California

Inland Empire (Riverside) Chapter

Mission:

Committed to advancing the health in Hispanic communities and to lead, promote and advocate the educational, professional, and leadership opportunities for Hispanic nurses.

Chapter Information:

Los Angeles Chapter

Year established: 1990

Mission:

Hispanics are the largest ethnic group in California who encounter health care issues which are influenced by political and socio-economic factors. The Los Angeles Chapter address the need to organize and contribute towards nursing leadership, representation and networking for local Hispanic/Latino nurses.

Chapter Information:

President	Sonia Valdez, DNP, RN, ACNP, GANP, PHN, CVRN-BC, FAAN
Past President	Juana Ferrorosa, PhD,MSN,PHN,RN
Secretary	Viridiana Harris, RN
Treasurer	Angie Millan, DNP, RN, FAAN
Membership	Adriana Velasco, MSN
Board Member	Jessica Quintana, MSN, RN, PCCN, PHN
Website	www.lanahn.com
Email	info.la.nahn@gmail.com
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Orange County Chapter

Year established: 1991

Mission:

We are open to all nurses, nursing students and those interested in nursing. Our chapter is designed and committed to the improvement of health and quality nursing care for all consumers. We work toward providing equal access to educational, professional, and economic opportunities for Hispanic nurses.

Chapter Information:

President	Dr. Maria Matza, PhD, RNC, PHN
Vice President	Yolanda Casagrande
Secretary	Debbie Martinez
Treasurer	Tony Ornelas, BSN, RN
Website	www.ocnahn.org
Email	info@ocnahn.org
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Sacramento Chapter

Mission:

NAHN is committed to advancing the health in Hispanic communities and to lead, promote and advocate the educational, professional, and leadership opportunities for Hispanic nurses.

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San Diego Chapter

Year established: 1993

Mission:

Our mission is to address the educational & health care needs of the Hispanic community.

Chapter Information

President	Lorena Perez, MSN, RN, PHN, Ph.D.(c)
President Elect	Violet Rubio, MSN, RN
Treasurer	Rosalinda Ruezga, BSN, RN, PHN
Corresponding Secretary	Teresa Soto Martinez, BSN, RN
Recording Secretary	Rebecca Valenzuela, BSN, RN, PHN
Immediate Past President	Mollie Nunn, BSN, RN, PHN, CNOR
Board of Directors Member	Catherine DeLeon, Ph.D., RN
Board of Directors Member	Xochitl Cisneros, CPHON, BSN, RN
Board of Directors Member	Dulce Pluma, BSN, RN, PHN
Board of Directors Member	Natali Samaniego, RN
Website	www.sdnahn.org
Email	sdnahn@gmail.com
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San Francisco/Golden Gate Chapter

Mission:

Our goal is to grow the community of Hispanic Nurses in the SF/Bay area through networking, outreach, community service, and training. Our membership is open to nurses from all racial/ethnic backgrounds and educational levels including CNA, LVN, RN, MSN, PhD, DPN, students, and supporters of nurses including MSWs, MFTs, and non-nursing professions). We work in partnership with community leaders to provide education and projects to the Hispanic community in a bicultural & bilingual manner using evidence based practices. We work particularly closely with the Bay Area nursing universities and hold monthly meetings using conference calls and online video chat.

Chapter Information:

President	Erika Alfaro
Secretary	Maria Zam
Treasurer	Jasmine Vargas
Email	SFBayNAHN@gmail.com
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