Nursing Faculty Members

Faculty | Program of Study | Clinical Affiliates

Faculty Names and Biographies
Nancy Becker, MSN, RN Susan Moyer, MSN, RN
Amelia Capotosta, Ed. D, RN Ruth Reinsel, MSN, RN
Lorraine P. McNeil, MSN, RN Carol Saul, MSN, RN
Marianne Desmarias, MSN, RN Patricia Schmehl, MSN, RN
Suzanne Dimino, MSN, RN Geraldine Shimko, MSN, BSN, RN
Shirley Hahn, MSN, RN Eugenia Umberger, MSN, RN
Margaret Hollinger, MSN, RN Cathy Weinheimer, MSN, RN
Kathleen Holm, MSN, RN Nini Zoppel, MSN, RN

Amelia Capotosta, Ed. D, RN

Title: Chairperson, Division of Health Professions, Assistant Dean of Health Professions Amelia Capostosta, Ed.D, RN

E-mail address: acapotosta@racc.edu

Phone extension: 5420

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Lorraine P. McNeil, MSN, RN

Title: Assistant Director, Nursing Program/ Nursing Lab InstructorLorraine P. McNeil, MSN, RN

E-mail address: lmcneil@racc.edu

Phone extension: 5422

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Personal Quote:
“Sometimes the best things for us are the hardest things for us to do.”

“You must do that which you fear.”

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Marianne Desmarias, MSN, RN

Title: InstructorMarianne Demarias, MSN, RN

Email Address: mdesmarias@racc.edu

Phone extension: 5430

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Suzanne Dimino, MSN, RN

Title: Professor: ADN Program, Sophomore Team

E-mail address: sdimino@racc.edu

Phone extension: 5429

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Initiated a program at St. Joseph Medical Center that supports the growth and development of new student, graduate, and licensed/registered nurses

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Personal Quotes:
“Nursing is hard work and sometimes very difficult, but it is also rewarding”

“Take what you do seriously – not yourself”

“Have fun”

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Shirley Hahn, MSN, RN

Title: InstructorShirley Hahn, MSN, RN

Email Address: shahn@racc.edu

Phone extension: 5438

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"To thine own self be true." William Shakespeare

"The difficult part is that you first have to know yourself."

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Margaret Hollinger, MSN, RN

Title: Assistant ProfessorMargaret Hollinger, MSN, RN

E-mail address: mhollinger@racc.edu

Phone extension: 5434

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Kathleen Holm, MSN, RN

Title: InstructorKathleen Holm, MSN, RN

E-mail address: kholm@racc.edu

Phone extension: 5437

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Susan M. Moyer, MSN, RN  

Title: Instructor

E-mail Address: smoyer@racc.edu

Phone Extension: Ext. 5432

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“When you’re a nurse, you know that everyday you will touch a life or a life will touch yours.” Author Unknown

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Patricia Schmehl, MSN, RN

Title: InstructorPatricia Schmehl, MSN, RN

E-mail address: pschmehl@racc.edu

Phone extension: 5424

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"I believe that nursing is not just a job, but a professional calling. It is not something I do but who I am."

"My philosophy of nursing embodies the concepts of knowledge, professionalism, critical thinking, and patient advocacy."

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Geraldine (Jeri) Shimko, MSN, RN

Title: InstructorGeraldine (Jeri) Shimko, RN

E-mail address: gshimko@racc.edu

Phone extension: 5235

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" At the moment of commitment, the entire universe conspires for our success." Goethe

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Eugenia Umberger, MSN, RN

Title: Assistant Professor Eugenia Umberger, MSN, RN

E-mail address: eumberger@racc.edu

Phone extension: 5423

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"Learning anything of value is difficult, often tedious work; but it generates great feelings of achievements and satisfaction."

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Cathy Weinheimer, MSN, RN

Title: InstructorCathy Weinheimer, MSN, RN

E-mail address: cweinheimer@racc.edu

Phone extension: 5431

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Nini Zoppel, MSN, RN

Title: Professor Nini Zoppel, MSN, RN

E-mail address: nzoppel@racc.edu

Phone extension: 5443

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