Leadership Team
Meet our leadership team
The Department of Nursing Leadership Team is dedicated to supporting and enriching the extraordinary nurses throughout Montefiore Einstein. Our transformational leaders encourage growth and development at every stage through exciting educational and professional advancement opportunities. We are always striving to enhance the power and influence of nurses, creating an environment that recognizes and rewards excellence in nursing.
Maureen Scanlan
MSN, RN, NEA-BC
Senior Vice President, Chief Nurse Executive, Montefiore Einstein
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Senior Vice President, Chief Nurse Executive
Maria L. Arias,
EdD, MSN, BSN, RN-BC
Assistant Vice President, Nursing
Montefiore Hospital, Moses Campus
Davy Bascara
BSN, RN, CNOR
Senior Director, Perioperative Services
Montefiore Medical Center
Linda Berger-Spivack
MS, RN, CENP
Assistant Vice President, Nurse Learning and Scholarship
Montefiore Medical Center
Tara Buckenmyer
DNP-EL, MHA, RN, NEA-BC
Assistant Vice President, Nursing
Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein (CHAM)
Christine Daley
MSN, AGNP-BC
Director, Magnet Project
Montefiore Hospital, Wakefield Campus
Joshua Daniel
MSN, RN, CPN
Clinical Director, Value Analysis
Montefiore Medical Center
Una T. Hopkins
DNP, RN, FNP-BC, NE-BC, FACCC
Director, Research
Montefiore Medical Center
Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Justine Huffaker
MSN, FNP, RN, NE-BC
Assistant Vice President, Nursing Relations
Montefiore Medical Center
Mary Ellen Lindros
EdD, RN
Assistant Vice President, Professional Practice Nursing Quality Officer
Montefiore Medical Center
Janine Llamzon
DNP, MS, AGNP-C, RN, CEN, NEA-BC
Assistant Vice President, Emergency Services, Ambulatory Care
Montefiore Medical Center
Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Brenda Pinder
MSN, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE
Assistant Vice President, Nursing
Jack D. Weiler Hospital, Einstein Campus
Joan O'Brien
MSN, RN, NE-BC
Assistant Vice President, Nursing
Montefiore Hospital, Wakefield Campus
Marianne O’Shea
MPA, BSN, CCRN-K, CENP
Senior Clinical Director, Invasive Cardiology
Ambulatory Care
Montefiore Medical Center