School of Nursing Alumni Association

Officers for the Year Ending June 2026

President

Caroline R. Piselli ’15 D.N.P.

Vice President
April Feld ’16 D.N.P.

Strategic Communications Officer
Danyel Germain ’16 D.N.P.

Secretary

Sarah Spiller ’19 M.S.N.

Board of Directors

Tayo Adjapon-Yamoah ’15 M.S.N.     

Melissa Bergfeld ’04 M.S.N.

Wailua Brandman ’94 M.S.N. 

Brianna Brennan-Bouchez ’17 M.S.N.

Naomi Cazeau ’11 M.S.N.  

Leah Chasm-Velasco ’16 M.S.N.

Christopher Curtis ’20 D.N.P.

Carolyn Cole ’75 M.S.N.

Rachel Drake ’23 M.S.N.

April Feld ’16 D.N.P. 

Kennetha Gaines ’20 D.N.P.

Josephine Garcesa-Duque ’23 D.N.P. 

Danyel Germain ’16 D.N.P.

Ewelina Gibek ’20 D.N.P.

Allison Grady ’11 M.S.N.

Chime Karkhang ’23 D.N.P.

Lisa Keeler ’97 M.S.N.

Caroline R. Piselli ’15 D.N.P.

Sarah Spiller ’19 M.S.N.    

Jana Wheeler ’99 M.S.N.

Christian Whitsel ’24 M.S.N.

Ex-Officio Members

Bridget Cota ’09 M.S.N., Chair, Alumni Fund and Class Agents

Azita Emami, Dean, Yale School of Nursing

Gail McCulloch, Managing Officer

YAA Delegates

Amanda Filippelli ’15 M.S.N.

Kennetha Gaines ’20 D.N.P.

Frances Ogudebe ’17 M.S.N.

YAA Board of Governors Representatives

Elyssa Ely ’17 M.S.N.