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)
Helen Liang

Helen Liang

Department Coordinator Lead SMH
Lauren Markus

Lauren Markus

Department Coordinator Lead SMH
Steven Pham

Steven Pham

Department Coordinator Lead RRH
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

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center Department Coordinators

Omar Alami

Omar Alami

8 ICU (Liver Transplant)
Aitana Allen-Perez

Aitana Allen-Perez

Geriatrics
Ella Ashley

Ella Ashley

Bowyer Clinic
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Roberta Banks

Emergency Room B
Alexa Garcia

Alexa Garcia

5 East
Jamie Hwang

Jamie Hwang

Pediatrics A (5th Floor)
Ananya Katappagari

Ananya Katappagari

NICU
Tia Ketsan

Tia Ketsan

CTU
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Christina Lee

Pediatrics C (5th floor)
Kaitlin Lemke

Kaitlin Lemke

GONDA
Harrison Lin

Harrison Lin

Interventional Radiology
Christopher Loekman

Christopher Loekman

Surgery Center
Caitlyn Loo

Caitlyn Loo

Pediatrics B (3rd floor)
Rogelio Michel

Rogelio Michel

Greeters B
Joan Moci

Joan Moci

Emergency Room A
Darcy Niu

Darcy Niu

8 West
Vanessa Niu

Vanessa Niu

MICU A
Jillian Poulsen

Jillian Poulsen

6N & 6W
Bobak Pourrahimi

Bobak Pourrahimi

8 East
Eileen Rodriguez Salehi

Eileen Rodriguez Salehi

Greeters A
Ekaterina Sakhartova

Ekaterina (Katya) Sakhartova

MICU B
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Vikram Senthil

Greeters C
Ava Vehemente

Ava Vehemente

5-ICU (PICU)
Sarah Yang

Sarah Yang

Postpartum
Justin Yee

Justin Yee

7E
Marat Zargaryan

Marat Zargaryan

CCL
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Charlie Zheng

8 North
Wilson Zheng

Wilson Zheng

Stein Eye Institute

UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica Department Coordinators

Riya Abiram

Riya Abiram

Oncology
Daniel Bet-Sarghez

Daniel Bet Sarghez

Emergency Room A
Aishwarya Bhutkar

Aishwarya Bhutkar

Labor & Delivery
Jack Cadden

Jack Cadden

Orthopaedics
Anna Chassion

Anna Chassion

Geriatrics
Yuka Fukuda

Yuka Fukuda

Emergency Room B
Neel Fulton

Neel Fulton

Floaters & CCL
Manasvini Kala

Manasvini Kala

Greeters B
Hannah Kang

Hannah Kang

Medical Surgical 4MNP & 5MNP
Lesley Kim

Lesley Kim

Postpartum
Kyubin Kim

Kyubin Kim

Pediatrics
Cindy Ly

Cindy Ly

Surgery Center & GI Lab
Jacob Mitry

Jacob Mitry

NICU
Jessica Nguyen

Jessica Nguyen

Radiology
Ava Tam

Ava Tam

Greeters A
Abigail Tsai

Abigail Tsai

Medical Surgical 4NW
Stafford Williams

Stafford Williams

Critical Care Unit

Special Program Coordinators

Stuti Bakshi

Stuti Bakshi

Administrative/Extension Coordinator
Lauren Basombrio

Lauren Basombrio

Training Coordinator
Rebecca Brown

Rebecca Brown

Special Events/Alumni Coordinator
Ananya Bukkapatnam

Ananya Bukkapatnam

Training Coordinator
Cynthia Dang

Cynthia Dang

Leave of Absence Coordinator
Kimia Delafraz

Kimia Delafraz

Training Coordinator
Daniela Hogtanian

Daniela Hogtanian

Public Relations Coordinator
Min Hur

Min Hur

Quality Control Coordinator
Nilaya Kanuri

Nilaya Kanuri

Administrative/Extension Coordinator
Tara Lam

Tara Lam

Shadowing Coordinator
Rebecca Liu

Rebecca Liu

Administrative/Extension Coordinator
Lusine Oganesyan

Lusine Oganesyan

Newsletter Coordinator
Hayley Prinstein

Hayley Prinstein

Admissions Coordinator
Jessica Rico

Jessica Rico

Preferences Coordinator
Caroline Sha

Caroline Sha

Newsletter Coordinator
Sanjana Somepalli

Sanjana Somepalli

Admissions Coordinator
Skylar Tanartkit

Skylar Tanartkit

Technology Coordinator