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PLAZA HEALTH NETWORK
PLAZA HEALTH NETWORK ADMINISTRATION SINAI PLAZA
Ann-Lynn Denker, PhD, ARNP Milyn Caasi, RN, BSN
Dr. Ann-Lynn Denker is the Chief Clinical Officer for Milyn Caasi is the Director of Nursing at Sinai Plaza
Plaza Health Network. Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, a 150-bed facility
Dr. Denker is a nurse educator, nursing consultant and located in Miami. With over 25 years of acute care nursing
health policy expert with extensive experience in clinical experience, she has worked in Jackson Health System's
practice, education and research. She serves on the Board ortho-neuro rehab unit, as a clinical care coordinator at
of the Health Council of South Florida and is the director North Shore Medical Center, and nurse manager at the
of the Florida Action Coalition (Future of Nursing) Miami Jewish Health System. At Sinai Plaza, she is a nurse
statewide grant to develop leadership and diversity. A for- advocate, role model, and expert clinician empowering fel-
mer president of the Florida Nurses Association, Dr. low nurses to advance their education while she completes
Denker also served for five years on the Florida Board of her Master’s Degree in Nursing. She is an active member in
Nursing and is immediate past chair. She currently teaches Miami chapter of the Florida Association of Directors of
graduate students at the Barry University School of Nursing Administration (FADONA).
Nursing.
Dr. Denker is an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner with B.S.N. and M.N. degrees Cherissa Lim Agra, RN
from the University of Florida, and a Ph.D. in nursing from the University of Miami.
Cherissa Lim Agra is the Assistant Director of Nursing
Claudia Innocent, FN, MSN at Sinai Plaza Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Cherissa
has over 14 years of nursing experience and began her
Claudia Innocent is the Director of Clinical Excellence career as a licensed practical nurse (LPN) at Lindsey
for Plaza Health Network. In her role, she is responsible Hopkins Vocational School. She then completed her
for driving the development, implementation and evalua- Associate of Science nursing degree at Excelsior College.
tion of operations and strategic initiatives designed to She began at Sinai Plaza as a staff nurse in the long-term
enhance the quality of patient care. Innocent played a piv- care unit before ascending to her current leadership role
otal role in all seven of Plaza Health Network’s centers where she also serves as an infection control nurse. Under
receiving recent national recognitions, accreditations and her leadership, Sinai Plaza received the Providigm
awards for quality and performance excellence. She also National Embracing Quality Award.
ensures that all the PHN facilities maintain 5-star staffing
and provide telehealth medicine and in-house dialysis JACKSON PLAZA
services.
Innocent is the current president of the Miami chapter
of the Florida Association of Directors of Nursing Vladimir Cantero, RN, BSN
Administration (FADONA) and also serves the community as a member of the Haitian
Nurses’ Association. Vladimir Cantero is the Director of Nursing at Jackson
She received her Master of Science in Nursing in 2004, and her Bachelor of Science in Plaza Nursing and Rehabilitation, a 120-bed facility locat-
Nursing in 2003, from the University of Phoenix.
ed in Miami. He began his career at Jackson Plaza as a cer-
tified nursing assistant. In his role, he oversees a team of
SOUTH POINTE PLAZA nurses that provide subacute rehabilitation and restorative
care to patients. A graduate of the Instituto Politencio
Salud of Cienfuegos, Cuba, Vladimir also attended Mattia
Richelle Retener, RN, BSN, DON College in Miami, Florida. He has over 30 years of experi-
ence in the field of health care, 18 of which have been
Richelle Retener is the Director of Nursing at South spent in the skilled nursing care field.
Pointe Plaza Nursing and Rehabilitation and Nursing
Center, a 230-bed facility located in Miami Beach. Richelle Sabine Moise, RN
began her career in long term care in 2007 as a MDS coor-
dinator and assistant to the nursing director before step- Sabine Moise is the Assistant Director of Nursing at
ping into her own nursing leadership role at South Pointe Jackson Plaza Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She
Plaza in 2012. Under Richelle’s leadership, South Pointe began her career at Jackson Plaza as a registered charge
Plaza has achieved a five star CMS rating and she has guid- nurse in 2002 when she first moved to Florida from
ed her team to collectively elevate their patients’ experi- Connecticut. In 2011, she received her Associate Degree in
ences. She is currently pursuing her Master’s degree in Nursing from Broward College. Sabine is part of the lead-
Nursing and advanced practice registered nursing (ARNP) ership team that led Jackson Plaza to receive advanced
licensure.
QAPI accreditation and the Providigm National
Embracing Quality Award, an achievement attained by
Farah Claude, RN, ADON only 300 skilled nursing facilities in the U.S. and Ontario,
Canada.
Farah Claude is the Assistant Director of Nursing at
South Pointe Plaza Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
Since 2003, she has worked in many capacities at South AVENTURA PLAZA
Pointe including floor nurse, charge nurse, staff educator,
risk manager, wound care nurse and nurse supervisor Rebecca Mendoza, RN
before stepping into her current leadership role. She is a
respected advocate on behalf of her patients and col- Rebecca Mendoza is the Director of Nursing for
leagues and is often praised for her outstanding dedica- Aventura Plaza Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, a 86-
tion, compassion, and loyalty. Farah is a key member of bed facility located in North Miami Beach. She has spent
the leadership team that helped South Pointe Plaza the last 13 years in this role, working closely with her team
achieved Advanced QAPI accreditation.
to optimize the care of every patient, including her own
parents who recently were patients at the nursing center.
Rebecca was recognized as the 2005 Nursing Director of
the Year. She is also an active servant leader at St.
Bartholomew Church. She received her Bachelor of
Science in Nursing from the University of Santo Tomas,
Manila in the Philippines.
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