Staff

Jackie Alesczyk RN is a Nursing Services Consultant for the Office of Developmental Programs in the Northeast Region. She is responsible for providing clinical consultation to county and provider program staff to improve the quality of health care to individuals. In addition, she is responsible for reviewing health-related incident management reports, investigating deaths and acts as the Regional Obra Coordinator. Ms. Alesczyk has been an instructor in the Medication Administration’s Train the Trainer course for the past 10 years. Jackie joined ODP in 1997 as a staff nurse at White Haven State Center, promoted to RN Supervisor in 2000, and accepted the Regional Nurse Position in 2002. Previously, Jackie worked in the private sector for 17 years as a staff nurse in the intensive care unit of a local hospital. Jackie earned her nursing degree at St. Luke’s Hospital, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Ann Favarella MS, RN is presently the Nursing Services Consultant for the Southeast Region Office of Developmental Programs, Department of Public Welfare. Immediately prior to joining the State five years ago, she held director positions at a community provider agency. She started out more than 40 years ago as a live-in houseparent with her family in a Philadelphia community home for six women with developmental disabilities. As the Director of Case Management Services at Hall-Mercer Center at Pennsylvania Hospital, she facilitated the move of many individuals with intellectual disabilities from Pennsylvania hospitals and institutions back to their communities. In addition, she was instrumental in the settlement of the contempt order for Philadelphia Pennhurst class members as the Director of Case Management at Philadelphia County Mental Retardation Services from 1994 to 1999. She has been a consultant for the Department of Justice regarding community and ICF/MR services in Tennessee and Connecticut. Her nursing experience includes cardiac and psychiatric nursing in acute care settings.