Jose Aguilar, PhD

Research Associate

jsaguilar@westernu.edu

Christiana Benoit

Administrative Associate I; Assistant to the Associate Dean for Research

cbenoit@westernu.edu

Stephanie Butler

Event Manager

sbutler@westernu.edu

Trinidad Cisneros

Research Analyst

tcisneros@westernu.edu

Eileen Foate, MS

Embalmer/Laboratory Technician

efoate@westernu.edu

Nayaira Garcia, RVT

Veterinary Technician
WesternU Spay/Neuter Center – East Valley

garcian@westernu.edu

Emmanuel Griffon, BS

Technology Project Manager

egriffon@westernu.edu

Rajat Gupta, BS, MS

Research Associate

rgupta@westernu.edu

Lisa Jimenez, MBA

Director of Operations

ljimenez@westernu.edu

Nicole Jimenez

Administrative Associate II; Assistant to the Director of Year 2

njimenez@westernu.edu

Kimberly Jones, MA

Assistant Dean for Student Affairs

jonesk@westernu.edu

Ada Leung, RVT

Hospital Manager
WesternU Spay/Neuter Center – East Valley

aleung@westernu.edu

Kathleen Manzanares

Laboratory Assistant

kmanzanares@westernu.edu

Teri McGowan

Administrative Assistant II

tmcgowan@westernu.edu

Evelyn Sanchez

Administrative Associate I, Clinical Relations

esanchez@westernu.edu

Marlena Salinas, BS, RVT

Veterinary Technician

msalinas@westernu.edu

Charles Sandoval, BA

Administrative Assistant III; Assistant to the director of Year 4

csandoval@westernu.edu

Natasha Schopp

Administrative Associate I; Assistant to the Director of Year 3

nschopp@westernu.edu

Viet Tran, BS

Operations Associate

viettran@westernu.edu

Caren Tse

Administrative Associate II; Assistant to the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

ctse@westernu.edu

Chris VanderVeen

Administrative Associate I; Assistant to the Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs

cvanderveen@westernu.edu

Annaluz Wilton

Executive Assistant to the Dean

awilton@westernu.edu

Chen Xie, PhD

Research Associate

cxie@westernu.edu