Kelli Van Wagner, RN                   Anita Ashenbrenner, RN 

Two Wenatchee Valley Medical Center nurses have been named “Nurse of the Year” for North Central Washington. Kelli Van Wagner, RN, took top honors in the category of clinical care, and Anita Ashenbrenner, RN, was awarded for her excellence in the category of mentoring.

Other Nurse of the Year recipients included: Cindy Johnston from Wenatchee High School in the category of teaching; Marlene Stoehr from CVCH in the category of management; Ginny Heinitz from CWH in the category of advancing and leading; and Suzy Beck of Medstar in the category of advancing and leading.