UMHS Nursing Leadership: Unit/Area Managers and Supervisors -
Adult Areas
Mary Jo Maksym, BSN, RN
Nurse Manager, 6B Acute Care Medicine
UH 6225 Box 0090
maryjom@umich.edu
Phone: Unit: 734.936.4619 Office: 734-936-4711
"I believe in creating a positive and professional work environment, which will provide the necessary resources needed to deliver quality patient care, and to advance nursing staff in their clinical practice, education, and research. This environment is created through teamwork, collaboration, and a decision making structure that empowers staff to be actively involved in unit operations."
Cathy Kendrick, RN
Nurse Manager, 7C Inpt. Cardiology Telemetry and 7D Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU)
UMH 7B/C Cardiology
7247 UH/0104
ckendric@umich.edu
Phone: 734.936.5328; Fax: 734.936.8360
"My vision for our unit is to help foster an environment that celebrates diversity, promotes individuality and supports continued education. Within this environment our staff will be able to provide excellent care to our patients and their families."
Melinda Thacker, RN
Interim Nurse Manager, Cardiovascular Ctr. Advanced Practice Team
4321 Cardiovascular Center, SPC 5871
1500 E. Medical Center Dr.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
mpostuma@umich.edu
Phone: 734-232-5243; Fax: 734-763-5813
Jole Mowry, RN
Nurse Manager, Cardiovascular ICU
CVC4, 4321 F. Cardiovascular Ctr. ICU
jole@umich.edu
Phone: 734.764.8377
Joan McNeice, MSA, BA, ADN, RN, CCRN
Nurse Manager, Cardiovascular Ctr. 5th Intermediate Unit
University Hospital 4502
jmcneice@umich.edu
Phone: 734-232-5083
"I believe that our life is what our thoughts make it and that we need to do the best we can wherever we are, with what we have. Nursing does exactly this. We believe that our care is very important for our patients and we give the best care for our patient's everyday using all of the resources that we have. My mission is to exceed in customer satisfaction benefiting both the staff and the patients. My vision is that my department will be a magnet department."
MaryAnn Adamczyk, BSN, RN
6D Critical Care Medicine Unit (CCMU) and Wound and Ostomy Care
1500 E. Medical Center Drive
UH6D 6317
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-0096
madamczy@umich.edu
Phone: Office: 734.936.4706; 6D: 734.936.4752; Fax: 734.764.3391
"To achieve optimal patient goals/outcomes, I believe we must incorporate evidence-based practice into our nursing care, and promote research. Also, it is important to facilitate a partnership and respect among all staff in different disciplines/departments, and with patients/families. Finally, I believe supporting and facilitating staff members to achieve their professional goals and to have opportunities to gain and share knowledge with colleagues is a high priority. Creating an environment which supports professional and personal growth is key. One of the great advantages of this diverse institution is that there are multiple opportunities in various fields of interest."
Jon Fairchild, RN
Nurse Manager, Emergency Dept.
UH-B1C202/5014
fairchil@umichi.edu
Phone: 734.647.7565
Carol Kristofik, MBA, BSN, RN
Nurse Manager, 7W Hematology/Oncology/BMT
C&W - 7-160G/4255
kcarol@umich.edu
Phone: 734.232.7782
Karen Ames, MSA, BSN, RN
Clinical Nurse Manager, 8A Acute Leukemia and Telemetry
UH8A 8213 UH/5110
kmames@umich.edu
Phone: 734. 936-5832
Laura Galunas, MSN, MBA, OCN, RN-BC
Nurse Manager, 8B Gynecology, Surgery Oncology, HemeOnc
UH8B 8214 UH/0110
lgalunas@umich.edu
Phone: 734. 936-9426; Pager: 734.936-6626 #30818
"Through collaboration, innovation, integrity, and trust will we be able to foster the relationships necessary to meet the holistic needs of our patients. As patients and families come to us in their time of need, we will unite to provide world class patient/family focused care. Additionally the promotion of teamwork, compassion, respect, trust, and integrity fosters a professional practice environment that empowers and supports the professional and personal growth of our nurses and supportive staff."
Julie Hanley, MSN, RN, CCRN
Nurse Manager, 8D Intermediate Care Unit
UMH 8D Intermediate Care
8734 UH
Ann Arbor MI 48109-5116
jmgb@umich.edu
Phone: 734.232.6664
"My vision is to support and empower nursing staff to provide the highest quality holistic, evidence-based nursing care in a patient and family centered environment."
Julie Grunawalt, MS, RN, GCNS-BC
Nurse Manager, 5B Internal Medicine
UH 5318/ SPC 5082
jgrunawa@umich.edu
Phone: 734.936.4715; Fax: 734.763.4029
"My vision is to be a leader who constantly strives to promote professional and personal growth of nursing staff. By creating this environment we will have excellent patient outcomes."
Ann Kohler-Kaiser, MSA, BSN, RN
Nurse Manager, Medical Observation Unit, Surgical Observation Unit
1500 E. Medical Center Drive
UH 1B216
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-5045
amkaiser@umich.edu
Phone: 734.936.3655 Page: 734.936.6266 #9228
Fax: 734.936.4321
"My vision is to work with members of our Nursing community to collaboratively develop our strengths and provide the best possible care to patients and their families."
Donna McClish, BSN, RN
Nurse Manager, 7A and 7B, Medicine Telemetry Units
UH-7A 7007/5108
dmcclish@umich.edu
Phone: 734.232.1459
"As nurses grow in their professional lives, patients and their families benefit from the knowledge they have obtained. My vision is to support and promote the professional growth of the 7A staff, which will in turn benefit the patients and families we serve"
Cynthia Bower, MSN, RN
Nurse Manager, Michigan Clinical Research Unit (MCRU)
Cardiovascular Center, Level 1 Rm 1702
bower@umich.edu
Phone: 734.936.8086; Pager: 10351; Fax: 734.936.4024
"My satisfaction as a manager comes from working with an incredibly ambitious and empowered staff. I have a passion for facilitating individuals to discover what they are passionate about and then promoting and motivating their professional will to be the best at what they do. I am committed to help everyone achieve and foster a climate where they are not risk aversive."
Cinda Loik, BSN, RN
Nurse Manager, 4A Neurology, Neurology Stroke, Neurosurgery, 4DS
1500 E. Medical Center Drive
4301 UH/0066
cloik@umich.edu
Phone: 734.936.6228
Fax: 734.764.2654
"My vision is to help foster the nursing talent I have in my units, to allow them the opportunity to provide evidenced based practice to a complex patient population."
Michael Kraft, RN
Nurse Manager, 9C Psychiatry
UH9C9152 SPC 5120
kraftm@umich.edu
Phone: Office: 734.647.4123;
Fax: 734.936.9983
“My vision for 9C is to foster excellence in acute psychiatric nursing care. I see my role as creating a nursing practice environment that frees RNs to develop to their fullest potential guided by the compass of patient centered care. I also have a role in connecting Psychiatric Nursing to the Department of Psychiatry, to one another, and to the larger nursing community at U of M. I have great interest in LEAN, Human Factor Engineering and ‘High Reliability Organizations’. I am fascinated by the interrelatedness of these areas, and their potential benefits to nursing care. In particular, improving the cognitive environment in which nurses provide patient care.”
Diana Kostalek, BBA, RN
6C Pulmonary/General Medicine
1500 E. Medical Center Drive
UH6C 6339
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-0068
dcprek@umich.edu
Phone: Office: 734.936.8031 6C: 734.936.4602; Fax: 734.647.1108
"My passion is to cultivate an environment where nurses can achieve the ambitions they have created for themselves and their careers. I believe nurses are dedicated, empowered professionals who focus on the holistic health care needs of their patients. As we work within our intricate multidisciplinary setting, we advocate, support and provide quality care to promote health and well being for patients and their families during all phases of health and illness."
Michelle Fernamberg, MHA, BSN, RN
Nurse Manager, 6A Rehabilitation
1500 E. Medical Center Drive
UH6A 6101/0088
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-0088
mfernamb@umich.edu
Phone: 734.615.4345 Fax: 734.936.6248
"Nurses are there during those life changing moments when patients leave this world and those joyful moments when new life enters it. We ease suffering. We help patients and the people who love them get through the toughest challenges they will ever face. Few other professions have the opportunity to impact lives on such a profound level. My vision is to create a program that makes us the leading healthcare provider for acute rehabilitation through an environment that fosters respect for others, collaborative relationships, pride in clinical excellence and national recognition for patient satisfaction."
Karen McConnell, MPH, BS, RN
Nurse Manager, 4B Surgical Unit
1500 E. Medical Ctr. Drive
4318 University Hospital
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5066
kmcconne@umich.edu
Phone: 734.232.3757
MaryAnn Bettis, MS, RN
Nurse Manager, 5D Surgical ICU
1500 E. Medical Center Drive
UH 5712
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-0076
mbettis@umich.edu
Phone: Office: 734.936.6239 SICU: 734.936.6587
Fax: 734.764.4091
Bethany Lee-Lehner, RN
Interim Nurse Manager, 4C Thoracic
UMH 4B/C Cardiac Thoracic
4244 UH SPC 5070
bethanyr@umich.edu
Phone: 734.936.6501
Lori Pelham, MSN, RNNurse Manager, Trauma Burn Unit
Emergency Dept
B1C202 UH/0014
lpelham@umich.edu
Phone: 734.615.7289 Fax: 734.763.4150
"University of Michigan nursing provides an excellent opportunity to all to develop professionally. Nurses at the University of Michigan have a voice that is heard, respected and valued. This is why I love working here and being a part of the organization but most of all being a nurse."
Sarah Lane, MS, RN
Nurse Manager, 5C Transplant/GI
5344 University Hospital
1500 E. Medical Center Dr.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
salane@med.umich.edu
Phone: 734.763.6848; Pager: 734.936.6266 #33021
"My vision is to create an environment where nurses feel they are supported and empowered to provide measurable quality patient centered care. By working together we will create a preferred unit for patients, families and staff."
Darren Vandezande, RN
Nurse Manager, 5A Trauma/Ortho
UMH 5A Ortho/Trauma
5217 UH 5206
vandezad@umich.edu
Phone: 734.936.6222
