The College of Graduate Nursing is under the leadership of Dean Karen Hanford, EdD, MSN, FNP. Other members of the College's faculty and administrative staff are listed here with their contact information. For additional background information on selected faculty and staff, click on the name.
Faculty and Administration

Karen Hanford, EdD, MSN, FNP - Founding Dean
khanford@westernu.edu

Jan Boller, PhD, RN - Director, DNP Program, Health Systems Leadership, Fletcher Jones Foundation Endowed Chair for Nursing Quality and Safety
jboller@westernu.edu

Pat Callard, MSN, RN, CNE - Assistant Professor
pcallard@westernu.edu

Quannetta Edwards, PhD, FNP, WHCNP, FAANP - Associate Professor
qedwards@westernu.edu

Donna Emanuele, DNP, MN, FNP-BC, RN - Assistant Program Director DNP/FNP/MSN Program, Assistant Professor
demanuele@westernu.edu

Tina Escobedo MSN, FNP-BC - Assistant Program Director MSN/FNP Program, Assistant Professor
tescobedo@westernu.edu

Linda Flores, RN, MSN, CEN - Assistant Professor
lflores@westernu.edu

Jerry Kellogg, MA - Instructor
jkellogg@westernu.edu

Diana Lithgow, PhD, FNP-BC, RN - Associate Dean, Director DNP/FNP/MSN Program, Professor
dlithgow@westernu.edu

Mary Lopez, PhD, RN - Assistant Dean, Administration and Research, Director RN to MSN and MSN-E Program
mlopez@westernu.edu

Marci Luxenburg-Horowitz, MSN, RN, PHN - Assistant Professor, Assistant Director of the Health Systems Leadership MSN Program
mhorowitz@westernu.edu

Christine Magladry, MSN, RN, FNP-C - Assistant Professor
cmagladry@westernu.edu

Sally Morgan, PhD, RN - Associate Professor, Assistant Director of ADN to MSN Program
smorgan@westernu.edu

Lisa Ponsford, MSN, RN, FNP-BC - Assistant Professor
lponsford@westernu.edu

Patricia Shakhshir, PhD, CNS, RN-BC - Assistant Professor
pshakhshir@westernu.ede

Peter Schultz MSN, APRN, ANPFNP - Assistant Professor
pschultz@westernu.edu

Dawn Stone MN, APRN, ANP- Associate Professor, Assistant Director of Ambulatory Care Track
dstone@westernu.edu

Wendi Swanson, MSN, RN, FNP-C - Assistant Professor
wswanson@westernu.edu

Ivy C. Tuason, RN, MSN, FNP- Associate Professor, Assistant Director of MSN-E Program
ituason@westernu.edu

Joanne Yasuda, PharmD - Instructor
jyasuda@westernu.edu
Support Team

Mitzi McKay - Assistant Dean of Student Affairs
mmckay@westernu.edu

Caryn Garafola - Executive Assistant, MSN/FNP Program
cgarafola@westernu.edu

Amber Alvarado - Administrative Assistant III
aalvarado@westernu.edu

Jennifer Gill - Manager of Clinical Affiliations, DNP Program Administrator
jgill@westernu.edu

Jeannie Valdivia - Administrative Associate I
wallacej@westernu.edu

Jeremy Brown - Assessment Manager
jjbrown@westernu.edu

Marty Hill - Web Support
mhill@westernu.edu






