Meet The Staff

Bonnie Packer, R.N., Assistant Director of Student Health and Counseling.

Ms. Packer received her nursing degree from Lankenau School of Nursing and received her B.A. in sociology from Temple University.  She is certified in College Health Nursing from the American Nursing Credentialing Center, and is a member of the American College Health Association and Southeastern PA College Health Nurses Association.  She has worked at USP for over 25 years.

Dr. Susan West, Consulting Physician

Dr. West received her medical degree from SUNY- Upstate Medical Center after completing a residency in Internal Medicine at Temple University.  She is currently an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine in the Department of Internal Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital where she is the Medical Director for the Jefferson Hospital Ambulatory Practice.  She is also the Associate Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency program at Jefferson

Dan Smith, LPN.

Dan has been a part time nurse at SHAC since January 2006. He has worked as an LPN for 10 years. In addition to his nursing certification, Dan has an Associates degree in Applied Sciences from Community College of Philadelphia specializing in Cardiovascular Technology. Dan has also worked as a paramedic with the Phildelphia Fire Department. He has a daughter in high school, and he likes to spend his spare time reading books.

Diane LaBruna, Administrative Assistant.

Diane has been at USP since 1993, beginning in the Department of Student Affairs, and then moving into Student Health with Nurse Packer for the past nine years.  Diane has two college aged students, one who recently graduated from Temple and one who just began, and as a result is particularly familiar with the experiences of college students and she encourages all students to utilize the resources available at Student Health and Counseling.