Rachelle Pace

Rachelle Pace, DNP, is native to the Pacific Northwest and earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Pacific Lutheran University. She then commissioned into the Army Nurse Corps and spent eight years as an active-duty officer. Her nursing experience includes medical-surgical, operating room, and case management for wounded warriors. Rachelle graduated with a doctorate degree as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner from the University of San Diego in 2023 and was a prior trainee of the UCSD Psych NP Training Program. Clinical areas of interest include mindfulness, exercise, and adverse childhood events within the psychiatric setting.

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Sydney Roscoe

Sydney was born and raised in Youngstown, Ohio where her family still lives. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Youngstown State University in 2017. Following graduation, she completed a nurse residency program through Mercy Health St. Elizabeth’s Hospital with a focus in intermediate care. Her nursing experience, thereafter, primarily includes the intensive care unit as a registered nurse, including St. Elizabeth’s Mercy Health, UMPC Mercy, and Scripps Mercy Health. In 2023, Sydney graduated with her Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree, specializing as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner through the University of San Diego. During her studies, she was a member of the UCSD Nurse Practitioner Psychiatric clinical training program. She currently belongs to the American Nurses Association. A few fun facts: she loves her two doodle puppies, eating pizza, listening to music, and watching college football with her family (Go Buckeyes!).)

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Victoria Brown

Victoria is a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) and has experience treating pediatric and adult populations with a variety of psychiatric disorders.  Ms. Brown received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Boston College, where she graduated with a minor in hispanic studies.  She subsequently completed the Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nurse Residency program and specialized in the behavioral health track at Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital.  Ms. Brown has worked as a Registered Nurse in emergency department, acute mental health outpatient and inpatient psychiatric settings.  She earned her Master of Science in Nursing from Regis College and had rotations with diverse populations, where she obtained skills in pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment modalities.  Ms. Brown gained experience in the community health setting treating adults with serious mental illness and dual diagnosis; She received further clinical training in child and adolescent psychiatry and cognitive behavioral therapy as a PMHNP intern and research assistant.  Ms. Brown is co-author to a peer-reviewed research publication in Spring of 2022, on the metabolic profile of lumateperone, which was presented at the American Psychological Association (APA) Spring 2022 Annual Conference and the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) Fall 2022 Annual Conference.  Ms. Brown is a member of the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing and other professional affiliations include the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), American Nurses Association (ANA), and American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA).

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Page Coleman

Page Coleman (she/her) is a board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner and Texas native. After earning a Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a minor in Neuroscience from Texas A&M University, she completed a Master of Science in Nursing at The University of Texas at Austin, where she was a HRSA Integrated Behavioral Health Scholar. While completing her nurse practitioner training at various sites such as juvenile detention centers, pediatric outpatient clinics, and community based mental health centers, Page worked as a registered nurse on an inpatient psychiatric unit for children and adolescents. As a PMHNP, Page enjoys working with youth and their families to deliver evidence based and patient centered psychiatric care across various settings in San Diego.

Maybelle Wong

Maybelle is a board certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. She provides high quality, compassionate, and holistic mental health services for adults. She possesses adept clinical skills that are enhanced by her natural ability to build a harmonious rapport with patients and families. She utilizes evidence-based practices combined with clinical experience, observation, intuition, multidisciplinary collaboration, and a biological-psychological-social-spiritual connection in her approach to healing and healthcare. Maybelle completed her Bachelor of Science in Nursing undergraduate degree from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Boston and New Hampshire in 2008, and her Master of Science in Nursing graduate degree specializing in psychiatric advanced nursing practice from Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science in Los Angeles in 2022. She graduated with honors and an accolade of receiving the Dean’s Leadership Award. Her clinical internship experiences include working with adolescents and adults in performing outpatient psychiatric evaluations, medication management, PHP/IOP, individual/group/family psychotherapy, TMS, and Ketamine therapy. Prior to her psychiatric specialty, she has a background as a travel and locum registered nurse specializing in inpatient women’s, neonatal and pediatric health. Her time working with mothers suffering from postpartum depression is what encouraged her to further her education in mental health. She is also a certified yoga practitioner, avid world traveler, plant enthusiast and lover of animals, who enjoys spending time within nature, hiking, surfing, snowboarding, skateboarding, cooking, and creating art and music. She is passionate about living authentically, diversity in healthcare, de-stigmatization, increasing availability of mental health resources, and innovations in psychiatric care. Her special interests include representation for the LGBTQIA+ and minority communities, integrative behavioral health and medicine, existential psychotherapy, psychedelic assisted therapies, trauma informed care and suicide prevention. Maybelle is dedicated to assisting clients in self-awareness, self[1]discovery, self-acceptance, self-responsibility, self-healing, self-actualization and to recognizing their highest potential in manifesting their best quality of life

Ashley Golden Giorgi

Ashley Golden Giorgi is a master’s prepared advanced practice registered nurse joining us at University of California San Diego Department of Psychiatry as a Post- Graduate Community Psychiatry Nurse Practitioner fellow for the upcoming 2023-2024 cohort. Giorgi completed a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven and Suffolk University in Boston. At that time, she was inducted into the Beta Beta Beta Biological Honors Society and served as the chapter’s Vice President. Giorgi earned a Master of Science in Nursing with a focus on Leadership in Diverse Settings from The University of Texas at Austin and is a proud Texas Longhorn and Texas Ex. At UT Austin, Giorgi was inducted into the Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society. #whatstartsherechangestheworld Following this, she earned her post-master's Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certificate through the University of Cincinnati. Giorgi started working in healthcare as a certified ophthalmic surgical assistant in New England. Here, she uncovered a passion to work collaboratively with the represented disciplines to identify individuals whose sensory deficits contributed to diminishing quality of life, and consequently affecting their mental health. In addressing the mind, body and spirit as one, Giorgi takes a whole health approach utilizing both the art and science of medicine in psychiatry. As a nurse, Giorgi has always worked in mental health and psychiatry settings including inpatient psychiatric hospital units for pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric individuals, including veterans at the VA. In rural Texas, she worked at a residential treatment facility for pediatric and adolescent individuals experiencing neuropsychiatric and neurobehavioral complications. She has experience with multiple traditional and progressive therapies for treatment-resistant depression including electroconvulsive therapy, esKetamine, Ketamine, and Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation. Giorgi provides professional service not only in a work environment but also is active within the community through volunteer positions with NAMI, and Dell Medical School among others. She serves on the application review committee as a health leadership apprentice, mentor, and alumnus with Dell Med. Giorgi seeks to broaden the depth and breadth of her expertise through continuing education and research activities. She holds a number of certifications within mental health including Mental Health First Aid Provider, Reproductive Mental Health Specialist with the VA, and committee member in Women’s Health at the VA La Jolla. Giorgi enjoys an active and healthy lifestyle. She enjoys building professional relationships with her patients and enjoys learning about their lives outside of their diagnosis. Currently residing in Encinitas with her husband who is also a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner working in addiction medicine in the San Diego community. They enjoy a balanced life with their daughter and two Labrador retrievers spending time in nature and finding ways to integrate this into their daily lives in a meaningful way.