Giselle Melendez, EdD, RN, Presidential Advisor

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Giselle Melendez, EdD, RN is the Nurse Leader for the Pediatric Unit and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Dr. Melendez received her Doctoral degree from Teachers College, Columbia University and her Masters and Bachelors from Molloy College. She currently serves as the Vice President for the Epsilon Kappa Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International. Dr. Melendez has served as the Presidential Advisor for NSANYS for the past 14 years. She enjoys being a mentor to nursing students in leadership roles.

Larry Slater, PhD, RN-BC, CNE, Faculty Advisor

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Larry Z. Slater, PhD, RN-BC, CNE, is Director of the Undergraduate Program and a Clinical Associate Professor at the New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing. Dr. Slater received his doctoral degree in nursing from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Nursing, where he also completed his post-doctoral training, focusing on the psychosocial aspects of aging with HIV. His nursing experience is in neurosurgical intensive care. In teaching, he is an expert in technology-enhanced education and alternative teaching strategies, including flipped-classroom and active learning strategies. Dr. Slater is a Certified Nurse Educator and board certified in gerontological nursing and has received awards from peers and students for his teaching. He is active in several professional nursing organizations, including the American Nurses Association and ANA-New York, Sigma Theta Tau International, The Honor Society of Nursing, and also serves as a professional consultant for the Nursing Students Association of New York State. Dr. Slater is honored to serve as a faculty advisor to NSANYS. Being a previous state president for NSNA (Alabama), he has maintained a passion for assisting nursing students in the development of professional leadership skills.