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10440 Marklein Avenue
Mission Hills, California 91345

University of the Philippines Nursing Alumni Association International, Inc.

About Us

UPNAAI Leadership

Board of Directors

Rosemarie Gadioma, MSN, ANP, BSN'81, ACNP-BC

President

Geraldine Abaquin-Perez, BSN'98, RNC-NIC

President-elect

Marilyn Cines, MSN, BSN'79, RN

1st Vice President; Chair, Education & Research Committee

Maria Bentain Melanson, DNP, MSN, BSN'88, RN, CCRN

2nd Vice President; Chair, Program Committee

Clarizza Caroll, MSN, BSN'90, RN, APRN, AGCNS

3rd Vice President; Chair, Membership Committee

Rosanna de las Alas, M.Ed, BSN'87, RN

Recording Secretary 

Clavelyn Ponciano Lavilla, MSN, APRN, BSN'81, RN

Corresponding Secretary; Chair, Constitution & Bylaws Committee; Chair, Policies & Procedures Committee

Finnette Castaneda, BSN'92, RN, PHN

Treasurer; Chair, Finance Committee

Lorelei Dwyer, MSN, NP, BSN'88, RN

Assistant Treasurer; Chair, Organizational Development Committee; Chair, Chapter Formation Committee

Anna Lisa Nido, MSc (RAQA), BSN'91, RN, CCRN (A)

Auditor; Chair, Audit Committee; Chair, Sustainability & Viability Committee

Corazon del Castillo Reyes, MSN, BSN'79, RN-BC

Public Relations Officer; Chair, Sunshine Club & Bereavement Committee; Chair, Yearbook Committee

Ramil Cabela, DBA, MBA, BSN'91, RN, CCRN(A)

Director; Chair, Communications & Team Engagement Committee

Sonia Laxamana Thompson, MSN, BSN'87, AGNP

Director; Chair, Awards & Citations Committee

Susan Lucas Robitaille, BSN'88, RN, CCRN

Director

Andrea Khaye Gutierrez, BSN 2024, RN

Director

 

Advisers

Lyvia Mendoza Villegas, MA, BSN'71, GN'68, RN, FNP

Manny Ramos, DNP, MSN, BSN'91, RN              

Manuela Castillo, MSN, BSN'86, RN

 

Chapter Presidents

Rosemarie Gadioma, BSN’81, MSN, ANP, ACNP-BC              UP Nurses of the East Coast

Grace Natividad Lawrence, PhD, MA, BSN'79, RN           UPNAA DelMarVa Chapter

Agnes Estraza, MS, BSN’80, RN UPNAA – Texas

Natalia Matitu, BSN'69, GN'68, RNC                      Rocky Mountain Region- Pacific States UPNAA

Victoria Bryan, MSN, BSN'91, RN, LNHA, COHN-S, SMQT-C      UPNAA - Northern Central Region

Wendy Vaughn, BSN’88, MSN, CCRN  UPNAA California

Geraldine Kidary, MSN, BSN'91, APRN, FNP-BC    UPNAA Florida

 

Our Impact to Our Constituents

  • BSN Full Scholars Supported Starting 2026

    8

  • Individual Achievement Awards Given in 2026

    24

  • Dollars Raised in 2025

    Over $112,000

  • UPNAAI helped provide to Foodbank in 2024

    13,416 Meals

University of the Philippines Nursing Alumni Association International, Inc. (UPNAAI)
10440 Marklein Avenue
Mission Hills, California 91345
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