Meet the Stanford CME Team

Meet the Stanford CME Team

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General Inquiries
E-mail: StanfordCME@stanford.edu
Phone: 650-497-8554 

Website Issues:   nbiglari@stanford.edu.
Mailing Address
Stanford Center for Continuing Medical Education
1520 Page Mill Road
Mail Code: 5190
Palo Alto, CA 94304
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OUR TEAM
Daryl Oakes
MD
ASSOCIATE DEAN, POST GRADUATE
MEDICAL EDUCATION
Kurt Snyder
JD, MBA IT

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Fun Fact

Kurt was a cheerleader in college and wore red and white striped overalls at every home game.

MBTI:
INFP
Ruth Adewuya
MD, CHCP

MANAGING DIRECTOR
Jayzona Alberto
EdD, MS

ASSISTANT  DIRECTOR

Fun Fact

Jayzona collects Starbucks mugs from every new country & state she visits – 43 and counting.

MBTI:
ESFJ
Magna Patel
MD, MBA

ASSISTANT  DIRECTOR

Fun Fact

Magna is a superfan of San Diego, CA. She also loves to collect coffee mugs.

MBTI: ISTJ
Brandon Armstrong
MHA, HCPD
COMPLIANCE COORDINATOR

Fun Fact

Brandon enjoys starting his day with a morning run, occasionally being chased by the resident geese along the riverfront.  

MBTI: ESTJ
Nasrin Biglari
MS
WEBSITE COORDINATOR
WEB-DEVELOPER

Fun Fact

When Nasrin was living in Sweden, she transformed a VW T3 into a camper and toured Europe.

MBTI: ESFJ
Laura Corbett
 
COMPLIANCE MANAGER

Fun Fact

Laura is classically trained in cello and piano.

MBTI:
ISTJ
Amanda Harrison
 
EDUCATION EVENTS SPECIALIST

Fun Fact

Amanda grew up in a town with a population of 75 people.

MBTI:
ESFJ
Jean Hengst
 
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR

Fun Fact

Pre-children, Jean received her private pilot license flying out of San Carlos in SFO airspace.

MBTI:
ENTP
Deanna Hudspeth
 
GRANTS, SPONSORSHIPS, AND
CONTRACTS SPECIALIST

Fun Fact

Deanna is a farmer from Kentucky.  
 
Pooja Jaiswal
 
FINANCIAL ANALYST

Fun Fact

Pooja loves cooking and also painting with acrylics.  
 
Lauren Lashmet
EdM, MS
E-LEARNING INSTRUCTIONAL
DESIGNER

Fun Fact

Lauren was once struck by lightning. 

MBTI:
 E/INFP
Emily Manche
 
COMPLIANCE COORDINATOR

Fun Fact

Emily's favorite place is being on any beach. (She is partial to Hawaii though!). 

MBTI:
INFJ
Lani Matsumura
EdM, MA
INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNER

Fun Fact

Lani has been playing the piano and composing music since she was 6 years old, and she has perfect pitch.

MBTI:
ISFJ
Holly Meyer
 
COMPLIANCE COORDINATOR

Fun Fact

Holly lived in the beautiful country of Colombia for 2 years.

MBTI:
ISFJ
Amanda Morris

INFORMATION DESIGNER &
DATA VISUALIZATION SPECIALIST

Fun Fact

Amanda just finished making an heirloom tshirt quilt for her toddler daughter.

MBTI:
INFJ
Alisa Richardson
MS
EDUCATION PROGRAM MANAGER

Fun Fact

Alisa is an animal lover that has a Great Dane and three cats.

MBTI: ISFJ
Giselle Saddik
 
CREATIVE DESIGNER

Robert Schramm
 
EVENTS COORDINATOR

Fun Fact

Robert used to play on a national paintball team that traveled and competed around the country.

MBTI: ESFJ
Melissa Schwartz
CMP
EVENTS PROJECT MANAGER

MBTI: ISFJ
Mary Sisney
CMP
MARKETING MANAGER
 

Fun Fact

Mary was number 2 seat on her high school tennis team.

MBTI:
ENFP
Sonia Vittori

EDUCATION EVENTS
SPECIALIST

Fun Fact

Sonia is fluent in Italian.

MBTI: ESFJ
Rokeena Williams
CMP, CHCP

E-LEARNING MANAGER

Fun Fact

Rokeena has a green thumb – She grows a luscious garden of fruits and vegetables in her backyard and loves to make her own salsa.

MBTI: ESFJ
Interns
Bethel Abraham
 
PROJECT COORDINATOR

Fun Fact

Bethel was born in Swaziland, now called Eswatini.



Lauren Bojrab
 
PROJECT COORDINATOR

Fun Fact

Lauren has two sugar gliders as pets!



Frances Divinagracia
PROJECT COORDINATOR

Fun Fact

Frances was born in the Philippines.



Natalie Gutierrez
 
PROJECT COORDINATOR

Fun Fact

Natalie is a dog mom!



Sadaya Lawson
 
PROJECT COORDINATOR

Fun Fact

In her free time Sadaya enjoys cooking.



Olivia Leong
 
PROJECT COORDINATOR

Fun Fact

Olivia has been doing archery since elementary school.



Nick Peirick
 
MSHM INTERN

Fun Fact

Nick recently got a Bernedoodle puppy. He is 3 months old and a lot of work :)



Isabella Preston
 
E-LEARNING PROJECT COORDINATOR

Fun Fact

Isabella has a joy for cooking.

 



Christian
Snodgrass Lopes
PROJECT COORDINATOR

Fun Fact

Christian plays multiple instruments.



Lauren Taylor
 
PROJECT COORDINATOR

Fun Fact

Lauren enjoys cooking and baking.



Tamia Trice
 
MSHM INTERN

Fun Fact

Tamia has a twin sister!

Ishita Verma
 
MEDCAST INTERN

Fun Fact

Ishita loves reading.