Meet Our Team
Operation Mend has a dedicated staff of three full-time employees

Melanie Gideon
Program Manager

Carol Lemus
Assistant Coordinator
April Ruiz
Assistant Coordinator

Melanie Gideon
Program Manager

Carol Lemus
Assistant Coordinator
Assistant Coordinator
Operation Mend Volunteer Coordinators
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Dana Katz |
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Patti Taylor
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Operation Mend also is managed and supported by a team representing a multitude of UCLA Health System clinical and administrative areas, including physicians and practitioners from
- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Orthopaedic Surgery
- Neurosurgery
- Teams from the FOCUS program
- Tiverton House
- Transportation
- Travel
- Media Relations
- Medical Sciences Development




















