Registered Nurse, Department of Genitourinary Medical Oncology at Mission Bay
Here is what Angela May's nominator had to say about her:
“Angela May provides a positive environment where other fellow nurses can thrive. She has been a great mentor and is always willing to share her knowledge."
Angela May’s Bio:
I was born on Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines and although we were a military family, we lived outside of the base in a small subdivision of Angeles City, close to relatives. I had the privilege of learning what life was like both on and off the military base, and have wonderful childhood memories of our life on the Philippine Islands. In the summer of 1991, our lives were drastically changed after the cataclysmic eruption of Mount Pinatubo. I remember standing outside of the bus stop, waiting for regular bus driver to arrive, and instead our parents came to rush us out of the city. This major eruption sent ash and fragments of rock over 100,000 feet into the air. Clark Air Force Base and Subic Bay Naval Station were heavily damaged by ash from this eruption, the second largest volcanic eruption of the twentieth century. My family was flown into an air base in Guam for refuge and then eventually assigned to a base in California. We moved a few more times before settling in the Bay Area where my father eventually retired after 20 years of service. My...
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery
Here is what Bhairavi's nominator had to say about her:
"Bhairavi Tolani, PhD, or Vivi as we call her, is an accomplished cancer researcher and faculty member. Despite her busy schedule, she is devoted to the SKY Breath Meditation organization and volunteers a lot of her free time to teach the SKY Campus Happiness Retreat and the Sahaj Samadhi meditation courses to faculty and staff. She has written grants as well to make this accessible and free of cost to the campus community to help people deal with stress, anxiety, and depression by learning the breathing techniques. She is a wonderful, warm person.”
Nominated by Roopa Ramamoorthi, Ph.D.
Bhairavi's Bio:
My research has been focused on developing cancer therapeutics. For the past 17 years, my cancer research experience spanning academia, industry, and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) includes breast, ovarian, cervical, lung, and pancreatic cancer, melanoma, and hematological malignancies.
As a high school student in India, I already knew that I wanted to contribute to cancer treatments. Thus at 19, I...
Vice President and COO, Adult Cancer Services
Here is what Laurel's nominator had to say about her:
“Laurel Bray-Hanin is our fearless Cancer Center Chief Operating Officer and should be celebrated. She continuously goes above and beyond - working long hours - to ensure that we are operating efficiently and smoothly. More importantly, she is an individual who always takes time out to listen to employees whenever an issue comes up, and makes each person (whether it’s a director, physician, or front-line team member) feel like an important part of the team.”
Nominated by Nihari Patel
Laurel's Bio:
I joined UCSF in 1997 as the first practice manager of the Breast Care Center. This was a time at UCSF when Cancer Services was becoming a strategic area of focus and the various cancer faculty from the Departments of Medicine, Surgery, OBGYN, Urology, Pathology, Orthopaedics, and Radiation Oncology were coming together to plan the first UCSF Cancer Center building at Mount Zion. The building would bring together cancer faculty and experts to work in multidisciplinary teams to bring the latest translational research and care to adult patients. As someone with a love for learning and a need to understand the what and the why in whatever I do, I took advantage of any opportunity to...
Finance Manager, Financial Planning, Faculty Practice Finance
Here is what Christina's nominator had to say about her:
Christina is a pivotal member of our team responsible for our labor review process, budget and Ten-Year plan. She works tirelessly to support these major initiatives with grace and makes it look effortless. Her service excellence is constantly sited by school and health managers and directors for her accessibility, quality of work and willingness to closely collaborate.
- Bess Wildman
Christina's Bio:
My journey with UCSF started in 2014, when I moved to San Francisco from Boston so that my husband could pursue his PhD with the UCSF in the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program. In 2017, I joined UCSF as a senior analyst in the Faculty Practice Finance team. Before joining UCSF, I worked for 8 years in similar roles in higher education. Wanting to broaden my skillset, I looked for finance positions at UCSF. As a member of the Faculty Practice team, I am responsible for supporting the development of the yearly budget, long-range plan, and benchmarking to make informed financial and strategic decisions. A significant part of my role is working in partnership with department directors and managers to help them understand their finances. These last 6 years have brought many challenges and growth, and I am thankful to be experiencing it with my team.
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Unit Director, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, UCSF Benioff Childrens Hospital
Here is what Brandie's nominator had to say about her:
Brandie is an incredible manager who leads her department with kindness and compassion. She thinks about staff's well-being and what motivates them.
- Nominated by Vicky Barragan
Brandie's Bio:
I found UCSF on my search for Nursing Graduate School programs focused on Nursing Health Policy. In 2011, I made one of the best decisions of my life and moved across the country from Orlando, Florida to San Francisco, California to obtain my Masters in Nursing Health Policy at the UCSF School of Nursing. During my graduate school tenure, I worked full-time in UCSF BCH Pediatric Intensive Care Unit as a direct patient care nurse. The Nursing Health Policy program was a unique and enriching experience that afforded me the opportunity to reside in Washington, DC for a summer during one of the most active legislative health policy sessions in our recent history. I completed my Masters in 2013 and decided to remain in the PICU as we were preparing to move to our new hospital in Mission Bay.
Shortly after our move in...
Cynthia Barginere
Cynthia is accountable for achieving our goals across all adult inpatient programs and key adult service lines. She will oversee the strategy, finances, quality, safety, work culture, and operations and management of clinical services for adult services for our Parnassus, Mission Bay, and Mount Zion campuses. Cynthia will immediately focus on efforts to improve our inpatient throughput and optimize patient flow across all of our sites.
Cynthia has more than 20 years of experience in leadership positions in academic and complex teaching facilities, and in developing physician leader partnerships. She most recently served as COO of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) in Boston, where she was responsible for the institute’s $53 million profit and loss, and oversaw strategy, business development and operational execution. Prior to IHI, she was senior vice president, chief transformation officer for Rush System for Health, and senior vice president, chief operating officer for Rush Hospital.
Born and raised in New Kent County, Virginia, Courtney Macon earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from Fisk University and has since been a lover of things STEM. Her current position as a research technician in the Rosenblum lab at UCSF speaks to this. There she has worked in skin tissue immunology research and has been published in Science Immunology. She also has a passion for women’s health and wellness, with a special focus on the health and wellness of Black women and other women of color. She’s honored to join this International Women’s Day virtual panel and looks forward to sharing her insights and experiences.
Administrative Director, Digestive Cancer Service Line, UCSF Health Adult Cancer Services
Here is what Rebecca's nominator had to say about her:
Rebecca leads one of the largest departments in the Cancer Center. She is highly dedicated, gracious, helpful, and has a heart for all of the patients and staff she works with and beyond! CONTINUED: I've known Rebecca to come in on her day off to help train new team members. I've seen her advocate for many patients in a myriad of situations. Although constantly busy, she'll always make time to listen to others (whether staff members or patients) and do whatever she can to meet the need. She always contributes great ideas in meetings and thinks outside the box. Rebecca is amazing!
Rebecca's Bio:
My time at UCSF began several years before I was officially hired. I volunteered in the Cancer Center in my spare time, getting tea donations for the waiting rooms and handling various administrative tasks. I was looking for something that would give me a chance to contribute in a profoundly impactful way. Years earlier, I had graduated from University of San Francisco (USF) with a Bachelor of Science degree in International Business, with an emphasis in Finance. After that, I worked as a Systems Analyst at Accenture. That was a great first job right out of college, but I craved more human connection and adventure, so I went to work at United Airlines. At United, I was a...
Ultrasound Operations Manager for Parnassus Heights, Benioff Children’s Hospital at Mission Bay, Precision Cancer Medical Building, Mount Zion Medical Center, Joint Venture Golden Gates Women’s Imaging and UCSF/ John Muir Partnership at Berkeley Outpatient Center
Here is what Chelsey's nominator had to say about her:
P - Chelsy's ability to stay calm under pressure is legendary. She is the type of leader that listens first, processes and deliberates with care.
R - She acts with great care to both patients and staff sonographers. Chelsy is the kind of leader that advocates for the highest patient care while maintaining high consideration for her staff.
I- Without compromise, Chelsy has lead this department through challenging waters over these past few years. She has consistently shown up to her team as a fair and logical leader.
D-Chelsy has a skill of identifying people's individual strengths. She gifts her staff with autonomy to excel and encourages everyone's achievements. It is truly a pleasure to work under such strong mentorship.
E- Chelsy is the type of leader that invests in her people's growth. She not only looks for opportunities to invest in her staff's educational/career growth, but can also weave win-win opportunities out of undesirable situations. For example: during Covid shut down, Ultrasound department took the opportunity to acquire ACR accreditation for all 5 sites. This was a massive undertaking that was facilitated by staff downtime.
Chelsy gives her all to our department....
Nurse, USCF BCH-Oakland Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
Aday's Bio:
I was born in Mexico City and immigrated to the east bay with my parents and siblings when I was four years old. I came from very humble beginnings. I grew up with loving and supportive parents. Through their encouragement and support, I obtained an Associate of Nursing Degree from Solano Community College in Fairfield and began my nursing career at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland (BCHO). I am proud to say that I have been at BCHO for the past 34 years and counting!
I follow my mom's motto, "Never give up, learn as much as possible, and always give back to your community." So, in 2019, I returned to school and completed my Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing with honors at Samuel Merritt University. In other words, Si Se Puede!
I love my work as an RN in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at BCHO. I care for some of the smallest and sickest babies. I feel honored and privileged to be a part of a family's NICU journey. Although, I have also challenged myself to do more for our unit and community. I now chair the NICU Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Anti-racism (DEI/AR) Brave Space and Co-Chair UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals Chicanx, Latinx, Campus Association (BCH CLCA). I am currently involved with many of our...