Staff

Garrett K. Chan, PhD, RN, APRN, FAEN, FPCN, FNAP, FCNS, FAANP, FAAN

President & Chief Executive Officer

Garrett Chan is the Chief Executive Officer and President of HealthImpact, California’s nationally recognized nursing workforce center. HealthImpact works closely with government entities, schools of nursing, health care providers, professional organizations, consumer groups, and foundations to address statewide nursing issues that impact the health of all Californians.

Dr. Chan served as Director for the Center for Education and Professional Development and Director of Advanced Practice at Stanford Health Care. He currently is an Associate Adjunct Professor at the University of California, San Francisco. He earned his PhD and MS in Nursing and completed Post-Masters work as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner at the University of California, San Francisco. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Summer Genetics Program, and completed the American College of Health Executives Senior Executive Program in Healthcare Administration. He is an elected Fellow in the Academy of Emergency Nursing, Palliative Care Nursing, Clinical Nurse Specialist Institute, National Academies of Practice, and the American Academy of Nursing.

Edward (Eddie) Burns, Jr., MSN, RN, NPD-BC, PCCN-K

Director of Strategic Initiatives

Edward Burns, joined HealthImpact in June 2021. His 15-year health care career spans clinical practice in acute critical and progressive care, leadership roles, quality outcome improvement initiatives, and health care workforce professional development. He was most recently with Stanford Health Care where he was a Nursing Professional Development Specialist and responsible for the New Graduate Nurse Residency Program among other important initiatives.

Eddie earned his MSN from Grand Canyon University with a specialization in nursing education and curriculum development and his BSN from the University of Akron (Ohio). He is ANCC board certified as a Nursing Professional Development Specialist and an AACN Progressive Care Certified Nurse. The Director of Strategic Initiatives directly supports transition to practice training programs, through elevation of diversity, equity and inclusivity and by creating a deeper understanding of the impact of social determinants of health and education on California’s health care workforce.

Laura Ford

Media & Graphic Design Manager

Laura Ford joined HealthImpact in January 2016.

Owen Metzger, MBA, PMP

Program Manager

Owen Metzger joined HealthImpact in February 2021.  Owen has a background in project management, supply chain management, information systems, and has a deep passion for organizational development.  Most recently, Owen oversaw the VaxForce initiative which aims to vaccinate under-resourced communities across the state of California.  Owen earned his MBA from San Francisco State University, his BA in Psychology from University of California, Davis, and his PMP certification from Project Management Institute.

Laine Snowman

Finance Manager

Laine Snowman has worked with HealthImpact since 2011.

KT Waxman, DNP, MBA, RN, CNL, CHSE, CENP, FAONL, FSSH, FAAN

Director, California Simulation Alliance

Dr. KT Waxman is an international nurse leader and executive with extensive experience in academic and healthcare settings. She is a Professor and the Director of the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program at the University of California, San Francisco, School of Nursing. She is also the director of the California Simulation Alliance (CSA) at Healthimpact and is the editor-in-chief for Nursing Administration Quarterly (NAQ). An internationally known speaker and author, Waxman is past president of the Association of California Nurse Leaders (ACNL) and past board member, serving as treasurer for the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL). She is a past president of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare.

Her work has been published extensively and can be found in the Journal for Simulation in Healthcare, Clinical Simulation for Nursing, Journal of Nursing Education, NAQ, JONA, Nurse Leader and other journals. She has authored/edited 5 books and numerous book chapters on finance and budgeting and simulation.

Dr. Waxman received a DNP from the University of San Francisco, with an emphasis on health systems leadership and a concentration in clinical simulation. She holds the following certifications: Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL), Certification in Executive Nursing Practice (CENP), Certification as a Simulation Healthcare Educator (CHSE), and is a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN), the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (FAONL), and the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (FSSH).