Professionalism and Leadership
Leadership requires the ability to articulate a vision, while supporting and empowering others to engage in and critically reflect on that vision and the actions taken to accomplish it.
Academic medical centers have a special opportunity to promote, model, and encourage professionalism and leadership in all aspects of our work with students, patients, peers, and superiors. Professionalism in our Department means not only acquiring specialized knowledge of psychiatric care and treatment, though this is absolutely critical, but also promoting competency, integrity, self-regulation, and accountability in all clinical, academic, and administrative endeavors.
To strengthen our sense of purpose, our effectiveness, and our cohesiveness as one academic community, we have an established leadership team. Together, this executive and administrative infrastructure supports department-wide efforts to strengthen the leadership skills and aspirations of our early career faculty and staff, and to cultivate a culture that is supportive of professional growth and opportunities.
Associate Chairs
Division Chiefs
Central Administrative Staff
Executive Office
Director of Finance and Administration
Inderjit (Indy) Singh
Executive Assistant to the DFA
Rahi Desai
Sr. Financial Analyst
Nathan Wong
Administrative Associate
Denise Knab
Administrative Associate
Wesselyne Mckinney
Program Manager
Laura Turner-Essel, PhD
Program Manager
Kyle McKinley
Executive Assistant to the Chair
Megan King
Academic Affairs and Education Programs
Director of Faculty Affairs and Strategic Planning
Heather Kenna Hall
Faculty Affairs Manager
Jacqueline Ching
Faculty Affairs Administrator
Diana Kim
Faculty Affairs Administrator
Erica Dillingham
Faculty Affairs Administrator
Denise Reyes
Faculty Affairs Administrator
Chris Hall
Faculty Affairs Administrator
Breann Ferguson
Program Manager, Core Training & Education
Mario Mercurio
Medical Education Team Manager, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Program Manager
Ola Golovinsky
Clerkship Coordinator
Quynh Dang
Fellowship Education Administrator
Romola Breckenridge
Residency Program Coordinator
Stephanie Roberts
Residency/Fellowship Program Coordinator
Rebeca Jimenez
Program Coordinator, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Maryam Mossadeghian
Program Coordinator, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Charles Larson
Facilities and Operations
Director of Facilities and Operations
Chia-Yu Cardell
Facility Specialist
Erick Mejorado
Facilities Specialist
Kaylee Knab
Facility Assistant
Steven Quejada Jr.
Communications
Director of Communications
Mindy Hantke
Research Finance and Development
Director of Research Development, Integrity, and Strategy
Aimee-Noelle Swanson, PhD
Co-Assistant Director of Research Finance
Kate Erickson
Co-Assistant Director of Research Finance
Mariko Joplin
Senior Finance Manager
Judy Fredendall
Senior Finance Manager
Anna Macatuno
Senior Finance Manager
Peng Yuan
Senior Finance Manager
Niraj Raman
Senior Finance Manager
Evelyn Chan
Senior Finance Manager
Emily Woodward
Senior Finance Manager
Leo Gou
Senior Finance Manager
Nine Pohl
Senior Finance Manager
Karen Georgeadis Moraski
Finance Manager
Emily Lauderdale
Research Administrator
Angelica Nunez
Research Administrator
Ja'Vonne Monique Smith
Research Administrator
Betty Chen
Clinical Finance and Administration
Director of Finance and Clinical Operations
Brett Kelly
Clinical Finance Manager
Albert Lam
Senior Clinical Financial Analyst
Hope Tang
Finance and Contracts Analyst
Ozeir Nassery
Financial Analyst
Shuming Yao
Financial Analyst
Karla Penados
Human Resources
Director of HR Strategy and Operations
Stephanie Dornes
Human Resources Manager
Linda Vargas
Sr. Human Resources Administrator
Maria Ruiz
Sr. Human Resources Administrator
Xanthie Cook
Human Resources Administrator
Nerizza Yeo
Human Resources Administrator
Leticia Solis
Postdoc Coordinator
Chris Medina