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Meet the Staff

Director of Student Services Marissa Davis marissa.davis@pepperdine.edu 818.702.1463
Assistant Director of Student Success Alice Padilla alice.padilla@pepperdine.edu 818.702.1439
Academic Advisor Kailie Ladin kailie.ladin@pepperdine.edu 818.702.1348
Student Life Coordinator Ashley Maneffa ashley.maneffa@pepperdine.edu 818.702.1035
Dean's Office, College of Health Science      
Founding Dean Michael Feltner michael.feltner@pepperdine.edu 818.702.1064
Executive Assistant Haley Dearborn haley.dearborn@pepperdine.edu 818.702.1063
Assistant Provost for Strategic Initiatives Kendra Killpatrick kendra.killpatrick@pepperdine.edu 310.745.1081
Director of Accreditation and Assessment Bob Emrich bob.emrich@pepperdine.edu 818.702.1465
Manager of Academic Development Yara Diab yara.diab@pepperdine.edu 818.702.1468
Administrative Assistant Loren Padolina loren.padolina@pepperdine.edu 818.702.1034
Director of Marketing and Communications Lena Pacifici lena.pacifici@pepperdine.edu 310.506.7497
Marketing and Communications Specialist Natalia Barba natalia.barba@pepperdine.edu 818.702.1328
Budget Manager Hanson Von Flue hanson.vonflue@pepperdine.edu 818.702.1472
Admissions and Enrollment      
Assistant Dean Steve Glynn steven.glynn@pepperdine.edu 818.702.1061
Director of Financial Aid Christell Neal cneal@pepperdine.edu 818.702.1480 
Senior Admissions Specialist Kat Orellana kat.orellana@pepperdine.edu 818.702.1320
Admissions Counselor, BSN Alexandra Agron alexandra.agron@pepperdine.edu 818.702.1333
Admissions Specialist, SPAS Cami Merza cami.merza@pepperdine.edu 818.702.1049
School of Nursing      
Founding Dean Angel Coaston angel.coaston@pepperdine.edu 818.702.1066
Assistant to the Dean Faith England faith.england@pepperdine.edu 818.702.1074
Administratve Assistant Ariel Wilson ariel.wilson@pepperdine.edu 818.702.1083
Director of Clinical Academic Practice Partnerships Armine Lulejian armine.lulejian@pepperdine.edu 818.702.1357
Clinical Administrative Assistant Ashley Godinez ashley.godinez@pepperdine.edu 818.702.1077
School of Physician Assistant Studies      
Founding Dean Amy Bronson amy.bronson@pepperdine.edu 818.702.1092
Assistant to the Dean Tessa Melvin tessa.melvin@pepperdine.edu 818.702.1082
Medical Director Lindsey Murphy lindsey.murphy@pepperdine.edu  
Director of Research and Evaluation Molly Kankanala molly.kankanala@pepperdine.edu  
Director of Clinical Operations in the School of Physician Assistant Studies Paige Sassmann paige.sassmann@pepperdine.edu  
Clinical Administrative Assistant Daniel Saputo daniel.saputo@pepperdine.edu 818.702.1096
School of Speech-Language Pathology      
Founding Dean Leah Fullman leah.fullman@pepperdine.edu 818.702.1059
Associate Dean and Professor Danielle Rich danielle.rich@pepperdine.edu  
Assistant to the Dean Rose Castellanos rose.castellanos@pepperdine.edu 818.702.1067
Administrative Assistant Isabella Brewster isabella.berumen@pepperdine.edu 818.702.1094
Assistant Professor and Onsite Experience Coordinator Michelle Cutler michelle.cutler@pepperdine.edu 818.702.1359
Clinical Coordinator and Clinical Associate Professor I Amy Marshall amy.marshall@pepperdine.edu 818.702.1058
Assistant Clinical Coordinator and Clinical Assistant Professor Katie Suggs katie.suggs@pepperdine.edu  
Clinical Administrative Assistant Destiny Perez destiny.perez@pepperdine.edu 818.702.1429
Simulation and Skills Education      
Director of Simulation and Skills Education Mariano Loo mariano.loo@pepperdine.edu 818.702.1308
Instructional Technology Support Manager Kevin "Kev" Serafin kevin.serafin@pepperdine.edu 818.702.1093
Simulation Operations Technician Priscilla Sy   818.702.1095
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