![Tina Van Buren, DNP, RN, CCNS](/sites/default/files/styles/bio_photo_96x127/public/2023-11/Van%20Buren%20Tina_0.jpg?itok=H765J684)
Faculty and Staff of the Joseph F. McCloskey School of Nursing
Page Hierarchy
- Education
- Joseph F. McCloskey School of Nursing
- Faculty and Staff
Our instructors and leadership are dedicated to the success of our students and work to ensure that every student feels supported throughout their time at Joseph F. McCloskey School of Nursing at Lehigh Valley Health Network.
Administration
![Jennifer .Jones-Lapp, DNP, MSN, RN, NEA_BC](/sites/default/files/styles/bio_photo_96x127/public/2023-11/Jones%20Lapp%20Jennifer.jpg?itok=Evx_LX3F)
Jennifer
Jones-Lapp,
DNP, MSN, RN, NEA_BC
Director of Strategic Development, Joseph F. McCloskey School of Nursing
Nursing Faculty
![Judith Baker, Joseph McCloskey School of Nursing](/sites/default/files/styles/bio_photo_96x127/public/2023-11/Baker%20Judith.jpg?itok=nlQJ_j2T)
Judith
Baker,
MSN, RN, CEN
Medical-Surgical Nursing Instructor (Judith.Baker@lvhn.org 570-621-5038)
![Donna Marie Cowan, MSN, RN](/sites/default/files/styles/bio_photo_96x127/public/2023-11/Cowan%20Donnamarie.jpg?itok=g11DBV80)
Donna
Marie
Cowan,
MSN, RN
Medical-Surgical Nursing Instructor (Donna-Marie.Cowan@lvhn.org 570-621-5337)
![Sharon Weaver Gallo, EdS, MSN/Ed, RN](/sites/default/files/styles/bio_photo_96x127/public/2023-11/Weaver%20Gallo%20Sharon.jpg?itok=mRtrREzn)
Sharon
Weaver Gallo,
EdS, MSN/Ed, RN
Medical-Surgical Nursing Instructor (Sharon.Gallo@lvhn.org 570-621-5040)
![Karen Lightcap, MSN, RN](/sites/default/files/styles/bio_photo_96x127/public/2023-11/Lightcap%20Karen.jpg?itok=zvjrzGgI)
Karen
Lightcap,
MSN, RN
Medical-Surgical Nursing Instructor (Karen.Lightcap@lvhn.org 570-621-5536)
![Karen Schulze, MSN, RN, CPN](/sites/default/files/styles/bio_photo_96x127/public/2023-11/Karen%20Schulze.jpg?itok=i8PNTyGQ)
Karen
Schulze,
MSN, RN, CPN
Pediatrics Nursing Instructor (Karen.Schulze@lvhn.org 570-621-5535)
![Doctor has no photo yet](/sites/default/files/styles/bio_photo_96x127/public/2024-04/Coming%20Soon%20Placeholder%20Image.png?itok=2GwE1hmL)
Shaina
Whitecavage,
MSN, BSN, RN
Mental Health Nursing Instructor (Shaina.Whitecavage@lvhn.org 570-621-5039)
Staff
![Michelle Siminitus, BS, Financial Aid Administrator/Admissions Coordinator](/sites/default/files/styles/bio_photo_96x127/public/2023-11/Siminitus-Michelle-2142-%281%29.gif?itok=Ekj7-XEL)
Michelle
Siminitus,
BS, Financial Aid Administrator/Admissions Coordinator
Adjunct/Tutoring Nursing Faculty
Amber Handwerk (Amber.Handwerk@lvhn.org)
Dawn Christensen (Dawn.Christensen@lvhn.org)
Lillian Decker (Lillian.Decker@lvhn.org)
Micah Kidd (Micah.Kidd@lvhn.org)
Barbara Morrison (Barbara.Morrison@lvhn.org)
Leslie Padilla (Leslie.Padilla@lvhn.org)