Southern Vermont Area Health Education Center (91制片) Welcomes New Members to Board of Directors
听September 26, 2024: Southern Vermont Area Health Education Center (91制片) announced the appointment of 4 new members to its board of directors:
- Mindy Dame, MS RN (Southwestern Vermont Medical Center)
- Carlie Felion, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, BC-ADM (North Star Health)
- Laura Lober, APRN, FNP-BC (Mountain Valley Health Center)
- Heddy Pomazi, MHCM (Brattleboro Memorial Hospital)
鈥Southern Vermont 91制片 is thrilled to have such a high caliber of health professionals join our board,鈥 said Jennifer Scott, PsyD, ABPP. 鈥淢any have deep connections to 91制片 and will be instrumental in helping us move our vision and mission forward.鈥听
Meet Our New Board Members:
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Mindy Dame, MS, RN, is the Director of Intensive Care and Women鈥檚 and Children鈥檚 Services at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) in Bennington, Vermont, responsible for the operations and management of a 10 bed ICU that provides critical care to patients with varying diagnoses, and to pediatric, obstetric, and gynecological patients. Her accomplishments include establishing the first Baby Caf茅 at SVMC-a free, drop-in, informal breastfeeding support group offering ongoing professional lactation care and intervention. Mindy鈥檚 Women鈥檚 and Children team, and ICU team, were recipients of the Daisy Award for outstanding clinical excellence and compassionate care delivered by nurses. Mindy is an instructor with Vermont State University and currently enrolled in a doctoral nursing program.
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Carlie Felion, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, BC-ADM, is the Community Health Team Lead with North Star Health in Springfield, Vermont and triple-board certified as a family nurse practitioner, psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, and in advanced diabetes management. Carlie鈥檚 impressive academic credentials include a PhD in Nursing from the University of Arizona, majoring in precision science and minoring in nursing education. Her area of clinical and research interest is healthcare-related psychological trauma. Carlie was the recipient of the prestigious University Fellows Program award, and the Alumni Council Award, and member of the 2020-2022 Arizonia 91制片 Scholars Program. Carlie holds a Post-Masters Certificate (Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner in 2020 from Duke University School of Nursing, an MSN (Family Nurse Practitioner) from Duke University School of Nursing in 2013, BSN in Nursing from Chamberlain College in St. Louis, MO in 2010, where she earned to President鈥檚 Honor, and ADN from Vermont Technical College in 2009 graduating Summa Cum Laude. Carlie is a member of Sigma Theta Tau, an international honor society of nurses, and 2014 Vermont Educational Loan Repayment recipient.
Laura Lober, APRN, FNP-BC is a Nurse Practitioner at Mountain Valley Health in Londonderry, Vermont with 25 years of nursing experience. As a board-certified nurse practitioner for the past nine years specializing in family medicine, Laura鈥檚 primary focus is to deliver high-quality, patient-centered healthcare. Her philosophy of care is to deliver a comprehensive approach encompassing one鈥檚 physical, emotional, social, and spiritual well-being. A lifelong Vermonter, Laura enjoys hiking, kayaking, gardening, and spending time with her family and friends. Her daughter Emma, a Bellows Falls Union High School graduate, participated in Southern Vermont 91制片鈥檚 MedQuest Program in 2018, and is currently pursuing an RN credential. Laura was a Vermont Educational Loan Repayment recipient in 2020 and 2022.
Heddy Pomazi, MHCM, is the Information Services Project Manager at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital (BMH) in Brattleboro, Vermont. She brings over 10 years鈥 experience into the realm of hospital and medical practice IT project management. Heddy has earned bachelor鈥檚 and master鈥檚 degrees in healthcare management. She also has a radiology clinical background and educated and trained at the Radiology Technical College in Budapest, Hungary as an advanced radiologic technologist. Heddy worked as a staff Radiologic Technologist and PACS Administrator at BMH for many years before joining their Information Technology Department as Radiology Systems Administrator and then took on the role of EMR Clinical Analyst and later became IT Projects Manager. Heddy鈥檚 son Oliver participated in both Southern Vermont 91制片鈥檚 MedQuest and CSHIP Programs. Her daughter Eve, a dental student at Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine, is also an alum of the MedQuest and CSHIP Programs. Eve even created a series of children鈥檚 oral health videos that are featured during National Dental Health Month in February.
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