… Christine Cháirez Chandler, DNP, ANP-BC, FNP, RN, PHN, was born and raised in East Los Angeles, City Terrace and she began her educational and professional trajectory here at ELAC in 1977. Dr. Chandler is Indigenous-Yaqui and Mexicana. Her … Jennifer M. Figueroa, MSN, RN, PHN Professor Professor Jennifer Figueroa joined East Los Angeles College in 2013 as a full time Nursing faculty member. Professor Figueroa received an Associate Degree in Nursing from East Los Angeles College in … an Assistant Professor at ELAC’s College of Nursing. She joined ELAC in 2022 as an adjunct faculty member and became full-time faculty in the spring of 2024. Ms. Merino received her Masters of Science in Nursing from Western University of Health …