Our Providence Values in Action Award is the highest honor we give at Providence. This annual recognition program celebrates caregivers who go above and beyond to model the five core values: Compassion, Dignity, Justice, Excellence and Integrity. Congratulations to all of our nominees and awardees!
Ministry RESO Awardees Across Our Ministries/Regions
North Division Awardees
Kris Kilbourne – Senior Security Officer – Providence Regional Medical Center Everett
South Division Awardees
Michael Mathis – Manager Facilities – Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center
Veronica Moreno – Environmental Services Technician – Little Company of Mary Torrance Hospital
Central Division Awardees
Tina Bergholm – Manager Environmental Service – Providence Milwaukie Hospital
Brandon Butler – Manager Facilities – Providence Willamette Falls Center
Kyungshin Yang – Environmental Service Technician – Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital
North Division Honorees
| Aki, Ethan C | Foglesong, Barbara A | Josel, Jack L |
| Baron, Gilbert U | Foland, Sherry L | Kilbourne, Kris B |
| Bereta Jr, Terry L | Fortner, Tremayne | Konofalski, Frank M |
| Capili, Lea | Franada, Roland A | Mckinney, Eunice E |
| Casabar, Fatima C | Galang, Michael C | Mendez Alferez, Elizabeth M |
| Constantino, Narisa R | Glass, Geoff | Moreno, Mercedes M |
| Contini, Daniel W | Gomez, Margarita | Ogden, Mitchell S |
| Crider, Ronald L | Graham, Robert S | Pearce, Julian C |
| Darboe, Lamin | Houn, Hailey R | Phan, Lang |
| David, Liberty V | Hughes, Randy L | Tan, Shengsheng |
| De Vera, Epifania | Indrias, Erick J | Vertner, Lynn M |
| Elardo, William D | Johnson, Audrey K | Wietfeld, Eric H |
Central Division Honorees
| Bergholm, Tina L | Lords, Priscilla C | Paige, Danielle K |
| Butler, Brandon K | Marquez, Kimberly A | Poff, Elizabeth A |
| Ellsworth, Dale W | Myers, Ben | Smith, Michael E |
| Gould, Chris | Okpon, Ubong | Yang, Kyungshin |
| Landeros, Tina R |
South Division Honorees
| Aguirre, Luz A | Ferdous, Md | Ortiz, Joe |
| Alvizo Jimenez, Ernesto | Ferguson, Thamniab | Razo, Victor H |
| Anderson, Michael R | Fernandez, Maria A | Rocha, Maryanne A |
| Bernardi, Andrea R | Fitzgerald, Kevin | Rodriguez, Marisa A |
| Bolton, Jacob A | Flores Ibarra, Jose G | Rollins, Aleisha M |
| Calderon, Graciela | Gomez, Gabriela | Schafer, John E |
| Carranza, Jorge P | Grimaldo, Michael T | Shimasaki, Dean J |
| Cawrse, Kenneth R | Hernandez, Maria | Singh, Artika |
| Collin, Kenny | Johnson, Richard | Standifer, Donald J |
| Coraggio, Caroline | Jones, Khryspatrick D | Summers, Whitney P |
| De Brenner, Irma H | Lyson-Froese, Max | Valdez, Maria |
| Delgado, Griselda | Martinez, Jose M [SJHC] | Valentine, Kristina |
| Diarte, Benjamin | Mathis, Michael J | Vargas, Edith |
| Diaz, Robert | Mejia Garcia, Christian | Velasquez, Claudia M |
| Echeverria, Hilda E | Moreno, Veronica M | Wilson, Michael |
| Fazelpour, Alireza | Olea, Domitilia |
Nominating is Easy!
New this year, nominations are accepted year-round, however, the deadline for 2024-2025 nominations is Aug. 5. Anyone is able to nominate a fellow caregiver, simply visit ValuesInAction.providence.org and search for the name of the caregiver you’d like to nominate. Write a paragraph or two to explain why your nominee deserves this honor. Include a story or examples to illustrate your points.