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.
Over 90 nurses attended the nursing professional development day, hosted by the Professional Development Core Council. The event featured four local universities, highlighted the DAISY and PETAL award programs, provided insights into the Career Ladder program, and shared information on obtaining specialty certification to support nurses professional growth.
Nursing degrees earned
Amanda Mann, MBA, MSN, RN, CMSRN
Assistant Nurse Manager, Med/Surg/Telemetry
Kathryn Snow, DNP, RN, MS, SCRN, CNRN
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Nurse Residency graduates
Shirley Chen, MSN, RN
Bethlehem Gebremariam, BSN, RN
Yanyan Xu, BSN, RN
Sara Otaru, BSN, RN
Joe Solar, MSN, RN
Matina Kayastha, BSN, RN
Tsering Sherpa, RN
Board certifications
Hsiu (Maggie) Chuang, BSN, RN, CAPA, CPAN
Staff Nurse III, PACU
Amanda Mann, MBA, MSN, RN, CMSRN
Assistant Nurse Manager, Med/Surg/Telemetry
Lydia Radonic, BSN, RN, GERO-BC
Staff Nurse II, Med/Surg
Sherri Twardzik, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, CCRN, EBP-C
Magnet Program Director, PCS
Lisa Xu, BSN, RN, CPAN
Staff Nurse III, PACU
Career Ladder advancements
Clinical Nurse 4
Marie Gerrodette, RN
Staff Nurse IV, Procedure Center
Joanne Leslie, MSN, RN, RNC-NIC
Staff Nurse IV, Special Care Nursery
Janelle Mingming Ferrer, BSN, RN
Staff Nurse IV, Labor & Delivery
Rupinder Sidhu, RN
Staff Nurse IV, Procedure Center
Clinical Nurse 3
Hsiu (Maggie) Chuang, BSN, RN, CAPA, CPAN
Staff Nurse III, PACU
Amanda Mann, MBA, MSN, RN, CMSRN
Assistant Nurse Manager, Med/Surg/Telemetry
Lydia Radonic, BSN, RN, GERO-BC
Staff Nurse II, Med/Surg
Sherri Twardzik, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, CCRN, EBP-C
Magnet Program Director, PCS
Lisa Xu, BSN, RN, CPAN
Staff Nurse III, PACU
Career Ladder Advancements
Staff Nurse III
Yaxian Bao, BSN, RN
Staff Nurse III, Interventional Services
Julie Beckley, BSN, RN
Staff Nurse III, ICU
Rosita Berroya, BSN, RN
Staff Nurse III, Patient Care Coordinator
Raymond Bodestyne, BSN, RN
Staff Nurse III, Procedure Center
Allison Buenaventura, BSN, RN, CNOR
Staff Nurse III, Main Operating Room
Ma. Teresita Castro, BSN, RN
Staff Nurse III, Emergency Department
Maricela Fragoso, BSN, RN
Staff Nurse III, ICU
Kimberly Gorospe-Dedner, BSN, RN
Staff Nurse III, PACU
Selene Gorrell, RN
Staff Nurse III, Labor & Delivery
Hazel Juinio, RN
Staff Nurse III, Emergency Department
Yonghong Ke, MS, BSN, RN, CWON
Staff Nurse III, Wound Care
Shirley Lau, RN
Staff Nurse III, Labor & Delivery
Racquel Lauron, BSN, RN
Staff Nurse III, PACU
Josephine Layo, BSN, RN, CCRN
Staff Nurse III, PACU
Elizabeth Legaspi, BSN, RN
Staff Nurse III, ICU
Tamara Linne, RN
Staff Nurse III, Special Care Nursery
Krystal Macaulay, BSN, RN
Staff Nurse III, Labor & Delivery
Grace Malasan, BSN, RN
Staff Nurse III, ICU
Ian Mopas, BSN, RN
Staff Nurse III, Patient Care Coordinator
Lisa Xu, BSN, RN, CPAN
Staff Nurse III, PACU
Dawn Yep, BSN, RN
Staff Nurse III, PACU
Specialty Training Program Graduates
Perioperative Training Program
Sabrina Alvarez, BSN, RN
Staff Nurse II, NOU
Steven Chow, BSN, RN
Staff Nurse II, OR
Richard Quinonez, RN
Staff Nurse II, OR
Michael Tam, BSN, RN
Staff Nurse II, OR
Caritas Coach Education Program (CCEP) Graduates
Amanda Sayaseng, BSN, RN
Staff Nurse IV, Labor & Delivery
Nasim Karmali, RPh
Clinical Director, Quality Services
Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) Training Programs
Foundations of EBP
Hsiu (Maggie) Chuang, BSN, RN, CAPA, CPAN
Staff Nurse III, PACU
Johanna Dulay, BSN, RN
Staff Nurse II, Med-Tele
Christina Fowlks, MSN, RN
RN Educator, Emergency Department
Maricela Fragoso, BSN, RN
Staff Nurse III, ICU
J’Marc Javelosa, MSN, RN, RNC-NIC
NPD Specialist, Special Care Nursery
Jessica Lam, BSN, RN
Staff Nurse II, Med-Tele
Racquel Lauron, RN
Staff Nurse III, PACU
Latresa Stewart, MSN, RN
NPD Specialist, Perioperative
Lynn Utecht, MAN, RN, CNL
Quality Nurse Consultant
Noel Zeng, BSN, RN
Staff Nurse II, 6N Med-Tele
EBP Immersive
Latresa Stewart, MSN, RN
NPD Specialist, Perioperative
Joanne Leslie, MSN, RN, RNC-NIC
Staff Nurse IV, Special Care Nursery
Christopher Clark Ylanan, MSN, RN
Staff Nurse II, ICU
EBP Fellowship Program
Jennifer Encinas, RN
Assistant Nurse Manager, MCH
Britney Scanlon, RN, IBCLC
Staff Nurse IV, Special Care Nursery
EBP Mentor Training Workshop
Carolyn Leonard, MSN, RN, CNS, RNC-OB, C-ONQS
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Labor & Delivery
Christa Perryman, MS, APRN-CNS, AGCNS-BC
Geriatric Clinical Nurse Specialist
Sherri Twardzik, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, CCRN, EBP-C
Magnet Program Director
Leading a Culture of EBP
Karen Cepero, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, CCRN, CEN
Interim Chief Nurse Executive
Perla Baldugo, MSN, RN, NPD-BC
Nursing Professional Development Director
Leadership Training Programs
Academy for Interdisciplinary Leadership
Yvette Acosta-Coleman, MSN/HCA, RN
Nursing Operations Director, Patient Care Services
Sherri Twardzik, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, CCRN, EBP-C
Magnet Program Director, Patient Care Services
Leading Caring in Healing Environments
Amanda Sayaseng, BSN, RN
Staff Nurse IV, Labor & Delivery
Maricela Fragoso, BSN, RN
Staff Nurse III, ICU
Middle Management Institute
Mark Lee, BSN, RN
Nurse Manager, Med/Surg/Telemetry
Ashley Morris, MSN, RN, RNC-OB, C-EFM
Nurse Manager, Maternal Child Health