Mission Hospital Valiant Women Changes Lives Through Nursing Scholarships

Thanks to the generosity and commitment of Valiant Women, 52 nurses were recently awarded scholarships totaling more than $32,000. These scholarships enable the dedicated nursing professionals at Mission Hospital to attend conferences and seminars to acquire the latest medical information and to advance their knowledge through additional degrees and certifications.

Michelle Allen (Dana Point)

Erin Armstrong (Ladera Ranch)

Liz Bain (San Juan Capistrano)

Tionna Balla (Mission Viejo)

Heather Beall (Rancho Santa Margarita)

Dawn Bohle (Mission Viejo)

Debbie Brown (San Clemente)

Susann Burnett (Laguna Niguel)

Debra Busby-Edebiri (Dana Point)

Virginia Carano (Rancho Santa Margarita)

Jill Carrington (Mission Viejo)

Nancy Christensen (Aliso Viejo)

Jenifer Craib (Trabuco Canyon)

Melody Davidson (Aliso Viejo)

Debbie DeSimone (Laguna Niguel)

Shelley Dolan (Ladera Ranch)

Jill Donaldson (Laguna Niguel)

Anne Faust (Mission Viejo)

Cherie Fox (Huntington Beach)

Susan Garcia (Orange)

Heidi Gee (Mission Viejo)

Genevieve Grable (San Juan Capistrano)

Christine Gurney (Rancho Santa Margarita)

Susan Helmuth (Capistrano Beach)

Diane Heyer (Mission Viejo)

Jaclyn Hunter (Oceanside)

Sandy Kamikihara (Irvine)

Mark Kantor (Newport Beach)

Eithne Keegan (Foothill Ranch)

Peggy Kirkwood (Laguna Hills)

Margaret Kohen (San Clemente)

Courtney Laxton (Ladera Ranch)

Julie Mackie (Mission Viejo)

Monica Malcuit (Aliso Viejo)

Erika Mamich (Mission Viejo)

Nora McCall (Ladera Ranch)

Susan McElheny (Mission Viejo)

Heidi Omans (Trabuco Canyon)

Santi Oro (Mission Viejo)

Minjeong Park (Aliso Viejo)

Sunha Park (Laguna Hills)

Maria Ramirez (Aliso Viejo)

Karen Severson (San Clemente)

Susan Smith (Dana Point)

Kenna Stone (Capistrano Beach)

Vanessa Stowasser (Ladera Ranch)

Courtney Strifler (San Clemente)

Mary Ann Tanglao (Laguna Hills)

Kathy Van Dusen (San Clemente)

Teresa Wavra (Yorba Linda)

Margie Whittaker (Dana Point)

Josephine Zarnegar (Mission Viejo)

This year the advanced education conferences and seminars attended by Mission Hospital nurses will enhance patient care throughout the hospital, offering specialization in topics such as infection control and epidemiology, preventative cardiovascular care, clinical outcomes and quality measures, emergency nursing, critical care, and women’s health, obstetric and neonatal care.

To learn more about Valiant Women and the nursing scholarship program, please visit www.mission4health.org/valiantwomen.

Photo caption information: Back row (left to right): Shelley Dolan, Peggy Kirkwood, Jull Donaldson, Heather Beall, Dawn Bohle, Melody Davidson, Heidi Gee, Erika Mamich and Victoria McKinney. Front row (left to right): Michelle Allen, Debbie DeSimone, Karen Severson, Debbie Brown, Genevieve Grable and Susann Burnett.