Claudia Nelson 

Claudia Nelson 

A childhood experience seeing her grandmother get hurt being pushed to the pavement led Claudia Nelson to want to pursue a career in healthcare.   Nelson has been in the United States for more than 40 years and is originally from El Salvador in Central America. She is...
Karla Espinoza

Karla Espinoza

Karla Espinoza has turned her passion for working with children into a fulfilling career with Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Health. Espinoza is a nurse assistant for Health Centers in Schools in the East Baton Rouge Parish Public School System. She assists students...
Mayra Rocha, RN

Mayra Rocha, RN

Mayra Rocha, RN, is a first generation Cuban American, and she’s been working at Our Lady of the Angels Hospital since 2009 when it was known as LSU Bogalusa Medical Center. As a bilingual registered nurse in the hospital’s ER, Rocha is able to help many people....
Johnathan Segovia

Johnathan Segovia

With strengths in diagnosing and fixing broken things, Johnathan Segovia serves as a maintenance mechanic 3 for St. Francis Medical Center’s downtown campus.   “Working in maintenance allows me to use my gifts and talents to keep the hospital running,” he says. “I...
Ashley Torres, RN

Ashley Torres, RN

Caring for others has been a central part of life for Ashley Torres, RN. While she’s early in her nursing career, so far it has been as an Our Lady of the Lake team member. She started as a student nurse in 2015, worked briefly as a nurse tech and has been a full-time...