Suzanne DeBiase

Janelyne Ho

Carol Jones

Nancy Tankel

Retirement: The Next Chapter

In this presentation we will explore the feelings and emotions regarding retirement and examine some of the reasons behind those feelings and emotions. We will also explore the opportunities to utilize your intellectual capacity and skills during this life transition. Secondly, we will go through the processes and paperwork necessary to complete before, during and after you retire.  Lastly, we will cover financial planning and steps you can take today to be better prepared for tomorrow. We will wrap up this presentation with a speaker panel for Q and A.

Suzanne DeBiase
For over 40 years, Suzanne De Biase (formally Delaney) has been working to make change to improve the life’s and profession’s of Health Care Professionals. She recently retired after a career at UNAC/UHCP of 20 years as the Director of Representation for the Kaiser division. Her key responsibility was the development of strong leaders at all levels of the organization, because her commitment was to be sure UNAC/UHCP positively evolved to be an example and force of strong true unionism. Her commitment was driven by her passionate belief that unions historically have shaped all that is positive in America. She graduated from nursing school in Riverside, California , holds a degree in Health Care Administration and Planning and Certificate in Strategy Planning from the University of San Bernardino, and is a 2010 graduate of the Harvard Law School Trade Union Program. What is the key to success of any endeavor or new challenge? Suzanne would answer: 1) Analytical persistence 2) close observation and education 3) honestly built relationships. Most significant is she loves working with teams, formally and informally brain storming, and has a fearless approach to solving problems. Suzanne’s skill level at this was remarkably demonstrated at the 2018 UNAC/UHCP RN/PA/NP Kaiser contract negotiating table with her self-mentored leaders from across the Southern California Kaiser region and alongside her outstanding staff representative team. Upon completion drastic contract improvements were made that today serve the working conditions of thousands of UNAC/UHCP members very well. Suzanne has retired but she has not slowed down and has embraced retirement as not the end but a new beginning . She is trailblazing into a new endeavors and evaluating what her next big project might be. Currently Suzanne is now a “Potter” when she is not traveling, speaking up for any injustice, or riding her electric bicycle. ​

​Janelyne Ho
Janelyne Ho, RN, BSN, MSN, PHN, IAR has been an Investment Advisor Representative/Registered Representative at Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2017. She completed her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at the Central Philippine University and received a Master of Science in Nursing – Nursing leadership at the California State University, Fullerton (Summa Cum laude). Janelyne has worked at Kaiser Permanente Fontana in various positions including Nursing Management/Clinical Nurse Educator – Critical Care Unit, Adult Observation Unit & Adult Cardiac Telemetry and Float Pool – MST/SDU/FCC.  She has also worked a Staff Nurse in the Step Down Unit at Kaiser Permanente, Bellflower. Janelyne has also works at Whittier Hospital Medical Center as a Nursery, Postpartum, Med-Surgical, DOU Float Pool Nurse.

Carol Jones
Carol Jones, MSN, RN retired from Kaiser Permanente in 2012 after a 35-year career as a pediatric nurse and as the Labor Lead for Workplace Safety in the Labor Management Partnership (2001 – 2009). Carol continued to advocate and represent UNAC/UHCP members from 2009 until retiring from UNAC/UHCP in June of 2022. This recent and previous experience of retirement gives her a unique and distinctive perspective of the retirement process.


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Nancy Tankel
Nancy Tankel is an accomplished Kaiser Permanent nurse, educator, mentor, and administrator. Her passion was/is the safety and caring for patients and clinical staff She worked in Nursing Administration for 30 years ; first as a clinical manager, then clinical director, and lastly as the chief nurse at Kaiser Woodland Hills. She worked in partnership with the clinical staff to achieve excellent service scores, awards for the performance in the operating room and maternal child area. She was instrumental in collaborating with staff to get the Beacon Award in the ICU and started the NICHE program for Medical /Surgical patient (Nurses improving the care and health of the elderly). At present Nancy is retired and has repurposed her life. She has attended culinary school, teaches leadership    , mentors new emerging leaders, and  volunteers for several non profit organizations. She is happy at home with her cats, family, and friends.