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2021 Convention Awards Ceremony


During the Convention, HPAE awarded members and allies, with awards acknowledging their work as advocates for healthcare workers. Those awards were given to:

  • NJ Senator Loretta Weinberg, Senate Majority Leader, Legislative District 37
  • Laura Kenny, Assistant Regional Administrator For Technical Support, USDOL-OSHA Region II
  • Claudia Storicks, HPAE COPE Treasurer and At-Large-Member

Local awards were given to:

  • Local 5105 recognized Beth Cohen of Virtua Mount Holly Hospital
  • Local 5058 recognized Barbara Boyler of Jersey Shore University Medical Center
  • Local 5106 recognized Christopher Lewis of Temple Episcopal Hospital
  • Local 5091 recognized Margaret Merchant of Bergen NewBridge Medical Center
  • Local 5185 recognized Michele Viellette of Bayonne Medical Center
  • Local 5147 recognized Chris Fatzer of Hudson Regional Hospital