Meet our Board of Directors
President,
2025-2027
Christine Berke, MSN, APRN-NP, AGPCNP-BC, CWOCN-AP
Christine Berke, MSN, APRN-NP, CWOCN-AP has been a member of the WOCN Society for 23 years. She works as a Nurse Practitioner, full time, Wound & Ostomy Clinic (ambulatory care)at Nebraska Medicine (formerly the Nebraska Medical Center) in Omaha, Nebraska. Her educational background includes: Pre-med student, University of Nebraska Lincoln 1980-81; AD Nursing, 1983 University of Nebraska College of Nursing; BS Nursing, 1985 University of Nebraska College of Nursing; ANCC certification, Gerontological Nursing, 1997, renewed 2002, lapsed 2007; WOCNEP completion 2002, Emory University distance program, full scope; WOCNCB certification, CWOCN 2003 (renewed 2008, lapsed 2013); MS Nursing & Adult Nurse Practitioner, 2008 University of Nebraska Medical Center; ANCC certification Adult Nurse Practitioner (ANP-BC), 2008 (defunct 2013); ANCC certification Adult-Gerontology-Primary Care NP (AGPCNP), 2012, renewed 2017 & 2022; WOCNCB Advanced Practice certification, CWOCN-AP 2012, renewed 2017 & 2022
President-Elect,
2025-2027
Derik Alexander, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, CWOCN, CFCN
Derik Alexander has been a member of the WOCN Society for 23 years. He works as the Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurse Practitioner at Dignity Health Medical Group and St. Joseph’s Hospital & Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona. His educational background includes: Master of Science in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner, University of Phoenix, 2009; Emory University Wound, Ostomy & Continence Nurse Education.
Secretary,
2024-2026
Jody Scardillo, DNP, RN, ANP-BC, CWOCN
Jody Scardillo has been a member of the WOCN Society for 29 years. She is the graduate program co-director at Russell Sage College in Troy, NY. She is currently a Director serving on the WOCN Society’s Board of Directors and the Web Editor for the Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing (JWOCN). She is one of the hosts of the WOCN Society podcast, WOCTalk. Her educational background includes DNP from Oakland University; MS and post-MS certificate- Sage Graduate School; and WOC certification from the Albany Medical Center WOCNEP.
TREASURER,
2025-2026
Joyce Pittman, PhD, RN, ANP-BC, FNP-BC, CWOCN, WOCNF, FAAN
jpittman@wocn.org
Joyce Pittman, PhD, RN, ANP-BC, FNP-BC, CWOCN, FAAN has been a member of the WOCN Society for 25 years. She works as an Associate Professor at the University of South Alabama, College of Nursing in Mobile, AL. Her educational background includes: Indiana University- PhD & MSN; University of South Florida- BSN; Palm Beach Junior College- ASN; Emory- WOC Education.
Immediate Past President, 2025-2026
Vittoria (Vicky) Pontieri-Lewis, MS, RN, ACNS-BC, CWOCN
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Vittoria (Vicky) Pontieri-Lewis, MS, RN, ACNS-BC, CWOCN
Vicky Pontieri-Lewis, MS, RN, ACNS-BC-CWOCN has been a member of the WOCN Society for 31 years. She works as the Clinical Administration/WOC Nurse at RWJ Barnabas Health System. Her educational background includes: Master of Science Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ, 1993; Bachelor of Science, Nursing Wagner College, Staten Island, New York, 1983; Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse Education, Abbott Northwestern School; Of Enterostomal Therapy, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1990; Lean Six Sigma – Greenbelt.
DIRECTOR, 2025-2027
Carl (CJ) Crane, RN, BSN, CWON
ccran@wocn.org
Carl (CJ) Crane, RN, BSN, CWON, has been a member of the WOCN Society for 10 years. He works as an Inpatient Wound Care Nurse at Sentara Leigh Hospital in Norfolk, VA. His educational background includes an ADN from San Antonio College, a BSN from Washington State University, and CWON certification from Emory University.
DIRECTOR, 2025-2027
Ashlee Garcia, MSN, APRN, AGACNP-BC, CWOCN-AP, CFCN, CLT
agarcia@wocn.org
Ashlee Garcia, MSN, APRN, AGACNP-BC, CWOCN-AP, CFCN, CLT, has been a member of the WOCN Society for 11 years. She works as the Program Director of the Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Department at Tucson Medical Center in Tucson, AZ. Her educational background includes being Masters prepared and a current student of a PhD in Nursing.
DIRECTOR, 2024-2026
Annielyn Ocampo, MSN, RN, CWOCN
Annielyn Ocampo, MSN, RN, CWOCN has been a member of the WOCN Society for 19 years. She works as the Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse Specialist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Her educational background includes: University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), Nebraska – Master of Science in Nursing, Leadership/ Administration Program, May 2017; Emory University, Georgia – Graduate of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing Program, September 2006; University of Perpetual Help of Rizal, Philippines – Bachelor of Science in Nursing, March 1992.
DIRECTOR, 2024-2026
Cecilia (CeCe) Zamarripa, PhD, RN, CWON
Cecilia (CeCe) Zamarripa, PhD, RN, CWON has been a member of the WOCN Society for 37 years. She works as the Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse, WOC Nursing Department Manager at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian. Her educational background includes: BSN 1982 University of Texas Arlington; Jewish Hospital/St. Louis Enterostomal Therapy Nursing Education Program 1986; MSN Nursing Education 2007 Duquesne University; PhD Nursing 2021 Duquesne University