Student Health & Wellness Services: - Santa Barbara City College


Position: Director of Student Health Services Contact: LLFariss@sbcc.edu What do you do to de-stress? I de-stress by walking, reading, practicing yoga, breathing, and enjoying my family and friends. Interesting background fact about you? One of my majors in college was dance and I trained in the classic modern technique of Martha Graham.	Position: Full-time Personal Counselor Contact: bostwick@sbcc.edu What do you do to de-stress? Daily exercise, play with my kids and dog, relaxation exercises, talk with close friends and BREATHE! Interesting background fact about you? I am an ex-competitive tri athlete.

Position: Health + Wellness Nurse Contact: sastearns@sbcc.edu What do you do to de-stress? Soak in the Jacuzzi, work in my garden, walk, go camping at the beach.	Position: Student Program Advisor, Health Education & Project HOPE Contact: jsublett@sbcc.edu What do you do to de-stress? I like to be outdoors, cook and spend time with loved ones.

Position: Personal Counselor What do you do to de-stress? Read. Listen to music, try to play my violin, work in my garden. Interesting background fact about you? I was a telephone technician for about 15 years before returning to school and becoming a marriage and family therapist.	Position: Health and Wellness Nurse - Tue, Wed and Thurs. Contact: schuster@sbcc.edu What do you do to de-stress? Listen to music, play with dog, get together with friends, celebrate anything, laugh. Interesting background fact about you? How I became a nurse (ask me).

Position: Office Assistant Contact: pittmon@sbcc.edu What do you do to de-stress? Observe the beautiful surroundings, read, listen to music. Interesting background fact about you? I have a diverse family and I have lived from one end of CA to another.	Position: Physician Assistant What do you do to de-stress? "Hot Yoga", hug my six year old son Max. Interesting background fact about you? I lived in Zimbabwe for 4.5 years and worked as a white water rafting guide on the Zambesi.

Position: Physician Assistant What do you do to de-stress? I love to cook, run, and spend time with my family. Interesting background fact about you? I have run 5 marathons.	Position: ASAP Program Adviser Contact: bwmurphy@sbcc.edu What do you do to de-stress? Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Interesting background fact about you? My favorite movie is "My Best Friend's Wedding".

Position: Staff Nurse What do you do to de-stress? What I do to de-stress is to take walks outside. Interesting background fact about you? I was born and raised a vegetarian, never have eaten meat.	Position:Staff Nurse What do you do to de-stress? I love to walk or hike our SB hills, occasionally bike riding. Interesting background fact about you? I have an identical twin who is also a registered nurse. We used to work together in the hospital maternity ward & drive the patients crazy!

Position: Staff Nurse What do you do to de-stress? Walk my dogs, read, see a movie, work on my family genealogy. Interesting background fact about you? I am born in Michigan.	Position: Staff Nurse What do you do to de-stress? Bike riding, listening to music, reading. Interesting background fact about you? I rode my bicycle from Los Angeles to Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Position: Counseling Intern What do you do to de-stress? I like to listen to music, read a good book, and be outdoors. Interesting background fact about you? I've been skydiving from an altitude of 13,000 feet... and I have the video to prove it	Position: Counseling Intern What do you do to de-stress? I like to do restorative yoga, take walks with my dogs, and make collages when I want to de-stress. Interesting background fact about you? I once worked as an editorial assistant for Smithsonian magazine prior to switching to a career in psychology.

Position: Intern Marriage and Family Therapist in Student Health Services and Wellness Program What do you do to de-stress? Play guitar and sing. Interesting background fact about you? While living for a year in the Guatemalan jungle I was stung by a scorpion.	Position: Physician Assistant What do you do to de-stress? I de-stress through exercise, e.g. cycling, tennis, running and meditation. Interesting background fact about you? I have been to India and sat with a Master. I have also lived for 12 years in Australia, and was born and raised in Germany. I went to University in Lismore Australia for my Bachelors, and received my Masters as a Family Nurse Practitioner from George Washington University.

	Position: Counseling Intern What do you do to de-stress? Meditation, exercise, take dogs for walks, or go to the beach.. Interesting background fact about you? I know how to knit and I knit my fiance a cowl.

Position: Mental Health Counselor intern What do you do to de-stress? I love to swim, walk on the beach, and listen to meditative music. Interesting background fact about you? I went on a 6-week solo backpacking trip through Europe 10 years ago, and discovered my roots on the Greek island of Zakynthos. It was then and there when I decided to move to Santa Barbara upon my return to the U.S... and it was the best decision I had ever made!