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Jamie Ayala, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, RN-BC, has been appointed chief nursing officer of ChristianaCare’s Wilmington campus and Mark Wilhelm has been appointed director of Public Safety.
Ayala is responsible for developing and overseeing strategic initiatives at the Wilmington campus and managing all nursing-related functions across the campus’ medical and surgical units.
Additionally, she will supervise the nurse managers in the Wilmington Emergency Department, Hemodialysis, Acute Rehabilitation and Acute Psychiatric areas.
Ayala’s 19-year career in nursing and health care administration at ChristianaCare has been marked by a steadfast commitment to excellence and patient-centered care. She most recently served as director of clinical operations at the Wilmington campus.
Prior to that, Ayala served in several health care leadership roles, including patient care facilitator, nurse manager of a medical-surgical unit and nurse manager of a rehabilitation unit.
Throughout her tenure at ChristianaCare, Ayala has consistently demonstrated exceptional leadership, a passion for nursing and dedication to improving health care outcomes.
Ayala received a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Wesley College and a master’s degree in health care administration from the University of Delaware. She also earned her doctorate in nursing practice from Wilmington University.
She completed a nurse manager fellowship with the American Organization of Nurse Leaders and participated in the Nurse Catalyst Lab through the Health Management Academy. Ayala has received several awards, including multiple Delaware Today Top Nurse recognitions.
Wilhelm is responsible for directing all functions related to security and the protection of all caregivers, visitors and property in the health system.
Wilhelm most recently served as senior director of Public Safety for Jefferson Health’s Central Region. In this role, he led a team of over 250 police and security personnel and ensured operational readiness and protection for the Central Region hospitals and university communities.
Previously, he served as a network emergency preparedness manager, network assistant public safety director and network public safety director for Jefferson Health and Einstein Healthcare Network.
Prior to that, Wilhelm spent over 25 years in law enforcement, holding positions as a New Jersey state trooper, a detective and in various leadership roles in the New Jersey State Police Department.
Carvertise, a rideshare advertising company, named Mark Hogan the vice president of sales. Hogan will work closely with revenue operations, finance, operations and other divisions to improve cross-functional communication and lead the company on its mission to triple revenue over the next five years.
“This is a highly collaborative, game-changing position for Carvertise,” CEO Mac Macleod said.
Hogan joins Carvertise with 20+ years of experience focusing on revenue growth and driving new client acquisition. Most recently, he served as head of sales for IONOS (division of United Internet) where he was responsible for optimizing the North American market position for Cloud and Agency Hosting platforms. Before that he spent 12 years at Sungard where he was responsible for building the U.S. commercial sales organization.
“I am excited to be part of such a dynamic and innovative team,” Hogan said. “Carvertise’s vision to couple rideshare advertising and advanced data analytics will become the standards for brands to drive awareness.”
Macleod first announced his plan to ramp up Carvertise’s executive ranks in June of 2023, when the company celebrated the grand opening of its new, 15,000-square-foot headquarters in Wilmington’s Riverfront. In addition to recently hiring James Stover, formerly of Rappi, as VP of Revenue Operations, Carvertise is also investing heavily in engineering and created a new team of five engineers in 2023 to build out the company’s technology infrastructure. All of these moves have the same aim, according to Macleod: “We’re looking to transform the velocity of our sales cycle while implementing a gold standard for data analytics in the OOH industry,” he said.
Del-One Federal Credit Union named Adam Gerber, Esq. to its Board of Directors.
Adam attended Wheaton College in Chicago, IL and Villanova Law School in Pennsylvania where he obtained his Master of Law (LL.M.) in Taxation. After law school, Adam served as a law clerk in the Delaware Superior Court in Kent County. He previously worked for the law firm of Morris James in Wilmington, Delaware where he was a member of the Tax, Estates and Business Practice Group and worked with PNC Bank in their Delaware Trust Company. Adam is now a Partner with Wolfe & Associates, LLC in Dover, Delaware and focuses his practice on Trust and Estate Planning and Estate Administration, Real Estate Law, and Business Formation and Advising.
Adam was previously an Associate Director on Del-One’s Board and was brought on as a Director following the retirement of Dr. Lisa Strusowski. Lisa had served on Del-One’s Board of Directors since 2011, and the Board is appreciative of her years of service and dedication to the credit union movement and wishes her well in her retirement.
Board Chairman Steve Smith and the Del-One Board of Directors are proud to add Adam Gerber as a Director and look forward to gaining his business insight based on his knowledge and experience.
Brian Nourie was confirmed to his new role as chair of United Way of Delaware’s (UWDE) Board of Directors.
Nourie brings a wealth of experience from his work with M&T Bank, where he was recently named interim chief marketing officer; he’s been with M&T Bank since 2013. His work spans 27 regions, giving him a broad perspective and the ability to implement successful strategies locally in Delaware. Nourie’s approach emphasizes synergy, allowing him to create impactful results. Nourie has also served on UWDE’s Board as Chair of the Board’s Strategic Steering Committee.
As he steps into the role of Board Chair, Nourie will build on the foundation laid by his predecessors. He seeks to understand and address the community’s most pressing needs of the organization and community. Nourie will focus on creating opportunities, listening closely, and connecting with the community to fill gaps and drive progress.
“We have a North Star with the Live United 2027 plan, and I intend to help us reach our targets by listening, convening, and being there for the entire organization,” Nourie said. “Creating value in the system and ensuring we significantly impact Delawareans is key.”
Nourie expressed his deep respect and admiration for Rick Deadwyler and the past board chairs who have guided UWDE. “Watching Rick over the past three years has shown me what dedicated leadership looks like. I wish him the best, and I know we will stay close. I believe this work is beyond any one person, and I hope to do it justice by continuing the legacy of accomplished leaders who have helped take the organization forward for our communities in Delaware. I will honor this legacy by making UWDE even better and preparing it for the next generation of leaders,” Nourie said.
