{"id":147703,"date":"2026-10-28T15:26:05","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T19:26:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/?post_type=bu-article&#038;p=147703"},"modified":"2026-10-28T15:26:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T19:26:06","slug":"nellie-ferrara-named-distinguished-staff-of-the-month-for-november","status":"publish","type":"bu-article","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/news-events\/articles\/2026\/nellie-ferrara-named-distinguished-staff-of-the-month-for-november\/","title":{"rendered":"Nellie Ferrara Named Distinguished Staff of the Month for November"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-leadin news-block-editorial-leadin has-media-focus-center-middle\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container-lockup\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-leadin-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-words-outer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-words-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-prepress-tag\">Awards &amp; Honors<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <strong>Nellie Ferrara Named Distinguished Staff of the Month<\/strong> <strong>for November<\/strong> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar js-block-editorial-metabar news-prepress-layout-metabar\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-date\">October 28, 2026<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-credits\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-share js-bu-prepress-share-tools\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-action\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/camed\/files\/2026\/10\/Nellie-Ferrara.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of woman with short light brown hair, eyeglasses, smiling broadly\" class=\"wp-image-147704\" width=\"183\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2026\/10\/Nellie-Ferrara.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2026\/10\/Nellie-Ferrara-240x360.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2026\/10\/Nellie-Ferrara-341x512.jpg 341w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" \/><figcaption>Nellie Ferrara <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">The Dean\u2019s Office is pleased to announce that Nellie Ferrara has been named Distinguished Staff of the Month for November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nellie is a project manager in the department of medicine\u2019s section of hematology &amp; medical oncology. She joined our community in June 2010.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her nominators say, \u201cNellie is the organizational and emotional anchor of the section, providing seamless administrative leadership while simultaneously fostering a deeply supportive and inclusive environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cShe scales her impact, moving from an exceptional staff member to a regional and national leader in medical administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNellie demonstrates exceptional dedication, initiative and sustained impact on faculty, trainees and staff.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Congratulations!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/camed\/files\/2025\/05\/StaffOTM-logo.png\" alt=\"two concentric circles, red reads Chobanian &amp; Avedisian SOM inside white circle reads distinguished staff\" class=\"wp-image-133803\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2025\/05\/StaffOTM-logo.png 499w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2025\/05\/StaffOTM-logo-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2025\/05\/StaffOTM-logo-361x360.png 361w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2025\/05\/StaffOTM-logo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2025\/05\/StaffOTM-logo-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dean\u2019s Office is pleased to announce that Nellie Ferrara has been named Distinguished Staff of the Month for November. 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