SAFE-T Team
Sheridan Miyamoto, PhD, FNP, RN, FAAN
Founder, Director & Principal Investigator
Cynthia Bittner, RN, BS
Assistant Director
Jen Delwiche, PhD, RN, CNE
Research Associate
Jocelyn Delgado, PhD
Research Project Manager
Marsha M. Freije, MSN
Outreach Program Specialist
Abigail Ho, FNP-C, MSN/MPH, RN, SANE-A, SANE-P
Clinical Coordinator
Thomas Rodgers
Director of Operational Technology
Bilal Khan
Information Technology Manager
Jonathan Essick, BS
Technology Consultant
Ian Spears
Telehealth IT Consultant
Jeff Kleine
Business Advisor
Alessandro Gubbini
Technology Development
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners
SAFE-T System’s expert staff of telehealth Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (TeleSANEs) meet high standards of qualification and expertise. TeleSANEs are Registered Nurses or Advanced Practice Nurses experienced in the field of sexual assault forensic examinations. They are board-certified by the International Association of Forensic Nurses (SANE-A or SANE-P) and have passed a comprehensive background check.
SAFE-T teleSANEs are based throughout the United States and all maintain active nursing licensure in both their home state and the state where they provide telehealth support. Collectively, they have over 140 years of sexual assault exam and forensic nursing experience, conducted over 5,000 sexual assault examinations, and testified over 100 times in court. Each team member has a minimum of 5 years of independent clinical practice as a forensic nurse and has content expertise that they share through educational offerings. SAFE-T teleSANEs are selected for this unique role due to their strong desire to mentor and support new nurses in this field.
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners are vital to providing access to quality sexual assault care. The SAFE-T telehealth model helps solve the concerns of local SANE availability by increasing the SANE workforce through tele-consultations, overcoming geographic barriers.
Research Team
The SAFE-T Center lab is accepting graduate students. Click HERE to learn about graduate programs and send us an email about your interest in working with SAFE-T: info@safe-tsystem.com
Advisory Board
SAFE-T System is supported by a board of academic and industry experts who serve as advisors, ambassadors, and advocates.
Marlene Austin
Executive Director
PASSAGES, Inc
Stacie Blake
CEO
YWCA Lancaster
Kelly Callihan
Executive Director
Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association
Stephen Carpenter
Program Admin., Garber Venture Capital Fund
Adjunct Instructor, Farrell Center for Corporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship
The Pennsylvania State University
Lisa Davis
Director, Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health &
Outreach Associate Professor of Health Policy and Administration, Penn State
Lorah D. Dorn
Emerita Professor in Nursing and Pediatrics
Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing, The Penn State University
Josh Eisner
Associate Director of State Health Relations
The Pennsylvania State University
Suzanne V. Estrella
Commonwealth Victim Advocate
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Office of Victim Advocate
James Fenush
Vice President, Nursing Emergency Services & Clinical Support Services
Penn State Health Minton S. Hershey Medical Center
Nicole Gautsch
Senior Director of Nursing Services
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center
Alessandro Gubbini
Owner, Soundflair LLC
Medical Device Engineering & Business Leader
Kevin Harter
CEO
Respana Therapeutics, Inc.
Fritz Haverstik
Assistant District Attorney
Lancaster County District Attorney's Office
Michelle A. Henry
Attorney General, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Office of Pennsylvania Attorney General
Tivi Jones
Founder & CEO
Hey Awesome Girl
Jeffrey Klein
Consultant
JCK Advisory, Advisor to Founders and CEOs of small companies
Chris Kirchner
Executive Director
Children's Advocacy Centers of Pennsylvania
Alicia Kozakiewicz
Founder, Motivational Speaker, Internet Safety Expert, Media Personality, Advocate, Survivor
The Alicia Project
Kimberly Marcantonio
Manager of Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children Programming
Children's Advocacy Centers of Pennsylvania
Morgann McAfee
Director of Strategic Communications and Recruitment
Penn State Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing
Donald McKenna
President
Penn State Health Minton S. Hershey Medical Center
Connie Mitchell
Former Deputy Director (Ret.)
Center for Family Health at California Department of Public Health
Jim Olson
Owner
West Shore Management Group
Cathy Palm
Founder
The Center for Children's Justice
Jim Pietropaolo
Director
Startup Leadership Network, The Penn State University
Rick Riegel
Principal
LMC Advisory, LLC
Thomas Rodgers
Interim Associate Vice President for Facilities Management & Planning, Chief Facilities Officer
The Penn State University
Philip Scribano
Attending Physician, SAFE Place: The Center for CPH at Children's Hospital of Philadephia
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Clinical Pediatrics Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Barbara Sheaffer
Medical Advocacy Coordinator
Pennsylvania Coalition to Advance Respect
Kate Slatt
Vice President, Policy & Care Delivery
The Hospital and Healthsystem of Pennsylvania
Lindsay Vaughan
Research Consultant
Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency
Stephanie Watkins
Senior Vice President Advocacy & Policy
The Hospital and Healthsystem of Pennsylvania
Dennis Watts
Former VP of Healthcare (Ret.)
Ecolab
Heather Young
Distinguished Professor and National Director
Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing and Betty Irene Moore Fellowship for Nurse Leaders and Innovators Program
Hui Zhao
Professo of Supply Chain Management, Center for Supply Chain Research
Smeal College of Business at Penn State University and University Park
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