Angie Millan, DNP, RN, FAAN was the president of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN) from 2010-2012. The first in her family to graduate college, Angie has been a dedicated nurse for over 25 years in Los Angeles.
She received her nursing diploma in 1986 followed by her BSN and MSN degrees from California State University in 1990 and 1993 respectively. In 1996, Angie graduated from the Harbor/UCLA Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner program. She completed her DNP the summer of 2015 from Western University of Health Sciences.
Since 1999, Angie has worked for Children’s Medical Services in the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health, first as Assistant Director and now as Director. In this position Angie administers the nursing programs for Children’s Medical Services (CMS) which encompasses California Children’s Services (CSS), Child, Health and Disability Prevention, and Health Care Program for Children in Foster Care (HCPCFC) programs. Overall, Angie oversees 346 nurses.
Since 1993, Angie has been a Clinical Nursing Instructor at Los Angeles Community College and she also serves as a NCLEX-RN review instructor.
She has been a recipient of NAHN’s Janie Menchaca Wilson Leadership Award, Outstanding Latina of the Year, the National Hispanic Medical Association’s Leadership Network Award, and the California Legislature Assembly Resolution. Millan was inducted as fellow of the American Nursing Academy in 2012.
Angie is a Commissioner of the California Healthcare Workforce Policy Commission and a member of the board of trustees for Chamberlain College of Nursing.
Angie has also been a long-time member of NAHN’s Los Angeles Chapter, serving as its President from 2005-2008 and from 1996-1999.
In addition, she is currently is a member of several organizations:
- National Council of Ethnic Minority Nursing Association (Treasurer)
- Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (Commissioner)
- Member of Board of Trustees, Chamberlain College of Nursing
- Board Member of Los Angeles Chapter of NAHN
- Member of the American Academy of Nursing Fellow Selection Committee