Family

Family

Parents: Father, Stephen Babnich; mother, Celestine; stepfather, Joseph Salata. All are deceased.

Husband: Dean Colaianni

Children: David and Steven, both of Pittsburgh; Maria Riley and Robert Colaianni, both of Columbus; and two grandchildren, Nathan and Juliana Riley.

Siblings: Judy Babnich of Wichita, Kan.; Dr. Robert Salata of Cleveland; Carol Bertnick of Sedona, Ariz.; Joseph Salata of Cleveland; Jeanne Plakosh of Poland; and Richard Salata of Fort Myers, Fla.

Education

Cardinal Mooney High School, 1965. Named Distinguished Alumna, along with the Rev. Father Stephen Popovich, in 2003.

Carlow University, Pittsburgh: Where she met her husband and received a bachelor’s degree in nursing in 1969.

Case Western Reserve University’s Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, received master’s degree in nursing in 1992.

Career

Western Reserve Care System: Director of pediatric home care program and staff education instructor.

St. Elizabeth Hospital: Labor and delivery nurse, taught labor and delivery at St. Elizabeth Hospital School of Nursing.

Youngstown State University: Part-time faculty in YSU’s Schools of Allied Health and Nursing.

Mahoning County Health Department, nursing director: November 1995 to Nov. 30, 2014.

Hobby

Plays the guitar and sings. Writes songs for people when they retire.

Quote

“The Mahoning County Health Department has a wonderful management team and staff. The citizens of Mahoning County are in very good hands in terms of public health.”

Source: Diana Colaianni