Nurses

Get to know our nursing team at Valley Presbyterian Hospital.

Magnet® Program Leaders

Lori Burnell,
PhD, RN, NEA-BC
Senior Vice President, Chief Nursing Officer

Aaron Acquisto,
MSN, RN-BC, WCC
Magnet Program

Directors

Lila Cheney,
MBA, BSN, RN, CNOR
Director, Perioperative Services

Deborah Cline,
MSN, RN, CNS
Director, Acute Care Services & Telemetry

Tamre Del Valle,
MSN, RN
Director, Critical Care Services

Mary Claire Horkay
BSN, RN, CIC
Director, Infection Prevention & Control Department

Marcia Lynch,
MSN, RN, RNC-OB
Director, Women's & Children's Services

Debbie Paikos,
MBA, BSN, RN, CNOR
Director, Quality & Performance Improvement

Margaret Paulson,
MSN, RN, PHN
Director, Case Management Services

Theresa Solis-Bito,
BSN, RN, WCC
Director, Service & Support

Heather Van Hoogten,
MSNEd, RN
Director, Education

Ke'an Zhang,
MSN, MA, RN
Director, Clinical Resource Management

Clinical Nurse Managers

Benyta Babasi Maradkel,
MSN, RN, EBP-C
Clinical Nurse Manager, 5 West Telemetry

David E. Ferguson,
MBA, BSN, RN, CNOR
Clinical Nurse Manager, Perioperative Services

Kathryn Isbell,
MSN, MBA, RN
Clinical Nurse Manager, Emergency Department

Jennifer Kravatz,
BSN, BSHA, RN, CMSRN, WCC
Clinical Nurse Manager, 2 North East &
5 East Specialized Medical Unit

Kristina Lawrence
BSN, RN, CCRN, CVRN-BC, WCC
Clinical Nurse Manager, Intensive Care Unit

Melissa J .Parker,
MSN, RN, CVRN-BC
Clinical Nurse Manager, Cardiac Cath Laboratory &
Interventional Radiology

Gina Rai,
MSN, RN, RNC-NIC, IBCLC
Clinical Nurse Manager, Children's Services

Vinicia Recalde,
BSN, RN-BC, WCC
Clinical Nurse Manager, 4 West Orthopedic/Oncology

Wendy Reyes,
BSN, RN
Clinical Nurse Manager, Women's Services

Nicole Villarreal,
BSN, RN
Clinical Nurse Manager, 6 West Telemetry

Athena F. Yee,
MSN, RN. CRRN
Clinical Nurse Manager, 2 East & Valley Rehabilitation Center