… generation of nurses to improve population health, decrease health disparity, and increase access to quality care. She is thankful for her family and nursing colleagues for their love and support. Christine Cháirez Chandler, DNP, RN, FNP, ANP-BC, … the ANCC as a Family Nurse Practitioner. Ms. Merino’s clinical experience includes medical surgical and telemetry nursing, with specialties inkidney transplant, stroke, neurosurgery, and family practice. Her career also includes positions as a … is to live a compassionate life of dignity, integrity and meaning while remembering we are all a part of something larger than ourselves. Jade Valmonte, MSN, RN, CPN Program Director/Chairperson/Professor Professor Jade Valmonte joined East Los …