Staff
Darlene Curley, MS, RN
Executive Director
Darlene Curley joined the Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence as Executive Director in 2009. She brings to the position extensive experience as a health policy leader, former legislator and nurse.
Ms. Curley, who also currently heads a health policy consulting practice and most recently served two terms in the Maine House of Representatives, established herself as one of the Legislature’s foremost experts on health policy issues. She was appointed to the Health Committee of the National Council of State Legislatures, where she worked with legislators nationwide to lower health care costs, decrease the price of prescription drugs and improve access to high quality health care. She was also appointed to the State’s Long-term Care Oversight Committee, which oversees programs and policies of the Department of Human Services as they pertain to the long-term care of adults with disabilities and the elderly.
Prior to her election to the House of Representatives, Ms. Curley was founder and CEO of Community Homecare, Inc., a home health care and medical staffing business. She has served on the faculty of the University of Southern Maine and was Director for Strategic Planning for Healthsouth Corporation/Advantage Health, one of the largest health care companies in the United States. She has also provided strategic consulting services to healthcare systems, educational institutions, government agencies and associations. Darlene is a fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine and a guest lecturer at Columbia University.
Ms. Curley holds bachelor’s degrees in nursing and health education from the University of Maryland at Baltimore and the University of Maine, respectively. She earned her master’s degree in community health administration from the University of Maryland at Baltimore.
Darlene.Curley@JonasCenter.org
212.609.1585
Claire M. Fagin, PhD, RN
Special Advisor
As Special Advisor to the Jonas Scholars program, Dr. Claire Fagin provides overall guidance for the Center’s strategic planning and programs, offering a uniquely knowledgeable and experienced insight into nursing.
In June 2005, Dr. Fagin completed five years as Director of the John A. Hartford Foundation National Program (Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity). This program, which she helped the Foundation develop, supports Centers of Geriatric Nursing Excellence, invests in other schools of nursing building their geriatric expertise, and supports pre-doctoral scholars and post-doctoral fellows.
Dr. Fagin served as dean of the School of Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania from January 1977 to January 1992. During her tenure as dean, the School developed landmark education and research programs, a privately funded research center, a PhD program, had the most faculty members of any nursing school in the American Academy of Nursing and the Institute of Medicine, and was ranked #1 by US News and World Report. Dr. Fagin served as the Interim President of the University from July 1, 1993 to June 30, 1994, the first woman to serve a term as Interim President of any Ivy League University. Presently she is Leadership Professor Emerita and Dean Emerita at Penn.
Dr. Fagin has served on four corporate boards (Daltex, Provident Mutual, Salomon, Inc. and Radian Guarantee, Inc.) and has been in elected and appointed positions with many professional organizations. Currently she is a member of the Board of the Visiting Nurse Service of New York, and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, the Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, the Expert Panel on Nursing of the World Health Organization, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Dr. Fagin has received 13 honorary doctoral degrees and numerous alumni, civic and professional awards. In recognition of her contribution to nursing education and leadership and her influence on health care policy, Dr. Fagin received the Honorary Recognition Award of the American Nurses Association, the most prestigious honor awarded in the nursing profession. Among her other awards are the first Distinguished Scholar Award given by the American Nurses Foundation, and the Hildegard E. Peplau Award (for her work in psychiatric nursing) from the American Nurses Association.
Dr. Fagin has published 15 authored/edited books and monographs and more than 100 articles. She received the Bachelor of Science degree from Wagner College, the Masters of Arts degree from Teacher’s College, Columbia University, and the Ph.D. from New York University.
Regine Dunn, MPA
Special Projects
Regine Dunn gained considerable community-development experience as Program Coordinator for the Sponsors for Educational Opportunity Career Program, and with Wildcat Service Corporation and Community Care Development, Inc. (serving families on public assistance and at-risk youth). She began her career in philanthropy as a graduate intern with the William Randolph Hearst Foundation.
Ms. Dunn received her master’s in public administration from New York University’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service and her bachelor’s degree in public administration from St. John’s University.
Regine.Dunn@JonasCenter.org
212.609.1508
Kelly Mahoney
Grants Program Manager
Most recently, Kelly Mahoney worked in fundraising at Malaria No More, helping to mobilize resources to end malaria deaths. Prior to joining Malaria No More, Kelly spent two years as the lead health education volunteer with the United States Peace Corps in St. Vincent and the Grenadines and did post-tsunami field work for the United Methodist Committee on Relief in Aceh, Indonesia. She also worked at the National Center on Philanthropy and the Law at New York University and at Millennium Promise Alliance.
Kelly received her master’s in public administration from New York University’s Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service and her bachelor’s degree in foreign service from Georgetown University.
Kelly.Mahoney@JonasCenter.org
212-609-1584
Amy Warren
Grants and Communications Associate
Amy Warren is a New York City transplant originally from Los Angeles, California. Before joining the Jonas Center team, she worked in luxury event planning. Currently, she is pursuing her Masters Degree in Social Work part-time at Hunter College. Amy also volunteers at the Jewish Board of Family and Children Services by working with mentally ill adults helping to decrease isolation and promote participation in social activities.
Amy.Warren@JonasCenter.org
212.609.1583
