Northern California Extraordinary Nurse Award
The Northern California Extraordinary Nurse Award Program recognizes and honors 34 individuals each year who exemplify professionalism, compassion, teamwork, excellence, integrity, and patient- and family-centric care in their practice.

Medical Offices or Outpatient Services
Nora Iroz, BSN, RN
Staff Charge Nurse IV, Mammography
The DAISY Nurse Leader Award
The DAISY Nurse Leader Award shines a light on nurse leaders — directors, managers, assistant managers, and educators — who don’t generally have direct patient care as part of their work and create an environment where compassionate, skillful care thrives.
Isaias Aragon, BSN, RN
Sierra Chambrone, BSN, RN
Marble Michelle, MHA, BSN, RN
Megan O'Huerta, MSN, RN, PHN
Rebecca Taylor Ford, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
Ellen Weaver, MSN, RN, CRRN
The DAISY Award® for Extraordinary Nurses
The DAISY Award® recognizes the compassion and care nurses provide to patients and families.
Whitley Camron, BSN, RN
Marilyn Cervantes, BSN, RN
Hargrove Colin, RN, CEN
Carlyna Dergisch, BSN, RN
Claire Fitzgerald, BSN, RN
Jemima Menke, BSN, RN, CCRN
Lieu Nguyen, MSN, RN, OCN
Laken Ray, RN
Tashi Yangzom, RN
Jessica Zavala, BSN, RN
The DAISY Team Award
The DAISY Team Award honors collaboration by 2 or more people led by a nurse who identifies and meets patient and/or patient family needs by going above and beyond the traditional role of the nurse.
Magnet Ambassador Committee
Outpatient Chemo Infusion
PETAL Award
The Performing Exceptional Tasks and Affirming Lives (PETAL) Award honors our partners in care. It recognizes the hard work of caregivers in non-nursing roles, from housekeeping and dietary services, who partner with nurses to deliver excellent, compassionate care for our members and the community.
Erika Alvarenga, Medsurg
Rosie Contreras, Environmental Service
Sanabria Fernando, Medsurg
Yodit Gebre, PCT – Medsurg
Carson Rasmussen, PCT – Medsurg
Roxzan Stevenson, ICU
PCT TEam 4E
