Kyndra Holm, MSN, RN, CEN, TCRN
Pediatric Trauma Program Manager   |   WellStar Medical Center

Kyndra Holm is the Pediatric Trauma Program Manager at the Children’s Hospital of Georgia in Augusta, GA.   She has been a trauma nurse for more than 30 years and is constantly amazed and grateful for the many wonderful opportunities that she’s been given.  Kyndra began her career as a volunteer EMT where she quickly recognized her love for trauma and was fortunate to graduate into her first nursing job at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore where her passion for trauma continued to grow.   She currently resides outside of Augusta – but does not play golf – with her husband, Howard and 2 labradors, Finn and Sawyer. 

Kristen Ray, MSN, RN, CCRN-K, TCRN
Pediatric Trauma Performance Improvement Coordinator   |   Wolfson Children's Hospital

With over 20 years in nursing, Kristen Ray has served at multiple Level I trauma centers and now leads performance improvement at the region’s only Level I pediatric trauma center, Wolfson Children’s in Jacksonville, Florida. She holds a Master of Science in Nursing and certifications in critical care and trauma. Her roles have spanned bedside care, trauma education, and clinical quality leadership. A published author and editor for the Emergency Nurses Association’s Emergency Nursing Core Curriculum, 8^th ed., she regularly presents at regional and national conferences. She has been featured in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

Jenny Applegate, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Emergency Department   |   OHSU

Jenny is a clinical social worker in the Emergency Department, and has worked for OHSU in outpatient, inpatient, and research clinics. Prior to OHSU, Jenny worked in the Emergency Department at Weill-Cornell Hospital in New York, as well as the Chelsea Center for Special Studies working with individuals living with HIV/AIDS.

Jenny also has worked as a private practice therapist for several years, with a focus on treating first responders and medical staff facing burnout, compassion fatigue, and moral injury. Jenny utilizes an intersectional feminist and anti-oppressive lens, practices from a trauma-informed and liberatory justice perspective, and specializes in service provision to vulnerable individuals experiencing mental health and medical crises, substance use, homelessness/houselessness, trauma and abuse.

KyLee Bowers MSN, RN, CCRN
Clinical Practice Specialist, Critical Care   |   Salem Health

KyLee Bowers has been a dedicated member of the Critical Care Division since she began her registered nurse career in 2012. She obtained her Critical Care Nurse Certificate in 2016 and has continued to hold her credentials while taking on various roles, including Charge and Resource Nurse. In 2023, KyLee advanced to a Clinical Coordinator role for both intensive care units, where she gained extensive knowledge in neuro and trauma care. As of 2024, she applied for the Clinical Practice Specialist role while enrolled in her MSN - Leadership and Management program. Currently, KyLee supports all critical care units, including the Trauma Care Unit, and collaborates with nursing leaders and medical providers to identify and address opportunities for improving patient outcomes.

Natalie Capacci, MSN, RN, CPEN
Registered Nurse, Pediatric Emergency Department   |   OHSU

Natalie Capacci has been a nurse for a little over 20 years. The majority of that time has been in the Emergency Department.  She started her career commissioned in the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps and served for 4 years. She holds a BSN from Seattle University and an MSN from the University of San Diego. She has taught full-time at the University of Guam in the BSN program and is currently an adjunct faculty member at the University of Portland. She is also full-time at OHSU in the Pediatric Emergency Department, where she works as a night shift nurse. Natalie enjoys emergency nursing, especially her coworkers, and learns something new every day. 

Alaina Ena, MN, RN, GERO-BC, CMSRN
Geriatric Nursing Practice Leader   |   OHSU

Alaina is a geriatric nursing practice leader at OHSU hospital in Portland, Oregon. She is a member of the inpatient geriatric consult team within the division of internal medicine and geriatrics. Alaina started her career as a nursing assistant in rural eastern Oregon, where she worked in several long-term care communities before attending nursing school in 2004.  After graduating with her BSN, she began working at OHSU hospital in 2006 as a night shift acute care trauma nurse.  She then moved to the orthopaedics unit, as a charge nurse and staff educator for many years. In 2017 Alaina completed her master’s in health systems and organizational leadership and began a new position within the inpatient geriatric medicine team.  Alaina is currently focused on education and implementation of geriatric quality improvement initiatives across acute and critical care units as well as providing 1:1 consultation to bedside RNs and family caregivers in the care of hospitalized older adults with dementia and delirium. 

Anjelica Higgins, BA, EMT-B, RN, BSN 
Registered Nurse, Pediatric Emergency Department   |   OHSU

Anjelica, known as Jelly, is a certified pediatric emergency nurse with over nine years of experience in healthcare, including emergency, pediatric, and critical care settings. Currently, she works as the charge nurse and trauma nurse in the pediatric emergency room at Oregon Health & Science University.

West Livaudais, MPH
Founder & Executive Director   |   Oregon Spinal Cord Injury Connection

West Livaudais is the founder and executive director of Oregon Spinal Cord Injury Connection (OSCI), the first and only organization in Oregon dedicated to championing the spinal cord injury (SCI) community. Drawing on his lived experience with SCI and background in public health, West has built an innovative model that employs community health workers with lived experience to guide peers through complex healthcare systems, foster authentic community connections, and promote health equity.

Prior to founding OSCI in 2014, West served as Program Coordinator and Senior Research Assistant at the Oregon Health & Science University’s Office on Disability and Health, where he advanced inclusive health promotion strategies, coordinated statewide accessibility assessments, and collaborated with local, state, and national partners, including the CDC and Oregon Health Authority.

Earlier in his career, West managed maternal and child health initiatives in rural Guatemala with Medical Teams International, leading cross-cultural teams, managing large-scale health projects, and integrating health education into community-based programs. He began his professional journey as a theology teacher and sustainability committee chair at Jesuit High School, where he taught ethics, social justice, and world religions while guiding immersive service-learning experiences.

West brings more than two decades of leadership experience across nonprofit, international development, education, and public health sectors. His work is rooted in a deep commitment to equity, community empowerment, and systems change.

Kameryn Mace, BSN, RN, CPEN
Emergency Department Registered Nurse, Emergency Management Coordinator   |   Doernbecher Children’s Hospital

Kameryn has been a nurse at OHSU for 4 years, beginning her career as a trauma stepdown nurse before transitioning to the pediatric emergency department, where she works now as a charge nurse as well as the pediatric nursing representative for the emergency management committee. 

Bradley Parke, M.D.
Addiction Medicine Fellow, Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, School of Medicine   |   OHSU

Bradley Parke, M.D., is a current fellow of addiction medicine at OHSU, where he previously trained in internal medicine. After completing his residency, he spent three years on the Pine Ridge Reservation with the Indian Health Service, initially as a fellow in rural health through the University of Washington and later as a federal employee. During this time, he focused on enhancing inpatient care for individuals with alcohol use disorder and collaborating with a physician task force to promote the use of Suboxone in outpatient settings. Currently, he is working on utilizing telemedicine to help address care gaps in rural populations.

Adrian Ramos, AGACNP-BC, FNP-C
Instructor of Surgery, Lead APP, Division of Trauma, Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery   |   OHSU

Adrian Ramos is an advanced practice provider specializing in critical care and trauma, with extensive experience in high-acuity Level I trauma centers. He currently serves as Division Lead APP for Trauma & Acute Care Surgery at OHSU. His background also includes critical care in medical ICUs in North/Central Texas during the COVID-19 pandemic. Adrian is recognized for his calm leadership in emergencies, passion for empowering and mentoring new APPs, and collaborative approach to delivering exceptional patient care.

Lindsay Strother, RN, BSN, CEN
Emergency Department Registered Nurse   |   OHSU

Lindsay Strother has been an Emergency Department nurse for 16 years and is recognized as a strong leader within her department. She started her career in Austin, TX and moved to Portland, OR in 2013 on a travel contract. She started her career at OHSU Emergency Department in 2013, taking on roles such as Charge Nurse, Trauma Response, Triage Lead as well as serving on several committees and other process improvement roles. With extensive frontline experience and a passion for high acuity care and emergency management, Lindsay is dedicated to advancing emergency preparedness. She joined the ED disaster committee early on in her years at OHSU and traveled to Anniston, AL for formal FEMA training. Lindsay has been the emergency management representative for the Adult ED for the last 4 years. While in this role she has led initiatives to strengthen emergency preparedness and streamline trauma response.  

Misty Wadzeck, MDEM RN, BSN
Emergency Department & Care Management Nurse Manager   |   Peace Harbor Medical Center   

Misty Roze Wadzeck, MDEM, RN, BSN, is a highly skilled nurse leader with over 15 years of experience in clinical practice and management, specializing in emergency, trauma, and disaster preparedness. Currently, she holds the position of Emergency Department, Trauma Program, and Care Management Nurse Manager at PeaceHealth Peace Harbor Medical Center. In this role, she manages critical access emergency services and Level III trauma care, while also overseeing inpatient care management. Misty earned her Master’s in Disaster & Emergency Management from American Military University and her Bachelor of Science in Nursing, graduating cum laude from California State University, Chico. 

Recognized for her contributions to healthcare, Misty has received several prestigious awards, including the PeaceHealth Mission and Values Award and the Patient Safety Award. She actively participates in state and national healthcare committees, such as the Oregon Health Authority Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board, and has presented on topics including trauma quality improvement and vaccination equity. Her extensive background spans various healthcare sectors, including hospital care, tribal health, oncology, interventional radiology, and school health, embodying a commitment to clinical excellence and community-oriented healthcare leadership.

Kathleen Young, BSN, RN, CARN
Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT), Division of Infectious Diseases   |   OHSU

Kathleen Young works as a nurse in two departments at Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) in Portland, Oregon. She is an Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) RN Coordinator within the Division of Infectious Diseases coordinating care for patients who need long term IV antibiotics outside of the hospital. She has multiple roles within the Addiction Medicine consult service: IMProving Addiction Care Team (IMPACT). She is the nurse for a clinical study utilizing contingency management for hospitalized patients with stimulant use disorder, she consults patients for harm reduction, and is the nurse technical assistant in supporting IMPACT as they help increase the presence of addiction medicine to other hospitals in the Portland area and throughout Oregon.

She is passionate about educating and increasing awareness about substance use disorders, harm reduction and opioid overdose prevention to fellow nurses, other health care workers, community members, and anyone else who will listen. She also volunteers with Portland Street Medicine caring for Portland’s houseless community.

Kathleen spends her free time listening to Taylor Swift and true crime podcasts, enjoying the food and wine scene in Portland, and hanging out with her partner and their 2 sweet dogs.