Nursing Leadership

Sandra L. Felis, RN, MS
Chief Nursing Officer

Education:
BSN, 1971
MSN, 1979

Clinical/Management Experience:

• Staff Nurse, Medical/Surgical, Emergency Department, Outpatient Clinics
• Nurse Manager, Outpatient Clinics  
• Director of Medical Surgical Nursing
• Vice President, Patient Services, and CNO
• Chief Operating Officer

Research/Clinical Interests:

• Patient Safety
• Quality
• Shared Governance
• Clinical Information System Implementation
• Work Flow Redesign

Julie Morse, RN, BS
VP, Nursing Services

Education:
BS, Nursing, University of Vermont

Jan Carroll, MSN, MPH, RN
Director, Specialty Nursing

Education:
BA, Brown University, Independent Concentration in Women's Health
BSN, Cornell University-New York Hospital
MSN, Yale University
MPH, Columbia University, Health Policy & Management

Clinical Experience:

• Nurse-Midwife
• Outcomes Measurement
• Policy Development and Analysis

Peg Gagne, RN, MS
Director, Medical/Surgical Nursing

Education:
BSN, McGill University
MS, University of Arizona

Clinical Experience:

• Online Learning
• Teaching/learning strategies

Suzanne Goetschius, APRN-BC, MSN
Director of Nursing Education & Research

Education:
BSN, University of Delaware Nursing
MSN, University of Massachusetts/Lowell, Gerontological Nursing

Isabelle Sargeant
Director, Renal Services, Transplant Services & Respiratory Therapy

Education:
RN, Hammersmith Hospital School of Nursing, London, England
Currently enrolled in RN-MS degree program

Clinical Experience:

• Medical/Surgical and Dialysis experienced obtained in Bermuda (1981-1992);
• Dialysis Nurse for Fletcher Allen since 1994;
• Renal Nurse Educator (2001-2002); Nurse Manager-Renal Services (2002-2005);
• Director for Renal & Transplant Services (2005-present);
• Director of Respiratory Services (2/2007- present)

Tara Pacy
Director, Clinical Support Services

Education:
AD, Nursing, University of Vermont
BS, Biology, University of Vermont

Clinical Experience:

• Emergency Medical Technician-Intermediate
• Various Clinical Outpatient Clinics, including: Research Nurse/Study Coordinator; Nursing Home; Emergency Department; Inpatient Medicine
• Clinical Instructor-Department of Surgery, UVM

General Information:
Clinical Support Services incorporates many departments that provide support and assistance to patients and their families as well as Fletcher Allen staff.  The Department includes Case Management and Social Work, Interpreters, Trauma Services, Call Center and Provider Access Services, Patient Placement Services, Spiritual Care Services, Medical Staff Office, Telemedicine Department, Patient Attendants, Patient Support Services (Orderlies), Palliative Care Services, and Hospital Medicine Services.

Diane Leach, RN, BSN
Director, Critical Care Nursing

Education:
BSN, University of Vermont

Clinical Experience:

• Resource Nurse (General Medical/Surgical, Critical Care)
• Staff Nurse (Medical Intensive Care, Birthing Center)
• Nurse Educator (Medical Intensive Care)
• Assistant Nurse Manager (Birthing Center, Maternity)
• Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner
• Administrative Nurse Coordinator
• Quality Improvement Consultant (Medical Group Management, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine)

General Information:
Prior to becoming the Director of Critical Care Nursing, Diane Leach provided internal consultative project management for operational improvement, risk mitigation, and care management initiatives for inpatient and outpatient departments in the Institute for Quality. 

The Critical Care Nursing division includes the Administrative Nurse Coordinators; Cardiology/Medicine Telemetry, Cardiothoracic Surgery/Surgical Telemetry, Medical Intensive Care, Surgical Intensive Care, and Pediatric Intensive Care units; as well as Emergency Services.
     
Hollie Shaner-McRae, DNP, RN, FAAN
Professional Nursing Practice Coordinator
Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Vermont

Education:
AD, Nursing, Gloucester County College
BS, Psychology, UVM
MSA, St. Michael's College
DNP, Rush University, Chicago 

Clinical Experience:

• Infection Control Practitioner, Fletcher Allen
• Vice President of Nursing, North Country Health Systems
• Adjunct Faculty, University of Vermont School of Nursing
• Founder & President, The Nightingale Institute for Health & the Environment
• President, CGH Environmental Strategies, Inc.
• Various clinical experiences in Nursing, including:
• Environmental Health Coordinator
• Clinical Waste Reduction Coordinator
• Post Anesthesia Care
• Resource Pool
• Dialysis Nurse
• Critical Care Nurse

General Information:
Has a special interest in nursing and the environment, environmental health, systems innovation; Visiting Scholar, Harvard School of Public Health (1997-present); completed a doctoral program in nursing at Rush University (2008).

Select Publications:
Co-Author,Tai Chi for older nurses: A Workplace Wellness Pilot Study, for more information, click on the PDF file below.
Environmentally Safe Health Care Agencies: Nursing's Responsibility, Nightingale's Legacy, Hollie Shaner-McRae, RN, MSA,FAAN; Glen McRae, PhD; Victoria Jas, MS. For more information, click here.

Contributing Author, Policy & Politics in Nursing & Health Care, 4th edition, Mason, Leavitt, Chaffee., Saunders ‘02; Unit 6 Case Study: Environmental Advocacy: A Nurse's Journey
Author & Product Developer, American Nurses' Association: Nurses' Pollution Prevention Kit 1998
Co-Author, American Hospital Association Publications

• An Ounce of Prevention: Waste Reduction Strategies for Healthcare Facilities ‘93
• The Guidebook to Hospital Waste Reduction Program Planning and Implementation ‘95

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