Our Staff
Executive Director |
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Norma Godin Millison, RN nmillison@circleoflifenj.org With her background as a Registered Nurse and more than twenty-five years experience in the nonprofit world, Norma Millison brings expertise, heart and vision to her leadership role. |
Medical Director |
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James M. Oleske, MD, MPH, FAAP joleske@circleoflifenj.org Board Certified in Pediatric Palliative Care, Dr. Oleske is internationally recognized for his work in the field of Immunology & Infectious Diseases, specifically in the treatment of pediatric AIDS. His work with this fragile population spurred his vision for a freestanding program providing state-of-the-art pain and symptom management and end-of-life care for children with life-limiting illnesses, which became the Circle of Life Children’s Center, Inc. Dr. Oleske is Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Professor of Pediatrics, Director of Pulmonary, Allergy, Immunology & Infectious Diseases, and Medical Director, FXB Center for Children at University Hospital, Newark. |
ASSOCIATE MEDICAL DIRECTOR, NEONATAL PALLIATIVE CARE PROGRAM |
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Onajovwe Fofah, MD, FAAP Trained in Nigeria, his country of birth, Dr. Fofah is Board Certified both in Pediatrics and Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine. Dr. Fofah is Assistant Professor/Attending Neonatologist at UMDNJ/New Jersey Medical School, Newark. |
Director of Program Services |
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Sheila Lenihan Walsh, APRN, BC, MA swalsh@circleoflifenj.org Sheila Walsh earned her BS in Nursing from Seton Hall University, and her MA in Parent-Child Nursing at New York University, with a minor in Education. She is a certified Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist, and has been certified as a grief counselor. Winner of numerous professional awards for nursing excellence, Sheila has participated in a variety of conferences and symposiums and has written a number of articles for professional publications. In her professional career, Sheila has worked as a staff nurse, head nurse, clinical instructor and assistant professor. She has developed and led a variety of support programs, including for SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome), for families experiencing perinatal loss, for children with asthma, and adolescents with scoliosis. Sheila instituted the first program in New Jersey enabling parents to accompany their children to the operating room for surgery. She developed and implemented a variety of recreational programs for ill and disabled children. She also developed and served as director for Pediatric Orthopedics, PC, a combined private practice and hospital service. Sheila has worked at University Hospital, Newark as Clinical Education Specialist, at Overlook Hospital, Summit, as an Advanced Practice Nurse, at United Hospital, Newark as a staff nurse, at Hunter-Bellevue, NYC, as a nursing instructor, and at Martland Hospital, Newark, as a pediatric head nurse. |
COORDINATOR OF DONOR RELATIONS & COMMUNITY OUTREACH |
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Sarah E. Ur, MMH |