Our Leadership

Carolyn Montoya, PhD, RN, CPNP, FAAN, FAANP
Interim Dean
Clinician Educator, Professor
cjmontoya@salud.unm.edu

Patricia Ann Watts Kelley, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, GNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN
Associate Dean for Research & Scholarship and Professor
pwattskelley@salud.unm.edu

Kristen Ostrem-Niemcewicz, DNP, RN, CNM, FNP-BC
Interim Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
Clinician Educator, Associate Professor
KOstrem@salud.unm.edu

Barbara Incardona C. Holmes Damron, PhD, MSN, RN, FAAN
Senior Advisor to the Dean and Professor
bdamron@salud.unm.edu   

Mindy Tinkle, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC, FAAN
Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Education 
Associate Professor
mtinkle@salud.unm.edu

Gina Rowe, PhD, DNP, MPH, FNP-BC, PHCNS-BC, BC-ADM, FNAP
Assistant Dean of Professional Graduate Programs
Clinician Educator, Associate Professor
GCRowe@salud.unm.edu

Van Roper, PhD, RN, FNP-BC
Assistant Dean of Clinical Affairs
Clinician Educator, Associate Professor
svroper@salud.unm.edu

José M. González, M.Acct.
Executive Director of Finance & Administration/Chief of Staff
jmgonzalez@salud.unm.edu

Jeffery Dubinski-Neessen, EdM
Director of Strategic & Enrollment Services
JDubinskiNeessen@salud.unm.edu

Sara Daykin, DNP, RN, CPEN, TCRN
Pre-RN-Licensure-BSN Director
Lecturer III
SDaykin@salud.unm.edu

Mitchell Irvin, MSN, RN
Direct Admission BSN Program Director
Lecturer II
mirvin@salud.unm.edu

Karin Ludi, DNP, RN
Director of Health Sciences Rio Rancho Nursing
Principal Lecturer I
kaludi@salud.unm.edu

Sasha Poole, PhD, RN
Accelerated BSN Program Director
Clinician Educator, Assistant Professor
snpoole@salud.unm.edu

Victoria Yu, DNP, JD, RN 
RN to BSN Program Director
Clinical Educator, Assistant Professor
vyu@salud.unm.edu

Sheila Hundley, DNP, RN, AGNP-BC
Interim FNP Program Coordinator, Lecturer III
shundley@salud.unm.edu

Connie Smith-Fassler, DNP, MHA, RN, CNML
Nursing Administrative Leadership Program Coordinator
Clinician Educator, Assistant Professor
CFassler@salud.unm.edu

Laura Migliaccio, DNP, RN, CNM
Nurse-Midwifery Program Coordinator
Clinician Educator, Assistant Professor
lmigliaccio@salud.unm.edu

Michele Lynne Head, DNP, RN, ACNP-BC, FNP
AG-ACNP Program Coordinator
Lecturer II
mihead@salud.unm.edu

Jennifer Schneider, PhD, MA, RN, PHMNP-BC
PMHNP Program Coordinator
Clinician Educator, Assistant Professor
jsschneider@salud.unm.edu

Tamara Shannon, DNP, RN, CPNP  
Nursing Education Program Coordinator, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Program Coordinator
Clinician Educator, Assistant Professor
tamarahall@salud.unm.edu

Stephen Hernandez, PhD, RN
PhD Program Director
Associate Professor
shhernandez@salud.unm.edu