Volunteer Services

Meet The Care Extender Staff

Executive Staff

Silva Thomas - Care Extender Program Director

Silva Thomas

Program Director

[email protected]
Office: (310) 267-8186
Pager: (310) 206-8477 ID# 92463

Annie Guemidjian

Annie Guemidjian

Program Manager

[email protected]
Office: (424) 259-8166
Pager: (310) 206-8477 ID# 98773

Christopher Loekman

Christopher Loekman

Special Projects Lead (External)
Michelle Chen

Michelle Chen

Special Projects Lead (Internal)
Jordan Johnson

Jordan Johnson

Department Coordinator Lead RRH
Vanessa Niu

Vanessa Niu

Department Coordinator Lead RRH
Shoghik Gasparyan

Shoghik Gasparyan

Department Coordinator Lead SMH
Evelyn Liu

Evelyn Liu

Department Coordinator Lead SMH
Justin Yee

Justin Yee

Special Projects Lead (Internal)

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center Department Coordinators

Aitana Allen-Perez

Aitana Allen-Perez

Geriatrics
Alvarez Lindsay

Lindsay Alvarez

Post Partum
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Roberta Banks

Emergency Room B
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Soumya Bukkapatnam

5 East
Lea Farkouh

Lea Farkouh

Greeters C
Yuka Fukuda

Yuka Fukuda

Bowyer Clinic
Alexa Garcia

Alexa Garcia

Pediatrics B
Ethan Hartanto

Ethan Hartanto

8 East
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Sophie Hilton

8 North
Jamie Hwang

Jamie Hwang

Pediatrics A
Jordan Johnson

Jordan Johnson

8 West
Hannah Kang

Hannah Kang

Emergency Room A
Warsha Karasinghe

Warsha Karasinghe

Greeters B
Ananya Katappagari

Ananya Katappagari

NICU
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Christina Lee

Pediatrics C
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Jeffrey Lin

6 North
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Julie Liu

7 East
Christopher Loekman

Christopher Loekman

Surgery Center
Rogelio Michel

Rogelio Michel

CCL
Jacob Mitry

Jacob Mitry

CTU
Darcy Niu

Darcy Niu

8 ICU
Uma Ram

Uma Ram

6 West/6 East
Eileen Rodriguez Salehi

Eileen Rodriguez Salehi

Greeters A
Ekaterina Sakhartova

Ekaterina (Katya) Sakhartova

MICU B
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Vikram Senthil

GONDA
Andy Taing

Andy Taing

MICU A
Ava Vehemente

Ava Vehemente

5-ICU (PICU)
Justin Yee

Justin Yee

Interventional Radiology & Stein Eye Institute

UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica Department Coordinators

Riya Abiram

Riya Abiram

Oncology
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Bethlehem Adugna

Emergency Room A
Sarah Alami

Sarah Alami

Labor & Delivery
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Melina Drazien

Greeters B
Sadia Fyruj

Sadia Fyruj

Geriatrics
Shoghik Gasparyan

Shoghik Gasparyan

Orthopaedics
Lesley Kim

Lesley Kim

Postpartum
Kyubin Kim

Kyubin Kim

Pediatrics
Evelyn Liu

Evelyn Liu

Floaters & CCL
Cindy Ly

Cindy Ly

Surgery Center & GI Lab
Usha Namburu

Usha Namburu

Medical Surgical 4NW
Jessica Nguyen

Jessica Nguyen

Radiology
Maya Sano

Maya Sano

NICU
Ava Tam

Ava Tam

Greeters A
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Sanjana Tottempudi

Medical Surgical 4MNP & 5MNP
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Molly Wiens

CCU
Haley Wong

Haley Wong

Emergency Room B

Special Program Coordinators

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Varsha Balaji

Quality Control Coordinator
Ananya Bukkapatnam

Ananya Bukkapatnam

Training Coordinator
Daniela Hogtanian

Daniela Hogtanian

Public Relations Coordinator
Manasvini Kala

Manasvini Kala

Preferences Coordinator
Nilaya Kanuri

Nilaya Kanuri

Administrative/Extension Coordinator
Gianna Karkafi

Gianna Karkafi

Special Events/Alumni Coordinator
Rebecca Liu

Rebecca Liu

Administrative/Extension Coordinator
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Marilyn Misakyan

Training Coordinator
Lusine Oganesyan

Lusine Oganesyan

Newsletter Coordinator
Jillian Poulsen

Jillian Poulsen

Shadowing Coordinator
Hayley Prinstein

Hayley Prinstein

Admissions Coordinator
Mansi Sharma

Mansi Sharma

Leave of Absence Coordinator
Skylar Tanartkit

Skylar Tanartkit

Technology Coordinator