mentor PROFILES

Meet our talented group of Mentors from across the department, sharing their resources and expertise. Click on the drop-down next to their name for more information.

2022-23 mentors

david calabrese

Email: David.Calabrese@cuanschutz.edu

Role: Research Services Senior Professional

Department/Division: Geriatrics

Mentees: Keiko Bullock, Gina Nay

Professional Interests: His research expertise provides basic scientific support, clinical research support, and regulatory support to both the Division of Geriatric Medicine IMAGE Research Group at the University of Colorado and to the Molecular Transducers of Physical Activity Consortium (MoTrPAC). The focus of this research is the assessment of molecular changes that occur in response to physical activity.

Hobbies: Coin-collecting, writing poetry, crossword puzzles

hillary chrastil

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Email: Hillary.Chrastil@cuanschutz.edu

Role: Associate Director, Strategy and Operations

Department/Division: General Internal Medicine

Mentees: Taylor Cameron, Kelsey Hussey

Professional Interests: Leadership, physician partnership, organizational development, culture, strategic planning, value-based programs, multidisciplinary care, leadership development

Hobbies: Podcasts, hiking, family

charles l. edelstein, MD

Email: Charles.Edelstein@cuanschutz.edu

Role: Professor

Department/Division: Renal Diseases & Hypertension

Mentees: Connor Sohalski

Professional Interests:

Hobbies:

carissa figal

Pronouns: she/her

Email: Carissa.Figal@cuanschutz.edu

Role: Division Administrator

Department/Division: Rheumatology

Mentees: Tonya Lacy, Ellie Olthoff, Vong Smith

Professional Interests: I am interested in helping people grow in their own careers. I would not be where I am in my career had it not been for mentors and leaders that saw potential in me and were invested in my growth. I know how transformative it can be to have these resources and advocacy in your career so I try to pay that forward by being that resource or advocate for my staff and other colleagues.

Hobbies: Researching cuisines, cooking techniques, and recipes and trying them at home; Reading; Listening to Podcasts; Hiking; Subversive Cross-stich and Embroidery; Laughing and spending time with my family.

katherine frank

Email: Katherine.Frank@cuanschutz.edu; kfrank0909@gmail.com

Role: HR Coordinator and Operations Specialist

Department/Division: Hospital Medicine

Mentees: Lynette Brandon, Jessica Martinez

Professional Interests: Education, leadership, designing and managing programs, working and connecting with others, higher education; professional development

Hobbies: I figure skate! Spinning and jumping are my favorite. I also love to go to the dog park with my two great danes!

rachael fuhrman

Pronouns: she/her

Email: Rachael.Fuhrman@cuanschutz.edu

Role: Business Services Professional

Department/Division: Rheumatology

Mentee: Sarah Steinbergs

Professional Interests: Wellness-WELLDOM, Credentialing, Any area of Procurement- including Moves, P-Cards, Reimbursements, etc., Visiting Professors, Travel Logistics/Planning, Anything EPIC related, Patient Care

Hobbies: Reading, True Crime, Board/Card Games


jimmy loftin, MBA

Email: Jimmy.Loftin@cuanschutz.edu

Role: Director of Finance and Administration

Department/Division: DOM Administration

Mentees: Sangeetha Tadimalla, Jodi Waterhouse

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hillary lum, MD

Pronouns: she/her

Email: Hillary.Lum@cuanschutz.edu

Role: Associate Professor of Medicine

Department/Division: Geriatrics

Mentees: Courtney King, Danielle Kline, Irazema "Ilian" Mino

Professional Interests: Engaging in meaningful research, clinical and educational activities with thoughtful colleagues; Care for older adults; Advance care planning; Dementia caregiving

Hobbies: Eating ethnic food in Aurora (and elsewhere), Walking our two dogs

daniel (dan) page

Email: Daniel.Page@cuanschutz.edu

Role: Sr. HR Professional

Department/Division: Hematology

Mentees: Tina Johnson, Alexa Tomas, Patricia Zapata

Professional Interests: Helping people and the Division grow professionally and efficiently, and ethically. I do this through recruitment activities, listening, guiding, and helping where needed.

Hobbies: Tennis (played in the US Adult Tennis National Championship Tournament 2 times, COVID stopped the 3rd one); all of the typical Colorado items (except running …); Fishing; Wine tasting; Tools and using my hands and brain to build and repair things

alison w. saville

Email: Alison.Saville@cuanschutz.edu

Role: Project Manager (Senior PRA)

Department/Division: ACCORDS

Mentees: Homer Atanacio, Robin Baschal

Professional Interests: Maintaining my professional development units for my PMP, Sharing "best practices" for managing projects to junior staff and early career investigators

Hobbies: Yoga, Reading, Liberty puzzles, Watching middle-school baseball, Hiking and/or being out in nature with my family and friends


vatsala singh

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Email: Vatsala.Singh@cuanschutz.edu

Role: Senior Professional Research Assistant

Department/Division: Endocrinology, Diabetes, & Metabolism

Mentees: Jessica Cassidy, D. Miles Pimentel, Jeannine Espinoza

Professional Interests: My professional interest is to combine my clinical and administrative skills to learn and contribute to the research community at the institute. I would like to network with other professionals on campus and work more on my communication skills.

Hobbies: I love being busy if not work then I am busy with community volunteering opportunities. My hobbies are hiking, sketching, writing, and cooking. My current volunteer works are Vaccine drive with CDPHE, a member of Kala Vishwa which is a group that does a lot of cultural programs for Indian community in various regional languages, and I am an active member of AAPI (American Association of Physicians from India).

jennifer weber

Pronouns: she/hers

Email: Jennifer.Weber@cuanschutz.edu

Role: Program Administrator

Department/Division: Internal Medicine Residency Training Program

Mentees: Alana Holdren, Matthew Konjoian

Professional Interests: Mentoring, networking, process improvement, staff advocacy and development

Hobbies: Gardening and canning