Faculty and Staff

Samuel Merritt University's (SMU) Health Sciences Simulation Center (HSSC) has one of the most experienced teams of simulation professionals in the U.S.. The HSSC faculty and staff oversee systems and processes for all simulation-related technology and curricular matters for all SMU academic programs and across all three campuses Oakland, Sacramento, and the San Francisco Peninsula.

	Celeste Villanueva, EdD, CRNA, FNAP Assistant Academic Vice President Director, Health Sciences Simulation Center cvillanueva@samuelmerritt.edu 510-869-8924
	Jeanette Wong, MPA, BSN Operations Manager Assistant Professor jwong@samuelmerritt.edu 510-869-6511 X5521
	Lina Gage-Kelly, MS, ANP Simulation Educator Assistant Professor agage-kelly@samuelmerritt.edu 510-869-6511 X 7641
	Kevin Reilly, MSN, EdD(c) Simulation Educator Assistant Professor kreilly@samuelmerritt.edu 510-869-6511 X3225
	Amin Azzam, MD, MA Simulation Educator (part-time) Assistant Professor aazzam3@samuelmerritt.edu
	Raji Menon, CRNA, DNP Simulation Educator (part-time) Assistant Professor rmenon@samuelmerritt.edu
	Bill Stiers, MD Simulation Educator (part-time) Assistant Professor bstiers@samuelmerritt.edu 510-869-6511x7646
	Laurie Rosa, MSN, RN Simulation Champion for the San Francisco Peninsula Campus Assistant Professor l rosa@samuelmerritt.edu 650-292-5574
	Carlos Joy, BA Simulation Technology Specialist cjoy@samuelmerritt.edu 510-869-6511x5778
	Kam McCowan, BS Simulation Technology Specialist kmccowan@samuelmerritt.edu 650-434-3526
	Keith Trisilla, BS Simulation Technology Specialist ktrisilla@samuelmerritt.edu 510-869-6511x4315
	Kevin Archibald Administrative Assistant karchibald@samuelmerritt.edu 510-869-6511x5530
	Josh Campbell, BA HSSC Services Coordinator jcampbell@samuelmerritt.edu 510-869-6511x5530
	Christine Suess, RN, MSN Skills Lab Nurse csuess@samuelmerritt.edu 510-869-6511x8964

HSSC Staff.