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Administration & Staff

The College of Podiatric Medicine (CPM) is under the leadership of Dean Jonathan Labovitz, DPM, FACFAS, CHCQM. The members of the CPM administrative team and support staff are listed here with their contact information. Please click on the name of the faculty or staff member for additional information.

Administrative Team

Portrait of Jacqueline Truong, DPM, MPH

Jacqueline Truong, DPM, MPH

Assistant Dean, Pre-Clinical Education and Outcomes Assessment

909.706.3907

jbtruong@westernu.edu

Portrait of Rebecca Moellmer, DPM, FACFAS, FAAPSM, DABPM

Rebecca Moellmer, DPM, FACFAS, FAAPSM, DABPM

Assistant Dean, Clinical Education and Faculty Affairs

rmoellmer@westernu.edu

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Heather Williams, MA

Assistant Dean, Student Affairs

hmackintoshwilliams@westernu.edu

Portrait of Gerald Thrush, PhD

Gerald Thrush, PhD

Office of Academic Affairs

Vice Dean, Pre-Clinical Education

909.469.5374

gthrush@westernu.edu

Portrait of Lara McMahon

Lara McMahon

Office of Academic Affairs

Director, Pre-Clinical Education

909.469.5666

lmcmahon@westernu.edu

Portrait of Vy Nichols, MBA

Vy Nichols, MBA

Director of Operations

909.469.8611

vnichols@westernu.edu

Support Staff

Portrait of Jackie Rosa

Jackie Rosa

Dean’s Office

Executive Assistant

909.706.3505

rosaj@westernu.edu

Portrait of Hingrit Avendano de Cruz

Hingrit Avendano de Cruz

Dean’s Office

Administrative Associate I

909.706.3933

havendanodecruz@westernu.edu

Portrait of Hazelle Vollaire

Hazelle Vollaire

Dean’s Office

Administrative Associate | Outreach Coordinator

909.469.8429

hvollaire@westernu.edu

Portrait of Cecilia Mercado

Cecilia Mercado

Dean’s Office

Project Coordinator

909.469.8376

mercadoc@westernu.edu

Portrait of Carolina Banuelos, BA

Carolina Banuelos, BA

Dean’s Office

Administrative Assistant III

909.469.8427

Cbanuelos@westernu.edu

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Angela Russell-Westlake, BS

Office of Student Affairs

Student Affairs and Events Manager

909.706.3867

arussellwestlake@westernu.edu

Portrait of Madeline Painter, BS

Madeline Painter, BS

Office of Student Affairs

Student Affairs Coordinator

909.469.8453

mpainter@westernu.edu

Portrait of Melissa Shapiro, BS

Melissa Shapiro, BS

Office of Student Affairs

Learning Skills Specialist

909.469.8267

mshapiro@westernu.edu

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Victoria Zikri

Office of Academic Affairs

Curriculum & Assessment Specialist

vzikri@westernu.edu

Portrait of Claudia Ruiz-Tamayo, BA

Claudia Ruiz-Tamayo, BA

Office of Academic Affairs

Curriculum Coordinator

cruiztamayo@westernu.edu

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Cynthia Vazquez

Department of Family Medicine

Curriculum Coordinator

909.469.8361

cvazquez@westernu.edu

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Nikki Koehler

Office of Clinical Education

Manager, Clinical Rotations & Graduate Placement

909.706.3823

nkoehler@westernu.edu

Portrait of Zarina Echavarria

Zarina Echavarria

Office of Clinical Education

Rotations Coordinator

909.469.8490

zechavarria@westernu.edu

Portrait of Rebecca Martinez, BA

Rebecca Martinez, BA

Office of Clinical Education

Administrative Associate I

909.469.8834

rebeccamartinez@westernu.edu

Portrait of Grace Yu

Grace Yu

Operations Associate

909.469.8466

gyu@westernu.edu

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Portrait of Reina Deogracias, DPM

Reina Deogracias, DPM

WesternU Health | Foot and Ankle Center

Podiatric Physician

909.469.8760

deograciasr@westernu.edu

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Lily Castillo

WesternU Health | Foot and Ankle Center

Lead Medical Assistant

909.469.8763

lcastillo@westernu.edu

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Orlando Mendez

WesternU Health | Foot and Ankle Center

Medical Assistant

mendezo@westernu.edu