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WCSI Team

Dr. Jean Watson

WCSI Founder/Director
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Julie Watson

Executive Director & Managing Editor of Lotus Library
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Lori M. Gdanetz

WCSI Director of Education and Professional Development
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Héctor Rosso

WCSI Global Director
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Dianne Reid

WCSI Program Enrichment Director
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Maria Silva

Executive Assistant to the Directors

Robert Silva

Director of Operations, Caring Store & Social Media

Zoey Smith

Organization Development Lead

Caritas Coach® Faculty — WCSI

Kino Xandro Anuddin

WCSI CCEP Faculty
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Anna Biley

WCSI CCEP Faculty
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Gayle L. Casterline

WCSI CCEP Faculty
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Susanne Chenoweth

WCSI CCEP Faculty
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Mona Elshazly

WCSI CCEP Faculty
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Tina Roma Fisher

WCSI CCEP Faculty Volunteer
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Marlienne Goldin

WCSI CCEP Faculty
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Christine Griffin

WCSI CCEP Faculty
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Cheryl T. Handy

WCSI CCEP Faculty
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LaMonda Hopman

WCSI CCEP Faculty Volunteer
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Shandra Houtchens

WCSI CCEP Faculty
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Jill Hruska

WCSI Caritas Coach Education Program Guardian
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Yelena Korpacheva

WCSI CCEP Faculty
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Lacey Lefere

WCSI CCEP Faculty
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Lisa Lally

WCSI CCEP Faculty
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Caroline Rae

WCSI CCEP Faculty
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Melissa L. Robertson

WCSI CCEP Faculty
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Amy Schlachtenhaufen

WCSI Caritas Coach Education Program Guardian
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Paulina Van

WCSI CCEP Faculty
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Caritas Coach® Faculty — Latino-Iberoamérica (LIA)

Erika Caballero Muñoz

WCSI CCEP LIA - Programa Director
CHILE
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Héctor Rosso

WCSI Global Director - CCEP LIA Faculty
URUGUAY/USA
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Lizet Veliz Rojas

WCSI CCEP LIA - Faculty & Registrar
Chile 🇨🇱
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Carolina Leiva

WCSI CCEP LIA - Faculty
Chile 🇨🇱
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Adriana Silva

WCSI CCEP LIA - Faculty
Uruguay 🇺🇾
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Márcia Santos

WCSI CCEP LIA - Faculty
Portugal 🇵🇹
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Luxana Reynaga-Ornelas

WCSI CCEP LIA - Faculty
Mexico 🇲🇽
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Mabel Elizabeth Guevara

WCSI CCEP LIA - Faculty
Peru 🇵🇪
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Maria Bettencourt

WCSI CCEP LIA - Faculty
Portugal 🇵🇹
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Aixa Contreras

WCSI CCEP LIA - Faculty
Chile 🇨🇱
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Caritas Coach® Faculty — KP CCEP

WCSI Pilots New Caritas Coach Education Program® in partnership with Kaiser Permanente® Nurse Scholars Academy

Erica D. Anderson

KP CCEP Program Director
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Baby Lyn C. Abadilla

KP CCEP Faculty
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Sarah Abdolcader

KP CCEP Faculty
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Linda Ackerman

KP CCEP Faculty Volunteer
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Tamara Amundson

KP CCEP Faculty
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Carolyn Arnaiz

KP CCEP Faculty
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Arsine Babayan

KP CCEP Faculty
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Arveena Balu

KP CCEP Faculty
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Alice Barry

KP CCEP Faculty
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Jennifer Bernardo

KP CCEP Faculty
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Elizabeth Bigby

KP CCEP Faculty
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Jessica Hope Brooks

KP CCEP Faculty
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Adrianne N. Bunyard-Fallquist

KP CCEP Faculty
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Michelle Camicia

KP CCEP Faculty Angel 🕊️
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Kelsey Curtis

KP CCEP Faculty
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Jim D'Alfonso

KP CCEP Faculty
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Matthew Elliott

KP CCEP Faculty
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Tera Eng

KP CCEP Faculty
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Lisa Giusto

KP CCEP Faculty
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Andrea Hall

KP CCEP Faculty Volunteer
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Sharon B. Hampton

KP CCEP Faculty
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Charlene Johnson

KP CCEP Faculty Volunteer
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Priscilla Javed

KP CCEP Faculty Volunteer
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Nasim Karmali

KP CCEP Faculty Volunteer
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Sukhie Kaur

KP CCEP Faculty
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Kathryn (Katy) J Kennedy

KP CCEP Faculty
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Tunde Lasode

KP CCEP Faculty
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Denise Laws

KP CCEP Faculty
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Jessica Van Leuven

KP CCEP Faculty
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Cristi-Lynn Martin

KP CCEP Faculty
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Vanessa A. Martinez

KP CCEP Faculty
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Sandra Mohsan

KP CCEP Faculty Volunteer
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Trevor Murray

KP CCEP Faculty
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Baby Lolita Orsua

WCSI CCEP Faculty
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Maria (Myra) Rice

WCSI CCEP Faculty
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Katherine Ricossa

KP CCEP Faculty
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Angelica Rincon

KP CCEP Faculty
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Amanda Sayaseng

KP CCEP Faculty
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Susan Skeie

KP CCEP Faculty
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Janet L. Sohal

KP CCEP Faculty
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Rayne Soriano

KP CCEP Faculty
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Julie Suarez

KP CCEP Faculty
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Veronica S. Timple

KP CCEP Faculty
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Carolyn Prieto Trujillo

KP CCEP Faculty
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Tino Tuyapala

KP CCEP Faculty
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Malia La Vallee

KP CCEP Faculty
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Ella Vallejo

KP CCEP Faculty
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Jane G. Vergara

KP CCEP Faculty
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Theresa Villorente

KP CCEP Faculty
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Sarah Viola

KP CCEP Faculty
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Randy L. Williams II

KP CCEP Faculty
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Bernice Yale

KP CCEP Faculty
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DeAnna Ybarra

KP CCEP Faculty
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Caritas Leader® Faculty

Sara Horton-Deutsch
Course Co-Director
Caritas Leader® Faculty
Bio

Chris Griffin
Course Co-Director
Caritas Leader® Faculty
Bio

Dale Beatty
Caritas Leader Expert
Bio

Gaye Landstrom
Caritas Leader Expert
Bio

Jim D'Alfonso
Caritas Leader Expert
Bio

Rayne Soriano
Caritas Leader Expert
Bio

Grissel Hernandez
Caritas Leader Expert
Bio

Danny Willis
Caritas Leader Expert
Bio

WCSI Faculty Associates & Consultants

Linda Ackerman
Caritas Leader® Faculty Intern

Jan Anderson
WCSI Faculty Associate
Bio

Wanda Borges
Caritas Leader® Faculty Guide
Bio

Susan Chiocchi
WCSI Faculty Associate
Bio

Mary-Beth Desmond
Caritas Leader® Faculty
Bio

Joseph Giovannoni
WCSI Faculty Associate
Bio

Lisa Goldberg
WCSI Faculty Associate
Bio

Sasha Jacobs
Caritas Leader® Faculty Guide
Bio

Priscilla S. Javed
WCSI Faculty Associate
Bio

Charlene Johnson
WCSI Faculty Consultant
Bio

Mary Rockwood Lane
WCSI Faculty Associate
Bio

Erika Caballero Muñoz
WCSI Faculty Associate
Bio

Gisso M. Oreo
Caritas Leader® Faculty
Bio

Kathleen Sitzman
WCSI Faculty Associate
Bio

Lindsey M. Tarasenko
Nurse Scientist
Bio

Paulina Van
WCSI Faculty Consultant
Bio

A. Lynne Wagner
WCSI Faculty Associate
Bio

WCSI Board Members

Grissel Hernandez
President — Bio

Barbara B. Brewer
Past President — Bio

Kelly Johnson
President Elect — Bio

Abdel Yosef
Treasurer — Bio

Jim D’Alfonso
Legacy & Nominations Lead — Bio

Cheryl T. Handy
Secretary — Bio

Holly K. Shaw
At Large — Bio

Laarni Florencio
At Large — Bio

Jean Watson
Founder & Director — Bio

Julie Watson
WCSI Executive Director — Bio

Ambassador Advisors to the Board

Susan Mazer

Ambassador Advisor to the Board — Bio

Chris Byrne
Ambassador Advisor to the Board — Bio

Karen Drenkard
Ambassador Advisor to the Board — Bio

Anita Girard
Ambassador Advisor to the Board — Bio

Marialena Murphy
Ambassador Advisor to the Board — Bio

Daniel J. Pesut
Ambassador Advisor to the Board — Bio

Rayne Soriano
Ambassador Advisor to the Board — Bio

Paulina Van
Ambassador Advisor to the Board — Bio

Lindsey M. Tarasenko
Ambassador Advisor to the Board — Bio