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C.L. BRUMBACK PRIMARY CARE CLINICS, UTILIZATION MANAGEMENT, HEALTH CARE
HEALTH CARE DISTRICT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY DISTRICT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY

Maria Chamberlin, RN, BSN Eileen Perry, RN

As a Nurse Manager at the C. L. Brumback Primary Eileen Perry, RN, is Director of Utilization
Care Clinics, Maria Chamberlin, RN, BSN, supervises Management at the Health Care District of Palm Beach
clinic staff, provides staff training and education, and County where she has dedicated the past nine years to
ensures patients receive high-quality care. After four providing quality care to the county’s underserved. In
years of working as a nurse at the University of Miami her role, she provides leadership in the specialty areas of
Hospital, Maria joined the Health Care District as a utilization review, case management, and Healthcare
nurse in 2014. She was promoted to Senior Clinical Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) quality
Nurse three years later with the additional responsibility review. With over 20 years of experience as an RN,
of training the clinical team. Maria graduated with a Eileen is certified in medical coding and auditing and
degree in nursing and a BSN from the University of has practiced in the areas of Case Management, Practice
Miami. She is a Mexican immigrant who sought medical Operations, ICU, OR, and PACU. She is a member of the
care at a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) sim- National Association for Healthcare Quality and the National Health Care for the
ilar to the Brumback Clinics shortly after moving to the U.S. Maria feels strongly Homeless Coalition. Eileen serves as a volunteer member of the Palm Beach County
about the Health Care District’s safety net mission and the patients she serves. HIV Care Council Advisory Board.

Calalisa Olivier, LPN Samantha Nedd, RN, BSN

Calalisa Olivier, LPN, has worked as a MAT Samantha Nedd, RN, BSN, has been the Care
(Medication Assisted Treatment) Nurse at the C. L. Coordinator with the Utilization Management
Brumback Primary Care Clinic in Lantana since 2017 Department of the Health Care District of Palm Beach
when the MAT pilot program was launched. The main- County for one year. She joined the Health Care District
tenance therapy program for patients with substance in 2015 as a Nurse Reviewer where she reviewed author-
abuse disorders combines the administration of FDA- izations and inpatient stays. In her current role,
approved medication along with behavioral health serv- Samantha trains new nurses in the department and
ices, peer counseling and other social support services reviews Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information
to help restore patients’ overall health and lives. Calalisa Set (HEDIS) measures for the C. L. Brumback Primary
is currently pursuing her RN degree at Palm Beach State Care Clinics to help patients receive high-quality med-
College while working full-time and has worked in the ical and dental care. She received her BSN in nursing
field of substance use disorder treatment for the past from the City University of New York Lehman College
decade. She has a passion for the behavioral health field and thrives on helping and has over 28 years of nursing experience in the ER,
patients with mental health or addiction issues. home health, psychiatry and pediatrics. Samantha is committed to her profession of
delivering quality, compassionate care and to her work family at the Health Care
District.
LAKESIDE MEDICAL CENTER, HEALTH CARE SCHOOL NURSES, HEALTH CARE
DISTRICT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY
DISTRICT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY

Claudia Fuentes, RN Donna Williams, RN, BSN

Claudia Fuentes, RN, has been an ER Nurse at
Lakeside Medical Center since 2012. Claudia immigrat- Donna Williams, RN, BSN, has been a registered nurse
ed from Mexico when she was 12 years old and was for the School Health Program at the Health Care
guided to nursing by a personal experience. Her second District of Palm Beach County since 1999. She has over
son was born prematurely and died a week after birth. 20 years of experience in the nursing field in areas such
This opened her eyes to the medical field and the nurs- as pediatrics, med-surgical medicine and geriatrics and
ing profession. Claudia received her nursing degree from has also worked with individuals with catastrophic
Keiser University in Fort Lauderdale and her bachelor’s injuries, long-term care, rehab and hospice care. Donna
degree from Chamberlain University in Illinois. After obtained her Associates Degree in Nursing from
two years on the surgical floors at the former Columbia Concordia College/Mount Vernon School of Nursing in
Hospital in West Palm Beach, she was recruited as an ER New York and her BSN from Florida Atlantic University.
Nurse at Lakeside Medical Center. For the past seven In 2009, she also expanded her entrepreneurial endeav-
years, Claudia has loved being a part of the ER team. For Claudia, nursing is her call- ors and helped open her family’s first Assisted Living Home. Previously, Donna
ing and being an ER nurse is a privilege. Claudia is passionate about nursing and worked as a nurse/house supervisor for the Health Care District’s skilled nursing
being a mother to her son and daughter. facility, the Edward J. Healey Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, and at the former
Columbia Hospital on the Medical Surgical floor. She enjoys living life to the fullest
with her three children.
Georgia Burke, RN, RRT, BSN
Oramari McCarthy, RN, BSN
Georgia Burke, RN, RRT, BSN, earned her degree in
nursing from Excelsior College in New York and her
BSN from South University in Georgia, where she grad- Oramari McCarthy, RN, BSN, received her nursing
uated with the prestigious honor of Summa Cum Laude. degree from Broward Community College and her BSN
Georgia’s passion for health care has afforded her the from Florida Atlantic University. In 1994, Oramari began
privilege of working in various hospital specialties her nursing career with Boca Raton Community Hospital
including ICU, CVICU, PCU, PACU, ER and dialysis at in their School Nurse Pilot Program at Boca Raton
Davita Broward Health North Unit, Fresenius West Palm Community High School. In 2008, she joined the Health
Beach and Westside Regional Hospital. Since 2015, Care District of Palm Beach County as a school nurse,
Georgia has been working in the dialysis unit at remaining at the same high school in Boca Raton.
Lakeside Medical Center where she educates patients on Oramari is motivated by her commitment to the good
how to improve their quality of life and manage their health and well-being of her students. She provides edu-
medical needs. Outside of work, she likes to volunteer at her daughter’s elementary cation on a daily basis and feels it is necessary for high
school. Her heart for service is guided by her strong religious principles and faith. school students to be informed about the importance of
living a healthy lifestyle, learning to be independent and taking charge of their health
needs.

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