About CSE
Our Mission
Loyola’s Center for Simulation Education (CSE) provides innovative, simulation-based education and performance assessments for all stages of learning and skills development. Grounded in the values of the Jesuit educational mission, the CSE promotes patient safety and performance improvement with an emphasis on team-based care.
Meet Our Simulationists
From design to implementation and delivery, the CSE team stands ready to assist with your simulation needs. Email SimCenter@luc.edu for general questions about the CSE. To schedule a simulation experience and request the CSE staff’s design and implementation assistance, please complete the Simulation Experience Request Form.

Donna Quinones, BS, CHSE
Senior Director

Annette R. Waznonis, PhD, RN
Director of Simulation Curriculum and Research

Kristoffer Beitler
Simulation Specialist

Michelle Busse, BS
Administrative Coordinator

Jill Cuba, JD
Program Coordinator, CSE and Institute for Transformative Interprofessional Education
Kaylyn Gasparotto, MS
Simulation Education Coordinator
Abby Gilster, BA
Standardized Participant Program Educator

Melissa Kempfer
Standardized Participant Program Coordinator

Michael Meyers, BS
Simulation Education Technician
Our Mission
Loyola’s Center for Simulation Education (CSE) provides innovative, simulation-based education and performance assessments for all stages of learning and skills development. Grounded in the values of the Jesuit educational mission, the CSE promotes patient safety and performance improvement with an emphasis on team-based care.
Meet Our Simulationists
From design to implementation and delivery, the CSE team stands ready to assist with your simulation needs. Email SimCenter@luc.edu for general questions about the CSE. To schedule a simulation experience and request the CSE staff’s design and implementation assistance, please complete the Simulation Experience Request Form.