Central Valley California Chapter

Areas Served

The Central Valley California Chapter of the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association serves Sacramento, Roseville, Folsom, and Elk Grove primarily. However, members also travel from Chico and Redding to the North, Vallejo to the West, Reno, Truckee, Tahoe, or Carson City to the East and Stockton, Modesto, and Fresno to the South.

Volunteer

Contact Carissa to learn more about getting involved with the Central Valley California Chapter.

Chapter Background

Get to Know Your Chapter Leadership Team!

The California Central Valley PCNA Chapter was started in 2006 by Kim Newlin, Charlene Bolstad, and Adria Beaver. Local members include registered nurses, nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, primary care and family practice providers, cardiac rehabilitation, exercise physiologists, hospital, research-based, and outpatient clinic nurses.

“We look to collaborate with other organizations such as Society for Vascular Nurses, AACVPR, CANP, AHA to provide great free educational programs to health care providers in our community, covering topics from lifestyle changes, holistic health, prevention through exercise, diet and medications, pathophysiology and the most recent clinical trials and evidence-based practice.” -Kim Newlin, chapter founder

Current Chapter Leader, Carissa Vukovich is an RN, PHN, and CPT. She is part of the RN Care Team at El Dorado Community Health Centers, a Federally Qualified Health Care Center. Carissa’s practice specializes in low fat, whole food, plant based nutrition education for prevention, management and reversal of chronic disease, namely cardiovascular disease. She earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of the Pacific and went on to earn a nursing degree. Carissa is also certified in telemetry. She is the Community Ambassador for the Plant Based Life Foundation, a co-leader for the Health Ministry at Holy Trinity Parish, and facilitates diabetes education workshops in her community. Carissa has been a member of PCNA since 2018 and a Central Valley Chapter leader since 2019.