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Vice President: Donna Raye Sullivan RN
Donna Raye-Sullivan is a Registered Nurse, Certified Care Manager and Certified Managed Care Nurse with over 30 years in various positions throughout the nursing profession. She is currently the Assistant Director for Care Management at Huntington Hospital. Her educational background includes a BSN from Molloy College and an MBA in Health Care Management from Quinnipiac University. She is actively pursuing her MSN in Care Coordination from Capella University. Donna has been a member of CMSA for over 10 years and has been active on the Board of Directors for CMSA Long Island.
Donna is a strong proponent of Care Management Certification and encourages her fellow care managers to expand their knowledge base and join their local/national professional organizations whenever possible. Most recent, she contributed to the American Association of Managed Care Nurses (AAMCN) publication A Nurse’s Introduction to Managed Care, 4th Edition, which prepares nurses for taking the Certified Managed Care Nurse (CMCN) examination.
In addition to CMSA and CMSA Long Island, professional organizations that she belongs include the National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ), American Nurses Association (ANA), American Association of Managed Care Nurses (AAMCN), and the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL).
Treasurer: Gregg Balbera, CSA
Gregg Balbera is a Certified Senior Advisor and the Owner and President of Right at Home Nassau Suffolk, a Licensed Home Care Agency with offices in Plainview and Smithtown. He has been the Owner and President since May 2013. His company takes great pride in providing homecare, companion and personal care, as well as skilled nursing to seniors and mobility challenged adults. Greg's mission is to improve the life of those he serves. Before becoming involved in home care Greg had a 25+ year career on Wall Street that centered on his ability to listen and take care of customer and client needs. Taking care of client needs personally, promptly and professionally has always been the focus of his work. He is accustomed to staying calm in hectic situations.
Gregg came to home care as a second career ready to seize the opportunity to give back in a meaningful way. Both he and his wife watched as several of their grandparents, aunts, uncles and parents dealt with serious medical issues in their later years, requiring both hospital and home care. He witnessed firsthand the effects of Alzheimer's on his family and relatives.
Gregg became a Certified Senior Advisor and remains in good standing since 2014. He volunteers weekly at a Rehab Center playing cards with facility-bound seniors as well as driving local seniors to Medical appointments. He joined the local chapter of CMSA in 2014 and wants to be on the Board of CMSA so that he can bring his passion, organization and vision to this very worthy organization. Since becoming a member He has attended the monthly meetings and has enjoyed the opportunity to both learn and network with the various members.
Director: Christine Moran, RN
Christine Moran is a case manager at Northwell Health-LIJ Valley Stream Hospital. She has been a nurse for 34 years and a case manager for approximately 20 years. Case management is a career path that she adores. She is a BSN in nursing and is completing her MSN with an executive track.
Christine have utilized many of the skills and concepts she learned at CMSALI meetings and have a successful EBP study for the pre-ordering of DME for her orthopedic patients to a savings of $1,483,776.00 and won the hospital EBP competition. This study was entered into the CMSA EBP competition. It has been submitted for publication consideration to RN Magazine.
She believes that the exchange and availability of information by CMSA, both local and national, is priceless with networking possibilities that are endless. She would like to give back to the organization for all that it has given her and hope to contribute to case management as it moves into the future.
Treasurer: Karen Zinna, RN
Karen Zinna is a Registered Nurse and Certified Case Manager with over 25 years’ experience in Quality and Case Management. Her career spans a variety of health care settings including Care Management, Article 28 Ambulatory Care Clinics, Workman’s Compensation, Managed Care, Hospitals and Primary Care offices. She has an in-depth knowledge of health care operations at all levels with proficiency in the development and training of case management programs. She was the former Director of Care Coordination and CM at Advantage Care Physicians and is currently a Case Manager at St Joseph's Hospital in Bethpage, New York. Karen has been a member of CMSA for over 10 years.