NevPANA 2025 Spring Conference

Sherry has lived, worked, and played in the Reno-Tahoe area since arriving as a traveling nurse in 2002. She has wide-ranging nursing experience and has practiced in twenty different hospitals across the United States. Her passions in healthcare are emergency/pre-hospital medicine, resiliency, and clinical education. She is board-certified in four nursing specialties and holds a master’s degree in education. Sherry spent more than a decade as a hospital-based educator. Sherry is proud that what started as Capricorn Healthcare Consultants, LLC with one contract in 2017 has grown into a celebrated and successful regional education and consulting company, now known as Upskill Healthcare Education. ​

Cathy Dinauer is the Executive Director of the Nevada State Board of Nursing. In her role, she has overall responsibility for the regulatory agency’s daily operations, which licenses/certifies approximately 65,000 RNs, LPNs, CNAs, and APRNs in Nevada. Before her role as executive director, Ms. Dinauer was the Chief Nursing Officer at a 200-bed facility in Nevada. She has over 40 years of experience as a registered nurse in education, emergency nursing, and leadership. She is a Fellow of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing Institute of Regulatory Excellence, a Graduate of the Advisory Board Academy Fellowship, and was the 2017 recipient of the Northern Nevada Nurse of Achievement in Nursing Leadership.

Education Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine Associations American Board of Internal Medicine (Certified) National Board of Echocardiography (Certified) Residency Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Fellowship University of Utah Medical Center

I am an anesthesiologist with particular interest in regional anesthesia. However, I love the variety of clinical cases that my job provides. I grew up in Anchorage, Alaska, went to college and medical school in the Midwest, and lived in Japan 2 years for a church mission. After residency training in Seattle, my wife and I were excited to move to northern Nevada with more blue skies, sunshine, and snow. Our 5 boys keep us busy. When not at work, I enjoy spending time with family, skiing, biking, playing sports, and eating. Education: B.A., Northwestern University, Evanston, IL M.D., Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH Anesthesiology, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology