Faculty & Staff

Ronald Norby
DNP, RN, PHN, NEA-BC 
Professor and Director
rnorby@gafmacademy.com

Terri Ares
_{PhD, RNC-NIC, CNS-BC}
Director, Graduate Programs
Clinical Nurse Specialist Coordinator
Associate Professor
tares@gafmacademy.com

Cathy Andrade
DNP, MSN, RN
Director, RN-BSN Program
Assistant Professor
candrade@gafmacademy.com

Sam Castruita

Clinical Coordinator
scastruita1@gafmacademy.com

(310) 243-2530

Karina Navarro

Administrative Support Coordinator
knavarro@gafmacademy.com

(310) 243-1050

Stephanie Smith

BSN Program Specialist
stsmith@gafmacademy.com

(310) 243-1050

  Clinical Team

sonclinical@gafmacademy.com

(310) 243-1050

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Terri Ares
_{PhD, RNC-NIC, CNS-BC}
Clinical Nurse Specialist Coordinator

Associate Professor
tares@gafmacademy.com

Family Nurse Practitioner

Linda Goldman
_{DNP, MSN, WHNP-BC, FNP-BC, RN}
Interim Director, FNP Program 

Full Time Lecturer
lgoldman@gafmacademy.com

Nurse Administrator

Christina Recinos
_{Ph.D., RN, FNP-BC, NEA-BC}
Nurse Administrator Coordinator

Assistant Professor
crecinos@gafmacademy.com

Nurse Educator

Wafa Khasawneh
_{PhD, RN, MSN, IBCLC}
Nurse Educator Coordinator

Assistant Professor
wkhasawneh1@gafmacademy.com

Cathy Andrade

DNP, MSN, RN

Director, RN-BSN Program
Assistant Professor
candrade@gafmacademy.com

Terri Ares

_{PhD, RNC-NIC, CNS-BCP}

Director, Graduate Programs
Clinical Nurse Specialist Coordinator
Assistant Professor
tares@gafmacademy.com

Maria Barbosa 

MSN,FNP-C

Lecturer
mabarbosa@gafmacademy.com

Kathleen Chai

_{PhD, RN, MSN, CNE, CPHQ, FNAHQ}

Associate Professor
kchai@gafmacademy.com

Catherine Earl

Dr.PA, MSN, RN

Professor
cearl@gafmacademy.com

Linda Goldman

_{DNP, MSN, WHNP-BC, FNP-BC, RN}

Interim Director, FNP Program 
Full Time Lecturer
lgoldman@gafmacademy.com

Barbara L. Kennedy

ND, APRN, FNP-C, ACRN, CNE

Professor
bkennedy@gafmacademy.com

Wafa Khasawneh

_{PhD, RN, MSN, IBCLC}

Nurse Educator Advisor
Assistant Professor
wkhasawneh1@gafmacademy.com

Vera Kunte

DNP, APN-C, CNE

Assistant Professor
vkunte@gafmacademy.com

Sally Mahmoud 

DNP, MSN, MPH, RN

Assistant Professor
smahmoud@gafmacademy.com

Samira Moughrabi

PHD, RN, FNP(BC), AGPNP, CNS

Associate Professor smoughrabi@gafmacademy.com

Dale Mueller

EdD, RN, NEA-BC

Professor dmueller@gafmacademy.com

Ronald Norby

DNP, RN, PHN, NEA-BC  

Professor and Director
rnorby@gafmacademy.com

Lauren Outland

DrPH, MSN, CNM-BC, WHCNP

Professor
loutland@gafmacademy.com

Nop Ratanasiripong

PhD, RN, CNE

Professor
nratanasiripong@gafmacademy.com

Christina Recinos

Ph.D.,RN, FNP-BC,     NEA-BC

Assistant Professor
crecinos@gafmacademy.com