Meet our Board of Directors
President, 2023-2025
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.
President-Elect,
2023-2025
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 21 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
Secretary, 2022-2024
Jody Scardillo, DNP, RN, ANP-BC, CWOCN
Jody Scardillo has been a member of the WOCN Society for 25 years. She is a nurse practitioner for the Dept of Surgery at Albany Medical College and 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, 2022-2024
Derik Alexander, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, CWOCN, CFCN
Derik Alexander has been a member of the WOCN Society for 16 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.
Immediate-Past President, 2023-2024
Dea Kent, DNP, RN, NP-C, CWOCN
Dea Kent has been a member of the WOCN Society for 20 years. She is the Director of Nurse Practitioner Programs at Indiana University, Kokomo, Kokomo, Indiana. Dr. Kent also maintains a clinical practice. Her educational background includes: ASN-Indiana University, 1987; BSN-Indiana University, 1988, Emory University WOCNEP, 2000; MSN-Ball State University, 2005; DNP-Indiana University, 2015. Kent also serves as a Wound Section Co-Editor for the Journal of Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing.
Director, 2023-2025
Vashti Livingston, MS, RN, CWOCN
Vashti Livingston, MS, RN, CWOCN has been a member of the WOCN Society for 20 years. She works as a CWOCN Ambulatory Urology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center NYC. Her educational background includes: Emory University WOCNEP (2001); MS in Adult Health Nursing (2005); BSN (1990) and BS Biology (1984)
Director, 2023-2025
Mary Jo Conley, BSN, RN, CWOCN
Mary Jo Conley, BSN, RN, CWOCN has been a member of the WOCN Society for 31 years. She works as CWOCN at Hackensack University Medical Center. Her educational background includes: RN/AD from Muhlenberg Hospital School of Nursing/Union County College, Plainfield, NJ; BSN from Jersey City State College, Jersey City, NJ; Abbot Northwest Hospital Enterostomal Therapy Nursing Education Program, Minneapolis, MN.
DIRECTOR, 2022-2024
Annielyn Ocampo, MSN, RN, CWOCN
Annielyn Ocampo, MSN, RN, CWOCN has been a member of the WOCN Society for 17 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, 2022-2024
Cecilia (CeCe) Zamarripa, PhD, RN, CWON
Cecilia (CeCe) Zamarripa, PhD, RN, CWON has been a member of the WOCN Society for 35 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
