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 Founding Director, Health Sciences Simulation Center cvillanueva@samuelmerritt.edu 510-879-9262
	Jeanette Wong, MPA, BSN Director Assistant Professor jwong@samuelmerritt.edu 510-879-9234
	Rachel True, MPH Operations Manager Instructor rtrue@samuelmerritt.edu 510-879-9229
	Lina Gage-Kelly, MS, ANP Simulation Educator Assistant Professor agage-kelly@samuelmerritt.edu 510-879-9200 X 7323
	Kevin Reilly, MSN, EdD(c) Simulation Educator Assistant Professor kreilly@samuelmerritt.edu 510-879-9200 X 7325
	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 510-879-9200 X 7326
	Nan Howland, MSN, RN-BC, CHSE Simulation Champion for the San Francisco Peninsula Campus Assistant Professor nhowland@samuelmerritt.edu
	Lu Sweeney, RNC-NIC, MS, CNS, CHSE Simulation Champion for the Sacramento Campus lsweeney@samuelmerritt.edu
	Chris Mendez, BS Simulation Technology Specialist - Sacramento Campus cmendez@samuelmerritt.edu
	Carlos Joy, BA Simulation Technology Specialist cjoy@samuelmerritt.edu 510-879-9200 X 7324
	Keith Trisilla, BS Simulation Technology Specialist ktrisilla@samuelmerritt.edu 510-879-9200 X 7327
	Lauren O'Niell, BFA Simulation Technology Specialist loniell@samuelmerritt.edu 510-879-9200 X 7361
	Kevin Archibald Administrative Assistant karchibald@samuelmerritt.edu 510-879-9200 X 7516
	Josh Campbell, BA HSSC Services Coordinator jcampbell@samuelmerritt.edu 510-879-9200 X 7515
	Christine Suess, RN, MSN Skills Lab Nurse csuess@samuelmerritt.edu
	Ajitha Nair, DPM, MPH Simulation Educator (part-time) Assistant Professor anair@samuelmerritt.edu

HSSC Staff.