1. PursingHerNursingDreams:KarlaQuintanilla
Wednesday,May6, 2015
Whenshe was a teenager,KarlaQuintanillaimmigratedtothe UnitedStates,all onherown.Employed
as a private nannyand housekeepertosupportherextendedfamilyinEl Salvador,she enrolledinthe
CarlosRosarioInternational PublicCharterSchool inDCto learnEnglish.
Upon completinghereducation,ajobdeveloperfromthe CarlosRosarioSchool assistedQuintanillain
gainingemploymentatChildren’sHealthCenter –AdamsMorgan at Children’sNational HealthSystem.
Aftersevenyearsof working atthe HealthCenter,Quintanillajoinedthe Clinical Resource Management
departmentatChildren’sNational.While workingfull-time,she completedherAssociate’sDegree.
Quintanilla’semploymentinaclinical settinginspiredhertopursue adegree in nursing.She will
graduate withherBSN fromthe Universidaddel TuraboinJune 2016.

2. “Nursinggivesme anopportunitytouse all my skills.Ienjoyhelpingpeople,andlikethe businessendof
nursing.Itallowsme to combine myclinical knowledge andfinancial skillstobe able toserve patients
better,”saidQuintanilla.
Recently,astaff memberatthe Carlos RosarioSchool helpedQuintanillasecure a$14,000 scholarship
fromThe CaucusSalvadoreño Empresarial,Inc.tocoverthe remainderof hereducationexpenses.Her
personal storywaslaterfeaturedonthe broadcast networkTelemundo.
Quintanillasayshermanagersat Children’sNational have alwaysbeenflexible andencouraging,seen
potential inher,andgivenheropportunities.She hopestoworkasa Nurse at Children’sonce she
completesherdegree.
“Children’shasbeenagreatpart of my success,shapedmycareer,andinspiredme tobe a nurse.At
thispointinmy life,Iwantto be able to start givingbackto the organizationthathas inspiredme so
much.”
by Admin,IntraNetat2:23 PMin Children'sinthe News,Inthe Spotlight