Association of California Nurse Leaders (ACNL)

Association of California Nurse Leaders (ACNL) Positioning nurse leaders to create and influence the future of health care. Our members are diverse in their experience and talents.

Learn more about ACNL and join our organization, visit::
https://acnl.memberclicks.net/learn-more-about-acnl

For nearly 40 years, The Association of California Nurse Leaders has been living its vision of positioning nurse leaders to influence the future of health care. ACNL is a powerful voice for nurse leaders throughout California and serves as a statewide and national example of affecting pos

itive change for nursing and health care by developing nurse leaders, advancing the professional practice of nursing, promoting quality and patient safety, and improving the health of California's communities. ACNL seeks the active engagement and participation of all its members. Through this collective strength, nurse leaders can best meet the needs of their organizations, clients and communities, while at the same time, advance the profession and practice of nursing. If you're a nurse leader, or aspiring to be one, ACNL is the organization for you! To learn more about ACNL and join our organization, visit::
https://acnl.memberclicks.net/learn-more-about-acnl

Join the North Central ACNL Chapter at the Wine and Roses Resort & Spa in Lodi this September 12 for their annual sympos...
08/21/2025

Join the North Central ACNL Chapter at the Wine and Roses Resort & Spa in Lodi this September 12 for their annual symposium.

Hear from presenters experiences, insights, and strategies on how embracing joy in our work directly improves patient outcomes.

Register at acnl.org

Featured speakers include:

Sheree Criner, MS, RN-BC
Director of Surgical Specialties
Kaiser Permanente

KT Waxman, DNP, MBA, RN, CNL, CHSE, CENP, FAONL, FAAN
Professor of Clinical Community Health Systems, Step 2 - Community Health Systems
UCSF, School of Nursing

Joseph De Veyra, DNP, RN, PHN, PCCN, CNL, MBA
Chief Nursing Officer/Administrator
NPHub

Ali Tayyeb, PhD, RN, NPD-BC, PHN, FAAN
Chief Executive Officer
RN Mentor Consulting

Anitra Williams, DNP, PHN, CCRN, HACP
Area Chief Nurse Executive
Kaiser Permanente Central Valley

Join the San Diego ACNL Chapter for an inspiring nurse networking event where you’ll connect with fellow nurses, explore...
08/19/2025

Join the San Diego ACNL Chapter for an inspiring nurse networking event where you’ll connect with fellow nurses, explore diverse career paths, and discover exciting opportunities outside of traditional clinical roles. Whether you’re considering roles in education, leadership, research, entrepreneurship, policy, tech, or community health, this is your starting point.

August 28 from 5:00 to 9:00 PM

Riverwalk Golf Club
1150 Fashion Valley Rd
San Diego, CA 92108

Register here: https://web.cvent.com/event/876b3de1-1244-4367-bd86-8cd728612d72/register

Meet our 2025 President-Elect, Jeffery Hudson-Covolo DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE!Jeffery is the Vice President, Patient Care ...
08/15/2025

Meet our 2025 President-Elect, Jeffery Hudson-Covolo DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE!

Jeffery is the Vice President, Patient Care Services & Chief Nurse Executive at Sierra View Medical Center and has been one of our most active ACNL members for ten years now. In addition to serving on numerous committees, he also represented the Central Region on the Board of Directors from 2018-2020 and served as Secretary/Treasurer from 2022-2024 before being elected to serve as our 2026 President. He is also a faculty member for our wonderful Foundations for Leadership Excellence program where he teaches nurse leaders everything they need to know about finance.

"Be authentic to yourself and others," Jeffery advises fellow nurses. "Seek joy. Provide grace and tolerance. Be open to relationship-based leadership, which builds trust and mutual respect. Find a mentor that will provide feedback that supports and engages in your professional development and growth. Finally, pull someone else along and support their journey to greatness!"

Meet our 2025 Board President, Marlena Montgomery, MSN, MBA, RN, FACHE!Marlena is the Chief Nursing Officer at Sharp Cor...
08/06/2025

Meet our 2025 Board President, Marlena Montgomery, MSN, MBA, RN, FACHE!

Marlena is the Chief Nursing Officer at Sharp Coronado and has been an ACNL member since 2014, serving for many years on the Health Policy Committee as a member and later Committee Co-Chair. She also served on the Board of Directors as the San Diego representative from 2017-2018.

Marlena was voted President-Elect in 2023 and assumed the role of ACNL President earlier this year.

Marlena's favorite quote about leadership comes from Orison Swett Marden, who founded Success magazine in 1897: “There is no investment you can make which will pay you so well as the effort to scatter sunshine and good cheer through your establishment.”

The Greater San Francisco Chapter of ACNL is one of our largest chapters, with 115 members coming from all areas of the ...
08/04/2025

The Greater San Francisco Chapter of ACNL is one of our largest chapters, with 115 members coming from all areas of the nursing profession, from students to professors, from beside nurses to chief nursing officers, and more.

The chapter not only hosts networking mixers and educational panel discussions, but is active in the community as well. Join them August 28 for a food bank event, and don't miss the holiday mixer later this year!

Welcome to our first Chapter Spotlight! The LA Coastal Chapter is one of our largest chapters with almost 400 members re...
07/14/2025

Welcome to our first Chapter Spotlight! The LA Coastal Chapter is one of our largest chapters with almost 400 members representing several cities in the region and many different levels of nursing leadership.

The chapter recently held a 5-county fashion show with Wink Scrubs, with proceeds going toward a DEI scholarship awarded to Emmanuel Odogwu, a pre-licensure nursing student.

Be sure to join them later this month on July 29 for the Fiscal Year 2026 Board Kick Off event!

Join the San Diego ACNL Chapter July 31st for the RENEW Program -- Restoring Every Nurse Every Where!The event will be h...
07/14/2025

Join the San Diego ACNL Chapter July 31st for the RENEW Program -- Restoring Every Nurse Every Where!

The event will be held at the Sharp Healthcare corporate office auditorium from 6-8PM. Tena Brown and Diane Sieg, RN, CYT, CSP will speak on topics including self-leadership, nurse well-being, empathy in nursing practice, and how to have courageous conversations.

Registration is free for ACNL members and $10 for non-members.

Register here: https://sandiego.acnl.org/ #!event/register/2025/7/31/san-diego-acnl-event-renew-program-presented-by-cerave-tena-brown-diane-sieg

📢 New Episode Release: ACNL in Action Podcast 📢In our newest episode, host Charlene Platon talks with Molly Rodriguez, S...
07/04/2025

📢 New Episode Release: ACNL in Action Podcast 📢

In our newest episode, host Charlene Platon talks with Molly Rodriguez, Senior Program Manager at Stanford Health Care.

Molly recently presented at the ACNL Annual Conference in February on a succession planning tool she and her team developed to identify future nurse leaders. The assessment tool was designed to be able to be completed in just ten minutes and could serve as a model for other organizations looking to improve their own succession planning. Charlene and Molly talk about why succession planning matters, how to identify future nurse leaders, and Molly's advice for other organizations.

03/10/2025

ACNL commends our members for your passion and dedication to the organization and to its success. Few other organizations have the honor of working with an army of dedicated, expert nursing professionals who have a passion to make nursing and healthcare better, and to prepare current and emerging nurse leaders to lead nursing and health care in the future. ACNL appreciates the commitment of our members. We do not and will not take this dedication for granted. Thank you, ACNL members, for your expertise, commitment, and passion to the success of the ACNL organization, nursing, and healthcare.

A few examples of the AMAZING work shown at the Poster Presentations at the 2025 ACNL Annual Conference!! Thank you to a...
02/12/2025

A few examples of the AMAZING work shown at the Poster Presentations at the 2025 ACNL Annual Conference!!
Thank you to all & congratulations to the Poster Presentation winner.
The work shown was innovative & inspirational! Keep it up!

Day 1 wrap up!1: ACNL Past Presidents stand for recognition. Almost forty years of presidents are represented at this ye...
02/11/2025

Day 1 wrap up!

1: ACNL Past Presidents stand for recognition. Almost forty years of presidents are represented at this year's conference!

2: ACNL CEO Emeritus is awarded the DAISY Lifetime Achievement Award

3: Speaker Richard Kenny asks the audience which future we'd like to create. Kenny gave an amazing introduction to AI and it's potential applications in nursing.

4: ACNL's DEI committee talks about recent executive orders and their impact on health equity

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For nearly 40 years, The Association of California Nurse Leaders has been living its vision of positioning nurse leaders to influence the future of health care. ACNL is a powerful voice for nurse leaders throughout California and serves as a statewide and national example of affecting positive change for nursing and health care by developing nurse leaders, advancing the professional practice of nursing, promoting quality and patient safety, and improving the health of California's communities. Our members are diverse in their experience and talents. ACNL seeks the active engagement and participation of all its members. Through this collective strength, nurse leaders can best meet the needs of their organizations, clients and communities, while at the same time, advance the profession and practice of nursing. If you're a nurse leader, or aspiring to be one, ACNL is the organization for you! To learn more about ACNL and join our organization, visit:: https://www.acnl.org