About Us

The Design Team is comprised of liaisons from each of the college programs who have students in the IPE Program plus representatives from the Harriet K. and Phillip Pumerantz Library. Members of the Design Team serve as communication conduits with their home programs. They also collaborate with IPE faculty regarding curriculum and implementation. One of the key roles of Design Team member is that of faculty facilitator working with students in virtual large and small groups.

Anthony Sengul, asengul@westernu.edu, College of Pharmacy
Beth Boynton, bboynton@westernu.edu, College of Veterinary Medicine
Christina Liu, christinaliu@westernu.edu, IPE
Gregory A. Pecchia, gpecchia@westernu.edu, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific
Gwendelyn Orozco, gorozco@westernu.edu, College of Graduate Nursing
Jacqueline Truong, jbtruong@westernu.edu, College of Podiatric Medicine
Jamie Parado, jparado@westernu.edu, College of Dental Medicine
Jasmine Yumori, jyumori@westernu.edu, IPE
Jeannie Davis, jldavis@westernu.edu, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific-Northwest
Jillian Rivard, jrivard@westernu.edu, IPE
John Tegzes, jtegzes@westernu.edu, IPE
Karin Roback, kroback@westernu.edu, College of Health Sciences – DPT
Keith Boyer, kboyer@westernu.edu, College of Dental Medicine
Malika Kachani, mkachani@westernu.edu, College of Veterinary Medicine
Naveen Yadav, nyadav@westernu.edu, College of Optometry
Phillip Mitchell, pmitchell@westernu.edu, IPE
Rosana Bravo, rbravo@westernu.edu, College of Health Sciences – MPH
Ruth Harris, harrisr@westernu.edu, Harriet K. and Philip Pumerantz Library
Sea An, san@westernu.edu, College of Pharmacy
Steve Do, stevedo@westernu.edu, College of Health Sciences – PA
Zipporah Brown, zbrown@westernu.edu, College of Health Sciences – DPTOR

The members of the Implementation Team are typically at the Associate Dean or Department Chair level of administration. They assist the IPE Program by providing facilitators and by collaborating with the IPE Core Team to address administrative issues including communication with their respective Deans.

Christina Liu, christinaliu@westernu.edu, IPE
Colleen Talbot, ctalbot@westernu.edu, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific (COMP) & COMP-Northwest
Eunice Chung, echung@westernu.edu, College of Pharmacy
Gwendelyn Orozco, gorozco@westernu.edu, Graduate College of Nursing
Harshavardhan Deoghare, hdeoghare@westernu.edu, College of Health Sciences – DPT
Ida Chung, ichung@westernu.edu, College of Optometry
Jacqueline Truong, jbtruong@westernu.edu, College of Podiatric Medicine
Jasmine Yumori, jyumori@westernu.edu, IPE
Jillian Rivard, jrivard@westernu.edu, IPE
John Tegzes, jtegzes@westernu.edu, IPE
Peggy Barr, pbarr@westernu.edu, College of Veterinary Medicine
Phillip Mitchell, pmitchell@westernu.edu, IPE
Roy Guizado, roygpac@westernu.edu, College of Health Sciences – Physician Assistant
Sandra Saavedra, ssaavedra@westernu.edu, College of Health Sciences – Physical Therapy (OR)
Shirley Y. Kang, sykang@westernu.edu, College of Dental Medicine