connection Program.
Email: judylentz@comcast.net
President Elect
 Judy Beal, MSN '75, DNSc, RN
Judy is Professor and Associate Dean of Nursing at Simmons College. She is actively involved a wide variety of research activities and in developing strategic partnerships, most recently establishing an accelerated BSN to MSN program in Cairo, Egypt. Judy received YSN's Distinguished Alumna Award in 2005.
Email: judy.beal@aya.yale.edu
Secretary Treasurer
Position is currently open
Directors
Virginia Brown, MSN '50, PhD
After receiving a bachelor of arts from Boston University, Virginia Brown received the MN degree from Yale University School of Nursing, and an MPH with a concentration in hospital administration from Columbia University School of Public Health and PhD in public administration from New York University. In 1999, she completed a master's degree in museum studies/costume and textile conservation from the Fashion Institute of Technology. An active and committed YSN alumna since graduation, Virginia served as YSN's representative to the Association of Yale Alumni for many years and has often volunteered for Friends of YSN's Special Collections projects. YSN honored her with the 1985 Distinguished Alumnae/i Award.
Email:yusn50@aya.yale.edu
Ruth Chen, MSN '99
Ruth is Assistant Professor of Nursing at McMaster University School of Nursing in Hamilton, Ontario. She received a BA in Molecular and Cellular Biology from University of California at Berkeley and earned her MSN from Yale University School of Nursing in 1999 specializing in pediatrics. She served as Clinical Faculty for Yale immediately following her graduation. She is currently working on her doctorate in Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics-Health Research Methodology from McMaster University.
Email:chenrp@mcmaster.ca
Peg Cushman, MSN '76, MS
Peg is currently a full-time student and doctoral candidate in Health Policy at UMASS-Boston, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, where she also serves part-time as a Research Associate. She is on adjunct faculty at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Services where she lectures on the use of herbs; and she maintains a small practice as a Clinical Herbalist and Health Care Consultant through her company, Herbs and Health, LLC in Freeport, Maine. Peg is a diploma graduate from the Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1969, received her BSN from UPENN School of Nursing in 1972 and her MSN from Yale in 1976, specializing in Community Health and Health Care Administration. She received an MS in Herbal Medicine from TAI Sophia Institute in Laurel, Maryland in 2004.
Email:mcushman@aya.yale.edu; mcushman@jhu.edu
Bethany Golden, MSN '03
Bethany works currently as a Certified Nurse Midwife for the Planned Parenthood
Golden Gate in San Francisco. She received her BA from Brown University in
1995 and her MSN and certificate in nurse-midwifery from Yale University in
2003. She co-founded ICAS/Juntos Adelante, a not-for-profit that re-allocates
resources to women's grassroots projects and developed a midwifery clinic in
Esteli, Nicaragua in 2002. She has been courtesy faculty for YSN's Nicaraguan
Community Health rotation since 2003.
Email: bngolden@yahoo.com
Linda Juszczak, DNSc '99
Linda is Deputy Director of the National Assembly on School-based Health Care in Washington, DC. She most recently served as Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine. In addition to working as a nurse practitioner, her responsibilities included acting as the Director for Education and Training at the Montefiore of School Health Program at Montefiore Medical Center, and directing the Center for Evaluation and Quality for the National Assembly on School-Based Health Care in Washington, DC. She is a past president of the National Assembly on School-Based Health Care and has been actively involved in the Society for Adolescent Medicine. Her professional experience includes work as a nurse practitioner and a manager for hospital, community and school-based programs for adolescents. She received her undergraduate degree from Skidmore College, a masters in nursing at the University of Colorado, a Pediatric Nurse Associate certificate and masters in public health from the University of Minnesota, and a doctorate in nursing from Yale.
Email:ljuszczak@aol.com
Priscilla Kissick, MN '56, RN
Priscilla served as Founding Director
and Executive Director of Wissahickon Hospice for twenty years before retiring
in 2000. Priscilla also practiced at Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics
as a Consultant. She taught at University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
as well as at Georgetown University as an instructor of Public Health. Since
graduating from YSN in 1956 Priscilla trained at St. Christopher's Hospice,
London, England. She has been accepted as a member of Sigma Theta Tau and has
been honored with the 1986 YSN Distinguished Alumna Award.
Email: wkissick@comcast.net
Erin Shawn, MSN '03
Erin is a Family Nurse Practitioner serving the local refuge community and the uninsured through the Multomah County Health Department of Portland, OR. She received her BA in Health and Social Sciences from The Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA and her MSN in 2003 from Yale. Erin is a member of Sigma Theta Tau and while at Yale, she received the Wilbur G. Downs International Health Fellowship award. She was a Community Healthy Educator with the Peace Corps from 1997-1999 in Bolivia, South America.
Email:erin.shawn@aya.yale.edu
Student Director
 Suzette Stone '09
Suzette Stone is currently a student in the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
program. She works at Yale New Haven Hospital on the School-Age and
Adolescent floor. Before coming to YSN, she received her Masters of Divinity
with a concentration in Counseling from Princeton Theological Seminary. In
1997, she graduated from the Arrow Leadership Program which focus on
Leadership Development. Past work experience involves serving as a Minister
with Adolescents and Young Adults in California and New York City. She has
traveled to over 12 different countries doing relief work while doing
leadership development with teenagers and young adults.
Email: suzette.stone@yale.edu
AYA Delegate
 Perry Mahaffy, MSN '64, RN
Perry is a diplomate for the American Board of Quality Assurance Utilization Review Physicians(ABQAURP) and Board Chairman of G.L.O.B.E Ministries in Chadds Ford, PA. He also serves as a workers compensation case manager for Genex Services, Inc. In 11/1995, Perry sat for the examination for the ABQAURP and was awarded Diplomate of ABQAURP.
Email: prmaffy@verizon.net
AYA Delegate
 Carol Ann Wetmore, MSN '94, RN
Carol Ann is Director, Case Management and Social Services at Bridgeport Hospital in CT. She also is a Lecturer in Nursing at YSN. Carol Ann is a strong supporter of the Creative Writing Award Program and an active participant in the Alumnae/i-Student Connection Program.
Email: carolann@optonline.net.
AYA Delegate
 Elizabeth Letts, MSN '95
Elizabeth is a certified nurse-midwife currently employed at Reading Hospital and Medical Center. She has a BA in History from Yale College, and served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Morocco from 1983-86. She received her certificate in nursing and MSN from Yale in 1995. She has spent much of her career working in underserved and migrant communities. In addition to her clinical work, Elizabeth is a critically acclaimed author of books for children and adults.
Email: Lettseliz@aol.com.
Co-chairperson, YSN Alumnae/i Fund & Class Agent
 Nina Relin Adams, MS, MSN '77, RN
Nina is a Family Nurse Practitioner, recently retired from Yale University Health Services. She has served as Chairperson of the YSN Alumnae/i Fund and as Chairperson of Class Agents since 1997. Nina actively participates in the YSN Creative Writing Award Program and the Alumnae/i-Student Connection Program. Nina is currently Artistic Director of the New Haven FilmFest.
Email: nina.adams@aya.yale.edu
Co-chairperson, YSN Alumnae/i Fund & Class Agent
 Tracy Weber Tierney, MSN '02, RN
As Patient Services Director, Tracy oversees clinical operations at Fair Haven Community Health Center. She earned her BSN from the University of Connecticut and worked for several years as a critical care nurse before receiving her Masters Degree in Policy and Management from YSN. Tracy has been a lecturer and clinical faculty for both the GEPN program and the MbEIN program at UCONN. She has been involved since graduation in fund raising for the annual fund, and took on the role of Co-Chair of Class Agents this past year.
Email: tracy.weber@aya.yale.edu
Ex-Officio Members
Margaret Grey, Dean
Lisa M. Hottin, Director, External Relations
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