Faculty & Staff

Global Health is staffed with gifted and dedicated faculty/staff members. Critical thinking, the philosophy, and a global approach to health care are a basic foundation for all instruction at GHNTS. It is this philosophy of learning that addresses the fundamental concepts of nursing.

Faculty members

• Mariatu Kargbo, RN, MSN, cFNP, Doctoral Student
• James Wilson, EDd
• Joel Kamda, MD, PhD
• Ernest Tako, MD, PhD
• Edna Magpantay-Monroe, RN, MSN, CPUR EdD
• Rubi Canonizado-Despert, BSN, MAN, PhD
• Carla Matthews, MHSA,  M.Ed student, Director MA program
• Marjorie Piorkowski, RN, MSN, cANP
• Denise Johnson, RN, MSN
• Wilda Black, RN, MS, MSN student
  
• Dany Dalencourt, RN, BSN, BC-FNP
• Obizuo Ansanus, RN, MSN Student
• Masaio Turay, RN, MSN Student
• Kathryn De Keyser, RN, BSN, MSN student
• Louise Nelson, RN, BSN
• Milca Kaplan, RN, BSN
• Rabiatu Kamara, RN
• Alvin Washington, MD
• Innocent Monya-Tambi, MD
• Jule Blevins, M.A
• Brittany Jones, M.A
• Mino Isopescu, RN

Staff Members

Please contact any staff member with questions at (703) 212-7410. Extensions are listed below:

• Mariatu Kargbo, MSN, RN, cFNP -Executive Director
  • Extension: 11
• Ernest Tako, MD, PhD -Director of  Education
  • Extension: 12
• Terence Wilson -Director of Finance
  • Extension: 17
• Louise Nelson, -Coordinator of Student Affairs
  • Extension: 33
• Julie R. Blevins, M.A -Counselor
  • Extension:37

• Rubi Despert, RN, PhD -Clinical Coordinator

  • Extension:24

• Elizabeth Marine, -Director of Admissions

  • Extension:32
• Sheila Walla -Admissions Representative
  • Extension: 15
• Takeya Merill -Admissions Coordinator
  • Extension: 35
• Lee Liu -Admissions Representative
  • Extension: 23
• Elizabeth Johnson -Admissions Representativve
  • Extension: 22

• Kimberly James -Business office 
  • Extension: 18

• Karen Encarnacion -Financial Aid Advisor 

  • Extension: 38