New England Chapter Elections

President Elect: Jennifer Giannettino, NP-C, CWOCN-AP

Years of Membership with the WOCN Society: 5 years
Candidate’s Employer: Yale New Haven Hospital (YNHH
Position and Title: APRN III, Colorectal Surgery and Ostomy Clinic
Employment Location: New Haven, CT
Previous WOC related positions held: Co-chair New England Chapter Youth Rally Initiative

“Professionally, I have participated in many committees over 20 years as well as clinical improvement projects. I have been a preceptor at the nursing, nurse practitioner, most recently as a WOC nurse practitioner. I was chair of the APP Onboarding Committee for several years and have mentored many new APPs in the Digestive Health Service line.”

Director: Sharon Davis, RN, BSN, CWCN, COCN
Years of Membership with the WOCN Society: since 2015
Candidate’s Employer: The Hospital of Central CT
Position and Title: Certified Wound/Ostomy Specialist
Employment Location: New Britain, CT

Previous WOC related positions held: Certified Wound care nurse at Hartford Hospital Wound Center, and at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford, CT

Lead the CT group of WOC nurses for approximately 5 years; organized and led an ostomy support group for 3 years.

Received the Nightingale award and the Nurse of the year award at the 2024 conference from the New England chapter of the WOCN society

“I will bring strong leadership skills and I am committed to uniting people with shared goals and tackling challenges head on to move our chapter forward. I am an effective communicator who can articulate a clear vision and inspire others. I also possess analytical skills necessary to assess a situation and make informed decisions and create innovative solutions that will benefit our chapter. I excel in building strong teams recognizing the importance of diverse perspectives and working collaboratively to solve issues.”

Treasurer: Jeffrey Doucette PhD RN CWOCN
Years of Membership with the WOCN Society: 16
Candidate’s Employer: UMass Memorial Medical Center
Position and Title: Wound Ostomy Team Manager
Employment Location: 55 Lake Ave North, Worcester MA 01655

Previous WOC related positions held:
2013 – 2020 Wound Team Manager Steward Home Care, Westwood MA
2008 – 2013 Wound Team co-leader, Home Health VNA, Lawrence MA
2011 – I was elected Clinician of the Year by Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts. I was the CWOCN at Home Health VNA of Lawrence (13 years)
2020 – I received an Innovator of the Year award at UMass Memorial Medical Center for developing and implementing a Sacral Foam Dressing trial, that subsequently became policy hospital-wide

“As a father of four and working 2-3 jobs since 1990, I did not make a lot of time to volunteer. I do have a few volunteer experiences.
I was a head coach in a boys/girls youth basketball league and was able to recruit and mentor numerous parents over the years. This gave me experience as a leader and teacher in the early to late 2000s.”