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Structural Empowerment

Fresno Medical Center nurses soar to new heights in their practice

Kaiser Permanente nurses demonstrated their commitment to creating and sustaining a culture of excellence by advancing their professional practice through earning advanced degrees, moving to the next level of the clinical ladder, obtaining national board certification, and graduating from the nurse residency program.

Nursing degrees earned

Maricela Aragon, BSN, RN, April 2025, BSN
Merredith Flores, MSN, RN, CCRN, May 2025, MSN
Tiffany Clayton, MSN, RN, FNP, May 2025, MSN-FNP
Rafael Arellano-Aguirre, BSN, RN, May 2025, BSN
Renae Long, BSN, RN, C-EFM, RNC-OB, May 2025. BSN
Jessica Van Burgh, BSN, RN, May 2025, BSN
Lesha Grigsby, MSN, RN, ANP-C, August 2025 MSN-NP
Christopher Davis, MSN, RN, CEN, September 2025, MSN-NE
Wendy Gospodnetich, DNP, RN, CNS, NE-BC, October 2025, DNP
Giana Hernandez, MSN, RN, MEDSURG-BC, November 2025, MSN-NE
Sally Pannell, BSN, RN, November 2025, BSN
Stevey Pope-Allred, MSN, RN, CEN, December 2025, MSN-NP
Sarah Cornelison, MSN, RN, December 2025, MSN-NP
Xiaoqing Song, BSN, RN, December 2025, BSN

Nurse residency graduates

Rafael Arellano-Aguirre, BSN, RN
Marisa Castellano, ASN, RN
Anmol Kaur, BSN, RN
Aaliyah Mitchell, BSN, RN
Alisha Nguyen, BSN, RN
Rosanna Rios-Adam, BSN, RN
Jessica Van Burgh, ASN, RN
Mai K Yang, BSN, RN

Board certifications

Kimbery Anne Cinco, BSN, RN, CCRN, PCCN
Marichelle Bustamante, MSN, RN, ACNPC-AG, CCRN, GERO-BC
Tiffany Clayton, MSN, RN, FNP
Marie Commins, BSN, RN, GERO-BC
Nancy Her, MSN, RN, GERO-BC
Denise Hippert, ASN, RN, RNC-LRN
Marichriz Lay, BSN, RN, CCRN
Erica Lopez, MSN, RN, FNP-C
Sheryl Paul, BSN, RN, CCRN, GERO-BC
Gracy Pinto, BSN, RN, CCRN, GERO-BC
Corinne Ross, ASN, RN, C-EFM, RNC-OB
Christine Walden, BSN, RN, PCCN

Career Ladder advancements

Clinical Nurse 4

Imelda Antonio, BSN, RN, CMSRN
Nadin Benson, BSN, RN, PCCN
Denise Hippert, ASN, RN, RNC-LRN
Lisa Kao Vang, BSN, RN
Kristin Kovalenko, BSN, RN
Kristen Schermerhorn, RN
David Risch, BSN, RN
Maikon Souza, BSN, RN, CCRN

Clinical Nurse 3

Fe May Rose Aguilar, BSN, RN
Candice Alonzo, ASN, RN, C-EFM, RNC-OB
Lauren Atkins, BSN, RN
Jessica Brooks, ASN, RN, CCRN
Kristi Bryant, BSN, RN (PCCCM)
Thalia Cordova, BSN, RN
Shannon Daniel, RN
Casey DeBaets, BSN, RN, C-EFM, IBCLC
Connie Doria-Tiburcio, BSN, RN
Bridget Espinosa, RN
Tiffany Estrada, MSN, RN
Adam Fosse, BSN, RN, CV-BC
Navneet Gill, MSN, RN
Cassandra Gonzales, BSN, RN
Courtney Inman, RN
Glenn Jubilado, ASN, RN
Martha Kokor, RN
Marichriz Lay, BSN, RN, CCRN
Elizabeth Christine Le Nino, BSN, RN
Erika Maine, ASN, RN
Cynthia Megenio, BSN, RN
Brian Nguyen, BSN, RN,
Jaqueline Patalinghug, BSN, RN, CCRN
Stephanie Rivera, BSN, RN
Gurpreet Saran, RN (PCCCM)
Harman Sidhu, MSN, RN
Kelly Soung, ASN, RN, C-EFM
Anthony Villegas, BSN, RN, MEDSURG-BC
William Vetter, ASN, RN
Darren Zulim, BSN, RN, ONC