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Board Membership

The Board of Nursing is comprised of 13 members, six of whom are registered professional nurses, two of whom are licensed practical nursing, an Advanced Practice Nurse, a State Government representative, and three public members.

New Jersey Board of Nursing Professional Staff

Executive Director, George J. Hebert, MA, RN         

Deputy Executive Director - Joanne Leone, JD         

Professional Nurse Supervisor of Disciplinary Section
Mary Peterson, BSN, RN

Professional Nurse Supervisor, Alternative to Discipline
Deborah Zuccarelli, RN

Management Assistant - Damiana Kiernan

Administrative Assistants
Diane Scott, MBA

Receptionist - Virginia Nieves

Communication
Sunaray Hargove Miller, Supervisor
Simone Klausner
Deborah Toure

Licensing Supervisor
Valarie Herring

Licensure by Examination
Gregoria Marrero, Supervisor
Nilsa Taraceno

Licensure by Endorsement
Leslie Burgos (A-F)
Elizabeth Velez-Carter (G-N)
Ada Alejandro (O-Z)

State License Verification
Tahanee Rabb

Renewal/Reinstatement/Duplicate License
Sameerah Bond

APN Licensure
Naomi Monroe

FN-CSA Certification
Leslie Burgos

SAVE
Theresa McFadden

Name/Address Changes
Simone Klausner
Deborah Toure

Nurse Disciplinary Section - Mary Peterson, Nurse Supervisor
Linda Adamkowski
Tykilah Ellerbe
Ethel Evans
Shonnette Messiah
Nicole Peteet-Davis - Paralegal

Alternative to Discipline - Deborah Zuccarelli, Nurse Supervisor
Nicole Peteet-Davis

Homemaker-Home Health Aide Certification

Paralegal - Twalema Khonje

Paralegal Assistant - Elenie Torres

Initial/Duplicate Applications - Soledad Matos and Tawn Minter

Endorsement/Reinstatement Applications - Ivelisse Lugo

Renewals and Foreign Applicants - Soledad Matos

CHHA Training Program/Instructor Approvals - Virginia Burks