President in 2018 - 2020

Ian Saludares, MPA, BSN, RN, CCRN, NEA-BC

Ian Saludares has over 25 years of experience as a registered nurse and is currently the Patient Care Director for the critical care service line at New York Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital. He received his Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Santo Tomas - Manila, Philippines and his Masters in Public Administration: Concentration for Nurse Leaders from Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service - New York University. He is currently pursuing his Doctorate of Nursing Practice at The Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University.

On the national level he served as the membership chair for the northeast region before being elected as the national treasurer for the American Association for Men in Nursing.

Ian strongly believes that our members are the life and blood of the organization. This is the reason he wants to make sure that the chapter continues to grow and support our membership. He is committed to engage and provide value to all our members through educational offerings, social events and community outreach projects.  And it is his hope that he will be able to continue to inspire all members to be able to contribute more and leave a legacy to the future generation of nurses.

President in 2016 - 2018

Kevin Browne, DNP, RN 

Kevin P Browne, RN has been a nurse for 28 years. A member of the Executive Nursing Leadership Team at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in New York City, Kevin is the Deputy Chief Nursing Officer and is responsible for the integration of practice, quality  and education for 2700+ Registered Nurses.  Previous to this position Kevin was the Director, Critical Care and Pediatric Nursing Services MSKCC;  Nurse Leader, Cardiac Surgical Services Maimonides Medical Center (MMC), Cardiothoracic Clinical Nurse Specialist MMC, Critical Care Educator, New York Hospital (NYH), Staff Nurse Cardiothoracic Surgical Recovery NYH .

He achieved a BS with a major in Nursing from the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center School of Nursing in 1987, and an MS with a major in Nursing from Columbia University School of Nursing.  He is currently a DNP candidate at St Peter’s University. He is certified by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses. He resides in Brooklyn.