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
Regina Ham, MSN, BSN, RN, NP
Staff Nurse II, PICU
Jeniffer Naycalo DNP, MSN, RN, CNS, CCRN
Director, Nursing Professional Development East Bay
Director, Oakland Recuperative Skills, Stat & Wound Care
Gena Mathers, MSN, BSN, RN
Assistant Nurse Manager, ICU
Board certifications
Ann M. Aarons, BSN, RN, GERO-BC
NPD
Samantha M. Amen, DNP, RN, CCRN, NEA-BC
Clinical Adult Nursing Director
Yumi Arceneaux, BSN, RN, RNC-MNN
Assistant Nurse Manager, Maternity
Michelle De Guzman Carey, BSN, RN, CPHON
Staff Nurse IV, Pediatrics
Anjal Y. Pong, DNP, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, NPD-BC, CNOR
Magnet Program Director
Katie Purdy, MSN, BSN, RN, CPHON, CPNP-PC
Staff Nurse IV, Pediatrics
Laura Bermudez Ramos, BSN, RN, CPHON
Staff Nurse IV, Pediatrics
Nurse Residency graduates
Cohort 7
Latrice Johnson, BSN, RN
10S
Abby Lam, BSN, RN
10N
Jeremae Ebalang, BSN, RN
10N
Vindette Leonardo , RN
10N
Megha Sharma, RN
7N
Jenny Phung, BSN, RN
6N
Victoria Boateng, MSN, RN
9N
Jessica Mui, BSN, RN
8N
Kimberly Nguyen, BSN, RN
6N
Natsnet Keleta, BSN, RN
6N
Akiko Yuda, RN
10S
Ashley Gee, BSN, RN
9N
Cohort 8
Deepa Nugent, MSN, RN
6N
Shirley Varela, MSN, RN
9S
Ji Ahn Kim, BSN, RN
9S
Meena Neelakandan, BSN, RN
9N
Gleanna Marie Agustin, BSN, RN
9N
Jacob Magsalin, BSN, RN
10N
Seunghee Cindy Yatsko, RN
10N
Chelsea Schoenung, RN
8N
Mamta Gill, BSN, RN
8N
Jocelyn Diaz, BSN, RN
6N
<b>Cohort 9</b>
Gina Johnson, RN
6N
Qahera Saeed, BSN, RN
6N
Austin Chan, BSN, RN
7N
Rashmi Thajali, BSN, RN
7N
Eden Gavce, RN
8N
Kelsi Green, BSN, RN
8N
Thomas Giron, RN
9N
Raksha Oli, BSN, RN
9N
Sara Quintero, RN
9S
Muminat Tiamiyu, BSN, RN
9S
Fernando Moratinos, BSN, RN
10N
Career Ladder advancements
Stephen Kupiec, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, CCRN
Interim Associate Chief Nurse Executive
Shanelle R. House, DNP, MSN-CNL, NE-BC
Interim Clinical Service Director, Maternal Child Health
Gena Mathers, RN
Assistant Nurse Manager, ICU
Min Kim, BSN, RN
Interim 8 North Manager
Ehime Agbonkonkon, RN
Assistant Nurse Manager, 10 North
Clinical Nurse 4
Shafreena Ali, BSN, RN
NICU
Ziomara Aviles, RN
Emergency-Clinic Nurse
Mary Baker, BSN, RN, CEN
Gastroenterology-Endoscopy
James Barroso, BSN, RN
Emergency-Clinic Nurse
Jennifer Cadelina, RN
Oncology/Infusion
Cory Collins, MSN, BSN, RN
ER
Giselle Cortes, RN
Maternal Child Health
Eboni Cunningham, MSN, BSN, RN, CCRN, CNL
ICU
Mayuri Desai, BSN, RN, CPAN
Oakland Hospital – Recovery
Lizbeth Estrada, MSN, RN, AMC-BC
Head and Nck-Maxlofcl-
Janice Fong, RN
Intensive Care Unit- 1
Mary Gamido, BSN, RN
Med-Surg Unit 1
Rosa Garcia, RN
Emergency Dept
Beth Havens, BSN, RN, CEFM
Labor & Delivery
Gretchen Jewell, BSN, RN
Intensive Care Unit- 1
Rachel Johnson, RN
Emergency Dept
Jewell Jordan, BSN, RN
Labor & Delivery
Cheryl Joseph, RN
Oncology
Christina Keys-Dawkins, BSN, RN
Acute Care-Obstetrics Unit-1
Rebecca Morales, BSN, RN
NICU
Denise Nakatani, RN
General Surgery-Unit C
Saena Park, BSN, RN, CLC
Breastfeedng/Lactation
Tiffany Pesigan, BSN, RN
Emergency Dept
Loverna Quilatan, RN
OR
Adrienne Rogers, BSN, RN
Med-Tele Unit 1
Catherine Ruehle, BSN, RN
NICU
Muneyong Van Luen, RN
Radiology Interventional
Clinical Nurse 3
Ali Aimaq, BSN, RN
Med Tele Unit 3 10 North
Mary Aquino, BSN, RN
NICU
Myraleene Aranzamendez, BSN, RN
PICU Transport
Thomas Baldwin, RN
ICU
Genevieve Bautista, BSN, RN
Med/Tele Unit 2
Meggin Benkert, RN
Ambulatory Infusion Center
Tiffany Brinston, BSN, RN
Emergency Dept
Joy Calim, BSN, RN
Med Tele Unit 4 6 North
Tuni Cesena, MSN, BSN, RN
Oakland Hospital – Recovery
Irina Chase, RN
MbrEduc-Breastfeeding-Lac
Tiffany Chuhall, BSN, RN
Pediatrics
Kimberly Cruz, BSN, RN
Intensive Care Unit 1
Carly Dahl, BSN, RN
Labor & Delivery
Gwendolyn Ekeh, RN
Med – Surg 11 West
Nelson Fitzimmons, BSN, RN
Emergency-Clinic Nurse
Anna Garayalde, BSN, RN
Labor & Delivery
Mediatrix Garcia, BSN, RN, CPN, IBCLC, NTMC, NTMC, RNC-NIC
NICU
Heather Gibson, BSN, RN
ASU
Rebekah Green, BSN, RN
Emergency Dept
Brenna Griswold, MSN, BSN, RN, CPNP-PC
Neo-Natal ICU Unit -1
Emilio Guia, BSN, RN
ICU
Grania Heagney, RN
Pediatric
Merlene Hermosa, BSN, RN
Intensive Care Unit- 1
Marilyn Holley, BSN, RN , CCRNP
PICU
Jessica Hovatter, MSN, BSN, RN, CLE, FNP-BC
NICU
Karen James, MSN, RN
Pediatrics
Erin Johnson, BSN, RN
Emergency- Mgnt
Melody Kitong, BSN, RN
OR
Rojana Krailassiri, BSN, RN, CNOR
OR
Margaret Kuria, RN
UR-Discharge Planning
Namgyal Lama, RN
NICU
Hilda Lamera, BSN, RN
Med Tele Unit 2 -7 North
Yesenia Landaverde Arvizu, RN
Labor & Delivery
Edward Lei, BSN, RN , CNOR
OR
Kiele Liu, RN, SCRN
Med/Tele Unit 4
Lauren Lopez, BSN, RN
Gastroenterology-Endoscopy
Natalie Luque, BSN, RN, CCRN
Intensive Care Unit- 1
Antoinette Magana, BSN, RN
Admitting
Robert Maningat, RN
OR
Eda Mastrapasqua, RN, CMSRN
Med/Tele Unit 4
Gena Mathers, BSN, RN
Intensive Care Unit 1
Melissa McClurg, RN
NICU
Danh Nguyen, RN
ICU Pediatrics
William O’sullivan, BSN, RN
Med-Surg Unit 2
Juliet Ogunade, RN
Neo-Natal ICU Unit -1
Kelly Pender, BSN, RN,
Neo-Natal ICU Unit -1
Junhan Peng, BSN, RN
Med/Tele Unit 4
Nathalie Quan, BSN, RN
Oakland Hospital – Recovery
Jenny Quiachon, BSN, RN
Adult Oncology
Sharon Reid, MSN, RN
UR-Discharge Planning
Jennie Reyes, RN
Urology
Khadeeja Salimi, RN
Adult Primary Care-Unit A
Andrew Santiago, BSN, RN
Med-Tele Unit 2
Rebecca Sauder, BSN, RN
Labor Delivery
Alexandra Scott, RN
Emergency Clinic
Manwinder Sidhu, BSN, RN
Resource Management
Amanda Sills, RN
NICU
Lara Sloan, BSN, RN, C-EFM, C-ONQS, RNC-OB
Labor & Delivery
Angela Smith, BSN, RN
Labor & Delivery
Jihae Song, RN
UR-Discharge Planning
Erin Sposeto, RN
Labor & Delivery
Jenny Subido, BSN, RN
Med-Tele Unit 4
Whitney Thompson, BSN, RN
Emergency-Clinic Nurse
Nadja Tolosa, BSN, RN
UR-Discharge Planning
Nenet Tosoc, BSN, RN
Med/Tele Unit 1
Jaime Westfall, BSN, RN, CEN, CPEN
Emergency-Clinic Nurse
Carrie Williams, RN
Med Tele Unit – 6 North
Eddaclaire Wong, BSN, RN
Acute Care Obstetrics
Daniel Silvia, RN
Med Tele Unit 3 -10 North