Meet Our Team.

The Claris team is passionate about serving our patients, providing excellent care, and having fun together!

The Faces of Claris Health

Nia Archer

Patient Care Manager - Mobile Unit

Nia coordinates the outreach and operational needs of the mobile unit.

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Lisa Arshawsky, MSN, WHNP, RN

Certified Nurse Midwife

Lisa serves as a Certified Nurse Midwife at Claris Health. She facilitates the group-based prenatal care program, Centering Pregnancy, and provides other women's and reproductive-health services.

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Bernadette Benware

Parenting Program Coordinator

Bernadette provides pregnancy and parenting advocacy, education, and support through in-person and virtual classes and case management.

Bianca Castillo

Medical Assistant

Bianca loves helping others and goes where the greatest need is, travelling between the Lynwood, West Los Angeles, and mobile clinics.

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Emily Choi

Bookkeeper

Emily performs accounting tasks and other bookkeeping duties for the agency.

Rosie Covarrubias

Patient Care Coordinator

Rosie is responsible for the ongoing emotional and practical support of patients at Claris Health in Lynwood.

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Lisa Craig

LMFT & Clinical Supervisor

Lisa is a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and provides supervision to MFT associates and trainees.

William Dardon

Medical Mobile Unit Driver

William drives the mobile medical unit and provides additional support to the mobile medical team.

Rondell Eskridge

Reality Check Speaker

Rondell speaks to teens & young adults about their sexual and relational health.

Maria Felix

AMFT

Maria is an Associate Marriage & Family Therapist at Claris Health, primarily serving our Spanish-speaking population.

Carla Janzen, MD, PhD

Medical Director

After peripheral involvement for many years, Dr. Janzen became Claris Health's Medical Director in 2016. She reviews all medical records and mentors the medical staff.

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Shaun Jordan, MSN, CNM

Certified Nurse Midwife

Shaun has provided prenatal, gynecological, and primary care services for more than 25 years and counts it a privilege to have delivered thousands of babies across LA County. She shares Claris' philosophy of caring for the “whole” patient, building community, and bridging the gaps In healthcare.

Emily Keith

VP of Advancement

Emily has held various positions at Claris over the last 20 years. She currently oversees advancement and communications efforts, including fundraising, marketing, and more.

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Alexa McKenna

Administrative Assistant

Alexa supports Claris' advancement and operations teams and efforts.

Monica Mendez

Patient Services Director

Monica oversees the patient services team at all Claris locations and directly manages the West LA clinic, providing education, advocacy, and case management.

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Denise Middleton

LMFT

Denise has been part of the Claris family for more than a decade. She is a licensed therapist and helps screen clients for counseling services and, at times, provides supervision for MFT associates and trainees.

Aylah Moraga

Reality Check Coordinator

Aylah trains and coordinates the Reality Check team, presents to students in LA, and trains other sexual-health programs around the nation.

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Evadna Nesbit, PA-C

Clinic Director

As Claris' Clinic Director, Evadna oversees patient services and cares for individuals and families visiting the clinics.

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Talitha Phillips

CEO

Originally introduced to Claris Health as a client, Talitha has now served as the CEO for twenty-one years and is in charge of vision casting, leadership, organizational development, and fundraising.

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Lizzete Resendiz

Spanish Parenting Educator

Lizzete runs our Spanish-speaking parenting classes and facilitates individual parenting support sessions.

Natalie Rios

Mobile Medical Unit Driver

Natalie drives the mobile medical unit and provides additional support to the mobile medical team.

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Natalie Barraza Roman

Medical Assistant

Natalie interned at Claris in 2022 and is thrilled to be on staff now serving as a Medical Assistant at our West Los Angeles clinic.

Reina Villegas

VP of Operations

Reina oversees all program operations at Claris Health and provides support to the medical, counseling, education, and support teams.

CC Weske-Yadon

Reality Check Speaker

CC serves as a virtual sexual-health educator, giving presentations from her home in Idaho.

Stacy Williams

Community Engagement Director

Stacy oversees all community partnerships with social service providers, medical clinics, governmental agencies and faith-based organizations as well assists with donor development and fundraising events.

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J. Patrick Wise

Reality Check Coordinator

Patrick presents for Reality Check in schools and other venues around Los Angeles.

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Niki Woolsey

Parenting Program Manager

Niki runs the Parenting Program by educating, encouraging, and supporting new parents.

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Katherine Zogg MS, WHNP-BC

Nurse Practitioner

Katherine serves as one of the medical providers at Claris Health, bringing a variety of women's health and other medical services.

Board of Directors

Jaclyn Corral, President

Chris Coates, Treasurer

Denise Perlstein, Secretary

Nick Angelich, Member

Sarah Dubbeldam, Member

Carla Janzen, MD, PhD, Member

Matthew Kleinhans, Member

Natalie LeVeck, Esq. Member

Kyra Odi, Member

Talitha Phillips, CEO, Member

Kelly Redd, Member

Andrea Regalado, Member

Board of Trustees

Tish & Charles Anderson

Theresa & Bill Armour

Natalie & Rob Corrao

Dr. Bob & Leslie Hamilton

Patricia Heaton

Jackie & Charles Hu

Carrie & Peter Kingston

Jo Ann & Robert Klein

Celeste Liversidge, Esq.

Christine Martinez

Christine Metzler

Seth David Mitchell

Tracie & Chris Shepard

Susan & Craig Tschudi

Christa Workman, Esq.