Spring 2025 COADN Conference
March 9-11 with preconference on March 8, 2025Main Conference Evaluation
Pre-Conference Evaluation
Transforming Nursing Education: One Leader at a Time
Conceive it - Believe it - Achieve it
Download the Agenda - Revised March 6, 2025
Register for the Spring Fling!
If you need to cancel your registration, please contact COADNnorth@gmail.com
Spring 2025 COADN PREconference Registration (Both options are full)
Limited space available. Note: The preconference and main conference take place at two different locations.
Pre-conference - Saturday, March 8, 2025
Hotel Pacific
300 Pacific St, Monterey, CA 939405
The preconference is scheduled to take place from 9am-4pm with a hour lunch. Lunch will be provided.
Option A: COADN with Envision Education, LLC Director Bootcamp: Presented by Wendy Deras, MS, RN, CNE; President, Envision Education & Dr. Tammy Van Hul
Option B: Elevating Educational Excellence Through Accreditation: Conceive It – Believe It – Achieve It - Presented by Dr. Laura Polk, Director, ACEN
Spring 2025 COADN Conference Registration
Main conference - Sunday, March 9, 2025 - Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Monterey Marriott
350 Calle Principal, Monterey, CA 93940
Topics of discussion will include:
COADN Update - Presented by Dr. Enna Trevathan, COADN - North President
OADN Update (PowerPoint/PDF) - Presented by Dr. Lynette V. Apen, President of OADN
Legislative Update (PowerPoint/PDF) - Presented by Dr. Sharon Goldfarb
Regional Update (PowerPoint/PDF) - Presented by Dr. Nanette Solvason, PhD, Regional Director ‐ Healthcare Sector ‐ SF Bay Area
Chancellor’s Update (PowerPoint/PDF) - Presented by LaCandice Ochoa, MS & Jennifer Xiong-Moua, M.Ed. - Office of Equitable Student Learning, Experience and Impact
Keynote Speaker #1 - Deputy Chancellor of California Community Colleges (PowerPoint/PDF) - Presented by Dr. Rowena Tomaneng
Academy of Health Sciences at Hollister High School (PowerPoint/PDF) - Presented by Claire Grissom, MAgrSc.; Lelannie Mann, MHRM; Danielle Cote, M.S., ATC; Jessica Weiler, MA, LMFT; Mary Casillas, MHA; Laurencia Walker
Educational Leadership Panel 1 - Presented by Dr. Rowena Tomaneng; Dr. Lynette Apen; Dr. Kimberly Long; Dr. Roberto Roman
Professional Leadership Panel 2 - Presented by Dr. Elisa Nguyen; Larissa Africa MBA, RN, CENP, FAONL, FAAN; Edmond Montgomery, MSN, RN, CPHQ, NEA-BC
Primer to Increase Stress & Promote Burn-out among Academics (PowerPoint/PDF) - Presented by Dr. Judith Karshmer, Sponsored by Arizona State University – Edison College of Nursing and Health Innovation
BRN Update - Presented by Loretta Melby RN, MSN, Executive Officer, California BRN
Empowering the Next Generation of New Graduate Nurses for a Successful Transition into Practice (PowerPoint/PDF) - Presented by Larissa Africa MBA, RN, CENP, FAONL, FAAN, Vice-President, Ascend Learning’s Healthcare Workforce Solutions
Keynote Speaker #2 - Elevating Nursing through Transformational Leadership for Organizational and Personal Growth (PowerPoint/PDF) - Dr. Elisa Nguyen, Vice President & Chief Nursing Officer for Inpatient at Stanford Health Care
Empowering Nursing Educators: Leveraging AI for Grading, Feedback, and Administrative Efficiency (You may request a copy of the PowerPoint through Lecturio.) - Presented by Dr. Rhonda Lawes (Sponsored by Lecturio)
Nursing Smarts, Simulated Starts: A Fun Dive into Virtual Learning (PowerPoint/PDF) - Presented by Dr. Christi Doherty, Executive Director, Nursing & i-Human Patients; Dr. Tonya Taylor, Director, Nurse Consultants; Claudia Estrada-Hickman MSN, RN, CNE, Nurse Educator Consultant (Sponsored by Kaplan - North America)
Bridging Education and Practice: The Value of Nursing Apprenticeships for Students and Community Partners (PowerPoint/PDF) - Presented by Tammy Vant Hul, PhD, RN, ACNP, CNE; John Wilson – CWDP, OWDS; Dr. Mary Fehn Ph.D., RN; Justin Susi, M.S. Ed. & Jessica McFarland
Keynote Speaker #3 - Leading with Pride: Transforming Nursing Education through Advocacy and Inclusion (PowerPoint/PDF) - Presented by Dr. Roberto Roman, Chief Innovation Officer, VitalBridge Health
Artificial Intelligence as a Force for Good - An Introduction to AI in the Transformation of Nursing Education (PowerPoint/PDF) - Presented by Dr. Alice Martanegara Associate Dean, Director of Nursing and Regional Testing Center; Dr. Maria Delph, Associate Dean, Professional Studies and Baccalaureate Programs, College of Nursing & Health Care Professions (Sponsored by Grand Canyon University)
AI Integration into a Nursing Education Curriculum (PowerPoint/PDF) - Presented by Dr. Raelene Brooks (Sponsored by University of Phoenix)
CCHCS High Road to Correctional Health Professions (PowerPoint/PDF) – Presented by Edmond Montgomery, MSN, RN, CPHQ, NEA-BC; Jasinda Muhammad; Sarah Gessler; Doina Rus
A Journey of Accountability: Measuring Progress in Addressing Racism in Nursing Academia, Version 2.0 - ANA\California Panelists (PowerPoint/PDF) - Presented by Dr. Christina Kelley; Dr. Kupiri Ackerman Barger; Aron King; Shontaya Carrico; Lourdes Moldre & Jared Fesler
Updates are being posted as they become available.
Payment:
The fee is $650. If we have not received payment by the start of the conference, the fee changes to $700.
Make Checks Payable to
COADN NORTH
Mail to:
Evergreen Valley College
ATTN: S. Crary, Dean of Nursing
Sequoia SQ 201
3095 Yerba Buena Road
San Jose, CA 95135
In memo section of check, please include conference dates & which attendee(s) the payment is for.
For electronic payments:
A fee of 4% will be added to all credit card payments. Please include the attendee's name in the shipping information. If more than one person is attending using the same credit card, please email shara.crary@evc.edu so she can adjust the records accordingly.
Pay the PREconference fee online through Square. (The preconference is now full. Please only submit payment if you were able to sucessfully register.)
Pay the main conference fee online through Square.
If you have any questions regarding payments, please email shara.crary@evc.edu.
Hotel Room Reservation:
The deadline to received a discounted room rate has passed.
Vendors:
You may pay online through Square.