The purpose of this council is the promotion of nursing professionalism through supporting the core values of our Nursing Professional Practice Model: Empowerment, Collaboration, Inspiration and Excellence.

This council will collaborate with the chairs of the Clinical Ladder Advancement Review Board to understand the process and learn how better to support advancement through encouragement and aid in resources for Clinical Nurse 3 and 4 advancement. This council is dedicated to the professional advancement of the nursing staff working at UConn Health and is vested in the promotion of those activities identified as most valuable by nursing staff.

Council Members

Dawn Carroll, Chair

Elizabeth Cappello

Kari Criqui

Shannon Curtis

Kelly Demetro

Nancy Dupont

Elaine Gaston

Lisa Giannakopoulos

Laura Irmscher

Kelly Kucia

Nicole McLaughlin

Rachel Meehan

Michael Mennone

Larissa Morgenthau

Jenny Ojeda

Meta Penwell

Jessica Petruska

Jennifer Pickert

Erin Pietrowicz

Sue Ellen Poyton

Ellen Shaw

Elizabeth Strull

Stephanie Tapia

Sarah Tessier

Dennis Westhoff

Marlena Wojtylo

Natalia Zaniewski

Shannon Zarger

Amy Moffo, Admin Support

How to Join

To join a shared governance board, contact Sue Ellen Poyton at poyton@uchc.edu.