Maureen Farrell, MSN, RN
New York State Nurses Association

Maureen received her license as a Registered Professional Nurse & BSN in 1974. Since then, she has worked in a variety of specialtyareas, including Med/Surgical, Critical Care, Oncology, Hospice and Psychiatric Nursing. In 1996, while completing her MSN in Psychiatic Nursing, she worked for 4yrs on the Bellevue Hospital Center Inpatient alcohol detox/rehabilitation Unit. Two years prior to starting with SPAN, she was the nurse on the Assertive Community Treatment Team at Saint Vincent’s Hospital Westchester. Since 2005, Maureen has been the SPAN Metropolitan Regional Coordinator. SPAN’s mission is to be the resource for nurses affected by substance abuse disorders, while fostering public safety through outreach and education.

Mike Harkreader, MS, RN, CARN
Tennessee Professional Assistance Program (TNPAP)

Mike has been a Registered Nurse since 1976 and has over 40 years experience in coordinating and directing treatment and monitoring programs for children, adolescents and adults in the fields of mental health and addictions. He has practiced at Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute, Centennial Medical Center’s Parthenon Pavilion, the former Donelson Hospital, which is now Summit Medical Center and Vanderbilt Medical Center’s Psychiatric Hospital. Mike has been the Executive Director at the Tennessee Professional Assistance Program from September of 2004 until her retired from that position on 1/1/2021 and stayed on with TNPAP as the Associate Director and case manager. He holds degrees in Nursing, Psychology and Guidance and Counseling and is certified as an Addiction Registered Nurse through the Addictions Nursing Certification Board and is past President of the National Organization of Alternative Programs.

Abby Migliore, MSN, MBA, RN
Alabama Board of Nursing

Abby Migliore is a graduate the University of Nebraska – Lincoln.  Following graduation, she decided to pursue her passion – professional nursing - ultimately earning Associate of Science in Nursing, Master of Science in Nursing, and a Master of Business Administration degrees. Abby has over a decade in nursing in both critical care and primary health settings.  Her present role is as the Administrative Director for Discipline/Compliance Monitoring with the Alabama Board of Nursing (ABN), where she has served since 2015.  Abby oversees the ABN’s Voluntary Discipline Alternative Program (VDAP), which monitors nurses with admitted substance abuse, mental health or physical health concerns that may impede professional performance, and the Probation Department, which monitors nurses who have received probation as a condition of discipline against their licenses. She also supervises three Compliance Nurses, who apply professional nursing judgement to alleged violations of the Alabama Nurse Practice Act.