Through our awards programs, we recognize nurses and care partners who exemplify excellence and provide high-quality, compassionate care to our members and patients.
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.
Continuum Nurse Leaders of the Year
Mary Briones-Gomez, MSN, RN
Nurse Manager
Friend of Nursing – Interprofessional Colleagues
Mohit Roberts
Administrative Services Manager
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.
Linda Daniel, MSN, RN, GERO-BC
Nerissa Daves, BSN, RN
Theza Fitzpatrick, MSN, RN, CNOR
Melissa Hathcoat, MSN, RN, CNL, NEA-BC
Kae Ling, RN
Asha Varma, MSN,RN
DAISY Nurse Award
The DAISY Nurse Award for front-line staff recognizes the compassion and care nurses provide to patients and families.
Sofia Aguirre, BSN, CEN, RN
Abdullah Bayanzai, BSN, RN
Gina Busgano, BSN, RN
Candy Canotal, RN
Reynando Centeno, BSN, RN
Mary Cheong, RN
Priscilla Herrera, BSN, RN
Priscilla Kagya, BSN, RN
Christina Karagiannides, RN
Susanna Kho, BSN, RN, CNN
Abi Ladeza, RN
Qing Li, RN
Tobin Miller, DNP, MSN/Ed., RN, CEN, CCRN, CFRN
Nikita Parkash, BSN, RN
Trecia Maura Reyes, BSN, RN
Timothy Rivera, RN
Krystal Ta, BSN, HN RN
Hai Truong, BSN, RN, CCRN
Cynthia Wong, RN
Shouzhen Zhou, RN
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.
Safe Patient Handling Team
PETAL Award
(Allied Health Friends of Nursing) — The PETAL Award is for interdisciplinary non-nurses. 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.
Nicole Britton
Marion Cowan
Sunita Duggal
Theresa Garcia-Reyes
Gilda Jimenez
Jamie Jones
Jalisa King, CSR
Anita Lee
Baljit Mann
Elizabeth Paradela
Channthea Sim
Glenda Wilson
Adrienne Wyatt
Rose Yip