Celebrating our 2026 PNASA COMMUNITY INFLUENCE AND IMPACT AWARDEES

June 20, 2026, was a big day!

PNASA held its oath-taking ceremony for the new PNASA Executive Board 2026-2028 and honored individuals and organizations whose contributions advance the mission of the Philippine Nurses Association of San Antonio.

The event aims to bring together not just nurses but also community leaders and partners to celebrate excellence in nursing leadership and recognize those who make a meaningful impact in our community.

Below is the full list of our award recipients, for whom PNASA is so grateful for their continued, unwavering partnership/collaboration:

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Community Impact AWARDEES

1. COMMUNITIES ALIGNING BAGUIO AND SAN ANTONIO TEXAS

2. ORGANIZATION OF FILIPINOS IN TEXAS (OFT)

3. POWERHOUSE AMERICA LLC

4. SAN ANTONIO INDIAN NURSES ASSOCIATION (SAINA)

5. SAN ANTONIO NURSING CONSORTIUM (SANC)

6. HEALTHFORCE TRAINING CENTER - SAN ANTONIO

7. BEXAR COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE (BCSO)

8. SOUTH TEXAS REGIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL

9. UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM

10. UT HEALTH SAN ANTONIO SCHOOL OF NURSING

11. CULVER'S SAN ANTONIO

12. SAN ANTONIO PSYCHIATRIC NURSES

ASSOCIATION

13. ACADEMY OF MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSES - SAN ANTONIO

14. ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION

15. SIGMA DELTA ALPHA AT-LARGE CHAPTER

16. TEXAS NURSES ASSOCIATION - DISTRICT 8

17. DOMINION MOBILE WOUND CLINIC

18. SUSIE'S LUMPIA HOUSE

19. ASIAN RESOURCE CENTER OF SAN ANTONIO (ARCSA)

20. KARILAGAN PHILIPPINE CULTURAL GROUP INC.

Influence AWARDEES

1. SHARON LAGGUI

2. EFFY LEAZER

3. DAVID CORTEZ

4. KAREN MARGARET GONZALES

5. DR. SOCRATES ARAMBURU

6. GENE CARANGAL

7. REV. FR. MARTIN PARAYNO

8. TANYA NAVALTA

9. RONALD "RON" NIRENBERG

10. JAMES SMITH