Staff Directory

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NAME TITLE PHONE
Administration
Joey Ridenour, RN, MN, FAAN Executive Director (602) 771-7801
Judy Bontrager, RN, MN Associate Director - Operations & Licensing (602) 771-7802
Valerie Smith RN, MS, FRE Associate Director - Investigations/Compliance (602) 771-7804
Pamela Randolph, RN, MS Associate Director - Education / Evidence Based Regulation (602) 771-7803
Donna Wilson Administrative Assistant to the Executive Director and Associate Director Investigations/Compliance (602) 771-7806
Cristina Oates Assistant to Associate Director/Operations & Licensing, Advanced Practice (602) 771-7805
Lila Wiemann    
Chemical Dependance / CANDO
Judy Pendergast, RN, JD Nurse Consultant-CANDO (602) 771-7864
Olga Zuniga Administrative Secretary - CANDO (602) 771-7865
Complaints/Triage    
Dolores Hurtado Senior Investigator - Complaints-Intake Triage Coordinator (602) 771-7845
Jennifer McWilliams Legal Assistant (602) 771-7835
Education
Debra McGinty, RN, PhD Education Program Administrator (602) 771-7877
Opal Wagner, RN, BSN Nurse Practice Consultant/CNA Programs (602) 771-7857
Helen Turner-Epple, BS Administrative Assistant (602) 771-7856
Fiscal Services
Randi Orchard Fiscal Services (602) 771-7810
Norma Salter Accounting Technician (602) 771-7809
Hearing Department
Deborah Richards, JD Senior Investigator (602) 771-7850
Susan Barber RN, MSN Nurse Practice Consultant-Hearing Department (602) 771-7851
Llysia Gauntt Admin Asst./Hearing Department (602) 771-7852
Investigations
Nurse Practice Consultants
Karen Grady, RN, MS, FNP Advanced Practice/RN/LPN (602) 771-7821
Janeen Dahn, MSN, FNP-C Advanced Practice (602) 771-7814
Jeanine Sage, RN, MSN CNA (602) 771-7815
Mary Rappoport, RN, MN, CNS RN/LPN (602) 771-7816
Nikki Austin RN, JD RN/LPN (602) 771-7819
Pat Midkiff, RN, MN RN/LPN  
Sister Rachel Torrez, RN, MS RN/LPN (602) 771-7818
Susan Perkins, RN, MSN/ED RN/LPN (602) 771-7813
Teddylen Guffey, MHSA, RN, LNCC RN/LPN (602) 771-7811
Senior Investigators
Bonnie Richter Investigations (602) 771-7828
Dirk VandenBerg, Sr Investigations (602) 771-7817
Doug Parlin Investigations (602) 771-7822
Kirk Olson Investigations (602) 771-7824
Linda Monas Investigations (602) 771-7826
Lynda Hemann, PhD, LISAC Investigations (602) 771-7827
Ron Lester Investigations (602) 771-7825
Legal Secretaries
B.J. Melberg Board Minutes/Endorsements (602) 771-7840
Dorothy Lindsey CNA Investigations (602) 771-7841
Trina Smith RN Investigations (602) 771-7844
Vicky Driver CNA Investigations (602) 771-7842
Information Technology
Adam Henriksen IT Department (602) 771-7807
Cory Davitt IT Department (602) 771-7808
Stephen Curtin IT Department (602) 771-7820
Licensing/Certification
Becky Melton RN/LPN Exam (602) 771-7830
Donna Frye RN/LPN Renewals (602) 771-7833
Lisa Hubbard Scanning / Verifying (602) 771-7843
Helen Tay CNA Exam/Endorsements (602) 771-7832
Lisa Youtsey CNA Renewals (602) 771- 7836
Monica Ortiz Scanning / Verifying (602) 771-7831
Paula Delphy RN/LPN Endorsements (602) 771-7834
Mailroom
Debra Kunkle Mail Room (602) 771-7876
Monitoring
Tammi Burns, RN, MSN  Nurse Practice Consultant - Monitoring (602) 771-7862
Esther Garcia Legal Assistant - Monitoring (602) 771-7861
Brent Sutter Legal Secretary - Monitoring (602) 771-7860
Receptionists
Madelyn Emerson Receptionist (602) 771-7800, Opt 0
Nancy Davis Receptionist (602) 771-7800, Opt 0
Susan Kingsland Receptionist (602) 771-7800, Opt 0
Records
Anne Parlin Records Room (602) 771-7875
     

 


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