Search for: COVID-19 Join Donate FollowFollow Find Best Practices and Research View resources on health care and homelessness. FIND Immediate Help Now Browse homeless service organizations near you. TAKE ACTION TO End Homelessness Lift your voice for health care and housing justice! REQUEST Technical Assistance Request advice or training in homeless health care. Karen Rotondo Award for Outstanding Service The Karen Rotondo Award for Outstanding Service honors the memory and legacy of Karen Rotondo, RN, the “Founding Mother” of the HCH Clinicians’ Network. It is awarded to one exemplary clinician in the HCH field annually at the National Health Care for the Homeless Conference*. Nominations for the 2019 award must be received by March 1, 2020. Award Criteria The award recognizes clinicians who provide culturally appropriate, high quality hands-on care to people experiencing homelessness. Clinicians may come from a broad array of disciplines—nurses, social workers, outreach workers, oral health providers, physicians, case managers, substance abuse specialists, mental health providers, health educators, and many more! Current HCH Clinicians’ Network Steering Committee members are not eligible. Any clinician may nominate his or her colleague, but self-nominations are not accepted. The nominee must be a hands-on caregiver who has advanced the goals of ending and preventing homelessness. The nominee must demonstrate vision and creativity in his or her work to improve the health and quality of life of homeless people. The nominee must go above and beyond his or her job description requirements. Selection Process The Clinicians’ Network Membership Committee will review all nominations and select the award recipient based on the stated criteria. Clinicians’ Network staff will notify all nominators of selection results at least six weeks before the award presentation. Nomination Materials Nomination form completed by the candidate’s supervisor, colleague, or other professional associate Resume or curriculum vitae for the nominee Letter from a patient of the nominee describing how the nominee had a positive impact on his/her life Letter of support from a peer or coworker of the nominee Digital photograph of the nominee that will be used to promote the awards presentation and displayed at the National Health Care for the Homeless Conference Please email all nomination materials to Lily Catalano. Incomplete nominations will not be considered. *Nominees should plan to attend the National Health Care for the Homeless Conference. The Clinicians’ Network will provide support to the award recipient to attend the conference and receive the award in person. Thank you for participating in this opportunity to recognize a fellow clinician in the field of health care for the homeless. Network Award Recipients Since 1996 Distinguished Service Award Philip W. Brickner, MDJanelle Goetcheus, MDSusan Poff, MDJeff Singer, MSW Outstanding Service Award Deb Borne, MSW, MDAsma Inge-Hanif, RN, CNM, ANPCharita McCollers, MSWElizabeth Salisbury-Afshar, MD, MPHMatias Vega, MDRachel Solotaroff, MD, MPHMelissa Berrios, MSWMavis M. Bonnar, BAJames L. DixonThomas D. Huggett, MDJanice Kelly, LPNSusan M. Kline, MN, ARNPRebecca LaBovick, RN BCAbby Lehrman, BSBarbara Lucci, Med, LSWElizabeth Marlow, MSN, CFNP, CDENathan Nickerson, MSN, ANP, RNAdele M. O’Sullivan, MDKelvin Silver, MEd, LCADC, CRC, LPCMary Stewart, LCSWJanet M. StoneMary Tornabene, APN, CNPPia C. Valvassori, PhD, ARNPMarilyn Wegehaupt, MSN, RNJohn Wintermyer, MAST, Med Local Hero Award Janne Croll, PA-CRegina Pedersen, PA-CPatti Pagels, MPAS, PA-CLinda Barnet, BSN, RNPatricia Berens, PAShirley Tina Bouchet, RNTheresa Brehove, MDAddie Brown, MFCCKatherine K. Carr, ARNPWallace Cooper, PABrenda Cooper-CuttsKatherine Deegan, RNLilia DouglasMarianne Feliciano, BSN, RNJord Field, BSDeborah Formella, CRNPCindy Glista, RNNic Granum, MPANancy Guyotte, RNYoshiko V. Hall, ANP, RNJanet Harris, LCSW-CCarole Ann Hohl, MHS, PA-CChris House, LCSW-CKaren Hudson, MSW, LSWCarol Jenkins, RNElizabeth Kavanagh, LCSWCTheresa Lawman, RNKathleen Loftus, BSN, RNMichelle Logan, RNTrish Lopez, MSWDenise Lowery, MSWJeanne Lowry, MSN, RNMaria Lutz-BuyakLourdes Rigual Lynch, PhDConnie R. Markis, RNElizabeth McGrath, RNPJudith A. Mealey, MS, ANP, RNDarcie Meierbachtol, MS, ANP, FNPEric T. Meininger, MDConnie Miller, MSN, FNP-C, CDEBarbara G. Morita, PAKathleen O’Dea, PCNP, RNJeffrey S. Olivet, MATanya L. Page, MDRickey G. PierceRandal Pinnelli, PASister Eileen Reid, RNAnnette Rodriguez,Rachel Rodriguez-Marzec, MS, FNPJulie SobetskiSusan H. Spalding, MDMarc Stevenson, MSWLouise Teiga, LCSWLois Thetford, PA-CJean ThompsonNjide Udochi, MD, MPHFidelia Ukah, RN, MS, FNP-BCJoaquin I. Uy, MS, LAC, LMPMatias J. Vega, MDRebecca Vose, PA-CFrances E. White, DDSJames S. Withers, MD e Do. UNDERSTANDING HOMELESSNESS CLINICAL PRACTICE HCH Clinicians’ Network Membership Healing Hands Rotondo Award Steering Committee MEDICAL RESPITE CARE CONSUMER ENGAGEMENT OUR RESEARCH HCH DIRECTORY Join the Council Make A Donation Get Assistance Contact Us Our Networks Respite Care Providers' NetworkNational Consumer Advisory BoardHCH Clinicians' Network Get Involved Join Our Organization Donate to Our Cause Subscribe to Receive our latest eNewsletter Success! Email Sign Up Now This website is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $1,625,741 with 20 percent financed with non-governmental sources. 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