New Jersey Team

Pinky C. Adda, APN-C, CWS

Nurse Practitioner, Certified Wound Specialist

Pinky is a Board Certified Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner with a background in general and plastic surgery, long-term care, and assisted living facilities. She specializes in advanced wound treatment at Restore First Health.

Pinky began her clinical career as Registered Nurse 13 years ago in an acute care setting taking care of post-surgical patients. She transitioned to the outpatient setting at a plastic surgery center for about 6 years and worked in home care as a Clinical Nurse Supervisor while completing her advanced degree. She worked for a wound care company when she became a Nurse Practitioner, providing wound care to patients in long-term care and assisted living facilities.

She has a Bachelor of Arts from Rutgers University, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from New Jersey City University, and a Master of Science in Nursing as an Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner from Fairleigh Dickinson University.

Pinky lives in Freehold, NJ, and enjoys traveling and going to the beach with her family.

Maribel Martinez, NP

Nurse Practitioner

Maribel is a Board Certified Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner with more than 20 years of clinical experience.

After earning her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Maribel earned her Master of Science degree in Nursing from The College of New Jersey in Ewing, New Jersey.

Prior to joining Restore First Health, Maribel worked at local hospitals in various medical settings, including gastroenterology, intensive/critical care, medical oncology, OB/GYN, emergency medicine, and surgical and telemetry units.

Maribel is fluent in Spanish.

Suela Lita, NP

Nurse Practitioner

Suela is a Board-Certified Family Nurse Practitioner with more than 7 years of clinical experience. Suela earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from University of Texas at Arlington and obtained her Master of Science in Nursing from William Paterson University where she graduated with honors.

Prior to joining Restore First Health, Suela worked at a magnet teaching hospital as a staff nurse on a surgical unit and then worked as a travel nurse throughout the state of New Jersey. Suela has considerable experience in wound care and was the PI of a research project that focused on decreasing the occurrence of skin break down in hospitalized patients.

Suela lives in New Jersey and enjoys traveling, cooking, and spending time with her family.

Yuliya Albu, NP

Nurse Practitioner

Yuliya is a Board-Certified Adult – Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner working for several years in primary care, long term and home care. She specializes in advance wound treatment at Restore First Health.

Yuliya began her clinical career as a Registered Nurse in 2012 as a Public Acute Health Nurse at Visiting Nurse of NYC by providing wound care to patients at home.

She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Purdue University, Indiana and a Master of Science in Nursing as an Adult – Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner from Long Island University. She is licensed to practice in New York and New Jersey.

Yuliya lives in Millstone, New Jersy. She is a hockey mom who enjoys hiking and traveling with her family. She spends some quality time at her family’s apiary where her beekeeper husband does magic with bees and honey.

Lizette Lorenzo-Betancourt

Director of Operations, NJ

Lizette Lorenzo-Betancourt is the Regional Office Manager of Restore First Health in New Jersey. Her experience in healthcare management spans leadership roles in programs focused on neuro-rehabilitation, social services as well as skilled nursing throughout the state. Lizette’s motivation, people-centric nature, and compassion have afforded her excellent team-building skills. She is a team leader focused on new strategies and policies in collaboration with partners to establish and achieve the best patient care possible at RFH.

Lizette currently manages the day to day operations of the Cranbury, NJ office supporting the expansion of RFH into more communities throughout the region.

She resides in NJ with her husband and children and enjoys spending time cheering her son on the baseball field, eating donuts and going on hikes with her fur babies.

Christine Meny, BSN, RN

Director of Provider Relations

Christine comes to RFH with 20+ years of home care experience. Christine is an RN and has various roles in the home care field including a certified wound nurse. She has experience with program development, transitional leadership, home care operations, strategic growth and business development.

Her most recent role was the Director of Clinical Development at the Home Care & Hospice Association of NJ where she was directly involved with state and federal advocacy, regulatory guidance and business development.

Christine is currently a member of the Organization of Nurse Leaders, and a member of NJCCN Advisory Board. Christine is a graduate of DeSales University with a B.S. in Nursing and is ANCC Board Certified as a Nurse Executive.