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Board verifies interim practical-nursing director at Porter & Chester Institute
Summary
The Board of Examiners for Nursing voted to find that Sherry Greifsue meets the qualifications to serve as interim director of Porter & Chester Institute’s practical-nursing program; the board encouraged documentation of her credentials before final administrative processing.
The Board of Examiners for Nursing on April 2 verified that Sherry Greifsue meets the qualifications to serve as interim director of the practical-nursing program at Porter & Chester Institute.
Board Chair Gina Reiners opened the agenda item and asked representatives from Porter & Chester to present their plan for interim leadership. Representatives on the call identified Sherry Greifsue as the interim director, Julie Treske as assistant director for practical nursing, and Jim Beloga as the school’s president and CEO.
Greifsue summarized her nursing and education background, saying she trained at Saint Raphael School of Nursing, holds a BSN and MSN from Southern Connecticut State University and has experience as a clinical nurse specialist and long-standing nursing faculty. She told the board she had supported the program through accreditation work and would provide day-to-day leadership while the school recruits a permanent director.
Assistant Attorney General Brooklyn Goldstein recommended that the board “verify that she meets the qualifications,” noting the board should confirm educational documentation. Board members asked Greifsue to state her degrees on the record; she described her MSN, clinical nurse specialist credentials and years of teaching at multiple universities.
Board member Sal moved to find that Greifsue meets the qualifications to lead the program; Elizabeth Rivera Rodriguez seconded. The board conducted a roll call and the motion carried; the board’s finding will allow Porter & Chester to continue with Greifsue as interim leadership while the school searches for a permanent director and the Department of Public Health completes any required administrative steps.
The board noted that verifying formal documentation of Greifsue’s qualifications would be completed as part of the department’s follow-up process before administrative enrollment of monitoring or other formalities. Greifsue and school representatives thanked the board and said they will continue monthly updates on program progress.
