Mentoring, leading, and conducting nursing research are Dr. Angelica Almonte's passions and professional strengths. Her goal and calling is to use those strengths to evangelize, equip, energize, esteem, entertain, and engage nursing students in the areas of leadership, management, research, and evidence-based practice. She humbly shares her diverse clinical and administrative experiences and knowledge to help shape students as they learn to sacredly serve others in the work of nursing. 

Dr. Fenner holds an Ed.D. in leadership and educational sciences from the University of San Diego, a M.S., in computer resources and information management from Webster University at Saint Louis, Missouri, and a B.S. in electrical engineering from West Coast University, Los Angeles. Prior to transferring to USD, Dr. Fenner attended doctoral level courses at PLNU. He is a graduate of the Federal Executive Institute “Leadership for a Democratic Society” program in which he served as class president.