Angie Millan, RN,
MSN, NP
President
Angie Millan, RN,
MSN, NP, for the past 5 years has been the Nursing Director for
the Children’s Medical Services of Los Angeles County. She has
also been a proud and active member of NAHN (National
Association of Hispanic Nurses) for 10 years; belongs to the
Iota Lambda Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau Society, and the AWHONN
(Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses).
Ms. Millan also worked at the LAC-USC Women’s and Children’s
Hospital for 20 years, 4 years at Olive View-UCLA Medical
Center, and 1 year at the Beverly Oncology and Imaging Center.
Her jobs included; Patient Financial Services Supervisor; Staff
Nurse in OB/GYN, Emergency Room and High Risk Labor & Delivery;
Assistant Nurse Manager in OB/C-Section/Post-Partum/Nursery; and
Clinical Nurse Specialist in Maternal-Child Health.
Ms. Millan enjoys being an Instructor at the Los Angeles Community
College in OB/Pediatrics, Med-Surgical, and Clinical Nursing and
has also taught Med-Surgical, OB/Pediatrics, Clinical and
Lecture Nursing at Rio Hondo Community College; Women’s Health
Lecture Nursing at Santa Monica Community College; and OB
Clinical Nursing at LAC-USC Medical Center School of Nursing.
Ms. Millian’s honors and awards include the 1997 Outstanding
Latina of the Year (“La Feria de la Mujer”); 1992 Nurse Merit
Award from the LAC_USC Medical Center; in 1990 she was on the
Dean’s Honor List at California State University and she also
given honors in 1986 by the Philathian Honor Society at the Los
Angeles County School of Nursing.
Sylvia S. Estrada,
RN, WHCNP
Vice-President
Sylvia S. Estrada,
RNP is the Research Nurse Coordinator for the Women’s Cancer
Research Institute within the Department of Obstetrics and
Gynecology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Ms. Estrada is
nationally certified as a Women’s Health Care Nurse
Practitioner. Ms. Estrada serves as the Treasurer for the
National Association of Hispanic Nurses-Los Angeles Chapter and
is the secretary for the following groups: Advance Practice
Nurses Group at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; California
Association of Nurse Practitioners-Region 17.
Ms. Estrada has been involved in clinical research for the
treatment of endometriosis, uterine fibroids, polycystic ovary
syndrome, androgen excess disorders, and hormone replacement
therapy in menopausal women. Her current research interests
involve the screening of women who are BRCA positive for breast
cancer and drug clinical trials for the treatment of breast
cancer.
Ms Estrada is a member of several professional organizations,
including National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s
Health, California Association for Nurse Practitioners, American
College of Nurse Practitioners, and Association of Women’s
Health, Obstetrics, and Neonatal Nursing.
Ms Estrada received her bachelor’s degree in Nursing and a
master’s degree in Health Care Management from California State
University, Los Angeles. She received her master’s degree in
Nursing from California State University, Long Beach.
Diane Sanchez,
RN, MSN/MPH, CNS
Treasurer
Diane Sanchez is the
Assistant Nursing Director for California Children’s Services in
Los Angeles County. She is a Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist
in Community and Public Health. She is currently holding the
position of Secretary for National Hispanic Nurse Association-LA
Chapter.
Ms. Sanchez received her Associate Degree in Nursing from Rio
Hondo College and her Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing from
Cal State Los Angeles. She received her Master in Nursing and
Master in Public Health Degrees, along with a Clinical Nurse
Specialist Certificate from Cal State Long Beach.
Katherine B. Lopez, MSN, PHN, RN
Secretary
Katherine (Kathy) B.
Lopez, M.S.N., P.H.N., R.N has been a National Association of
Hispanic Nurses (NAHN) member since 2002. She serves as co-board
member for membership for the Los Angeles Chapter of (NAHN). In
addition to being affiliated with NAHN she also belongs to The
Sigma Theta Tau Society.
Kathy is the first college graduate in her family. She received
her Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from Azusa Pacific University,
and a Master’s Degree in Nursing, with an emphasis in education
from the University of Phoenix. Ms. Lopez was a recipient of two
NAHN Academic Scholarships during her undergraduate and graduate
work.
Kathy has previously worked for Intercommunity Hospital in
Covina, Methodist Hospital of Arcadia, and Mount San Antonio
College
Ms. Lopez works at Rio Hondo College where she teaches for the
Vocational Nursing and Associate Degree Nursing programs. She
lectures on nursing fundamentals, orthopedics, gerontology and
genitourinary. She does variety of clinical for both programs.
Mario A. Chavez,
RN
Board Member
A Graduate from Los
Angeles Valley College. Mario has worked as a nurse at UCLA
Medical Center since August 1999, first as an LVN and now as a
registered nurse.
He also recently has taken a position as a staff nurse to work in
the Emergency Room at Good Samaritan Hospital.
Mario has been a member of NAHN (National Association of Hispanic
Nurses) since October 2002. He was the recipient of the Hyundai
Scholarship Award in 2003.
Mario enjoys the teaching aspect of the nursing profession. He has
worked as a preceptor to nursing students and fellow colleagues.
Nancy Montoya, RN,
BSN
Board Member
Nancy Montoya has been assisting
to meet the health care needs of children in Foster Care for the
last 5 years. In October of 2004 she became the Nurse Manager of
the “Health Care Program for Children in Foster Care”. She is
involved in Southern California Regional and State-wide
committees to attain and maintain Best Practices in the
coordination of health services for this target population.
Ms. Montoya has been in the Public
Health Nursing arena for 11 years in different capacities from;
District Public Health Nurse in East Los Angeles to Tuberculosis
Control Surveillance Public Health.
Prior to coming the Department of
Health Services Ms. Montoya worked at Kaiser Permanente for 11
years in the Discharge Planning Department, Neonatal and Newborn
unit, and Pediatric ICU.
Ms. Montoya is a volunteer Parish
Nurse at her Catholic Parish and volunteers to provide Flu
shots, diabetic and cholesterol screenings, and referrals to
community providers to assist the community parishioners to meet
their health care needs.
As a NAHN member Ms. Montoya plans
to promote the nursing profession to all women and men as a
career choice that offers a multitude of options, as well as
financial stability.
Kelly Guzman,
RN, MSN
Board
Member
Kelly Guzman, RN, MN has been affiliated with
NAHN since 1996 and has served on the board of LA-NAHN in
various roles including past president. She is a board member
and the chair of the Legislative/Public Relations and Media
Committee. In addition to her work with LA-NAHN, she serves as
the Co-Chair of the Multicultural Committee for the School of
Nursing at UCLA. She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau and the
Nurse Leadership Council of Southern California.
Kelly has been an RN for 19 years in Los Angeles. She received
her ADN degree from Rio Hondo College, BSN from Pacific Union
College and her MN from UCLA. She has worked as a bedside nurse
in Pediatrics, PICU and the Emergency Department. She serves as
a clinical faculty preceptor at UCLA School of Nursing for
graduate nursing students who are interested in healthcare
administration. She has spent the majority of her career in
acute care hospital management at White Memorial Medical Center
and UCLA medical center in a variety of positions including:
Peds/PICU Supervisor, Director of ED, Med/Surg, Rehab, SNF and
Sub-Acute Departments, Clinical Director of Ambulatory and
Interventional Services and Director of Transition Planning.
Currently she is the Executive Director of Transition Planning
at HTS (Healthcare Technical Services), a Los Angeles based
healthcare consulting firm.
Kelly is a proud member of a healthcare family. Her mom is a
respiratory therapist who encouraged her and her sister to
become nurses. Her sister, Lynn Aguilera (NAHN member) is a
pediatric RN Educator at Whittier Presbyterian Hospital and
recently received her BSN from the University of Phoenix and is
pursuing her Masters Degree. Her niece Erica, has just been
accepted to nursing school at St. Scholastica’s in Minnesota. So
the healthcare tradition will continue!
Sergio Aguiree, RN,
BSN, CCRN, PHN
Board
Member
A graduate from East
Los Angeles College, Sergio has worked as a Nursing Attendant
and moved his way up to Assistant Nurse Manger Cardio-Thoracic
Unit at LAC-USC Healthcare Network. Sergio has taken on
different Management positions at Barlow Respiratory Hospital,
Beverly Hospital, Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital and Presently
he is the Director of Critical Care Services at Citrus Valley
Healthcare Partners (Inter Community Campus), where he supervise
two Critical Care units and two DOU Units.
Sergio is a clinical Instructor and a Nursing tutor at East Los
Angeles College.
Sergio is a Regional Faculty Member for the American Heart
Association, Ambassador for the American Association of Critical
Care Nursing, and a Member of the National Association of
Hispanic Nurses.
Sergio received his bachelor’s degree in nursing from Azusa
Pacific University and his
Vocational teaching credentials from UCLA.
Sergio was the 2002 NAHN’s Scholarship recipient for the
Bachelor degree category.
Angelica Flores, RN, BSN, PHN
Board
Member
Growing up, I always
new I would end up helping others. I thought I would end up as a
doctor, but realized during pre-med courses that there was one
other way I could help others. This is when I decided to become
a nurse. I had no idea about the exact responsibilities, pay, or
shortage related to the nursing field but I was lit and ready
for the challenge.
My parents helped me out with school and supported me everyday,
not just financially, also by not laughing at me when I had to
wear my dorky white uniform. I live every day of my life to make
my parents proud and show them that their guidance, nurture and
love, paid off. Without my wonderful familia, I would not be the
person I am now.
The following quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Do not follow where
the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a
trail”, can definitely describe “in a nutshell” what I’ve done
in my career as a Registered Nurse since 2005. I am a vibrant,
educated, and proud Mexican-American Registered Nurse. I started
my career at USC Women’s and Children’s Hospital, in Los
Angeles, caring for newborns in the Neonatal ICU. In order to
grow professionally, I took a job at Children’s Hospital of
Orange County (CHOC). I then got the “travel bug” and decided to
take on a travel nursing assignment. I took an assignment in the
exotic, hot, and exciting city of Apple Valley. Although not
much of a travel for me, I just wanted to experience something
different. Soon after my “travels”, I took on a different
challenge in a non-profit organization as the Head Start
Registered Nurse. I enjoy working with the community and
reaching out to multicultural families. I’m not too sure what’s
next for me, but I will go “where there is no path and leave a
trail.”
COMMITTEES
Community Outreach: Sylvia S. Estrada, RNP
Education: Nancy Montoya
Fund-raising: Angelica
Flores, RN, BSN, PHN
Legislative/Public Relations/Media:
Kelly Guzman, RN, MSN
Membership:
Katherine B. Lopez, MSN, PHN, RN
Newsletter: Mario
Chavez
Scholarship: Diane
Sanchez
Website: Sylvia S. Estrada, RNP
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