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
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