Leadership
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Christopher Scott M.ED / MRP / CHSE
Dean of the School of Health & Patient Simulation
Executive Director of Sims Medical Center
Christopher is the Dean of the School of Health & Patient Simulation at Springfield Technical Community College and brings a wealth of experience and knowledge in the field of human patient simulation. In addition to overseeing the School of Health & Patient Simulation, Dean Scott is responsible for the direction of SIMS Medical Center at STCC, which is a multidisciplinary center that integrates over twenty different educational programs within the School of Health and School of Nursing into daily interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary patient simulation experiences. Prior to being named Dean, Christopher served in numerous capacities at STCC, including as the Assistant Dean, Director of Clinical Education, and Director of Sims Medical Center. Before joining STCC, Christopher worked as a Sr. Clinical Education Specialist for Laerdal Medical Corporation. He has served as a full time professor and Paramedic Program Director at Springfield College in the Emergency Medical Services Management program, EMS Coordinator, and Director of EMS Education at Mercy Medical Center. While at Mercy, Chris was instrumental in facilitating the development of new educational programs and the expansion of the AHA course offerings. Christopher is a critical care paramedic/firefighter and was the co-founder of the Advanced Life Support program for the City of West Springfield. Christopher holds a Masters in Health Education and Curriculum Development and a Bachelor of Science in Emergency Medical Services Management from Springfield College in Springfield Massachusetts.
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Lisa Fugiel RN / MS / CNE
Assistant Dean of the School of Health & Patient Simulation & Director of Nursing
Lisa Fugiel is the Director of Nursing at Springfield Technical Community College. Prior to being Director she taught
Trends in Nursing and assisted with the coordination and integration of simulation in the nursing program. Lisa has a wealth of simulation experience and is an original member of the SIMS Medical Center faculty. She has been presenting nationally on patient simulation since 2004. She works collaboratively with other disciplines in simulation in an effort to provide the best, most realistic student experiences, and continues to provide patient simulation training to colleagues.
Lisa received her Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing from Salem State College and her Master’s degree in Nursing from the University of Phoenix. In 1999 she worked at an area Medical Center where she collaboratively worked to develop innovative educational programs, including integration of patient simulation for orientation and competency assessment. Lisa has also co-authored a publication titled, “What do we do now that we have SimMan® out of the box? Using a template to develop patient simulation scenarios".
Lisa’s most rewarding experiences are when transference of learning occurs from patient simulation to the live patient and her students have what she likes to call, "The Ah Ha!” moment.
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Kelli Goodkowsky M.Ed / HT (ASCP)
Assistant Dean of the School of Health & Patient Simulation
Kelli is an Assistant Dean of the School of Health & Patient Simulation and brings extensive experience in the field of Allied Health and higher education. Kelli supports the Allied Health Programs in the School of Health and Patient Simulation working closely with Faculty, Department Chairs, and Administrative Assistants to assure effective and efficient operation of all units. She oversees external accreditation activities for the school’s programmatic accreditations. Prior to her role as Assistant Dean, Kelli served as Program Director for the Histologic Science Program at Goodwin University. In addition to her administrative role at the University, Kelli served in college governance as the Vice President and President for the university’s Faculty Senate. Kelli was a Teaching Fellow in Universal Design for Learning (UDL), and was a contributor to a book about the university’s experience in adopting UDL as the main pedagogy across disciplines. Kelli brings extensive knowledge and experience through her work in the laboratory as a supervisor for hospital histology laboratories, and currently serves as Chair for the Educator’s and Instructor’s Committee for the National Society for Histotechnology. She remains passionate about empowering students, faculty, and staff to recognize their highest potential. In addition to being a graduate of a career focused histology program, Kelli holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Social Work, and a Master’s in Education from Our Lady of the Elms College.