President, Independence Blue Cross Foundation and Vice President, Community Affairs, Independence Blue Cross
Rev. Lorina Marshall-Blake, MGA, FAAN, is President of the Independence Blue Cross Foundation and Vice President, Community Affairs, Independence Blue Cross. Marshall-Blake helped define the IBC Foundation’s mission of leading solutions for healthier communities when it was launched in 2011. Under Marshall-Blake’s leadership, the $60 million IBC Foundation has established itself as a philanthropic force locally, earning the 2014 Corporate Foundation of the Year award from the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Greater Philadelphia Chapter. An expert in Philanthropy, Corporate Management, Public Relations and Communications, Marshall-Blake says, “We are meant to serve. We must reach back and give back.” She is an Honorary Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, and has been honored for her leadership and community service by numerous organizations such as the NAACP, Girl Scouts of Eastern PA, Philadelphia Tribune, League of Women Voters, Philadelphia Business Journal, Living Beyond Breast Cancer, and the United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey. She also serves as a spokesperson for the local chapter of the American Heart Association.
Executive Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive, Geisinger Health System
Member-at-Large, PA-NWC Executive Committee
Janet Tomcavage, BSN, MSN currently serves as EVP, Chief Nurse Executive at Geisinger, overseeing the Nursing Institute, strategic planning, nursing practice, professional development, and care management, including Geisinger at Home. She focuses on aligning nursing services across care settings and advancing illness care.
Ms. Tomcavage has led population health initiatives, such as Geisinger’s ProvenHealth Navigator®, addressing social determinants of health and redesigning care models for vulnerable populations. She earned her BSN from Bloomsburg State College and her MSN from Misericordia University. A published author and national speaker, she was also the first nurse at Geisinger to win the Pennsylvania Nightingale Award for clinical excellence.
She is active in the American Nurse Association, American College of Healthcare Executives, and serves on several healthcare leadership councils.
Director of State Advocacy, AARP Pennsylvania
Robert Shipp III, PhD, BSN, RN, NEA-BC, is the Vice President, Workforce & Clinical Affairs at the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) and Co-Lead of the PA-NWC Executive Committee.
President, Southeastern Pennsylvania Area Black Nurses Association (SEPABNA)
Monica J. Harmon, MSN, MPH, RN, is a public health nurse, educator, researcher, and administrator experienced in community/public health. Monica is an Assistant Clinical Professor at Drexel University, Executive Director of the CNHP Community Wellness HUB, and CNHP Services Director of Stephen and Sandra Sheller 11th Street Family Health Services. Her contributions to nursing and public health have been recognized through numerous awards, and she actively participates in various community and professional boards, committees, and organizations. Monica is the Chapter President of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Area Black Nurses Association and the Pennsylvania Nursing Workforce Center Nurse Diversity Council Co-Chair.
VP/Associate Chief Nurse Executive Nursing Operations, Jefferson Health
Daniel Hudson, MSN, RN, CENP, serves as the VP/ACNE of Nursing Operations at Jefferson Health in Philadelphia, PA. In this role, he provides strategic and operational leadership for nursing workforce optimization focused on building robust talent streams, optimizing care delivery & resources, and investing to engage staff. While his work expands the care continuum and he is an expert in nursing workforce strategy, he holds a deep conviction to improve nurse and leader wellbeing. Prior work includes operational roles at University of Vermont Medical Center and Keck Medicine of USC.
System Director of Nursing Excellence & Nurse Residency/Fellowship Programs, Geisinger Health System
Lindsey Ford DNP, RN, NPD-BC is System Director of Nursing Excellence and Nurse Residency/Fellowship Programs. She obtained her BSN and MSN from Mansfield University and DNP from Carlow University. She has been employed with Geisinger for 16 years and has served in varying roles supporting quality, nursing professional development, leadership development, nurse residency and fellowship programs and hospital Magnet journeys to designation.
Nurse Residency Coordinator, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Inc.
Deborah Gardiner MSN, RN CCCTM is the Nurse Residency Coordinator at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She has been a nurse for 33 years and her background is in surgery and trauma spending, 15 years as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in that specialty. She transitioned to Nursing Professional Development Specialist in 2021 and assumed the role of NRP Coordinator. The NRP was reaccredited in 2023 and received a 10-year accreditation with CCNE.
Director of Outreach and Education, Patient Safety Authority
Michelle Bell is the director of Outreach and Education with the Patient Safety Authority (PSA). Bell began working with the PSA in 2010 as a patient safety advisor for the Southeast region. She joined the PSA after completing a yearlong fellowship with the Institute for Safe Medication Practices, a world-renowned expert organization on medication safety. Prior to her role with PSA, Bell practiced as an emergency department nurse, and filled a variety of roles in shared governance, compliance, patient safety, and quality management.
CFPA Advisory Board, CFPA Academic Publishing & Dissemination Committee
Dr. Rosemarie White, DNP, CRNP-PMH, PMHNP-BC, is a Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. She is presently the Graduate Coordinator for the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program at Delaware State University. She is the CEO for Restoring Foundation Psychiatric Counseling Center. Dr. White has prior nursing experience in informatics, long-term care, critical care, leadership, and pediatrics.
