2025 Shirley Bradley Memorial Initiative Award Honorees: Winner and Finalist

Congratulations! 

Honored as the 2025 SBMI Award Winner: 

Abegail Pangan, RN, MSN, CIC, FAPIC

Abegail Pangan, RN, MSN, CIC, FAPIC, is an Infection Preventionist at Stamford Health in Stamford with over 15 years of experience in infection prevention and control. She has practiced across large academic medical centers and community hospitals, bringing a broad, systems-level perspective to infection prevention challenges in both inpatient and outpatient settings.

She holds a Master of Science in Nursing with a concentration in Infection Prevention and Epidemiology and has been Certified in Infection Prevention and Control (CIC) since 2011. She has authored and presented multiple infection prevention publications, posters, and presentations at local chapter meetings and national APIC conferences, highlighting performance improvement initiatives aimed at reducing healthcare-associated infections.

Abegail is a Fellow of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (FAPIC), a national recognition for her advanced practice and contributions to the field. 

Honored as the 2025 SBMI Award Finalist: 

Manju Mathew, RN, MBA, CIC, AL-CIP

Manju Mathew, RN, MBA, CIC, AL-CIP, is the Chief Infection Prevention Officer and Senior Director of Infection Prevention at Baystate Health in Massachusetts. With more than 25 years of experience in infection prevention, quality improvement, patient safety, and healthcare leadership across the United States and internationally, she has led transformative initiatives focused on reducing healthcare-associated infections, strengthening regulatory compliance, enhancing outbreak preparedness and response, and advancing organizational safety culture.

Throughout her career, Manju has successfully designed and implemented system-wide prevention programs that have resulted in substantial and sustained reductions in healthcare-associated infections. She is recognized for her expertise in strategic leadership, performance improvement, infection surveillance, pandemic preparedness, and fostering multidisciplinary collaboration to improve healthcare quality and patient outcomes.

A board-certified infection preventionist (CIC) and recipient of the Advanced Leadership Certification in Infection Prevention (AL-CIP), Manju has received multiple professional honors, including the APIC New England Shirley Bradley Innovation Award in Y2020. She is an active contributor to the profession through publications, conference presentations, and mentorship of emerging infection prevention leaders. Manju is currently pursuing a Doctor of Health Administration at the Virginia University of Lynchburg.