Past Honorees | The Schwartz Center

Schwartz Compassionate Caregiver Award

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Past Honorees

Gioconda Mojica, MD

2025 Honoree

Gioconda Mojica, MD

Mark Brown

2025 Honoree

Mark Brown

Elise Bartoul, MA, LPC, LPAT, ATR-BC

2025 Honoree

Elise Bartoul, MA, LPC, LPAT, ATR-BC

Sylvia K. Parker, NP

2024 Honoree

Sylvia K. Parker, NP

Erik Garcia, MD

2024 Honoree

Erik Garcia, MD

Dinh H. To, MSW, LSW

2024 Honoree

Dinh H. To, MSW, LSW

Complex Discharge Team

2023 Honoree

Complex Discharge Team

Sonia Sutherland, MD

2023 Honoree

Sonia Sutherland, MD

Assumptah (Summie) Mwai, CHPNA

2023 Honoree

Assumptah (Summie) Mwai, CHPNA

Kathryn B. Kirkland, MD

2023 Honoree

Kathryn B. Kirkland, MD

Laura Harmon, MD

2023 Honoree

Laura Harmon, MD

Kristy Capps, BSN, RN

2023 Honoree

Kristy Capps, BSN, RN

THE DAVID JAMES HOSPICE UNIT TEAM

2022 Honoree

THE DAVID JAMES HOSPICE UNIT TEAM

BEBA TATA-MBENG, MDiv, MPH, BCC

2022 Honoree

BEBA TATA-MBENG, MDiv, MPH, BCC

ZAHIDEE “SAIDIE” RODRIGUEZ, MD

2022 Honoree

ZAHIDEE “SAIDIE” RODRIGUEZ, MD

WILLIAM “DONNIE” NELSON, BSN, RN, PHN, CPHN

2022 Honoree

WILLIAM “DONNIE” NELSON, BSN, RN, PHN, CPHN

PETER DEBLIEUX, MD

2022 Honoree

PETER DEBLIEUX, MD

LINDSAY P. CARTER, MD

2022 Honoree

LINDSAY P. CARTER, MD

The H.E.A.R. (Healer Education Assessment and Referral) Team

2021 Honoree

The H.E.A.R. (Healer Education Assessment and Referral) Team

The C.A.R.E. (Caregiver Assistance Resources and Education) Program

2021 Honoree

The C.A.R.E. (Caregiver Assistance Resources and Education) Program

Tamara Vesel, MD

2021 Honoree

Tamara Vesel, MD

Sparkles Ransom, MSW, LCSW, C-ASWCM, C-SWHC

2021 Honoree

Sparkles Ransom, MSW, LCSW, C-ASWCM, C-SWHC

Jose Morales, MD

2021 Honoree

Jose Morales, MD

Orlanda Mackie, MD

2021 Honoree

Orlanda Mackie, MD

Nora Kramer, RN, MS, CNRN

2021 Honoree

Nora Kramer, RN, MS, CNRN

Elizabeth Heyne, PA, PsyD

2019 Honoree

Elizabeth Heyne, PA, PsyD

Justin N. Baker, MD, FAAHPM

2019 Honoree

Justin N. Baker, MD, FAAHPM

Joanne B. Glusman, MSW, LSW, APHSW-C

2019 Honoree

Joanne B. Glusman, MSW, LSW, APHSW-C

Judy Ierardi, RT, (R) (CT) (MR)

2019 Honoree

Judy Ierardi, RT, (R) (CT) (MR)

Sophia L. Maurasse, MD

2019 Honoree

Sophia L. Maurasse, MD

Kari Rosenkranz, MD

2019 Honoree

Kari Rosenkranz, MD

Glen Komatsu, MD

2018 Honoree

Glen Komatsu, MD

Emergency Medical Response Team

2018 Honoree

Emergency Medical Response Team

Pat O’Malley, MD

2018 Honoree

Pat O’Malley, MD

Lolita Roland, RN, CARN

2018 Honoree

Lolita Roland, RN, CARN

Terry Stancin, PhD, ABPP

2018 Award Recipient

Terry Stancin, PhD, ABPP

Wendy Walters, LICSW

2018 Honoree

Wendy Walters, LICSW

Rana Awdish, MD

2017 Award Recipient

Rana Awdish, MD

Jonathan Bartels, RN

2017 Honoree

Jonathan Bartels, RN

Victor Fagan, LPN

2017 Honoree

Victor Fagan, LPN

Terrie Inder, MBChB, MD

2017 Honoree

Terrie Inder, MBChB, MD

Lynne McAtee-Harris, BSRN

2017 Honoree

Lynne McAtee-Harris, BSRN

Alan Rosenthal, MD

2017 Honoree

Alan Rosenthal, MD

Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU)

2016 Honoree

Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU)

Vincent Waite, MD, MPH

2016 Honoree

Vincent Waite, MD, MPH

Allissa Randazzo, BSN, RN

2016 Honoree

Allissa Randazzo, BSN, RN

David Pascoe, MA, BCC

2016 Honoree

David Pascoe, MA, BCC

Shieva Khayam-Bashi, MD

2016 Honoree

Shieva Khayam-Bashi, MD

Randi Kaplan, LMSW

2016 Award Recipient

Randi Kaplan, LMSW

Jayne O’Malley, BSN, RN, OCN

2015 Honoree

Jayne O’Malley, BSN, RN, OCN

Krista Nelson, MSW, LCSW, OSW-C

2015 Honoree

Krista Nelson, MSW, LCSW, OSW-C

Cheryl D. Kane, MEd, BSN, RN

2015 Honoree

Cheryl D. Kane, MEd, BSN, RN

Melody J. Cunningham, MD

2015 Honoree

Melody J. Cunningham, MD

Rick Boyte, MD

2015 Award Recipient

Rick Boyte, MD

Terry Yoas, CNA

2015 Honoree

Terry Yoas, CNA

Kathryn Pratt, RN, BSN

2014 Honoree

Kathryn Pratt, RN, BSN

Thea James, MD

2014 Award Recipient

Thea James, MD

Deborah Ferretti, MS, APRN

2014 Honoree

Deborah Ferretti, MS, APRN

Cranberry Hospice & Palliative Care Team

2014 Honoree

Cranberry Hospice & Palliative Care Team

Scot Bateman, MD

2014 Honoree

Scot Bateman, MD

Barbara Segal, RN, MS

2013 Honoree

Barbara Segal, RN, MS

P. Lynn Ouellette

2013 Honoree

P. Lynn Ouellette

Raul Laguarda, MD, FCCP

2013 Honoree

Raul Laguarda, MD, FCCP

Pradeep Chopra, MD

2013 Award Recipient

Pradeep Chopra, MD

Rachael Bedard, MD

2013 Honoree

Rachael Bedard, MD