Background
Garafalo, Lena was born in Brooklyn. Daughter of Louis A. and Rosemarie (Concilio) Garafalo.
Garafalo, Lena was born in Brooklyn. Daughter of Louis A. and Rosemarie (Concilio) Garafalo.
Bachelor of science in nursing, Molloy College, Rockville Center, New York, 1984; MSN, State University of New York, Stonybrook, 1990.
Staff nurse in child psychiatry, Schneider Children's Hospital, New Hyde Park, New York, 1984-1987; nursing care coordinator, Schneider Children's Hospital, 1987-1994; nurse manager, Schneider Children's Hospital, 1994-1995; nurse educator, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Floral Park, New York, since 1995.
Member Advocates for Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing, Nurse Practitioner Association of Long Island, Sigma Theta Tau (1st vice president chapter 1984).