• The Asian American Pacific Islander Nurses Association of Nevada (AAPINA-NV) is a state chapter organization of the national AAPINA organization. The AAPINA-NV was founded in 2017 under the leadership of the Founding President Dr. Marife Aczon-Armstrong. 

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• Founding Members:

  • Andrew Thomas Reyes, PhD, MSN, RN

  • Cecelia Fernan, EdD, MSN, RNC-MNN, COI

  • Fred Calixtro, DNP, RN

  • Jennifer Kawi, PhD, MSN, FNP-BC, CNE, FAAN

  • Kay Fontanilla, DNP, MSN-Ed, RN, CNE

  • Marife Aczon-Armstrong, PhD, MSN, MSCP, CCM, RN-BC

  • Reimund Serafica, PhD, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC, CNE, FTNSS, FAAN

  • Robert Fox, MSN, RN

  • Rowena Bermundo, DNP, MSN, RN

  • Zarah Borines, DNP, MSN/Ed, RN, CNE, COI