Past recipients
2023 awardees
Anuradha Iyer, MA, MS, CJCP, CPHQ
Senior Director, Quality Management
The Brooklyn Hospital Center
Saema Khandakar, MD
Attending, Pediatric Hospitalist
NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County
Sheniece L. Martin-Stancil-El, DNP, RN, CNL
Nursing Director for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
University of Rochester Medical Center
Thaina R. Pierre, DO
Chief Equity Officer and Patient Safety Officer
NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst
Tonya Richards, PHR, CDP, SHRM-CP, CHHR
Vice President, Human Resources Operations and Organizational Development
Maimonides Health
2022 awardees
Ingrid Collymore, MSN RN, CCM
Manager, Quality Improvement
St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center
Catholic Health
Amy Faith Lionheart, MA, MBA
Network Manager of Volunteer Services & Member of Patient Relations Team Nuvance Health
Keisha Peters, MS. HRM
Assistant Director of Human Resources
NYC Health + Hospitals
Christopher Sanchez, MPA
Hospital Relations Manager
Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital and DeGraff Medical Park
2021 awardees
Maryalice Cullen, DNP, MSN, RNC-NIC, NEA-BC
Assistant Vice President
Albany Medical Center
Eniye-Joy Fadaka-Igbinigie
Director of Fiscal Affairs, Revenue Cycle Admin
NYC Health + Hospitals
Isabella Park, DO
Associate Medical Director
Long Island Jewish Forest Hills/Northwell Health
Sahadeo Ramharrack, MA, CDP
Planetree Champion Lead, Office of Quality and Safety
NYC Health + Hospitals/Morrisania