Passion for BVMI’s mission starts at the top. Our trustees bring wide-ranging viewpoints and experiences to the board table, and provide strategic oversight and direction to BVMI.
Amit Limaye, PhD, Board Chair
Director, Sustainable Medical Technology Institute (SMTI), Enterprise R&D
Becton Dickinson & Company
Valerie Mauriello, 1st Vice Chair
Prudential Financial – Retired
Jordan Goldsmith, Esq., 2nd Vice Chair
Porzio Bromberg
& Newman, P.C.
Edward J. Gollhofer, Treasurer
Sr. VP, News Finance
Versant Media
Karina Malysheva, Secretary
NFP Relationship Manager
M&T Bank
Susan Aveta
Laboratory Operations
Quest Diagnostics
Stefan Canizares, Esq.
Assistant Counsel
Fordham University
Medha Havnurkar
Director
NJ Department of Health
Julie Karcher
Senior Vice President
Valley Health System / Valley Medical Group
Brenda Lapadat
FVP / Market Manager
Valley Bank
Jaideep Mulchandani
Horizon BCBS of New Jersey – Retired
Keith Murillo-Stasiak, CPA, CITP, CISA
Risk Assurance & IT Auditor
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Anita Ramsetty, MD
Director of Health Equity
Englewood Health
Cesar Romero, MBA
Principal & Founder
Latticeworks Advisory, LLC
Michael Ruiz de Somocurcio
IPA President
Vytalize Health
Mark Sparta
Chief Operating Officer
Hackensack Meridian Health
Liseets Tavera
Director, Human Resources
Triangle Manufacturing
Jane Tuohy
VP, Program Marketing & Medical Education
Tela BIO
Gian Varbaro, MD, MBA
Chief Medical Officer, Bergen New Bridge Medical Center
Volunteers, donors and former trustees act as a sounding board to the CEO and provide leadership and support to BVMI.
Michael W. Azzara, MBA, Chair
Senior Consultant, Foley, Proctor, Yoskowitz, Executive Search and Consulting firm; retired President and CEO, Valley Health System
Neil Abitabilo, RPh, MS
Former CEO of the Northern Metropolitan Hospital Association; former COO of St. Lukes Hospital in Newburgh, NY
Jill Altana
ADP – Retired
Kathleen M. Burke, PhD, RN
Professor of Nursing, Assistant Dean in Charge of Nursing Programs, Ramapo College of New Jersey. Currently Nurse Research Consultant at the Valley Hospital, Ridgewood, NJ; Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ; and St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Paterson, NJ
Michael Faust, MD
Valley Health
Janet Finke
Principal, real estate management firm; former President, Jewish Family Services of North Jersey; former Board member, Barnert Hospital
Barry Freeman, EdD, MBA
Professor (retired) of Personal Finance and Marketing, Bergen Community College. Former marketing executive at Best Foods, Thomas J. Lipton, and Unilever. Personal Investment Counselor
Kenneth Herman, EdD, ABPP
Author, “Secrets from the Sofa;” Retired psychologist; Diplomate in Clinical Psychology; Fellow, American Academy of Clinical Psychology
Gladys Laden
National Council of Jewish Women, Bergen County Section Board Member; former Director of Financial Aid, Weil Cornell Medical College of NY
Mitchell Rubinoff, MD
Valley Medical Group – Retired
Marilyn Schotz
Community Volunteer
Lindy Washburn
Senior Healthcare Reporter (retired)
USA TODAY Network
Bernard Weinstein, MPH
Former Executive Director, Bellevue Hospital, NYC; former Commissioner of Hospitals, Westchester County, NY; Professor Pace University Graduate Center; board member, Bon Secours Charity Health System
Joanne Westphal
TD Bank – Retired
Members of BVMI’s Associate Board are early-career professionals who want to make a difference and bring their passion, talents and drive to help support BVMI’s mission.
Brandon Baek
OMS-1 @ Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine – Middletown
Zui Dighe
Data Scientist @ Paradigm
Phoenix Jay
Manager Digital Community @ dbt Labs
Margaret Murphy
Nurse Practitioner and Professional Faculty @ Columbia University
Mark Surgent
Sr. Marketing Manager, IV Access @ Becton Dickinson
Parth Vaidya, PharmD
Medical Science Liaison @ Sanofi Genzyme
BVMI volunteers are amazing! They are the heart and soul of the healthcare center and donate thousands of hours of their time to make sure that BVMI’s patients have access to quality, compassionate healthcare.
As of 1/15/2026.
Alexandre Ackad, MD
Camila Aguirre
Thomas Ahlborn, MD
Heidi Ahlborn, MD
Stella Ahn
George Ajjan, DO
Anisa Ali, LCSW
Cheryl Amsterdam
Martha Appelbaum, LCSW
Albert Araya, BSN
Chithra Balasingham, MD
Kirsten Barber, MSN, RN
Christine Barrett
Rebecca Baxt, MD
Patricia Beauzile, MD
Alyssa Becker, MD
Neelakshi Bhagat, MD
Joyce Bivone
Linda S. Bleiweiss
Patricia Bombolevicz, RN
Anna Broder, MD
Eva Brodkin, RN
Kadesha Bryan, BSN, RN
Terri Caust
Barbara Cavallaro, MD
Madelina Cela
Elizabeth Cole
Janet Cook, RN
Dale Cook
Sanford Cooper, MD
Timothy Corey, MD
Sara De La Hera
Amanda de Vera, BSN, RN
Jennifer D’Elia
Joan DeMaio, RN
Christian Domingo, BSN
Mary Duffy, FNP-BC
Jane Dunleavy, RN, APN
Victoria Eftychiou, MSN, APN
Emma Eig
Kathleen Fagan, APN
Vicky Farhi
Clarissa Fay, APN
Shoshana Feiner, MD
Penni Feiner
Laura Fernandez
Stuart Finkel, MD
Vicky Fliman, RN
Andrea Florio, RN
Fatima Galicia
Vanessa Garcia
Emely Garzon
William Getreuer
Bella Goldberg
David Goldstein, MD
Cristina Gonzalez
Janice Goodman, BSN,
Naomi S Grobstein, MD
Lisa Grohsman, APN
Abigail Gyamfi-Mensah, BSN
Stefan Hagmann, MD
Patty Halsall
Jun Jie Han, MD
Nancy Heir
Sara Hemaid
Joan Herman, RDN
Maryann Hew, RN, BSN
Tracey Highfill, RN
Christine Hiraldo
Ashley Huiracocha
Patrice Hunkin, BSN
Sadia Hussain, MD
Susan Ifill-Sinclair, BSN
David Isralowitz, MD
Kristi Izzo
Brian Izzo
Satish Kashyap, MD
Laura Ketchum
Chung Kim, RN
Olivia Kim
Oksoon Kim
Alisa Kim
Ruth R. Kirschenbaum
Patricia Klein, MD
Rima Kopelman, MD
Iris Kopeloff, MD
Lizabeth Kopp-Faust, MD
Jean-Eddy Larose, DO
Elaina LaRusso
Birdie Lau
Nellie Lee, MD
Kathleen Leistikow, MD
Joanne Levine
Ruth America Levy, LCSW, PhD
Howard L. Lipton, DO
Marina Lugovoy, RN, MSN, FNP
Mary Lyons-Kim
Josef Machac, MD
Gene Marcantonio, MD, PhD
Grace Marini
Albania Martinez-Bojos
Lynn M. Mayer, MSN, ANP-BC
John McConnell, MD
Dianne McDermott, BSN
Catherine M. McPolin, RN, MSN
Lisa Mellman, MD
Maureen Menakis
Kelly Annie Mercado
Maryann Monaco, BSN, RN
Eronel Mondestin, RN MSN
Jane I. Morais
Junior Morales
Esther Nelson, RN
Elizabeth Nill, MS
Elizabeth Noe
Daniel Oh
Christine Oh
Donna O’Hern, BSN, MSN
Hea Lee On, RN
Dave Owens
Sue Panek, RN, BSN
Gregory Pappas, MD
Laura Parente, MD
Grishma Parikh, MD
Anne Park, DO
Maria Paz Cedeno
Lucille Protas
Elizabeth Ramirez
Maria Athenas Ramos Escalante
Mapi Ramos Escalante
David Reiner, MD
Cheryl Reiner
Courtney Reinisch, DNP, BSN, MSN
George Reskakis DDS, DDS
Helen Richards M.D., MD
Gene Rosenberg M.D., MD
Jacqueline Ross, PT, DPT
Rosanne Rotunda, RN
Eve Rozenberg
Mitchell J. Rubinoff, MD
Edwin Sanchez
Maria Scibetta, MD
Madeeha Shahzadi, MD
Sami Sharifiy, BSN
Jody Shilan
Sabina Sicklick
Ava Silverstein, MS, PT
Mark Surgent
Swapna Swadhin, RN
Helena M. Tejada
Sabrina Tempesta, DO
Mary T. Tietjen, RN
Lynn Torres
Marina Turbay Paulino
David Vesole M.D., MD
Sara Wallach, MD
Deitelind Washburn
Anne Weisblatt
Gail S. Williams, MD
Marygrace Zetkulic, MD
Cindy Zirkin, RDN
From our newest hires to staff members who helped open our doors in 2009, our staff is singularly focused on providing excellent care to BVMI patients. No matter their area of responsibility, every employee is dedicated to making sure that BVMI is a warm and nurturing medical home. Working alongside our passionate volunteers, our staff ensures continuity of care, compliance with medical standards and regulatory agencies, organizational sustainability, and so much more.
Jasneet Kaur, MD
Medical Director
President/CEO
amissey@bvmi.net
Andrea Alcala
Certified Medical Assistant
Sandra Alvarado, RN, APN
Mental Health Counselor
Amber Alvarez
Certified Medical Assistant
Monica Buendia
Certified Medical Assistant
Angela Bueno
Front Desk Manager
Jennifer Comppen
Manager of Data Analytics and Impact Reporting
Dale DeAngelis Mottola
Garfield Project Manager
Arthur De Simone, MD
Medical Director Emeritus
Mary DiGiulio, DNP, APN
Staff Nurse Practitioner
Sue Dyrness
Director of Fundraising Operations
Kathleen Ensuncho
Prevent Diabetes Program Manager
Rosa Flores-Campos, MSW
Case Manager
Nancy Fremed, MSN, WHNP-BC
Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner
Beth Fylstra, PhD
Finance Director
Karla Goffe, RN
Staff Nurse
So Young Han, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacist
Judith Haystrand, RN, MSN, APN
Staff Nurse Practitioner
Holly Homa, BSN, RN, CDCES
Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist
Gloria Jekic, RN
Nurse Manager
Oksoon Kim, RN
Staff Nurse
Karen Latimer, MD
Associate Medical Director
Lisa Leonard, LPN
Staff Nurse
Dennis Marion
Grant Manager
Joanne Murad
Manager, Institutional Giving & Government Relations
Diana Nieves
Director of Operations and Human Resources
Zane Pavon
Certified Medical Assistant
Liz Peck
Nurse Practitioner
Sue Polito, MSN, RN, NP-C
Staff Nurse Practitioner
Elaine Posner
Volunteer Engagement Manager
Rita Prospero
Operations Manager
Yeiry Reinoso
Certified Medical Assistant
Daisy Sanchez
Certified Medical Assistant
Lina Silva
Certified Medical Assistant
Erika Silvestre
Eligibility Specialist
Sunny Swadhin, RN
Staff Nurse
Michele Vagueiro
Operations Assistant
Blanca Vidal
Senior Certified Medical Assistant
Erica Joy West
Head of Individual Giving
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