Together, the 28,000 professional nurses practicing at Kaiser Permanente Northern California deliver high-quality, compassionate care every day to the communities we serve. Among the outstanding team, 34 colleagues are recognized as a 2025 Extraordinary Nurse Award honoree.
The award celebrates individuals who exemplify professionalism, compassion, teamwork, excellence, integrity, and patient- and family-centric care in their practice.
In this 3-minute video, 6 honorees, representing various nursing specialties across the region, speak about what extraordinary nursing means to them.
Congratulations to all the 2025 Northern California Extraordinary Nurse Award winners, and a special thank you to all Kaiser Permanente nurses.
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Nurse Leaders of the Year
Yinghua Zhou, MSN, RN
Nurse Manager, Neuro-Intensive Care Unit, Redwood City Medical Center
Juanita Jularbal-Walton, DNP, MBA
Chief Nurse Executive, Vallejo Medical Center
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Emerging Nurse Leaders of the Year
Shari LaForce, BSN, RN
Nurse Manager, Perioperative Services, Richmond Medical Center
Francis Gaddi, MAN, RN
Assistant Nurse Manager, Telemetry, Modesto Medical Center
Clinical Adult Services
Rodney Lambert, ADN, RN
Staff Nurse II, Medical Surgical, Roseville Medical Center
Monica Chen, BSN, RN
Staff Nurse IV, Wound Care, Santa Clara Medical Center
Nursing Professional Development
Reid Hirsch, BSN, RN
Nursing Professional Development Specialist, South Sacramento Medical Center
Narlyn Llamas, MSN, MBA
Nursing Professional Development Specialist, Roseville Medical Center
Maternal Child Health
Amanda Sayaseng, BSN, RN
Staff Nurse IV, Labor & Delivery, Redwood City Medical Center
Cheri Sabella, RN
Staff Nurse IV, Labor & Delivery, San Francisco Medical Center
Perioperative Services
Adrienne Barraza, MSN, FNP-C
Staff Nurse III, Recovery, Fresno Medical Center
Mark Stokes, RN, TNCC
Staff Nurse II, Recovery, Sacramento Medical Center
The Permanente Medical Group Nurse Leaders of the Year
Jasmine Franco Ingraham, MSN, RN
Service Unit Manager, Cancer Care & Palliative Care Services, Central Valley
Jason Slieter, BSN, RN
Service Unit Director, Primary Care, South Sacramento Medical Center
The Permanente Medical Group Emerging Nurse Leaders of the Year
Danielle Brown-Kleppe, BSN, RN
Nurse Manager, Emergency Department, Roseville Medical Center
Shannon Degregori, BSN, RN
Service Unit Manager, Dermatology, Cosmetic Dermatology, Endocrinology, and Infectious Disease, Central Valley
Emergency Department
Cheri’ Kronthal, BSN, RN
Staff Nurse III, Emergency Department, South San Francisco Medical Center
Colby Modlin, BSN, RN
Staff Charge Nurse III, Emergency Department, Manteca Medical Center
Medical Offices or Outpatient Services
Nora Iroz, BSN, RN
Staff Charge Nurse IV, Mammography, Santa Rosa Medical Center
Mary Donati, BSN, RN
Staff Nurse IV, Chronic Conditions Management, San Francisco
Appointment and Advice Care Center
Susie Belocora, BSN, RN
Staff Charge Nurse III, Vallejo Appointment and Advice Care Center
Beth Bowman, BSN, RN
Regional Nurse Educator, Sacramento Appointment and Advice Care Center
Advanced Practice
Andrea Windom, MSN, PPCNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner III, Pediatrics, Vallejo Medical Center
Yahya Abdolcader, NP, DipACLM
Nurse Practitioner I, Chronic Conditions Management, San Francisco
Continuum Nurse Leaders of the Year
Jennifer Sheetz, MBA, BSN
Service Director, Coordination of Care, San Francisco Medical Center
Katrina Hernandez, MSPM, BSN
Service Director, Coordination of Care, Fresno Medical Center
Care Coordination
Trina Reilly, MBA, BSN
Patient Care Coord Case Manager III, Fresno Medical Center
Gail Sims, DNP, RN
UM Manager, Coordination of Care, San Rafael Medical Center
Continuum
Teresa Maushardt, RN
Home Health Nurse III, San Francisco
Mark Joseph P. Rodriguez, BSN, RN
Utilization Review Coordinator, South San Francisco
Friends of Nursing – Direct Care Partner
Merissa Gates
Patient Care Technician, Intensive Care Unit, Antioch Medical Center
Donna Balaguer
Unit Assistant, Intensive Care Unit, Santa Clara Medical Center
Friend of Nursing – Interprofessional Colleagues
Tamara Burg, MD
Obstetrics and Gynecology, Central Valley
Navneet Maan, MPH
Area Portfolio Leader, Fresno Medical Center