Staff
Director of Diversity
Pilar De La Cruz-Reyes has over 41 years of nursing experience. She began her career as a staff nurse and eventually become Chief Nursing Officer for a Fresno heart hospital. She worked with the Hospital Council of Northern & Central California and joined CINHC in 2009. In 2003 Pilar was selected as an inaugural “Champion of Diversity” by The California Wellness Foundation for her work mentoring minority students. She was inducted into the Central California Nursing Hall of Fame in 2005 and in 2009 was recognized by the American Organization of Nurse Executive’s with the “Prism Award.” In 2008, she received the Diane F. Cooper Lifetime Achievement Award by NurseWeek magazine. Pilar is also Project Leader for the Coalition for Nursing Careers in California.
Administrative Director
Joined CINHC in 2007 to assume responsibility for oversight of the administration of CINHC, including personnel, financial services, and management of grants, contracts, leases and other administrative functions. . He oversees the development and implementation of policies and procedures necessary for the optimum functioning of CINHC. He collaborates with the Executive Director and is the leader of grant development and oversight of grant implementation. Patterson earned his RN at St. Luke’s Hospital School of Nursing in 1984; he completed his BSN in 1990 at California State University, Dominquez-Hills, and his Master of Nursing in 2004 at San Francisco State University. Most recently, Patterson was the Director of Nursing Systems at Marin General Hospital, Greenbrae, California.
Most recently Carolyn was an independent consultant for the and previously was the Administrative Director at Children’s Hospital of Orange County at Mission Viejo. She has held positions in nursing leadership for Kaiser Permanente as an Assistant Medical Center Administrator and Chief Nursing Officer at South Bay, the Vice President of Nursing for Central Valley Children’s Hospital in Fresno, as well as Director of Education positions in hospital settings. Orlowski has a Masters of Science in nursing from the State University of New York at Buffalo, and a BSN from Daemen College.
Program Director for the Bay Area Nursing Resource Center and related projects funded by the Betty Irene Moore Nursing Initiative. Her responsibilities include providing leadership for the Computerized Clinical Placement System and the Centralized Faculty Resource Center. In addition, she serves as Program Director for the Bay Area Simulation Collaborative. Waxman is a seasoned nurse leader with more than 25 years of healthcare industry experience that includes positions in e-learning and in acute rehabilitation facilities. She is the head of KT Waxman & Associates, a healthcare consulting firm. Waxman is the author of A Practical Guide to Finance and Budgeting: Skills for Nurse Managers, HC Pro/Opus, 2004. She holds an RN from Napa Valley College, a Bachelor’s degree in Healthcare Administrations, and an MBA from the University of La Verne.
Centralized Clinical Placement System (CCPS) Project Coordinator, has primary responsibility for oversight of the Computerized Clinical Placement System and the Centralized Faculty Resource Center. She is also serving as coordinator for the clinical faculty development program. West is a seasoned researcher and grant writer for CINHC. Before joining CINHC, West served as Senior Project Manager, Training Programs for Convergys Corporation where she managed the design and delivery of multiple training programs for marquis clients. She has a Master of Public Health degree from University of California, Los Angeles, and a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry/Cell Biology from the University of San Diego.
