RISE UP: Real Issues and Stories of Everyone of Us Podcast

Our guest tonight is our incoming Philippine Nurses Association of America President, Dr. Gloria Lamela Beriones. Gloria Lamela Beriones is a transformational nurse leader with over forty years of exemplary contributions to nursing practice, leadership, education, and research. She is President-Elect of the Philippine Nurses Association of America (PNAA) and will assume the presidency in July 2022.She is passionate in her role as a leader, change agent, educator, consultant, facilitator, and researcher. Dr. Beriones is a Coldiron Senior Nurse Executive Leadership Fellow, Case Western Reserve University.Dr. Beriones participated in the AARP Foundation / Robert Wood Foundation Future of Nursing 2020-2030 Campaign for Action Virtual Summit that developed action plans and measurable outcomes.Dr. Beriones is the PNAA Foundation / PNAA Infection Prevention Control (IPC) Lead Champion for the CDC Project Firstline. Together with two PNAAF /PNAA IPC Champions, they conducted and coordinated three Infection Prevention and Control Education and Training Series.Dr. Beriones was a Nursing Director at Houston Methodist Hospital (HMH) for 14 years in the General Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Units; The recipient of Houston Methodist Hospital Nursing Leadership Award for her exemplary Nursing Leadership; was a Top 20 Outstanding Nurses by Texas Nurses Association District 9 for excellence in nursing leadership, education, and community outreach services.Dr. Beriones was the recipient of Dr. Jose Rizal's Excellence Award for Nursing Leadership and Service by Knights of Rizal, Houston, TX. As a Manager of Education, Research, and Professional Excellence at Saint Francis Hospital Bartlett, Tennessee, she contributibuted to the building and strengthening of the shared governance councils, staff professional development, and creating the hospital RN Residency Program.Dr. Beriones is a speaker at local, state, national, and international levels. She has presented numerous topics on leadership, clinical practice, education, and research; has written articles and publications. Her greatest passion in life as a leader is mentoring and making a difference in people's lives, particularly fellow nurses.Hosts: Manny Ramos and Mindy OfianaDirected and Produced by: Rodney CajudoExecutive Producers: Mary Joy Garcia-Dia and Carmina Bautista

Outgoing PNAA President Mary Joy Dia-Garcia joins us to relect as she exits her term as PNAA President.Our returning guest tonight is our Philippine Nurses Association of America President, Dr. Mary Joy Garcia-Dia. Currently, she is the program director for Nursing Informatics in the Information Technology Department and the Center for Professional Nursing Practice at New York-Presbyterian Hospital.Mary Joy led multiple clinical systems and electronic health record installations in various healthcare systems across the enterprise as Director of Clinical Systems. She has overseen remote patient monitoring platforms, workflow automation, and clinical alarm integration with mobile devices. Dr. Garcia-Día's research interest in mobile technology and passion for raising awareness about nursing informatics led her to author and publish a book Project Management in Nursing Informatics.Mary Joy serves on the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Steering Committee for the Future of Nursing Campaign for Action, a joint initiative of the AARP and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. She also serves as a member of the American Nurses Association's National Commission on Addressing Racism in Nursing. As a past member of the National Advisory Council on Research for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Health, Mary Joy raises educational awareness in addressing the underrepresentation of minority health through grant projects and community-based participatory research. Her community engagement led to her fellowship at the New York Academy of Medicine and the American Academy of Nursing.Dr. Dia chairs the Advocacy Committee at the New York State Health Information Management Systems Society and is a Board member of the Center for Nursing at the Foundation of New York State Nurses.Dr. Mary Joy Garcia-Dia is an inaugural member of the Coldiron Nurse Executive Fellowship through the Marian K. Shaughnessy Nurse Leadership Academy at Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University.We are privileged and honored to have Dr. Garcia-Dia, the 21st PNAA President, as she concludes her tenure for 2020-2022, living and breathing the theme of her presidency: SPARK: Stories of People, Achievements, Resilience, and KindnesHosts: Manny Ramos and Mindy OfianaDirected and Produced by: Rodney CajudoExecutive Producers: Mary Joy Garcia-Dia and Carmina Bautista

Our guest is ​​Nancy Hoff, who has served the PNAA Foundation in different capacities since 2013 and has been a PNAA member since 1989, where she served on several committees. She is the founding president of PNA Central California.For 56 years, she has worked as a clinician, educator, administrator, and consultant for the nursing curriculum and nursing school accreditation process. She continues to find opportunities to influence healthcare and nursing education positively. She has been recognized and awarded leadership, mentorship, and education awards. Nancy had been inducted into the Central San Joaquin Valley Nursing Hall of Fame for promoting the nursing profession through a lifetime of dedicated work and achievement. She also has been awarded by California State University Fresno Health and Human Services Hero award in recognition of her significant impact and outstanding service that has made a difference for the region's residents.Hosts: Manny Ramos and Mindy OfianaDirected and Produced by: Rodney CajudoExecutive Producers: Mary Joy Garcia-Dia and Carmina Bautista

We have a panel of guests who are here to talk about running a local PNAA chapter. We have Carol Robles, President of PNA Metropolitan Dc and the Chair of PNAA communications & Marketing and Lourdes Carreaga is the Senior Certification Outreach Specialist at the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), a subsidiary of the American Nurses Association in Silver Spring, Maryland. Lourdes is the immediate past president of PNA Metropolitan DC and the chair of the Wellness Committtee.Christine Pabico, is the Director of the Pathway to Excellence Program at the American Nurses Credentialing Center. She is also the President-Elect of the Philippine Nurses Association of Metro DC.Hosts: Manny Ramos and Mindy OfianaDirected and Produced by: Rodney CajudoExecutive Producers: Mary Joy Garcia-Dia and Carmina Bautista

Our guest on this episode is Dr. Darlene Acorda who joins us to discuss Children with Medical Complexities.Dr. Darlene Acorda is a Clinical Specialist in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Texas Children's Hospital and a pediatric nurse practitioner in the community. She is also an adjunct faculty in the undergraduate program at the University of Texas Cizik School of Nursing and currently serves as the chair of the Clinical Practice and Research Committee of the Society of Pediatric Nurses. Her research focuses on the experience of children with medical complexity and their caregivers, especially those who are tracheostomy and ventilator dependent. She has received funding support from the Society for Simulation in Healthcare to explore how family caregivers perceive the use of high-fidelity simulation in learning tracheostomy emergency management. She also received funding from Sigma Theta Tau Zeta Pi Chapter to examine the challenges of caring for a child with medical complexity during a global pandemic. Her other research interest is in minimizing pediatric health disparities, improving the rapid response of critically ill children, increasing cultural competence in care, and merging research and quality improvement methods to implement interventions with a positive, sustained impact on the care of hospitalized children. Hosts: Manny Ramos and Mindy OfianaDirected and Produced by: Rodney CajudoExecutive Producers: Mary Joy Garcia-Dia and Carmina Bautista

On this episode we have three panelists to talk about Memberships in PNAA.Antonina Tobeo Mendoza, aka “Nancy “. Nancy graduated with a Doctor of Medicine from the Far Eastern University in the Philippines. Nancy moved to the United States and worked as an RN. She worked as a Charge Nurse, then Unit Manager in a Skilled Nursing Facility. She also worked as an Admission Liaison in Hospice Nursing and RN at the Partners Home Care. Currently, Nancy is a clinical coordinator. Nancy serves as the Treasurer of PNA New England.Melissa Cunanan is the PNAA Membership Chairman and Asst. Treasurer. She served on the Executive Board of PNA North Texas (Dallas) as Treasurer (2012-2016), President-Elect (2016-2018), and President (2018-2020). She was the Circle of Presidents Regional Representative (COPRR) for PNA's South Central Region 2019-2020. Melissa received her BSN from the University of the Philippines. In 2021, Melissa received the PNAA President's Trailblazer Award.# Al Manila Espinas is a graduate of the University of Santo Tomas-Legazpi in the Philippines, Studied Programming and Networking Specialist at Brick Computer Science Institute, and Master of Science in Nursing at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. Mr. Espinas is currently employed as a Quality Nurse consultant at the Regional Clinical Quality Programs and Data Analytics department of Kaiser Foundation Hospital and Health Plan.Al is instrumental in forming several PNAA chapters. He was the founding President of the PNA Ocean County Subchapter in New Jersey when the chapter was formed in 1997. When he moved to Texas, he facilitated the formation of the PNA South Texas, Rio Grande Valley chapter in 2004, where he served as the interim President. In 2010, he once again sowed the seeds of the PNAA, which led to the formation of the PNA Greater Sacramento chapter and he served as their Adviser. Just when he thought he was done with chapter formation, he organized the PNA Napa-Solano chapter in 2018, where he still serves as their Adviser. Mr. Espinas' latest PNA involvement is not by forming a new one but by re-invigorating a nearly dormant chapter, the PNA Greater Sacramento, which was eventually renamed California Capital City (PNAC3).Hosts: Manny Ramos and Mindy OfianaDirected and Produced by: Rodney CajudoExecutive Producers: Mary Joy Garcia-Dia and Carmina Bautista

We have a panel of guests who are here to talk about iLDP, the Leadership Development Program of PNAA. iLDP is on its fifth year and has produced over 100 Fellows who have served as chapter presidents and has led different programs and committees not only in PNAA but also in other community organizations.Dr. Priscilla Sagar is a Professor Emerita of Nursing at Mount Saint Mary College, Newburgh, NY. she is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing & the New York Academy of Medicine. Dr. Sagar completed the iLDP in 2020 and currently serves as a mentor of the of new iLDP Fellows. Reglita Laput is the President of PNA Michigan. Reggie is an iLDP Fellow in 2019. She received the 2021 PNAA Nursing Excellence Award for Community and Population Health and the the 2021 PNAA Membership Century Award. Cris Escarrilla is the Chair of PNA San Diego Education Committee and Scholarship Awards. She's a retired nurse with a many years of experience in nursing and has occupied leadership positions in her career. She is a 2021 iLDP Fellow and now serves as a mentor in the Program.Retired Colonel Bob Gahol served for over 23 years. Most recently before retirement, he was the commanding officer of the U.S. Army's largest medical recruiting battalion. Bob is a Board Member of PNAA and is the Editor in Chief of Inside PNAA, the online PNAA newsletter. He currently serves as a mentor to the iLDP Fellows. Hosts: Manny Ramos and Mindy OfianaDirected and Produced by: Rodney CajudoExecutive Producers: Mary Joy Garcia-Dia and Carmina Bautista

Our guest is ​​Dr. Luigi Cendana, a board-certified general pediatrician who provides care for infants, children, and adolescents in Ridgecrest, California. He earned his undergraduate degree from Rutgers University with concentrations in nutritional sciences and biochemistry. Shortly after that, he spent 8 months in the Philippines, providing volunteer work at a charity hospital for the poor.Upon returning to the United States in 2009, he started medical school at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. Following medical school, he entered pediatric residency at the Children's Hospital at Palms West Hospital in Loxahatchee, Florida. Since completion, he has served Palm Beach and Brevard counties in Florida as an outpatient Pediatrician and Pediatric Hospitalist, respectively. In 2017, Dr. Cendana joined the Ridgecrest Regional Hospital staff as a hospitalist and outpatient pediatrician. Since 2019, Dr. Cendana has provided care at the North Medical Campus Pediatric Center. Hosts: Manny Ramos and Mindy OfianaDirected and Produced by: Rodney CajudoExecutive Producers: Mary Joy Garcia-Dia and Carmina Bautista

Our guest Dino Doliente joins us to talk about his nursing journey, how he found his way into more of the finance side of Nursing, his involvment with the PNAA Legacy Building, and the importance of fundraising for orgs like PNAA.Dino has a unique experience in combination of roles, in the acute and post-acute care industry from operations, to clinical and to finance leadership background. A high energy, innovative, flexible, enthusiastic, and dependable leader who excels in a dynamic, challenging, and competitive clinical and business environment. Currently works as the Vice President of Quality and Innovations at Rockport Health Services located here in Los Angeles, CA. A graduate of Saint Louis University for BSN and MBA, University of Phoenix and Doctor of Nursing Practice, Leadership and Management from Aspen University. The founding President of St Louis University Nurses Alumni Association International. The person that stays hungry and stays foolish, Our 19th PNAA President, Dr. Dino Doliente III.Hosts: Manny Ramos and Mindy OfianaDirected and Produced by: Rodney CajudoExecutive Producers: Mary Joy Garcia-Dia and Carmina Bautista

In Part 2 with Dr. Karriem Watson, Manny sits down with Dr. Watson and talks about the importance of the All of Us program and how it is helping many underserved communities and helping with medical reasearch on a large scale.Dr. Karriem S. Watson is the Chief Engagement Officer of the National Institutes of Health's All of Us Research Program. Dr. Watson leads the All of Us Research Program's efforts to foster relationships with participants, communities, researchers, and providers across the U.S. to help build one of the largest, most diverse health databases of its kind to study health and illness. Prior to joining the NIH, Dr. Watson spent over 15 years as a community engaged research scientists with prior research funding from the NIH addressing cancer prevention and control. Dr. Watson also held administrative roles in leading research and engagement in Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in the Chicagoland area. Hosts: Manny Ramos and Mindy OfianaDirected and Produced by: Rodney CajudoExecutive Producers: Mary Joy Garcia-Dia and Carmina Bautista

Our guest Ellen Arigorat joins us to talk about her nursing journey, her choice to focus on Nursing Informatics, and she gives us her testiomony on what it was like to enroll in the NIH's All of Us program.Ellen Arigorat is a Program Director in a NY Hospital. Ellen is a Board Member of the Philippine Nurses Association of New York and the Chair of the PNAA Nursing Informatics Significant Interest Group. Ellen also serves as a Board Member of the Kalusugan Coalition, whose mission is to create a unified voice to improve the health of the Filipino American community. Ellen is here to talk with us about her involvement with these organizations and the All of Us Program, a historic effort to collect and study data from over one million people living in the United States with the goal of better health for all of us.Hosts: Manny Ramos and Mindy OfianaDirected and Produced by: Rodney CajudoExecutive Producers: Mary Joy Garcia-Dia and Carmina Bautista

Philippine Nurses Association of America President, Dr. Mary Joy Garcia-Dia is currently the program director for Nursing Informatics in the Information Technology Department and the Center for Professional Nursing Practice at New York-Presbyterian Hospital.Mary Joy led multiple clinical systems and electronic health record installations in various healthcare systems across the enterprise as Director of Clinical Systems. She has overseen remote patient monitoring platforms, workflow automation, and clinical alarm integration with mobile devices. Dr. Garcia-Día's research interest in mobile technology and passion for raising awareness about nursing informatics led her to author and publish a book Project Management in Nursing Informatics.Mary Joy serves on the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Steering Committee for the Future of Nursing Campaign for Action, a joint initiative of the AARP and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. She also serves as a member of the American Nurses Association's National Commission on Addressing Racism in Nursing. As a past member of the National Advisory Council on Research for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Health, Mary Joy raises educational awareness in addressing the underrepresentation of minority health through grant projects and community-based participatory research. Her community engagement led to her fellowship at the New York Academy of Medicine and the American Academy of Nursing.Dr. Dia chairs the Advocacy Committee at the New York State Health Information Management Systems Society and is a Board member of the Center for Nursing at the Foundation of New York State Nurses.Dr. Mary Joy Garcia-Dia is an inaugural member of the Coldiron Nurse Executive Fellowship through the Marian K. Shaughnessy Nurse Leadership Academy at Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University.We are privileged and honored to have Dr. Garcia-Dia, the 21st PNAA President, as she concludes her tenure for 2020-2022, living and breathing the theme of her presidency: SPARK: Stories of People, Achievements, Resilience, and Kindness.Hosts: Manny Ramos and Mindy OfianaDirected and Produced by: Rodney CajudoExecutive Producers: Mary Joy Garcia-Dia and Carmina Bautista

Dr. Sigrid Ladores joins us in this episode to talk about her experience as a Nurse Scientist and her Research Focus on Cystic Fiboris. Dr. Sigrid Ladores is an Assoxiate Professor at University of Alabama in Birmingham and is Director of the PhD Program. She is an Associate Scientist at UAB's Cystic Fibrosis Research Center , Minority Health & Research Center , Center for Women's Reproductive Health , and Center for Palliative & Supportive Care . Dr. Ladores investigates reproductive health concerns in adolescents and young adults with chronic illnesses and has presented her research in local, regional, national, and international conferences. She is also a respected scholar and leader in the Philippine Nurses Association of America serving as the Chair of the Research Committee. Dr. Ladores, Welcome to RISE UP!Hosts: Manny Ramos and Mindy OfianaDirected and Produced by: Rodney CajudoExecutive Producers: Mary Joy Garcia-Dia and Carmina Bautista

Dr. Rey Rivera joins us to talk about his Personal Participation in clinical trials and how important it is to enroll in programs like the NIH's All of Us Program.Dr. Reynaldo Rivera, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN is the Director of Nursing Research and Innovation at New York-Presbyterian Hospital where he sparked many innovations and implemented the PEACE model, a professional practice model for Evidence-Based Practice. Dr. Rivera served as president of the Philippine Nurses Association of America, and currently a board member of the American Association for Men in Nursing Foundation.Dr. Rivera received the is the 2022 Exemplary Nurse Leadership and Mentoring Award from the American Organization for Nursing Leadership and a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing.Hosts: Manny Ramos and Mindy OfianaDirected and Produced by: Rodney CajudoExecutive Producers: Mary Joy Garcia-Dia and Carmina Bautista

Our guest is Dr. Marlon Garzo Saria, Ph.D., RN, AOCNS, NPD-BC, FAAN, is a Regional Vice President of the Philippine Nurses Association of America, overseeing operations in the Western Region comprised of 16 chapters and 2 subchapters with over 800 members. He is a Nurse Scientist and Director of Professional Practice at Providence Saint John's Health Center. Marlon is also an Assistant Professor at Saint John's Cancer Institute and Pacific Neuroscience Institute in California. He extends influence by developing and implementing nursing practice and protocols standards, providing nursing expertise and input into formulating departmental policies, participating in strategic planning, and establishing an evidence-based practice expectation and focus for professional nursing practice. He serves as a Deputy Chief Nurse for the 452nd Aeromedical Staging Squadron, U.S. Air Force Reserve, overseeing training, employment, and standards of practice for nurses and medical technicians.Dr. Saria is a thought-leader in professional, military, community, and education settings, having served in leadership roles in professional associations,multi-professional military services, and social-civic-political organizations.Through diverse clinical and leadership experiences nationally andinternationally, he has made significant contributions to professional,community, and academic environments to advance patient care, create innovative work environments, promote scholarship in practitioners, and develop leaders. He is a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing.Hosts: Manny Ramos and Mindy OfianaDirected and Produced by: Rodney CajudoExecutive Producers: Mary Joy Garcia-Dia and Carmina Bautista

All of Us Podcast Series: Focus on Diversity and AAPI RepresentationIn this episode we are starting a series about the program of NIH All of Us Project. To start up the series, we have a special guest, Dr. Karriem Watson. We will have two episodes with Dr. Watson. Today, we will get to know more about Dr. Watson. In part 2, Dr. Watson will talk about the All of Us Project. Dr. Karriem S. Watson, DHS, MS, MPH, is the Chief Engagement Officer of the National Institutes of Health's All of Us Research (AoU) Program. Karriem leads the All of Us Research Program's efforts to foster relationships with participants, communities, researchers, and providers across the U.S. to help build one of the largest, most diverse health databases of its kind to study health and illness.Prior to joining the NIH, Karriem spent over 15 years as a community engaged research scientist with prior research funding from the NIH addressing cancer prevention and control. Karriem also held administrative roles in leading research and engagement in Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in the Chicagoland area. Hosts: Manny Ramos and Mindy OfianaDirected and Produced by: Rodney CajudoExecutive Producers: Mary Joy Garcia-Dia and Carmina Bautista

Our guest for this episode is our Philippine Nurses Association of America President, Dr. Mary Joy Garcia-Dia. She currently works as the program director for Nursing Informatics in the Information Technology Department and the Center for Professional Nursing Practice at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. Mary Joy has nursing experience in critical care and medical-surgical specialties. She led multiple clinical systems and electronic health record installations in various healthcare systems across the enterprise as Director of Clinical Systems. In addition to electronic medical record implementation, Mary Joy had overseen remote patient monitoring platforms, workflow automation, clinical alarm integration with mobile devices. Dr. Garcia-Día's research interest in mobile technology and passion for raising awareness about nursing informatics led her to author and published a book Project Management in Nursing Informatics. Mary Joy serves on the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Steering Committee for the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, a joint initiative of the AARP and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. She also serves as a member of the American Nurses Association's National Commission on Addressing Racism in Nursing. As a past member of the National Advisory Council on Research for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Health, Mary Joy raises educational awareness in addressing the underrepresentation of minority health through grant projects and community-based participatory research. Her community engagement led to her fellowship at the New York Academy of Medicine and the American Academy of Nursing. She currently serves as a Board at the New York State Health Information Management Systems Society, chairing the Advocacy Committee. Recently, Mary Joy joined the Center for Nursing at the foundation of NYS Nurses, Inc. as a board member. Dr. Mary Joy Garcia-Dia is an inaugural member of the Coldiron Nurse Executive Fellowship Cohort launched on March 2021 through the Marian K. Shaughnessy Nurse Leadership Academy at Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University. Dr. Garcia-Dia's theme as the 21st PNAA President for 2020-2022 promotes the importance of resilience and empowerment through the power of storytelling. Mary Joy's theme of PNAA Leadership is SPARK. Stories of People, Achievements, Resilience, and Kindness. Good evening and welcome to RISE UP, Mary Joy. Hosts: Manny Ramos and Mindy OfianaDirected and Produced by: Rodney CajudoExecutive Producers: Mary Joy Garcia-Dia and Carmina Bautista

Our guest is Fr. Julian Jagudilla is with the Order of Friars Minor and is the Executive Director of the Migrant Center of New York with the mission to empower immigrants by strengthening migrant communities, raising public awareness of the plight of migrants, and organizing advocates of immigrant rights. The Migrant Center of New York promotes and protect the rights and welfare of migrants and refugees by providing pro bono or affordable immigration legal services; education and advocacy. In this episode we discuss with him the rise in Anti-Asian Hate and what he and others in the community are doing to help combat it and help keep people safe.Hosts: Manny Ramos and Mindy OfianaDirected and Produced by: Rodney CajudoExecutive Producers: Mary Joy Garcia-Dia and Carmina Bautista

Our guest is Sherwin Imperio, DNP, PMHNP-BC, a board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner with training and experience in treating adult patients with psychiatric conditions. He is President of PNA California Orange County Chapter. He has been actively involved with several PNAA projects involving mental health initiatives, helping to support Filipinos in the United States. In collaboration with the PNAA Kabalikat Program, he has provided training to fellow PNAA leaders in developing support groups for their chapter members during this pandemic. He recently participated in the First Virtual PNAA Balik-Turo 2022, which PNAA members and numerous Philippine-based nursing schools attended, as he discussed Mental Well-Being and Helping Build Resiliency. He writes blogs and uses social media platforms to promote mental health awareness. Hosts: Manny Ramos and Mindy OfianaDirected and Produced by: Rodney CajudoExecutive Producers: Mary Joy Garcia-Dia and Carmina Bautista

Our guest tonight is Andy Cuadra, a 22 year old nursing student who currently attends Hunter Bellevue School of Nursing who started nursing school last semester and is expected to graduate in May 2022. Andy was born and raised in the Philippines. Andy and her family migrated to the United States in 2013. Hosts: Manny Ramos and Mindy OfianaDirected and Produced by: Rodney CajudoExecutive Producers: Mary Joy Garcia-Dia and Carmina Bautista(Episode was recorded in Jan 2022)

Our guest is Dr. Sigrid Ladores, associate professor and Director of the Ph.D. Program at the School of Nursing at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Sigrid is an Associate Scientist for the UAB Cystic Fibrosis Research Center, Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities, Center for Women's Reproductive Health, and the Center for Palliative & Supportive Care. Sigrid is also involved in various professional and community organizations. Currently, Sigrid is the President of the Philippine Nurses Association of Alabama and the Chair of the PNAA Research Committee, where she established an inaugural grant funding program to support the research of PNAA members.Hosts: Manny Ramos and Mindy OfianaDirected and Produced by: Rodney CajudoExecutive Producers: Mary Joy Garcia-Dia and Carmina Bautista

We are honored to have on this episode of RISE UP, Madelyn Yu, 20th PNAA President. Madelyn Yu served as the President of the Philippine Nurses Association of America in 2018-2020. Before retirement, Madelyn was the nursing director of the Post Anesthesia Care Unit at Saint Barnabas Medical Center in New Jersey.Madelyn graduated from the University of the Philippines School of Nursing. She completed her Masters in Nursing Administration at Seton Hall University, earning the highest award for Leadership, the Sarah Ericksson Award.She talks about her early life, career as a nurse, her work with PNAA and shares very vulnerable stories on how Covid has affected her and her family.

Jeanette Livelo joins us on this episode of RISE UP and talks about her career, what it's been like to run an ICU during a Pandemic, Nursing shortages and her own bout with Covid.

We are honored have on this episode of RISE UP, Doctor Carlos Irwin Oronce. He is a General Internist and Fellow in the Advanced Health Services Research Fellowship at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System. He is pursuing a Ph.D. in health policy and management, is a fellow in the Specialty Training and Advanced Research Fellowship at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. His research spans racial and ethnic disparities in health outcomes and quality of care, evaluating the impact of policies and interventions to address the social determinants of health, and understanding the impact of value-based models of care for under-resourced patients and communities. Dr. Oronce is the President-Elect for the Filipinx/a/o Community Health Association also known as Fil-CHA. He is the author of the recently published opinion piece in STAT News, entitled, “Health disparities for Filipinxs in health care are disguised by data aggregation”.

Joining us today on RISE UP is Atty Magen E. Kellam. Magen Kellam, Esq. is an immigration attorney and founder of the Law Offices of Magen E. Kellam in Naples, Florida. Magen represents clients before the U.S. Immigration Service (USCIS), the U.S. Immigration Court, the U.S. Department of Labor, the U.S. Department of State, and U.S. Consulates and Embassies around the world. For more than 17 years she has advocated for individuals across the globe in matters from U.S. citizenship to deportation defense. She is an advocate for human rights and has collaborated with government and non-government organizations to pursue justice for immigrants and foreign workers. Magen is best known for her work in the fight against human trafficking and since 2006 she has represented and assisted countless survivors of sex and labor trafficking. Her mission includes seeking justice in court, immigration relief, educating the community, preventing exploitation, and empowering survivors.Hosts: Manny Ramos and Mindy OfianaDirected and Produced by: Rodney CajudoExecutive Producers: Mary Joy Garcia-Dia and Carmina Bautista

Join us in the latest episode of the PNAA RISE UP: Real Issues and Stories of Everyone of Us Podcast. In this episode we are joined by our guest Ren Capucao talking about Fil-Am History and the Impacts of Colonialism on the Nursing Profession.Hosts: Manny Ramos and Mindy OfianaDirected and Produced by: Rodney CajudoExecutive Producers: Mary Joy Garcia-Dia and Carmina Bautista

Join us in the latest episode of the PNAA RISE UP: Real Issues and Stories of Everyone of Us Podcast. Episode 5 with Dr. Mellisa Borja Talking About Her Research focusing on Fil-Ams in the Frontlines In The Pandemic.Hosts: Manny Ramos and Mindy OfianaDirected and Produced by: Rodney CajudoExecutive Producers: Mary Joy Garcia-Dia and Carmina Bautista

Join us in the latest episode of the PNAA RISE UP: Real Issues and Stories of Everyone of Us Podcast. In Part 2 of our talk about the Rise of Anti-Asian Hate we are joined by guests Warly Remegio and Marife Sevilla.Hosts: Manny Ramos and Mindy OfianaDirected and Produced by: Rodney CajudoExecutive Producers: Mary Joy Garcia-Dia and Carmina Bautista

Join us in the latest episode of the PNAA RISE UP: Real Issues and Stories of Everyone of Us Podcast. In this episode, we converse with Talking the Rise of Anti-Asian Hate with Potri Ranka Manis Hosts: Manny Ramos and Mindy OfianaDirected and Produced by: Rodney CajudoExecutive Producers: Mary Joy Garcia-Dia and Carmina Bautista

Join us in the latest episode of the PNAA RISE UP: Real Issues and Stories of Everyone of Us Podcast. In this episode, we converse with Dr. Kathy Ferrer and Dr. Riza Muaricio about their stories of the COVID vaccine and the related issues with pediatric population.Hosts: Manny Ramos and Mindy OfianaDirected and Produced by: Rodney CajudoExecutive Producers: Mary Joy Garcia-Dia and Carmina Bautista

Join us in this inaugural episode of the PNAA RISE UP: Real Issues and Stories of Everyone of Us Podcast. In this episode, we converse with Arlyn Dela Pena and Dr. Jamille Nagtalon-Ramos about their stories of the COVID vaccine and the related issues surrounding pregnancy, lactation, and implications on women of childbearing age.Hosts: Manny Ramos and Mindy OfianaDirected and Produced by: Rodney CajudoExecutive Producers: Mary Joy Garcia-Dia and Carmina Bautista