VICTORIA NAVARRO NURSING LEADERSHIP (NATIONAL)

President, 2012-2014
The Philippine Nurses Association of America
8303 Windfern Road
Houston, Texas 77040
Director of Clinical Quality
Johns Hopkins Medicine International
1300 Thames Street, Suite 200
Baltimore, MD 21231

Ms. Victoria Navarro is the 17th President of the Philippine Nurses Association of America (PNAA), leading its more than 45 chapters across the United States. Her presidential platform is, The PNAA Social Construct – Synergistic, Strategic, Social Action: Empowering Collaborations and Sustaining Healthy Communities. Ms. Navarro is the Director of Clinical Quality at Johns Hopkins Medicine International (JHI) and is responsible for oversight of clinical quality improvement programs for JHI partner organization in more than ten countries and of international patients cared for across the Johns Hopkins Health System. Ms. Navarro also has a faculty appointment with The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. Ms. Navarro was the Director of Nursing for The Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins for 17 years. Prior to that, Ms. Navarro held positions as assistant director, nurse manager and clinical nurse in numerous clinical settings, in both adult and pediatric care. Ms. Navarro earned a bachelor’s of science in nursing at St. Paul University in Manila, a master’s of administrative science at the Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School, and a master’s of science in nursing at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. She serves as an officer in professional organizations, commissions and foundations at the state and national levels and on the editorial staff of peer reviewed journals. She has published articles in peer-reviewed journals and textbooks and has presented at national and international conferences on topics including: clinical issues, leadership, quality improvement and patient safety. Ms. Navarro is also involved with civic and community health programs. Ms. Navarro is the founder of two nursing organization chapters (Chesapeake Chapter of the American Society of Ophthalmic Registered Nurses and Philippine Nurses Association of Maryland) and has held various appointed and elected positions in the PNAA and PNAA Foundation (PNAAF) including Board Director and Eastern Regional Vice President. Ms. Navarro was nominated by Mrs. Remy dela Cruz