Meet Our Team
LEADERSHIP
Ian Julie, M.D., M.A.S.
Medical Director
916-816-0079 | ijulie@ucdavis.edu
Edgardo Salcedo, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Surgical Director
916-734-3980 | esalcedo@ucdavis.edu
Jana Katz-Bell, M.P.H.
Senior Assistant Dean, Strategic Initiatives
UC Davis School of Medicine and Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing
916-734-1361 | jdkatzbell@ucdavis.edu
EMERITUS LEADERS
Thomas Nesbitt, M.D., M.P.H.
Former Associate Vice Chancellor for Strategic Technologies and Alliances
Aaron Bair, M.D., M.Sc.
Former Medical Director
Peter Moore, M.D., Ph.D.
Founding Medical Director
BUSINESS OPERATIONS
William Hammontree, R.N., B.S.N.
Manager for Simulation, Resources and Facilities
916-734-4708 | whammontree@ucdavis.edu
Liza Bolante
Finance Analyst
916-734-2184 | lbolante@ucdavis.edu
Megan Hansen, M.S. IMC
Communications Specialist
916-343-0040 | meghansen@ucdavis.edu
Kim Huntsman
Curriculum Planner
916-734-4708 | khuntsman@ucdavis.edu
SIMULATION PROGRAM
Andrea Vivar
Lead Health Education Specialist
amvivar@ucdavis.edu
Francisco Ramirez, E.M.T., C.H.S.O.S.
Health Education Specialist
916-703-6974 | jfrramirez@ucdavis.edu
Taylor Pope
Health Education Specialist
916-734-5172 | tjpope@ucdavis.edu
STANDARDIZED PATIENT PROGRAM
Haydee Pineda-Johnson, M.A. Ed.
Manager, Human-Based Simulation Operations Team and Standardized Patient Educator
916-734-5201 | hpinedajohnson@ucdavis.edu
Renee DeGarmo
Human-Based Simulation Specialist
916-734-4117 | redegarmo@ucdavis.edu
