Who We Are

Our Team

We are parents, local organizations, healthcare providers, and many others committed to building stronger, healthier communities for all. We do this by focusing on the foundation of what it takes for children to be healthy in all aspects of life, not just at the doctor’s office but also where they live, what they eat, and in the places they should feel safe and cared for.

  • Steven Kairys

    Project Director and PI
    Hackensack Meridian Health
    NJ InCK Leadership Team

  • Natasha Davis

    Project Director
    Hackensack Meridian Health
    NJ InCK Leadership Team

  • Elisia Bacon-Vaughters

    Program Coordinator
    Hackensack Meridian Health
    NJ InCK Leadership Team

  • Jean Grazel

    HMH Program Consultant
    Hackensack Meridian Health
    NJ InCK Engagement Team

  • Linda Schwimmer

    CEO
    NJ Health Care Quality Institute
    NJ InCK Leadership Team

  • Kate Shamszad

    Director, Medicaid Policy Center
    NJ Health Care Quality Institute
    NJ InCK Leadership Team

  • Robert Rosati

    Project Co-Lead
    Visiting Nurse Association
    NJ InCK Leadership Team

  • Jennifer Sharp

    Care Integration Program Manager
    Visiting Nurse Association
    NJ InCK Leadership Team

  • James DiLorenzo

    Advanced Care Management Team Manager
    Visiting Nurse Association
    NJ InCK Care Integration Team

  • April Slowenski

    Care Integration Manager
    Visiting Nurse Association
    NJ InCK Care Integration Team

  • Samantha Wilson

    Care Integration Manager
    Visiting Nurse Association
    NJ InCK Care Integration Team

  • Erin Maloney

    Care Integration Manager
    Visiting Nurse Association
    NJ InCK Care Integration Team

  • Aramelis Caba

    Care Integration Manager
    Visiting Nurse Association
    NJ InCK Care Integration Team

  • Bethann Bykow

    Administrative Coordinator
    Visiting Nurse Association
    NJ InCK Care Integration Team

  • Peter Evans

    Technology Manager
    Visiting Nurse Association
    NJ InCK Care Technology Team

  • Allison Romeo

    Technology Applications Specialist
    Visiting Nurse Association
    NJ InCK Technology Team

  • Aldina Hovde

    Senior Program Director
    NJ American Academy of Pediatrics
    NJ InCK Engagement Team

  • Cheryl McFarland

    Director of Data and Evaluation
    Central Jersey Family Health Consortium, Inc.
    NJ InCK Data Team

  • Aditi Doshi

    Program Manager
    NJ American Academy of Pediatrics
    NJ InCK Engagement Team

  • Kamaria Vaughn

    NJAAP Program Consultant
    NJ American Academy of Pediatrics
    NJ InCK Engagement Team

Steven Kairys

Project Director and PI
Hackensack Meridian Health
NJ InCK Leadership Team

Natasha Davis

Project Director
Hackensack Meridian Health
NJ InCK Leadership Team

Elisia Bacon-Vaughters

Program Coordinator
Hackensack Meridian Health
NJ InCK Leadership Team

Jean Grazel

HMH Program Consultant
Hackensack Meridian Health
NJ InCK Engagement Team

Linda Schwimmer

CEO
NJ Health Care Quality Institute
NJ InCK Leadership Team

Kate Shamszad

Director, Medicaid Policy Center
NJ Health Care Quality Institute
NJ InCK Leadership Team

Robert Rosati

Project Co-Lead
Visiting Nurse Association
NJ InCK Leadership Team

Jennifer Sharp

Care Integration Program Manager
Visiting Nurse Association
NJ InCK Leadership Team

James DiLorenzo

Advanced Care Management Team Manager
Visiting Nurse Association
NJ InCK Care Integration Team

April Slowenski

Care Integration Manager
Visiting Nurse Association
NJ InCK Care Integration Team

Samantha Wilson

Care Integration Manager
Visiting Nurse Association
NJ InCK Care Integration Team

Erin Maloney

Care Integration Manager
Visiting Nurse Association
NJ InCK Care Integration Team

Aramelis Caba

Care Integration Manager
Visiting Nurse Association
NJ InCK Care Integration Team

Bethann Bykow

Administrative Coordinator
Visiting Nurse Association
NJ InCK Care Integration Team

Peter Evans

Technology Manager
Visiting Nurse Association
NJ InCK Care Technology Team

Allison Romeo

Technology Applications Specialist
Visiting Nurse Association
NJ InCK Technology Team

Aldina Hovde

Senior Program Director
NJ American Academy of Pediatrics
NJ InCK Engagement Team

Cheryl McFarland

Director of Data and Evaluation
Central Jersey Family Health Consortium, Inc.
NJ InCK Data Team

Aditi Doshi

Program Manager
NJ American Academy of Pediatrics
NJ InCK Engagement Team

Kamaria Vaughn

NJAAP Program Consultant
NJ American Academy of Pediatrics
NJ InCK Engagement Team

kvaughn@njaap.org