Faculty & Staff Directory

C. Troy Allred, OD

• SCCO

  Assistant Professor

Shora Ansari, OD, MS, FAAO

• SCCO

  Assistant Professor

Wynette Augustine, OD

• MBKU

  Board Trustee
• Practicing Optometrist

Renee Baciu

• MBKU

  University Controller

Ray M. Baker, MD

• MBKU

  Board Trustee
• MBKU

  Chief Medical Officer, Relievant MedSystems
• MBKU

  Secretary/Treasurer

Surbhi Bansal, OD, FAAO, FCOVD

• SCCO

  Assistant Professor

Carmen N. Barnhardt, OD, MSEd

• MBKU

  Vice President for Enrollment and Student Services
• Title IX Deputy for Students
• Disability Services Coordinator

Cynthia Bennet, CPhT

• COP

  Adjunct Instructor, Department of Pharmacy Practice

Michael Beshir, PharmD

• COP

  Assistant Professor

Cindy Blancq, OD, FAAO

• MBKU

  Board Trustee
• SCCO

  Adjunct Faculty

Eric J. Borsting, OD, MSEd, FAAO, FCOVD

• SCCO

  Dean, Professor

Natalie Breau, OD

• SCCO

  Assistant Professor

Matt Breneman

• MBKU

  Senior Director of Multimedia Services

Gaye Breyman, LLD

• SPAS

  Clinical Relations Specialist
• Retired Executive Director, California Academy of Physician Assistants
• MBKU

  Board Trustee

Melissa Brown, MA

• MBKU

  Registrar
• Principal Designated School Official (PDSO)

Walter Buster, EdD

• MBKU

  Board Trustee
• Consultant, Educational Leadership

Diana Cao, PharmD

• COP

  Associate Professor
• Chair, Department of Pharmacy Practice

Lisa Cassidy

• MBKU

  Associate Registrar

Chunnor Chan, PHR, SHRM-CP

• MBKU

  Senior Human Resources Generalist

Kevin Chan, OD

• SCCO

  Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor

Steven Chang, OD, FAAO

• SCCO

  Assistant Professor

Jun Wing Chen, OD

• SCCO

  Cornea and Contact Lens Resident

Angela M. Chen, OD, MS, FAAO

• SCCO

  Professor

Elaine Chen, OD, FAAO, FSLS

• SCCO

  Assistant Professor

Anne Cho, OD

• SCCO

  Assistant Professor

Young Cho, PhD

• COP

  Associate Professor

Raymond H. Chu, OD, MS, FAAO

• SCCO

  Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
• Associate Professor

Alaidrian Clark

• MBKU

  University Events Manager

George W. Comer, OD, MBA, FAAO

• SCCO

  Associate Professor

Melissa Contreras, OD, MPH

• MBKU

  Assistant Vice President for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Susan A. Cotter, OD, MS, FAAO

• SCCO

  Professor

Ashley Deemer, OD, FAAO

• SCCO

  Assistant Professor

Robyn Dettmar, MPAS, PA-C

• SPAS

  Director of Didactic Education & Assistant Professor

Diana Dicdican, ABOC, NCLE

• SCCO

  Manager for the Office of Clinical Education and International Optometry Program

Ashley Dinh, OD

Carla B. Engelke, OD, FAAO

• SCCO

  Coordinator, Traumatic Brain Injury
• Assistant Professor, Southern Arizona VA Health Care System

Lucrecia Escobar, OD

• SCCO

  Assistant Professor

Theresa Chong Fernandez, OD, FAAO

• SCCO

  Assistant Professor, VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System

Steven G. Ferrucci, OD

• SCCO

  Professor
• Chief, Optometry Section, Sepulveda VA Medical Center, Sepulveda, CA
• Coordinator, Primary Eye Care - Department of Veterans Affairs Residency

Sandra G. Fineman, MPAS, PA-C

• MBKU

  Associate Vice President for the Center of Interprofessional Studies
• Associate Professor

Edward Fisher, PhD, RPh

• COP

  Dean Emeritus

Lane T. Fujimoto, OD

• SCCO

  Chief, Optometry Service, VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System
• Assistant Professor
• Coordinator, Ocular Disease - Department of Veterans Affairs Residency

Lynn Caffrey Gabriel, OD

• MBKU

  Board Trustee - Board Chair
• Community Leader

Andrea Galdamez, MPAP, PA-C

• SPAS

  Assistant Professor

Joshua Garcia, PharmD

• COP

  Student Outreach and Pathways - College of Pharmacy Specialist
• COP

  Associate Professor

Jeremy Gerritsen, OD

• SCCO

  Assistant Professor, Department of Veteran's Affairs

David Gibson

• MBKU

  Board Trustee
• President, DK Gibson Consulting

Benedicte Gonzalez, OD, MPH, FAAO

• SCCO

  Assistant Professor

David Green

• MBKU

  Auxiliary Services Lead

Johanna Gregg

• MBKU

  Campus Store Supervisor