Meet Our Board

Jennifer Sanguinet, DrPh, FAPIC, CIC, MBA-HCM, BSIS
President

Jennifer has been an APIC member since 2001 and has been in Infection Prevention since 1998. She currently leads the IP team at Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center. In addition, she co‐chairs the Nevada State Board of Antimicrobial Stewardship. Jennifer has a Doctorate in Public Health which attests to her love of learning and teaching. She spends her free time with her two kiddos and has been a Las Vegas community member since 2017 and joined the Southern Nevada chapter at that time. She is enthused to get the chapter back on its feet and hopefully encourage more to volunteer to bring it back to its glory!

Claudia Tchiloyans MHA BSN, RN CIC
President Elect

Claudia has been an APIC member since 1999 and has been in Infection Prevention since 1998. She currently leads IP efforts for 8 hospitals in Nevada and California as the HCA Far West Division AVP Infection Prevention. Claudia has IP experience in community, academic, and private acute care. She has been an RN since 1988 and has experience in Adult step down, IV Therapy, and Neonatal Intensive Care. She bridged her ADN to a BSN in 2014 and completed her Master in Healthcare Administration in 2019. Claudia moved her family to Las Vegas in 2019 and immediately became a member of the Southern Nevada Chapter. She believes that IPs can and have changed the world!...and is very excited to work with everyone to create a chapter that is productive and works together.

Mary Jo Foreman, RN, BSN, CIC, MHA, MBA
Secretary/Treasurer

Mary Jo has been an APIC Member since 1989 and joined the Southern Nevada chapter in 1990. She has been an Infection Preventionist since 1990 and became a manager in 2021. Mary Jo was the Legislative Director for the chapter for many years until COVID. Prior to being an IP, Mary Jo could be found with the kiddos as a pediatric nurse. Mary Jo has a Masters in Business and another in Healthcare Administration. Mary Jo has 7 been a Las Vegas Mom and grandma since 1977 and has seen the chapter grow. One of Mary Jo’s passions is trying to never miss the Aviators (previously known as the Las Vegas 51s and prior to that the Las Vegas Stars). She too is very excited to work with everyone in bring our chapter back.