Clinical Nurse Educator Team

Leadership

Jessica M. Phillips

Jessica M. Phillips, PhD, MSN, RN, NPD-BC

Interim Executive Director, Nursing Practice, Education, and Research

Hospital Affiliation: Health System
Professional Governance: Evidence-Based Practice Council, Professional Development Council 
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Administrator

Kissy Vasquez

Kissy Vasquez

Administrator Officer

Education: AA Liberal Arts & Sciences; BS Business Administration & Management, WGU, completion December 2023
Professional Governance: Professional Development Council
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Clinical Nurse Educators

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Bob Bencangey, DNP, PMHRN-BC, CEN

Clinical Nurse Educator

Specialty: Psychiatry
Hospital Affiliation: UCLA Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital
Professional Governance: (coming soon) 
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Lisette Espana

Lisette Espana, MAN, PMHRN-BC

Clinical Nurse Educator

Specialty: Psychiatry
Hospital Affiliation: UCLA Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital
Professional Governance: (coming soon) 
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Beatrice Fuller

Beatrice Fuller, MSN, RN

Clinical Nurse Educator

Specialty: Surgical
Hospital Affiliation: Health System 
Professional Governance: (coming soon) 
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Deborah Jones

Deborah J. Jones, EdD, MSN, RN, CNOR

Clinical Nurse Educator

Specialty: Operating Room 
Hospital Affiliation: Health System
Professional Governance: (coming soon) 
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Lauren Jones

Lauren Jones, MSN, RN, CEN, PHN

Clinical Nurse Educator

Specialty: Emergency Department
Hospital Affiliation: UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center
Professional Governance: Unit Practice Council, Evidence-Based Practice Council, Professional Development Council 
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Jolene Knapp

Jolene Knapp, MSN, RN, CPN

Clinical Nurse Educator

Specialty: Pediatrics
Hospital Affiliation: Health System
Professional Governance: (coming soon) 
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Renee LaBrier

Renee LaBrier, MSN, RN

Clinical Nurse Educator

Specialty: Medicine/Geriatrics
Hospital Affiliation: Health System 
Professional Governance: Evidence-Based Practice Council, Professional Development Council 
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Michele Maines

Michele Maines, MSN, MSG, RN, CNL

Clinical Nurse Educator

Specialty: PTU/PACU/PACU Boarding/TRU/MPU
Hospital Affiliation: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Professional Governance: (coming soon) 
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Natasha Okonkwo, DNP, RN, SCRN

Clinical Nurse Educator

Specialty: Critical Care
Hospital Affiliation: Health System 
Professional Governance: (coming soon)
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Sarah E. Phillips

Sarah Phillips, DNP, MSN-Ed., RN, RGN

Clinical Nursing Educator

Specialty: Oncology
Hospital Affiliation: Health System
Professional Governance: (coming soon) 
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Amanda Woike

Amanda Woike, BSN, RN, CEN, MICN

Clinical Nurse Educator

Specialty: Emergency Department
Hospital Affiliation: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Professional Governance: Unit Practice Council, Evidence-Based Practice Council 
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Sangyoung (Choi) Yu-Choi

Sangyoung (Choi) Yu-Choi, MSN-Ed, RN, PCCN-K, NPD-BC

Clinical Nurse Educator

Specialty: Cardiac
Hospital Affiliation: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Professional Governance: Evidence-Based Practice Council, Professional Development Council, Research and Innovation Council 
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