Upstate Medical University
Nursing Alumni Association
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President
Zoe (Christensen) Gonza, RN, CCRN (AAS ’75)
Vice President
Nicholas Netti, BS ’18
Treasurer
Candace Carter, BS ’16, PMHNP ’20
Secretary
Kathryn Holliday, DNP, CPNP, CNE (MS ’13)
Directors
Desta Anthony, MSN ’21, ANP-C, ACHPN, CDP, CAPC-D
Barbara A. Black, ANP ’98, MS, MA
Bambi Carkey, DNP, PMHNP-BC, NPP (MS ’00)
Patricia Carranti, MSN ’97, ANP-C
Dorothy Champney, FNP-BC/MS ’02
Diana Farneti, MSN ’98, FNP
Lorna Forbes, PMHNP ’18, FNP ’10, MSN
Barbara Kane, BS ’98/MS ’99
K. Brian Kling, MSN ’20, RN, FNP, CEN, CNE
Kelly Lonis, MSN ’98, ANP-BC, NBC-HWC
John Ringhisen, PMHNP ’19
Caitlin Tomko-Smith, DNP, FNP-C ’18, NP, ACHPN
Ex-Officio Members
Mantosh Dewan, MD
President, Upstate Medical University
Eileen M. Pezzi, MPA
VP for Development, Upstate Medical University
Tammy Austin-Ketch, PhD, FNP-BC, FAANP
Dean, College of Nursing, Upstate Medical University
Spencer Champagne
Director, College of Nursing Alumni
Student Members
Natacha Edwards '24
Emily Smith '25
Emily Wright '25