PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIO

SUSAN K. FUENTES, RN, MSN, CNS

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Nursing, Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego,

CA, 1983.

Master of Science, School of Nursing, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA,

1997. Major: Nursing Education with a Clinical Nurse Specialty in
Parent/Child Nursing.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

President and Chief Executive Officer, Los Angeles Christian Health

Centers, Los Angeles (July 2007-April 2010). President and chief executive
officer of multiple clinics and responsible for planning, organizing, directing
and evaluating the activities and programs of this faith-based Federally
Qualified Health Center in accordance with the policies of its Board of
Directors.
Duties: Provide oversight and direction for all services, serve as liaison to the
Board of Directors, maintain compliance with requirements of DHS, BPHC,
funders, applicable laws and regulations, oversee financial development and
monitoring including budgets, oversee personnel including hiring and
termination of clinic staff, oversee al public relations activities, direct all clinic
fundraising.
Director of Nursing, Los Angeles Christian Health Centers, Los
Angeles (Nov. 2006-June 2007). Responsible for the programs and health
services provided by this faith-based community clinic in Downtown Los
Angeles’ Skid Row.
Duties: Program planning, implementation, and evaluation; management of
30 program staff and resources; oversight of the clinic laboratory and
dispensary; staff recruitment, hiring and development, quality assurance and
infection control; and compliance with all applicable regulations and
requirements of a Federally Qualified Health Center.
Vice President, QueensCare, Los Angeles (1996-2006). Administrator of
a large faith-based community health program with over 50 faith partners
and an annual budget over $1.4 million.
Duties: Program planning, implementation, and evaluation; management of
30 program staff and resources; fiscal responsibility and fundraising;
promotion and marketing; collaboration with community based organizations
and their stakeholders; and consultation to Faith & Health programs
throughout the United States.
Adjunct Faculty, Azusa Pacific University School of Nursing, Azusa,
CA (1996-1998). Classroom instruction and clinical supervision of
undergraduate BSN students in Community Health Nursing.
Adjunct Faculty, Mount St. Mary’s College School of Nursing, Los
Angeles (1996-2007). Clinical supervision of Community Health Nursing
students.

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Director of Health & Human Services/Parish Nurse, Bresee
Foundation, Los Angeles (1994-1996). Instituted and administered a
Parish Nursing program.
Duties: Coordinate and deliver on-site community health services for the
medically indigent including health counseling, health education, health
screening, and case management. Manage program budget, staff and
resources. Assist with grant writing, program development and promotion.
Build networks and collaborate with other health care providers in the local
community.
Perinatal Supervisor, Glendale Adventist Medical Center, Glendale,
CA (1990-1993). Supervision of Labor & Delivery, Post Partum, Nursery and
NICU.
Duties: Staffing, relief House Supervisor, perinatal grief counseling, staff
development, infant care & breastfeeding education, and antepartum testing.
Food Pantry Administrator, Bresee Foundation, Los Angeles (1990-
1992). Managed a food distribution program for over 2,000 needy families
and homeless individuals.
Duties: Order and inventory food, government reporting, budgeting, and
supervision of staff. Received an award for contribution in this volunteer
position.
Clinical Nurse III, Glendale Adventist Medical Center, Glendale, CA
(1989-1990). Worked as staff nurse in Labor & Delivery, Newborn Nursery,
Post Partum, Surgical Circulating Nurse, Charge Nurse, and Preceptor.

Staff Nurse, Perinatal, Grossmont Hospital, La Mesa, CA (1985-1989).

Labor & Delivery Unit, Newborn Nursery, Post Partum Unit, NICU step-down,
relief charge nurse.

MEMBERSHIPS & COMMITTEES

 Azusa Pacific University School of Nursing Advisory Committee, 2000-2006

 California Coalition for Compassionate Care State-wide Steering
Committee, 1998-2007
 California School Nurses Association, 1997-2006
 Health Ministries Association Member 1996-2007
 Health Ministries Association Board of Directors, 2004-2007
 Lake Avenue Community Foundation Board of Directors, 2000 - 2003
 Los Angeles First Church of the Nazarene, Compassionate Ministries Board,
1990-1992
 QueensCare Education & Outreach Committee, 1998-2006
 QueensCare Management Committee, 1998-2005
 Sigma Theta Tau, International Honor Society for Nursing, 1996-2000
 West Coast University Nursing Advisory Committee, 2005-2006
 UCLA Center for Community Partnerships in Health Promotion, National
Advisory Board 2001-2006

PROJECTS & RESEARCH

 U.S. Department of Health Services Compassion Capital Fund/Emory

University
Diabetes Management Groups in Congregations
The goal of this study was to improve the ability of Hispanics with diabetes

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 to manage their conditions with culturally relevant materials, peer support
and community health workers.
Role: Project Administrator
 RAND/UCLA Pitkin (PI)
Cancer Screening through Churches Program
Role: Consultant
 Los Angeles Department of Mental Health/Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Children’s Mental Health Program
Role: Chief of Service
 RAND/UCLA Derose (PI)
HIV Prevention in Churches Project
Role: Consultant and Community Advisory Group Member
 RWJF/RAND/UCLA-NPI Wells (PI) 12/10/04-7/31/06
Health Care for Communities Partnership Initiative
The goal of the study is to understand how local organizations can partner
to improve mental health and substance abuse services in Los Angeles
Communities.
Role: Paid Consultant
 UCLA NPI Health Services Research Center Miranda (PI)
9/29/05-7/31/06
Depression Detection and Referral by Parish Nurses
The goal of this study is to work collaboratively with parish nurses, safety-
net providers, and church volunteer health workers to improve access to
appropriate depression screening and care and to identify inadequacies in
the current system of care for low-income, minority and uninsured
individuals seen by parish nurses.
Role: Co-Investigator
 NIH/NIMH Wells (PI) 9/1/03-7/31/06
Fielding the “Mental Health Intervention Program” in Faith-based Health
Networks
This is a pilot study to field test the CBITS intervention in faith-based
settings, such as religious schools.
Role: Co-Investigator
 PFIZER HEALTH SOLUTIONS Babamoto (PI) 10/25/01-
2/10/05
Amigos En Salud
The goal of this study was to improve the ability of Hispanics with diabetes
to manage their conditions with culturally relevant materials, peer support
and community health workers.
Role: Consultant
 NCI/CCRP Weitzel (PI) 6/1/01-5/31/04
Innovative Underserved Community – Based Cancer Risk Screening
A pilot project in collaboration with City of Hope to provide Genetic Cancer
Risk Assessment services in underserved populations.
Role: Co-Investigator

ACHIEVMENTS

 Outstanding Graduate Student, Azusa Pacific University, 1995

 Spiritual Care Award, Azusa Pacific University, 1996
 International Who’s Who of Professionals, 1998
 Academic Hall of Fame, Azusa Pacific University, 2000
 Alumnus of the Year, Point Loma Nazarene University, 2000
 Sigma Theta Tau Community Service Award, 2001

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 Los Angeles Department of Health Services Metro Service Planning Area
Team, Institute for Public Health & Faith Collaborations, Santa Barbara, CA,
2003
 Hollywood Chamber of Commerce Woman of Distinction Award, 2005
 Southern California Psychiatric Society Innovative Program Award, 2005
SELECTIVE INVITED PRESENTATIONS

 1998 - L.A. County Department of Health Services, Public Health Nurses

Resource Group on “Parish Nursing and Collaborating with Public Health
Nurses”, Los Angeles, CA
 1999 - UCLA School of Graduate Nursing on “Roles of the Parish Nurse,”
Los Angeles, CA
 1999 - Health Ministry Association Annual Conference on “Creating Healthy
Communities Through Youth Empowerment,” Atlanta, GA
 2000 - Point Loma Nazarene University School of Nursing “Parish Nursing
as part of Community Health,” San Diego, CA
 2000 - Health Ministry Association Annual Conference on “Striving for
Excellence: Using Outcome Engineering to Plan, Measure and Improve a
Health Ministry Program,” Houston TX
 2002 - Christian Community Development Association Annual Conference
on “Healthcare Access Through Parish Nursing/Health Ministry,” Pasadena,
CA
 2003 - San Diego Health & Faith Affiliates Meeting on “Fundamentals of
Parish Nursing Practice”, San Diego, CA
 2003 - Pacific Clinics Spirituality and Mental Health Conference on “Parish
Nurses: Who Are They & What Do They Do?” Universal City, CA
 2004 - Azusa Pacific University Graduate School of Nursing, “Advanced
Practice Nursing”, Azusa, CA
 2004 - Parish Nurse Basic Preparation Course on “Coordinating Volunteers”
and “Parish Nurse as Community Case Manger”, Methodist Hospital,
Arcadia, CA
 2005 - Fuller Healthcare Missions Conference on “Lay Health Promoters: A
Culturally Accessible Approach” Pasadena, CA
 2005 - Pacific Rim Cancer Screening Awareness Workshop on “The Role of
Parish Nurses in Increasing Health Programming in Congregations, Los
Angeles, CA

PUBLICATIONS

Dossett, Emily; Fuentes, Susan; Klap, Ruth; Wells, Kenneth. (2005).

“Obstacles and Opportunities in Providing Mental Health Services Through
a Faith-Based Network in Los Angeles,” Psychiatric Services, 56:206-208,
February issue.
Fuentes, Susan K. (1996). “Parish Nursing Outcomes,” The ACPE Research
Network Newsletter, 7(3), Summer-Fall 1996, p. 3.
Fuentes, Susan K. (1997). “Foundations for the Spiritual Subsystem: Clinical
Example,” in Artinian and Conger (Ed.), The Intersystem Model: Integrating
Theory and Practice (pp. 123-128). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Fuentes, Susan K. (2003). “Developing Resources,” and “Program
Evaluation,” in S. D. Smith (Ed.), Parish Nursing: A Handbook for the New
Millennium. New York: Haworth Press.
Health Ministries Coordinators of Southern California. (2002). Basic Training
for Health Ministers. Los Angeles, CA: Author.
Kataoka S, Fuentes S, O’Donoghue V, Castillo-Campos P, Bonilla A, Halsey K,
Avila J, Wells K. (2006). “A Community Participatory Research Partnership:
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 The Development of a Faith-Based Intervention for Children Exposed to
Violence,” Ethnicity & Disease, 16:89-97, Winter.
Ricker C, Lagos V, Hiyama S, Feldman N, Fuentes S, Kumar V, Gonzalez K,
Palomares M, Blazer K, Lowstuter K, MacDonald D, Weitzel J. (In Publication).
“If We Build It Will They Come? – Establishing an Underserved Genetic
Cancer Risk Assessment Clinic in a Predominantly Latina Cohort,” Journal of
Genetic Counseling.

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