Meet the Emmons Wellness Center Team
Adelina Lopez, NP
Interim Director, Emmons Wellness Center
Adelina attended the Brandman University, where she earned a Doctorate in Nursing Practice. She trained in family practice and enjoyed working in family practice before joining the Emmons team...
Medical Services
Lily Nourmand, MD
Medical Director
Lily Nourmand attended UCLA where she received a B.S. in microbiology. Dr. Nourmand received her M.D. from the UCLA School of Medicine and finished residency in Family Medicine at Stanford- San...
Evelyn Chan, NP
Nurse Practitioner
Evelyn attended University of California, Los Angeles, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Business-Economics and Specialization in Computing. She was working in Healthcare IT for several...
Psychological Services
Jenny Heetderks, Psy.D.
Director of Counseling Services, Training Coordinator
Jenny graduated from the California School of Professional Psychology with a doctorate degree in psychology. She completed her predoctoral internship at the Counseling Center at University of...
Anna Rivera, Ph.D.
Staff Psychologist
Anna graduated with a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Fairleigh Dickinson University in NJ and completed her internship at Maimonides Medical Center in NY. For 7 years she then worked in...
Irma Breakfield, MFT
Staff Therapist
Irma graduated from Phillips Graduate Institute with her master’s degree in Marriage Family Therapy and is currently completing her doctorate in Higher Education Leadership at California...
Paul Kurkjian, MD
Staff Psychiatrist
(323) 259-2657
Dr. Azad Paul Kurkjian is a board-certified adult and child psychiatrist specializing in neuropsychiatry. Dr. Kurkjian’s clinical interests include mood disorders, psychotic disorders, anxiety...
Melissa Ireland, MS, RD
Nutritionist
Melissa is a Registered Dietitian and Board Certified in Sports Dietetics. She provides nutrition counseling for the general population and athletes to manage and address health conditions and...
Tirzah Blanche, M.Ed.
Program Coordinator & Prevention Education Specialist, Interim Survivor Advocate, Project S.A.F.E.
(323) 341-4750
Tirzah Blanche is the Program Coordinator & Prevention Education Specialist at Project SAFE and also serves as the Interim Survivor Advocate on campus. As the Program Coordinator &...
Support Services
Krista Place
Student Benefits & Insurance Specialist
Krista is the Student Benefits & Insurance Specialist at Emmons Wellness Center. She joined the Emmons team in July 2015. Krista has been working in the insurance and medical billing field...
