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Charleen Tachibana, RN, senior vice president, hospital administrator, and chief nursing officer at Virginia Mason Medical Center, has been named one of 20 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Executive Nurse Fellows for 2009. She is the only nurse in Washington state to be selected. The national fellowship program focuses on expanding the role of nurses to lead change in the U.S. healthcare system. The three-year fellowship program provides extensive leadership development for nurses in executive roles in public or community health, science and research, corporate health, academia, government or military health service. Fellows remain in their current positions while they receive additional training, mentoring and the opportunity to implement innovative healthcare strategies.

Carol Kunau, RN, BSN, MBA, vice president for patient care services at Adventist Medical Center in Portland, Ore., will retire Sept. 30. According to Tom Russell, CEO of Adventist Medical Center, a process to identify Kunau’s successor has been initiated. Kunau said it was her privilege to serve the community and says now it is time to focus on her family. She joined the hospital in 2002 and has provided executive leadership for numerous departments. Kunau was instrumental in the establishment of the newly built hospital pavilion, which included the development of the emergency room expansion and new Northwest Regional Heart Center.

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These nurses have received promotions, earned certification, conducted presentations, and more. To submit to Notable Nurses, please e-mail editorMTW@nurseweek.com.

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