Teri Wurmser, Jack Fanous and Ken Seiter & Anna Yudina

Steve Adubato sits down with Teri Wurmser, RN, Ph.D., Dean, Georgian Court University – Hackensack Meridian Health School of Nursing & Director, Ann May Center for Nursing, Hackensack Meridian Health, to discuss the impact of the pandemic on nursing, the need to ensure healthcare workers stay safe throughout the crisis and GCU’s new Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

As part of the “25 for 25” series celebrating the Russell Berrie Foundation’s Making a Difference Awards 25th Anniversary, Steve Adubato is joined by Jack Fanous, CEO, GI Go Fund, to discuss the mission of the GI Go Fund, how COVID-19 has changed the way the organization functions and the Navy SEALs event to honor military veterans, their families, and all of those who died during 9/11 and the wars that followed. Jack also shares the importance of being a 2013 Russ Berrie Making a Difference Award winner and how Russ Berrie made an impact on the organization.

Steve Adubato is joined by Ken Seiter, Executive Vice President of Marketing Communications, The Toy Association, and Anna Yudina, Senior Director, Marketing Initiatives, The Toy Association, to discuss the mission of the toy association, the need for balance of virtual play and physical play and its critical role in healthy childhood development.