RCC Nursing Professor Joins United Hospice Board

United Hospice of Rockland Executive Director Amy Stern said Friday that Rockland Community College nursing professor Lisa Schachter MSN, RN, FNP, has joined the board of directors of the New City-based organization.

A resident of Airmont, Schachter is full-time member of the faculty in the Department of Nursing at RCC.  She is a licensed RN, Family Nurse Practitioner, American Heart Association BLS Instructor, and is IV Certified.

"Lisa brings a wealth of community, health care and professional experience to our Board of Directors," Stern said.

Schachter's professional affiliations include: Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society of Nursing, New York State Nurses Association: District # 17, National League of Nursing, Nurse Practitioner Network of Rockland County, African American Historical Society of Rockland County, and United Hospice of Rockland.

She joins current directors Vincent Abbatecola, owner of Abbey Ice; Helen Airo, UHR Secretary and owner of Quality Auto; Rockland County Court Judge Charles Apotheker; Ann Mendelsohn Byne, president of The Byne Group; Steve Dranow, owner of Hellman Memorial Chapel; Dr. Edward Fisher, pediatric dentist; Sister Ursula Joyce, Ph.D., Executive Director of Thorpe Village/Dowling Gardens; Joseph Lagana, owner of US Information Systems; Irwin Librot, MD., Physician; Judy Pachter, owner of Pachter & Pachter Inc.; Harold Peterson, UHR Treasurer, senior vice president of Provident Bank; Tess McCormack Raso, UHR chairwoman; Heidi Snyder, owner of Drug World; and, Wylene Wood.

Schachter says she looks forward to working with other board members and the staff at UHR, and contributing her ideas and insights.