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WesternU College of Veterinary Medicine staff play a vital role in ensuring ongoing smooth and successful operations of the College and Departments. Our staff of research, business, student affairs, and instructional support professionals is dedicated to faculty and student success.

Staff

Portrait of Adriana Aguirre, MBA

Adriana Aguirre, MBA

Senior Director of Operations

aaguirre@westernu.edu

Portrait of Crystal Canales-Aramburo

Crystal Canales-Aramburo

Administrative Associate II

ccanalesaramburo@westernu.edu

Portrait of Jan Neill Sabado Bean

Jan Neill Sabado Bean

Animal Care Assistant

jsabadobean@westernu.edu

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Marki Bustamante

Administrative Assistant III

mbustamante@westernu.edu

Portrait of Stephanie Butler, BA

Stephanie Butler, BA

Events Manager

sbutler@westernu.edu

Portrait of Brian Carbajal, BA

Brian Carbajal, BA

Administrative Associate I, Year 2 Curriculum

bcarbajal@westernu.edu

Portrait of Mariann Chang, MBS

Mariann Chang, MBS

Research Associate

mchang@westernu.edu

Portrait of Annette Chavarria-Marron, RVT

Annette Chavarria-Marron, RVT

Veterinary Technician Manager

achavarria@westernu.edu

Portrait of Knia Cotton, BA

Knia Cotton, BA

Student Affairs Coordinator

kcotton@westernu.edu

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Destiny Cruces

Clinical Front Desk Reception/Cashier

destinymejia@westernu.edu

Portrait of Jessica Diaz, RVT

Jessica Diaz, RVT

Registered Veterinary Technician

diazj@westernu.edu

Portrait of Mikhail Drilon

Mikhail Drilon

Animal Care Assistant

mdrilon@westernu.edu

Portrait of Melanie Edelman

Melanie Edelman

Animal Care Assistant

medelman@westernu.edu

Portrait of Ana Garcia

Ana Garcia

Administrative Associate II, Year 4 Curriculum

garciaa@westernu.edu

Portrait of Nicholas Garcia, RVT

Nicholas Garcia, RVT

Registered Veterinary Technician

nicholasgarcia@westernu.edu

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Elizabeth Gomez

Animal Care Assistant

elizabethgomez@westernu.edu

Portrait of Lisa Griggs, BS

Lisa Griggs, BS

Research Associate

lgriggs@westernu.edu

Portrait of Mark Hanohano, ATACP

Mark Hanohano, ATACP

Rotation Program Coordinator

mhanohano@westernu.edu

Portrait of Peter Hoang, RVT

Peter Hoang, RVT

Registered Veterinary Technician

hoangp@westernu.edu

Portrait of Christa Hooker

Christa Hooker

Clinical Front Desk Reception/Cashier

cmorales@westernu.edu

Portrait of Michelle Huljev

Michelle Huljev

Clinical Front Desk Reception/Cashier

mhuljev@westernu.edu

Portrait of Shawnice Hatton

Shawnice Hatton

Academic Laboratory Assistant

shatton@westernu.edu

Portrait of Jennie Jennings

Jennie Jennings

Clinical Services Manager

jenningsj@westernu.edu

Portrait of Kimberly Jones, MA

Kimberly Jones, MA

Assistant Dean of Student Affairs

jonesk@westernu.edu

Portrait of Jonnie Kealoha

Jonnie Kealoha

Operations Coordinator

jkealoha@westernu.edu

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Hoangvi Le

Research Associate

hoangvi.le@westernu.edu

Portrait of Hillary Lee

Hillary Lee

Animal Care Assistant

hilarylee@westernu.edu

Portrait of Ada Leung, RVT

Ada Leung, RVT

Hospital Manager

aleung@westernu.edu

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Vanessa Lopez

Clinical Relations Coordinator

vanessalopez@westernu.edu

Portrait of Kathleen Manzanares

Kathleen Manzanares

Senior Academic Lab Assistant/WAVE/ Coordinator

kmanzanares@westernu.edu

Portrait of Prisma Martinez, RVT

Prisma Martinez, RVT

Clinical Sciences and Skills Coordinator

pmartinez@westernu.edu

Portrait of Kevin Mondragon

Kevin Mondragon

Academic Laboratory Supervisor

kmondragon@westernu.edu

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Devin Moore

Veterinary Technician Assistant

devinmoore@westernu.edu

Portrait of Zachary Morris, RVT

Zachary Morris, RVT

Senior Registered Veterinary Technician I

zmorris@westernu.edu

Portrait of Miriam Munoz

Miriam Munoz

Research Associate

mmunoz@westernu.edu

Portrait of Genesis Murray, RVT

Genesis Murray, RVT

Registered Veterinary Technician Intermediate

gmurray@westernu.edu

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Katherine O’Dell

Academic Laboratory Assistant

kodell@westernu.edu

Portrait of Katie Pinto, BS

Katie Pinto, BS

Curriculum Coordinator, Year 1

kpinto@westernu.edu

Portrait of Jacklyne Portillo, RVT

Jacklyne Portillo, RVT

Registered Veterinary Technician

jportillo@westernu.edu

Portrait of William Reinhard

William Reinhard

College Writer

wreinhard@westernu.edu

Portrait of Songyang Ren, PhD

Songyang Ren, PhD

Research Associate

sren@westernu.edu

Portrait of Evelyn Sanchez, MBA, BA

Evelyn Sanchez, MBA, BA

Business Operations Manager

esanchez@westernu.edu

Portrait of Christiana Schall, BA

Christiana Schall, BA

Digital Marketing Communication Specialist I

cschall@westernu.edu

Portrait of Frank Sesma, BS

Frank Sesma, BS

Information Technologist Specialist

fsesma@westernu.edu

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Aman Sinha, MSIST

Outcomes Analyst

asinha@westernu.edu

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Brandi Sparling, MS, BS

Research Assistant

bsparling@westernu.edu

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Kerri Taylor

Clinical Front Desk Reception/Cashier

taylork@westernu.edu

Portrait of Leslie Tortez, RVT

Leslie Tortez, RVT

Senior Registered Veterinary Technician I

ltortez@westernu.edu

Portrait of Caren Tse, BA

Caren Tse, BA

Academic Affairs Manager

ctse@westernu.edu

Portrait of Crystal Villa, RVT

Crystal Villa, RVT

Registered Veterinary Technician

cvilla@westernu.edu

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Sarah Warda, BS

Research Associate

swarda@westernu.edu

Portrait of Grace Weber

Grace Weber

Animal Care Assistant

gweber@westernu.edu

Portrait of Annaluz Wilton

Annaluz Wilton

Executive Assistant

awilton@westernu.edu

Portrait of Chen Xie, PhD, MS, BS

Chen Xie, PhD, MS, BS

Laboratory Manager

cxie@westernu.edu