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Practical Nursing Program Faculty

A group of people pose for a photo around a commemorative plaque.
Co-founders, current instructors, and graduates of CEC's Practical Nursing Program at CEC's 50th Anniversary celebration on March 19, 2026.  The CEC Practical Nursing Program—which started in 1981—was also celebrating 45 years, with its first class having graduated in 1983.
 

Rebecca Weatherford, MSN FNP-BC
Practical Nursing Program Director

weatherford@aps.edu
Phone: (505) 247-3658 ext. 45406

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Junior Nursing Instructors:

Margaret Hendrix, DNP RN
margaret.hendrix@aps.edu

Katrina Roanhorse, MSN RN
katrina.roanhorse@aps.edu

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Senior Nursing Instructors:    

Alexis Escudero, MSN, RN, CNOR
alexis.escudero@aps.edu

Naomi Brown, MSN, RN
naomi.brown@aps.edu

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Patricia Kious, BSN RN
Practical Nursing Program Admissions Coordinator

kious@aps.edu

 

Revised Sept. 25, 2026