our vision and our mission

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Pamela Bryant DNP(c), MSN, FNP-C, PHN

Pamela began her nursing career by earning a diploma in nursing from Los Angeles County-USC School of nursing in Los Angeles. She went on to earn a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Nursing with Family Nurse Practitioner from the University of Phoenix in Costa Mesa. She will complete the DNP program at The University of California, Los Angeles in June of 2021.

Pamela worked in Maternal-Child Nursing and High-Risk Obstetrics for 17 years before expanding her nursing practice to Community Outreach and Education, with a focus on childhood injury prevention. She managed Community Education and Outreach efforts for CHOC Children’s Hospital, starting the SAFE KIDS Coalition for Orange County, California during her time there.

Pam has been able to successfully blend education and nursing in her career and has served as the Director of Nursing for a Vocational Nursing program as well as serving in a faculty role for Advanced Practice Nursing Students.

She currently balances academia with clinical practice and serves as the Program Chair for the MSN/FNP program at the University of Phoenix, Southern California and also provides health services at the student health center of a Los Angeles area community college.  She has served on boards of directors for both profit and non- profit organizations and is active in legislative initiatives for nursing practice through California Association of Nurse Practitioners (CANP).

She is a charter member of the Omicron Delta chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society. Pam is a native Californian and enjoys
extensive world travel and playing golf.

Marsha Wietecha, Talk Show Host

Marsha was born, raised, and continue to live in Westchester, a wonderful close-knit community within the large city of Los Angeles. My husband Butch and I raised two children who have gone on to their own successful careers.
In the early years as a stay at home mom, I worked as a volunteer until the kids went off to college. As an empty nester, I worked at our local Westchester YMCA as the Membership Director for ten years.In November of 2013,
I started writing the Born To Talk Radio Show Blog. Writing, along with photography and a love for music, was a great method of expression. In April of 2015, my Blog got a voice when my weekly internet radio hosting career began. I’ve had conversations with a wide variety of guests that range from Non-profits, Entrepreneurs, Authors, Actors, Musicians, Athletes and people in the community all with a story to share.
For nearly three years, my show was broadcast with an audio and visual feed from the LA Talk Live studio right in my hometown of Westchester. I loved the opportunity to have my guests join me face to face.
In March of 2018, the Born To Talk Radio Show, became a Podcast! This gives me the wonderful opportunity of having guests from anywhere in the country join me each Monday from 1-2 PT.

I’ve found through my Conversations and Connections that we all share a sense of Community. It might be where you live, or perhaps it’s a sense of fellowship with others sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals.
The natural progression of Community is a sense of belonging resulting in relationships and story-telling.
This is where my curiosity takes shape and I ask the question, “What’s Your Story? I want to share it.”

Shanna Jackson, APRN, FNP-C

Shanna Jackson began her healthcare career as a medical assistant in 2002 at Kaiser Permanente at 18 years of age and presently continues her employment with the organization.

With a desire to continue her journey to becoming a nurse, she continued her education and graduated in 2005 as an IV certified Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN).

In 2009 Shanna later graduated from
West Coast University's LVN to RN program, obtaining her Associate's Degree in Nursing (ADN). In 2013 she graduated again from West Coast University's ADN to Master's of Science in Nursing (MSN) program. With a passion for the nursing field, Shanna graduated from West Coast University's post-master's Family Nurse Practitioner program on 12/23/18.   

She successfully passed the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) national certification examination on 1/10/2019. Shanna's nursing experience includes acute care, outpatient care, home health, hospice and palliative care, and urgent care.

To continue her progression within the nursing field, with a desire to influence change and reduce health care disparities,  Shanna is currently pursuing a Doctor of Nursing (DNP) degree at California Baptist University and will graduate in August 2021.

Her project focuses on improving hypertension management within the African American population through a culturally tailored hypertension education program.  

Shanna Jackson also holds certifications as a Public Health Nurse (PHN) and Certified Hypertension Clinician (CHC). Shanna is a member of the California Association of Nurse Practitioners (CANP), AANP, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, and a professional member of the American Heart Association.

In addition to working at Kaiser Permanente in the Family Medicine department, Shanna also works at a physician-owned urgent care facility in Moreno Valley, CA.