NURSING EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2025

Nursing Excellence Awards is an opportunity to reflect and recognize actively engaged professional RN’s, LVN’s and clinical care colleagues exemplifying practice to merit recognition from peers and other professional colleagues at UCSF Health. This includes all campuses (Parnassus, Mission Bay, Mt. Zion, Oakland, St. Mary’s and St. Francis, Langley Porter).

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CATEGORY LIST

Nominations closed

past award recipients

Process

Submit a nomination form via the Nursing Excellence Nomination Portal for each nominee
A single nominee can receive more than one nomination
Each nominee will be scored based on the award criteria
800-character limit for each criteria entry
Do not include identifying information (i.e., name, pronouns, unit/clinic names, specific councils, etc.)

Timeline

Nomination Window: Jan 29 – Feb 18, 2025

Voting Window: Feb 26 – Mar 19, 2025

Winner Notification: Mar 26 – Apr 16, 2025

Nursing Excellence Awards Ceremony (in-person):
May 09, 2025
1:00PM - 3:00PM
2001 The Embarcadero, 1st Floor, San Francisco

Eligibility

(some categories will have more eligibility guidelines)

A career employee (appointment of ≥ 50%)
Worked for a minimum of 2 years at UCSF Health
Have a performance evaluation of at least a satisfactory rating
Have not been a recipient of the same award category in the past

- SELECT SECTION FOR LIST OF WINNERS AND NOMINEES -

Nursing excellence awards

daisy Awards

NURSING EXCELLENCE AWARD RECIPIENTS

DISTINGUISHED NURSING AWARD

WINNER

Iris Kauf, BSN, RN
CNIII, Vascular Access, Oakland

AMBULATORY NURSING

WINNER

Enda Trinh, MS, RN
Nurse Coordinator, Population Health, Brisbane

NOMINEES

Theresa Altano, BSN, RN, BC, CNII, ONHS- Voice & Swallowing Center, Mt Zion

Ellen Norona, RN, BSN, Nurse Care Coordinator, Peds Pulmonary/CF Center, Mission Bay

Kelli Kaliban, RN, Body Interventional Radiology, Precision Cancer Medical Building - Mission Bay

Sharon Flores, RN, CNIII, Prepare Clinic, Mission Bay

Janet Oatis, RN, CNIII, Prepare Clinic, Parnassus

Mary Mcdonell, RN, Madison Diabetes Clinic

CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING - SHEILA MANN AWARD

WINNER

Rebecca Johnson, BS, RN, CCRN
CNIII, Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Mission Bay

CRITICAL CARE NURSING - CLIFFORD K. & AVOLA WILSON MEMORIAL AWARD

WINNER

Lisa Ley, MSN, RN, CCRN
CNIII, Intensive Care Unit, Parnassus

NOMINEES

EMERGENCY NURSING AWARD

WINNER

Meggie Hui, BSN, RN, CEN
CNIII, Emergency Services, Mission Bay

INTERPROFESSIONAL COLLEAGUE AWARD

WINNER

Karina Marini-Lieben, MSW
Social Worker, Craniofacial Center, Mission Bay

NOMINEES

MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING AWARD

WINNER

Hannah Gardner, BSN, RN
CNII, Pediatric Transitional Care Unit, Mission Bay

NEUROSCIENCE NURSING - HELEN B. RIPPLE AWARD

WINNER

Katherine DeSimone, RN
CNIII, Intensive Care Unit Neuro, Parnassus

NURSING LEADERSHIP AWARD

WINNER

Denise Shaw, MSN, RN
Unit Director, Pediatric Medical Surgical and Transitional Care, Mission Bay

NOMINEES

NURSING PRACTICE AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AWARD

WINNER

Jeannie Chan, MSN, RN, NNP-BC, CNS
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Intensive Care Nursery, Mission Bay

NOMINEES

ONCOLOGY NURSING - JEANNE YALON AWARD

WINNER

Annemarie Falbo, BSN, RN
CNII, Peds Hematology/Oncology/Bone Marrow Transplant, Mission Bay

NOMINEES

CLINICAL CARE PARTNERS AWARD

WINNERS

Maria Salinas
HUSC, Neuro ICU, Parnassus

Jenny Banks
PCA, Peds Med Surg, Mission Bay

NOMINEES

John Chan, HUSC, Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Mission Bay

Kidan Wolde, PCA, PACU, Parnassus

JieXia (Anna) Yu, Hospitality (Environmental Services), Parnassus

Clarissa Brion, PCT, Prepare Clinic, Parnassus

Daniel Trammel, BA, Sr. Admitting Worker, Prepare Clinic, Mission Bay

Jannie Chau, PCT, Adult Prepare Clinic, Parnassus

Veronica Delgadillo, LVN, Adult Prepare Clinic, Parnassus

Crystal Chin, LVN, Adult Prepare Clinic, Parnassus

PRECEPTOR AWARD - ADULT SERVICES AWARD

WINNER

Jennifer Torres, BSN, RN, CCRN
CNIII, Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Parnassus

PRECEPTOR AWARD - PEDIATRIC SERVICES AWARD

WINNER

Francis Alba, RN
CNII, Peds Acute BMT, Mission Bay

NOMINEES

Jennifer Smith, RN, CNIII, Neuro ICU, Parnassus

Jeselle Abilla, BSN, RN, PCCN, CCRN, CNIII, 13 ICU/Adult Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Parnassus

Daniel Officer, BSN, RN, CCRN, CNII, 9 Medical Intensive Care Unit, Parnassus

Wendie Park, RN, CNII, Critical Care Resource Team, Mission Bay

Ante Drazina, RN, CNII, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/Bone Marrow Transplant, Mission Bay

DAISY AWARDS

2024-2025 INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

WINNERS

Shea Williams, BSN, RN, CCRN, Clinical Nurse, 9 ICU, Parnassus

Cynthia Burke, MSN, RN, CPNP-PC, Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric-Neonatal Nurse Practitioners

Jaclyn Stallings, BSN, RN, Clinical Nurse, Adult Central Resource Group

John Natividad, BSN, RN, Clinical Nurse, A5/A6 Adult Acute Care Unit, Mission Bay

Carolina Berg, MSN, RN, ACNP-PC, Nurse Practitioner, Infusion Center, Mission Bay

Timothy Le, DNP, RN, Clinical Nurse, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Mission Bay

Lisette Diaz, BSN, RN, Clinical Nurse, C5 Pediatric Medical/Surgical Unit, Mission Bay

Hala Hamdan, BSN, RN, Clinical Nurse, Intensive Care Nursery, Mission Bay

Melanie Thai, BSN, RN, Clinical Nurse, C6 Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/BMT Unit, Mission Bay

Alicia Gentile, BSN, RN, Clinical Nurse, Emergency Department, Parnassus

Alejandro Vargas, BSN, RN, Clinical Nurse, 9 Long Adult Transplant Unit

Alo Sanchez, RN, Clinical Nurse, Orthopedic Institute-PACU

Whitney Walters, ADN, RN-BC, Clinical Nurse, Intensive Care Nursery, Mission Bay

Hanna Setrakian, MSN, RN, NIC, Clinical Nurse, Intensive Care Nursery, Mission Bay

Kristin Evans, BSN, RN, CCRN, Clinical Nurse, 13 Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Parnassus

Sabrina Suen, BSN, RN, Clinical Nurse, C5 Pediatric Medical/Surgical Unit, Mission Bay

Fang Liu, BSN, RN, Clinical Nurse, A5/A6 Adult Acute Care Unit, Mission Bay

Jesse Abilla, BSN, RN, CCRN, Clinical Nurse, 13 Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Parnassus

Lama Ashkar, ADN, RN, Clinical Nurse, A5/A6 Adult Acute Care Unit, Mission Bay

Jessica Carson, BSN, RN, Clinical Nurse, 9 Medical Intensive Care Unit, Parnassus

Dede Cerruti, ADN, RN, Clinical Nurse, Ambulatory Pediatric Orthopedic Practice

Lance Viau, RN, Clinical Nurse, Adult Operating Room, Mission Bay

Ben Cachapero, BSN, RN, CCRN, Clinical Nurse, Electrophysiology Clinic

Christine Van Dyke, BSN, RN, Clinical Nurse, Birth Center, Mission Bay

Paige Abrams, BSN, RNC-OB, Clinical Nurse, Birth Center, Mission Bay

Damian Calvo, BSN, RN, Clinical Nurse, 10CVT, Parnassus

Melissa Carassus, MSN, RN, CPHRM, Director of Adult Patient Safety, Patient Safety

Kelsey So, MSN, RN, Clinical Nurse, 12 South, Parnassus

Neldine Almonte, BSN, RN, CMS-RN, Clinical Nurse, A5/A6 Adult Acute Care Unit, Mission Bay

Megan Howarth, MSN, RN, CPEN, Clinical Nurse, Emergency Department, Mission Bay

Faith Geolingo, BSN, RN, Clinical Nurse, 6 CVT, Parnassus

Rizaly Bernardo, BSN, RN, Clinical Nurse, 9 Long Adult Transplant Unit, Parnassus

Lukas Warren, MSN, RN, Clinical Nurse, Birth Center, Mission Bay

Crystal Miller, BSN, RN, CPAN, CAPA, Clinical Nurse, UCSF St. Francis Hospital

Kenlee Armand, BSN, RN, MPH, Clinical Nurse, UCSF St. Mary's Hospital

Roxana Orisho, BSN, RN, Clinical Nurse, 5 Surgical Unit, BCH-Oakland

NOMINEES

Arsenio Riva, RN, Adult Acute Care, Mission Bay

Azita Nabavi, RN, Infusion Center, Mission Bay

Will McClurg, RN, C5-Pediatric Med/Surg, Mission Bay

Adriana Rubalcava, RN, Adult Infusion, Mission Bay

Jennifer Munoz, RN, 5 North/4 East, Mt Zion

Donna Chin, RN, 14 Long, Parnassus

Jocelyn Jacob, RN, Adult OR, Mission Bay

Jasper Wu, RN, A5/A6 Acute Care Unit, Mission Bay

Alicia Cherry, RN, Infusion Center, Mission Bay

Nisha Sud, RN, Birth Center

Morgan Bubb, RN, Infusion Center, Mission Bay

Ahn Chau, RN, Infusion Center, Mission Bay

Lia Berhane, RN, 5 North/4 East, Mt Zion

Farah Khan, RN, A5/A6 Acute Care Unit, Mission Bay

Erica Belgard, RN, Cancer Center

Kelly Angel, RN, Pediatric Brain Center

Brittany Fox, RN, Birth Center, Mission Bay

Daryl Mata, RN, Pediatric ICU

Earl Johns, RN, Pediatric ICU

Kristin Olcomendy, RN, 6 CVT, Parnassus

Jennie Yeung, RN, 6 CVT, Parnassus

Paige Berryman, RN, Adult Infusion, Mt Zion

Amy Girlando, RN, Birth Center, Mission Bay

Jeanne St. John, RN, Infusion Center, Mission Bay

Cynthia Gutierrez, RN, C5 TCUP, Mission Bay

Motoko Ishii, RN, Infusion Center, Mission Bay

Theresa Altano, RN, Voice and Swallow Center, Mt Zion

Rachel Reyes, RN, Endoscopy

Perry Kramer, RN, Infusion Center, Mission Bay

Kristin Quan, RN, C6 Pediatric Acute Hem/Onc, Mission Bay

Vincent Nguyen, RN, Central Telemetry

Miriam Sharifi, RN, C6 Pediatric Acute Hem/Onc, Mission Bay

Marta Tonoc Bonilla, RN, A5/A6 Acute Care Unit, Mission Bay

Tiffany Ann Dumlao, RN, A5/A6 Acute Care Unit, Mission Bay

Mina Shernan, RN, Pediatric Cardiac ICU

Dee Le, RN, 11 Long, Parnassus

Sardae Stafford, RN, Birth Center, Mission Bay

Carla Jones, RN, Birth Center, Mission Bay

Nancy Xin Geng, RN, 11 Long, Parnassus

Christen Aguirre, RN, Sleep Disorder Clinic, Mt Zion

Marianne Segado, RN, Intensive Care Nursery, Mission Bay

Allison Trinh, RN, Intensive Care Nursery, Mission Bay

Janelle Johnson, RN, C6 Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Mission Bay

Sean Coker, RN, Birth Center, Mission Bay

Brittany Fox, RN, Birth Center, Mission Bay

Floral Bule Bule, RN, A5/A6 Acute Care Unit, Mission Bay

Vivian Leon, RN., A5/A6 Acute Care Unit, Mission Bay

Mark Urena, RN, Pediatric Cardiac ICU

Savan Patadia, RN, Intensive Care Nursery, Mission Bay

Anthony Segreti, RN, Pediatric ICU, Mission Bay

Paul Chhean, RN, Infusion Center, Mt Zion

Joy Lee, RN, 8 Long, Parnassus

Jasmin Saagvedre, RN, A5/A6 Acute Care Unit, Mission Bay

Patricia Punzal, RN, Adult Acute Care, Mission Bay

Felicia Tubon, RN, C5 Pediatric Med/Surg, Mission Bay

Jessika Castellanos, RN, Pediatric Cardiac ICU

Jessica Thai, RN, Peds Interventional Cardiology

Nick Lee, RN, Peds Interventional Cardiology

DeeAnn Howard, RN, Infusion Center, Mission Bay

Alexandra Cardona, RN, 13 Long, Parnassus

Emilee McFarland, RN, 13 Long, Parnassus

Vanessa Nguyen, RN, C5 Pediatric Med/Surg, Mission Bay

Waifung Sit, RN, Pediatric OR, Mission Bay

Sarah Laughlin, RN, Adult Breast Care Center, Mission Bay

Ariana Dominguez, A5/A6 Acute Care Unit, Mission Bay

Jessica Williams, RN, Infusion Center, Mission Bay

Hannah Bae, RN, Intensive Care Nursery, Mission Bay

Christine Ellement, RN, Infusion, Mt Zion

Rachel Florido , RN, A5/A6 Acute Care Unit, Mission Bay

Matthew Goddard, RN, A5/A6 Acute Care Unit, Mission Bay

Daryl Ann Garcia, RN, A5/A6 Acute Care Unit, Mission Bay

Enda Trinh, RN, Office of Population Health

Motoko Ishi, RN, Infusion Center, Mission Bay

Russella Rubino-Jose, RN, 14 Long, Parnassus

Greg Barbosa, RN, 6 CVT

Hillary Burgess, RN, Birth Center

Cassandra January, RN, Birth Center, Mission Bay

Connie Cullen, RN, Birth Center, Mission Bay

Bridget Denzel, RN, Acue Med/Surg, Mission Bay

Regina Belcastro, RN, Infusion Center, Mission Bay

Morgan Bubb, RN, Infusion Center, Mission Bay

Marianna Borrero, RN, A5/A6 Acute Care Unit, Mission Bay

Ante Drazina, RN, C6 Pediatric BMT, Mission Bay

Kevin Pham, RN, A5/A6 Acute Care Unit, Mission Bay

Lindsey Clairmont, RN, Office of Population Health

Lyn Kaveney-Toquinto, RN, Birth Center, Mission Bay

Shey Guzman, RN, Birth Center, Mission Bay

Beverly Darmstaedter, RN, Infusion Center, Mission Bay

Emily Filmore, RN, Birth Center, Mission Bay

Monica Friedman, RN, Urology, Parnassus

Savannah Carroll, RN, Infusion Center, Mission Bay

Jennifer Gross, RN, Pediatric Cardiac ICU

Amelia Komp, RN, Radiation Oncology, Mission Bay

Kristin Smith, RN, Infusion Center, Mission Bay

Marianna Borrero, RN, Adult Acute Med/Surg, Mission Bay

Michelle Glathe, RN, C5 Pediatric Med Surg, Mission Bay

Aina Mendoza, RN, Adult Infusion, Mission Bay

Hanna Butler, RN, Adult Post Op, Mission Bay

Anh Chau, RN, Infusion Center, Mission Bay

Sharon Flores, RN, Prepare Clinic, Mission Bay

Jessica Marks, RN, Birth Center, Mission Bay

Funmie Jeboda, RN, Birth Center, Mission Bay

Rachel Reyes, RN, Endoscopy, Parnassus

Robin Desmond, RN, Birth Center, Mission Bay

Haley Bettencourt, RN, 9ICU, Parnassus

James Sardelis, RN, Neurosurgery Spine Clinic

Casey Day, RN, Adult Acute Med Surg, Mission Bay

Serena Yang, RN, 14 Moffitt, Parnassus

Chimere Jones, RN, Birth Center, Mission Bay

Gabriella Elles, RN, Adult Acute Med/Surg, Mission Bay

Delight Lee, RN, Birth Center, Mission Bay

Trevor Kao, RN, Pediatric Cardiac ICU

Amanda Lara, RN, Adult Infusion Center, Mission Bay

Erin Kearins, RN, 9 ICU, Parnassus

Shibani Dhir, RN, 10CVT, Parnassus

Bernadette Vega, RN, 9L Transplant, Parnassus

Kevin G. Chan, RN, Adult Infusion Center, Mission Bay

Jeana Loegering, RN, A5/A6 Acute Care Unit, Mission Bay

Erica Schuster, RN, 14 Moffitt, Parnassus

Kristi Cannon, RN, C6 Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Mission Bay

Emily Fuhriman, RN , A5/A6 Acute Care Unit, Mission Bay

Jackie Gerbe, RN, Infusion Center, Mission Bay

Marta Tonoc, RN, A5/A6 Acute Care Unit, Mission Bay

Dorte Lindhardt, RN, Birth Center, Mission Bay

Molly Adams, RN, Birth Center, Mission Bay

Altana Budeava, RN, A5/A6 Acute Care Unit, Mission Bay

Ashley Intermaggio, RN, C5 Pediatric Med/Surg, Mission Bay

Chelsea Weyrauch, RN, PACU, Parnassus

Gary Appel, RN, Allergy/Immunology Infectious Disease

Yolanda Carion, RN, Birth Center, Mission Bay

Bernice Camaya, RN, 4E/5N, Mt Zion

Barbara Grele, RN, 13 ICU, Parnassus

Melody Ng, RN, Adult OR, Mission Bay

Natania Tania Jose, RN, 14 Long, Parnassus

Gwyneth Evangelista, RN, General Medicine, Mt Zion

Angela Doug, RN, Adult Breast Care, Mission Bay

Ariana Dominguez, RN, A5/A6 Acute Care Unit, Mission Bay

Vi Nguyen, RN, A5/A6 Acute Care Unit, Mission Bay

Zizi Patmont, RN, ICU Neurology

Rachel Wiley, RN, Cancer Center, Mission Bay

Carolyn Foley, RN, C6 Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Mission Bay

Lana King, RN, C6 Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Mission Bay

Jana Olsen, RN, Infusion Center, Mission Bay

Nancy Wang, RN, Adult ICU, Mission Bay

Rema Abdelijabbar, RN, CRG Float Pool

Ann-Marie Cabonce, LVN, Ambulatory Administration

Jennifer Kinney, RN, OR, Parnassus

Arlynn Taylor, RN, GI Lab

Kelsey Lehman, RN, 11 Long/12 Long, Parnassus

2025 NURSE LEADER AWARD

WINNER

NOMINEES

2025 TEAM AWARD

WINNER

2025 ETHICS AWARD

WINNER

2025 HEALTH EQUITY AWARD

WINNER

2025 NURSE EDUCATOR AWARD

WINNER

NOMINEE

OTHER WAYS TO RECOGNIZE

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Post a message on social media using #UCSFNurses

Tag @ucsfhealth or @ucsfchildrens or @UCSFHospitals (Twitter)

Patients can email [email protected]

Nominate a nurse for a DAISY Award in the West Bay and East Bay

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NURSING EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2025

Process

Timeline

Eligibility

- SELECT SECTION FOR LIST OF WINNERS AND NOMINEES -

NURSING EXCELLENCE AWARD RECIPIENTS

DISTINGUISHED NURSING AWARD

WINNER

AMBULATORY NURSING

WINNER

NOMINEES

CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING - SHEILA MANN AWARD

WINNER

CRITICAL CARE NURSING - CLIFFORD K. & AVOLA WILSON MEMORIAL AWARD

WINNER

NOMINEES

EMERGENCY NURSING AWARD

WINNER

INTERPROFESSIONAL COLLEAGUE AWARD

WINNER

NOMINEES

MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING AWARD

WINNER

NEUROSCIENCE NURSING - HELEN B. RIPPLE AWARD

WINNER

NURSING LEADERSHIP AWARD

WINNER

NOMINEES

NURSING PRACTICE AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AWARD

WINNER

NOMINEES

ONCOLOGY NURSING - JEANNE YALON AWARD

WINNER

NOMINEES

CLINICAL CARE PARTNERS AWARD

WINNERS

NOMINEES

PRECEPTOR AWARD - ADULT SERVICES AWARD

WINNER

PRECEPTOR AWARD - PEDIATRIC SERVICES AWARD

WINNER

NOMINEES

DAISY AWARDS

2024-2025 INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

WINNERS

NOMINEES

2025 NURSE LEADER AWARD

WINNER

NOMINEES

2025 TEAM AWARD

WINNER

2025 ETHICS AWARD

WINNER

2025 HEALTH EQUITY AWARD

WINNER

2025 NURSE EDUCATOR AWARD

WINNER

NOMINEE

OTHER WAYS TO RECOGNIZE