Staff

Senior Leadership

Jacy, a smiling Black-Filipina woman with dark long hair in green top and yellow cardigan

Jacy K. Bell Farkas, PhD

Executive Director

Assistant Professor, Family & Community Medicine

520-626-2207

jkbell@arizona.edu

Pronouns:

she/her

Administrative Operations

Danielle, a blonde hair woman in red top smiling

Danielle M. Hallahan

Program Manager

520-626-0677

daniellehallahan@arizona.edu

Lupita, smiling Latina woman with shoulder length dark hair, wearing a red top and glasses

M. Lupita Loftus

Administrative Associate

520-626-0442

loftusm@arizona.edu

Pronouns:

she/her/ella

Communications

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Alexa Gamas

Digital Communications Assistant

Student Worker

alexagamas@arizona.edu

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Aja Haymore

Communications & Marketing Program Manager

ajahaymore@arizona.edu

Pronouns:

she,her,hers

Drew Milne

Content Coordinator

Peer Mentor

drewmilne@arizona.edu

Community Training & Outreach

Barbara Brent

Community Informed System Change Liaison

barbarabrent@arizona.edu

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Gina Griffiths

Employment First Coordinator

griffiths@arizona.edu

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Ava Gutierrez, MA

Training Assistant

dalila99@arizona.edu

Pronouns:

she/her/hers

Paavlena Madhivanan

Project Assistant

Peer Mentor

paavlenam@arizona.edu

Gabriel Martinez

Project Assistant

Peer Mentor

gabrielmartinez1@arizona.edu

Paul McLaughlin

Event Assistant

mclaugh1@arizona.edu

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Mỹ Lê Sandaine

Systems Change Liaison

lorie@arizona.edu

Portrait of Makenna Thuringer, a white woman with long straight red hair, wearing a powder blue blazer.

Makenna Thuringer, MPH

Health Promotion Aide, Employment Initiatives

Student Worker

makennathuringer@arizona.edu

Celina Urquidez, MPH

Senior Coordinator, Education and Training

520-621-8667

celinau@arizona.edu

Pronouns:

she/her/ella

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Jessica Winchester

Employment First Program Manager

winchesterj@arizona.edu

Community Services

Sarah Loreto

Pre-ETS Vocational Specialist – Tucson

sloreto@arizona.edu

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Loretta Alvarez, BS, MSE

Transition Program Manager

lbalvarez@arizona.edu

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Lisa Ayo

Project SEARCH Statewide Coordinator – Phoenix

lisaayo@arizona.edu

Tamsen Bassford, MD

Medical Director

Associate Professor, Family & Community Medicine

bassford@arizona.edu

Preslee Buher

Pre-ETS Vocational Specialist – Phoenix

presleebuher@arizona.edu

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Ulanda Chatter

Pre-ETS Vocational Specialist - Tuba City

chatter1@arizona.edu

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Devika deGuzman

PreETS Project Assistant, Student Worker

lindseynwilson@arizona.edu

Pronouns:

she/her/hers

Rosa Rojas Franco

Project Coordinator

520-626-0442

rojasfranco@arizona.edu

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Laisha Garcia Gonzalez

Pre-ETS Vocational Specialist – Yuma

laishagarcia@arizona.edu

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Lesley Howe

Pre-ETS Vocational Specialist – Tucson

lesleyhowe@arizona.edu

Amy Leija

Pre-ETS Vocational Specialist- Casa Grande

aleija@arizona.edu

AnnaMaria Lopez

Pre-ETS Vocational Specialist – Tucson

annamarialopez@arizona.edu

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Victoria Martinez

Project SEARCH Skills Instructor- Mayo Clinic Phoenix

vcmartinez@arizona.edu

Kelsey Montaño, BA, ACRE

Pre-ETS Project Coordinator

kmontano1@arizona.edu

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Brandy Price

Regional Employment Systems Change Specialist

brandyprice@arizona.edu

Ariana Rendon

Pre-ETS Vocational Specialist – Phoenix

arianarendon@arizona.edu

Yumi, smiling Japanese woman with dark hair and wearing glasses

Yumi Shirai, PhD

Director, ArtWorks

Associate Professor, Family & Community Medicine

520-621-9427

yumish@arizona.edu

Pronouns:

she/her

Kandis Spencer

Pre-ETS Vocational Specialist - Window Rock

Regional Employment Systems Specialist - NE Arizona/Navajo Nation

kandisspencer@arizona.edu

Native Initiatives

Alanna Begay

Project Aide

Student Worker

alannabegay@arizona.edu

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Agnes Attakai, MPA

Program Director

agnesa@arizona.edu

Jacy K. Bell Farkas, PhD

Executive Director

Assistant Professor, Family & Community Medicine

520-626-2207

jkbell@arizona.edu

Pronouns:

she/her

Ulanda Chatter

Pre-ETS Vocational Specialist - Tuba City

chatter1@arizona.edu

Rosa Rojas Franco

Project Coordinator

520-626-0442

rojasfranco@arizona.edu

Treva Roanhorse

Elder Advisor

Kandis Spencer

Pre-ETS Vocational Specialist - Window Rock

Regional Employment Systems Specialist - NE Arizona/Navajo Nation

kandisspencer@arizona.edu

Mateo TreeTop

Graphic Designer

mateo@diverseabilityincorporated.org

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Tona TreeTop

Transition Specialist

tonatreetop@arizona.edu

Jim E. Warne

Affiliate

ucedd@arizona.edu

Student Education

Jacy K. Bell Farkas, PhD

Executive Director

Assistant Professor, Family & Community Medicine

520-626-2207

jkbell@arizona.edu

Pronouns:

she/her

Ava Gutierrez, MA

Training Assistant

dalila99@arizona.edu

Pronouns:

she/her/hers

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Katrina Jean, PhD

Lecturer

katrinaf@arizona.edu

Pronouns:

She/her/hers

Celina Urquidez, MPH

Senior Coordinator, Education and Training

520-621-8667

celinau@arizona.edu

Pronouns:

she/her/ella

Research & Policy

Barbara Brent

Community Informed System Change Liaison

barbarabrent@arizona.edu

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Bailey Lockwood

Research Coordinator II

baileylockwood@arizona.edu

Pronouns:

She/her/hers

Patrick Rivers, a white man with short dark hair smiling and wearing a dark grey sweater

Patrick Rivers, PhD

Biostatistician

privers@arizona.edu

Mỹ Lê Sandaine

Systems Change Liaison

lorie@arizona.edu

Affiliated Faculty

Julie, smiling white woman with brown hair and wearing a turquoise necklace

Julie Armin, PhD

Assistant Professor, Family & Community Medicine

520-626-4166

jarmin@arizona.edu

Pronouns:

she/her

Tamsen Bassford, MD

Medical Director

Associate Professor, Family & Community Medicine

bassford@arizona.edu

Duke Duncan, MD

Professor, Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health

Professor Emeritus

ARSOBO Co-Founder

520-907-7865

brduncan@arizona.edu

Brandy James, PhD

Lecturer, Family & Community Medicine

bjames2@arizona.edu

Pronouns:

she/her/hers

Yumi Shirai, PhD

Director, ArtWorks

Associate Professor, Family & Community Medicine

520-621-9427

yumish@arizona.edu

Pronouns:

she/her

Lynne Tomasa, PhD

Associate Professor, Family & Community Medicine

ltomasa@arizona.edu

About Us

Senior Leadership

Administrative Operations

Communications

Community Training & Outreach

Community Services

Native Initiatives

Student Education

Research & Policy

Affiliated Faculty