Advisory Boards

Academic Nursing Advisory Board

This advisory board will provide a channel for perspectives from nurses in professional practice, health systems leadership positions, and community-/public-service roles to guide our pursuits to fulfill our mission and actualize our vision. Our College of Nursing and Health Sciences leadership team is thrilled to have these wonderful, well-accomplished nurses advise and support us in delivering high-quality education and training across our undergraduate and graduate nursing programs. Many thanks to each of them for agreeing to serve.

Members

• Genevieve Aguilar, BSN, RN, Registered Nurse, Gastroenterology Clinic, Seattle Children's Hospital
• Zandrea Harlin, Director of Health Plan Quality, Kaiser Permanente
• Shayla Holcomb, BSN, RN, Deputy Chief Nurse Officer, Public Health-Seattle & King County
• Dana Malick, MN, RN, CMSRN, Registered Nurse, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
• Madlyn Murrey, MN, RN, NE-BC, Associate Teaching Professor and Chair Academic Nursing Advisory Board, Seattle University College of Nursing
• Keri Nasenbeny, MHA, RN, Chief Nursing Officer, UW Harborview Medical Center
• Brandon Van Corbach, Clinical Operations Manager, Kaiser Permanente
• Renee Rassilyer-Bomers, DNP, CMSRN, RN-BC, FAAN, Chief Nursing Officer, Providence Swedish Puget Sound Central Service Area
• CDR Jesús Reyna, MSN, FNP-C, ARNP, Regional Emergency Coordinator Region X (Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington & 272 Tribal Nations), Administration for Strategic Preparedness & Response; FNP at Sea Mar Community Health Centers, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
• Debra Ridling, PhD, MS, RN, NEA-BC, Associate Chief Nurse Seattle Children's Hospital
• Keondra Rustan, DNP, RN, President, Mary Mahoney Professional Nurses Organization
• Mila Sprouse, EdD, MSN, RN, CCRN, NE-BC, Chief Nursing Officer, Virginia Mason Medical Center
• Cindi Warburton, DNP, ARNP, FNP, Executive Director, Northwest Organization of Nurse Leaders
• Megan Wilbert, MSN, FNP, Nurse Practitioner Residency Director, International Community Health Services

Diagnostic Ultrasound (DIUS) Advisory Board

This advisory board meets at least once annually to assist program and sponsor personnel in formulating and periodically revising appropriate goals and learning domains, monitoring needs and expectations, and ensuring program responsiveness to change.

Members

Chair and DIUS Program Director:

• Mirette Aziz, MBA, RDCS, RDMS, Seattle University

Administration Representative:

• Marilyn Cope, MPA, Seattle University

Medical Advisor:

• R. Eugene Zierler, MD, RPVI, FACS, University of Washington

Program Representatives:

• Carolyn Coffin, RDMS, RDCS, RVT, Cofounder & CEO, Educator, Sound Ergonomics
• Natasha Malyuk, Program Academic Advisor, Seattle University
• Daniel Leotta, PhD, Seattle University, University of Washington
• Elizabeth Keating, BS, RDMS, RDCS, RVT, Seattle University
• Christina Popchoi, BS, RDMS, RVT, Seattle University
• Teresa Sagapolutele, BS, BA, RDCS, RVT, CCHT, Seattle University

Graduate Representatives:

• Jaime Taylor-Fujikawa, BS, RDMS, RDCS, Ultrasound Education Specialist and Sonographer, MFM
• Nathan Eller, BS, RDCS, '24
• Ilyssa Diga, BS, RDCS, '24 
• Elizabeth Keating, BS, RDMS, RDCS, RVT, Seattle University
• Christina Popchoi, BS, RDMS, RVT, Seattle University
• Teresa Sagapolutele, BS, BA, RDCS, RVT, CCHT, Seattle University
• Mirette Aziz, MBA-HM, BS, RDCS, RDMS, Seattle University

Clinical Affiliate Representatives:

• Nancy Honssinger, RDMS, RVT - Clinical Instructor, Virginia Mason
• Jaime Taylor-Fujikawa, BS, RDMS, RDCS - Ultrasound Education Specialist and Sonographer, MFM, Eugene

Students Representatives:

• Alyssa Ortiz, '25
• Carly Needham, '25
• Rylen Manuel, '26
• Erin Chavez, '26
• Madeline Ramos, '26

Public Member:

• Michael Abebe - Lead Aerospace Engineer, Blue Origin