Samaritan
Sharon Wenner is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in volunteer management and clinical coordination. Currently serving as a Clinical Coordinator at Samaritan since February 2023, Sharon is responsible for coordinating clinical rotations. Previously, as the Manager of Volunteer Services at Samaritan, Sharon successfully led a team overseeing over 400 volunteers, focusing on recruitment, training, and retention. Sharon's background includes a significant role as a Volunteer Recruiter & Youth Coordinator at Samaritan Healthcare & Hospice, where initiatives included community relationship building and conducting presentations. Earlier experience encompasses bartending at Tap Room and Grill and serving as an HR Generalist/HR Assistant at CIGNA Healthcare, managing training logistics and providing HR consultancy. Sharon holds a Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude, in Liberal Arts and Sciences from the University of Pennsylvania.
Samaritan
Samaritan is a not-for-profit, non-sectarian, independent organization locally founded in Moorestown, New Jersey in 1980. Samaritan is the regional leader for hospice care, palliative (comfort) medicine, primary care at home, transitional support, grief support and counseling, end-of-life education, and advocacy. Samaritan serves people in Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, and Mercer counties who are coping with the stresses serious illness or grief in their homes, assisted-living, or nursing home communities and through two inpatient hospice centers: The Samaritan Center at Mt. Holly and The Samaritan Center at Voorhees. Thrift shop in Westmont supports Samaritan services and programs. Samaritan is accredited by The Joint Commission; a member of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO); the Home Care & Hospice Association of New Jersey; and is a four-star-level hospice in NHPCO’s We Honor Veterans program, created in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).