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Frosina Taneva Melissa Leamon, RN
PO Box 812708
Boca Raton, FL 33481-2708 Nurse Manager CNO

Phone: (561) 368-6950
Frosina Taneva is the nurse man- Melissa Leamon, the chief nursing
ager of Broward Health North’s car- officer at Broward Health Coral
Website: diac telemetry and stepdown units, Springs, started her career in 2004 as
www.southfloridahospitalnews.com where she has successfully advanced a patient care assistant while in nurs-

the delivery of patient care in quality, ing school. She currently leads all
CHARLES FELIX safety and service. nursing operations at the community
CAROL FELIX The hospital leadership team rec- hospital, working closely with man-
Publishers ognizes Taneva as a constant source agers to consistently provide highly
of strength and comfort for her staff. She is a hands-on leader, reliable care and assist in developing service lines based on com-
NANCY LAMMIE personally invested in the success and development of her munity needs.
Editor teams. When asked what leadership means to her, Leamon said:
Taneva is the first person to volunteer for improvement proj- “Being a leader is celebrating successes and reminding employ-
JUDY GRAMM ects. She sets the example for service by doing more than ees of the purpose of their work when feeling discouraged.”
Editorial Manager & Webmaster expected, and her work ethic is contagious. Leamon welcomes the bedside staff to directly impact deci-
She doesn’t just go above and beyond at work as a nurse sions making at Broward Health Coral Springs.
JMC GRAPHICS leader. In her free time, Taneva volunteers for the American “Listening to people, cultivating collaboration, removing the
Art/Production Heart Association and has coordinated several outreach pro- barriers for employees so they can do the job they are passionate
lammienancy@aol.com grams with homeless shelters in Broward County. about is my responsibility,” she said.
412-877-5321 Taneva completed a Bachelor of Arts in Macedonia, prior to Leamon has been recognized twice as Nurse of the Year. She

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS immigrating to the United States. As Taneva describes it, she earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing and has a master’s
was following her “passion and purpose” when she pursued an degree in business administration from Florida Atlantic
Daniel Casciato
associate nursing degree from Broward College in 2005, and her University.
Barbara Fallon Bachelor of Science in nursing at Florida Atlantic University in
Vanessa Orr
2016.
Lois Thomson
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____________ Master of Business Administration from Florida Atlantic

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