麻豆影视

Our Team

Full Time Staff/Faculty

Kim Marquardt (she), MSN, RN, PHN
Director, Health Services
I started my nursing career over 25 years ago in labor and delivery, participating in one of the most inspiring and life-changing events in a family's life, the birth of a child. I attended community college for my associate degree in nursing, then went on to earn a bachelor鈥檚 and eventually a master鈥檚 in nursing leadership and management. I have additionally worked in telephone triage, aesthetics, long term care, data analytics, and outpatient surgery and now, absolutely love and feel so fortunate to lead the team of amazing clinicians in Health Services here at MiraCosta.

Ghada Osman (she), PhD, LMFT
Faculty Coordinator, Mental Health
Deeply trained in client-centered, trauma-informed work that is multicultural in perspective and LGBTQPIA+ affirming, Ghada approaches her work with a cultural humility that centers social justice and equity. She is a Brainspotting Consultant, certified in EMDR and Yoga Therapies, and also incorporates in her work elements of Cognitive, Narrative, and Internal Family Systems Therapies. Ghada is passionate about the community college mission, having herself started her educational career as a community college student. After receiving her Ph.D. from Harvard University and working as a Professor for 10 years, Ghada returned to school and earned her M.A. in Psychology with an emphasis on Marriage & Family Therapy from Chapman University. In addition to her clinical work, Ghada serves as an examination reviewer for the Board of Behavioral Sciences and as a committee chair for the statewide California Association of Marriage & Family Therapists. She leads workshops and trainings on a range of mental health topics. Her most recent book is Mental and Emotional Healing through Yoga: A Guiding Framework for Therapists and their Clients.

Abigail (Abby) Burd (she/ella), MSW, LCSW
Mental Health Counselor
Abby is a bilingual (English/Spanish) clinical social worker with over 20 years experience in mental health. Before joining 麻豆影视 in 2020, she served the unique mental health needs of community college students at San Diego City College for 13 years. There, she was proud to help create innovative programming to reduce mental health stigma, particularly for disproportionately impacted student groups. Abby is trained as a trainer in creating LGBTQIA+ safe zones, suicide prevention gatekeeping, and mindfulness. Abby has been a clinical supervisor on campuses and through her private practice since 2008, guiding the next generation of pre-licensed social workers, marriage and family therapists and clinical counselors. She is a culturally-humble, integrative clinician, drawing upon Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solutions-Focused Therapy, mindfulness, and trauma-informed approaches. Abby is certified in Perinatal Mental Health and educated at San Diego State University (Master of Social Work) and Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT (BA in Psychology-Sociology). Her first book, The Postpartum Depression Workbook, was published in 2020.

Michael Truong (he), MSW, LCSW 128207
Clinical Case Manager
Michael is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and North County San Diego native. As a second-generation Vietnamese-American and first-generation college student, he holds deep compassion toward students and their journey and approaches interactions actively practicing cultural humility, fostering inclusivity, and emphasizing the inherent dignity and worth of every individual. Grounded in mindfulness and trauma-informed practice, Michael uses an integrative, strengths-based approach, blending brief therapeutic modalities (e.g., Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, etc.) with practical support such as crisis response, care coordination, and insurance/resource navigation. Before MiraCosta, Michael served as an Emergency Response Social Worker with San Diego County鈥檚 Child & Family Well-Being Department where he responded to crises, assessed safety, and connected families with community resources. Michael is committed to building warm and open spaces to collaborate and provide moment-to-moment support for students at 麻豆影视.

Olivia Dalton (she), AGPCNP-C, DNP
Nurse Practitioner
I came to San Diego from the Central Valley in 2011 and have been at 麻豆影视 since 2014. During my tenure, I have served as an associate faculty member in Nursing and Allied Health, transitioning into Student Health Services as a Nurse Practitioner in 2021. My nursing background includes acute care nursing in telemetry and step-down/observation, medical-surgical patient education, and nursing academia.