Mallory Weiss, BSN, RN

Owner, CEO
Hometown: Parkston, SD
Alma Mater: South Dakota State University
Current City: Palo Alto, CA
Founded Solos: September 2016

Mallory grew up on a cattle, corn and soybean farm in rural South Dakota and graduated with a bachelors of science in nursing from SDSU in 2011. She worked in the cardiac ICU at the Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota from 2009-2014, the medical surgical ICU at HonorHealth from 2014-2015 and procedural float pool and outpatient infusion at Dignity Health from 2014 - 2017. She launched Solos in 2016 in Scottsdale, AZ with the intent to deliver exceptional patient care void of the bureaucracy of large healthcare systems.

Mallory resided in Scottsdale, AZ from 2014 to 2019 and launched the Bay Area Solos branch in 2018. She is excited to call Palo Alto, CA home now and continue to expand Solos in both states. Mal is an animal lover and in her free time enjoys watching and attending sporting events, (football, basketball, golf, she loves them all), hot yoga, improving her cooking skills, helping on her family farm, walking, running, skiing, exploring the Bay Area food scene and all the outdoor activities that beautiful NorCal has to offer.

Lisa Lal, LVN

Hometown: Poughkeepsie, NY
Alma Mater: School of Practical Nursing Pleasant Valley, NY
Current City: Bay Area, CA and Scottsdale, AZ
Joined Solos: May 2017

Lisa has 34 years of nursing experience in the Pre-Op and Post-Op unit. She worked at the Los Gatos Surgical Center in California. Solos- Concierge Nursing has been her main focus since 2017. She has a strong interest in patient care and advocacy.

During her free time, Lisa loves to connect with her friends in the Bay Area. She is the social director of planning outings for her friend group nicknamed the "Ya-Yas". She also loves spending her vacations with her 3 grandchildren. They are the love and "energy-boosters" of her life. 

Kim Christifulli, BSN, RN

Hometown: Milwaukee, Wisconsin 
Alma Mater: University of Wisconsin Milwaukee aka UWM 
Current City: Phoenix, Arizona
Joined Solos: April 2018
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2008-2015: Progressive Care Unit at Banner University Medical Center Phoenix aka BUMCP
2015-2019: Float Pool at St. Joseph’s Hospital & Medical Center 
2018-Current: Vasco Outpatient Infusion, specifically providing specialty infusion/injection therapy 

​Kim loves her dogs, Luigi and Tater! She also enjoys traveling, the Green Bay Packers, spending time with her husband and a good theme party. In addition, she loves to dance, hike and take her beach cruiser for an occasional spin around the neighborhood experiencing the culinary offerings of Arcadia! 

Lisa Behm, RN

Hometown: Chicago, IL
Alma Mater: University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Current City: Scottsdale, AZ
Joined Solos: July 2018

Lisa spent most of her childhood moving around the midwest.  She eventually settled in Wisconsin and graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. She then moved to Chicago where she was fortunate enough to begin her nursing career in the ICU at Central DuPage Hospital. Throughout her time at CDH, she was able to float to a variety of units, including telemetry, cardiac ICU, and a medical surgical unit.  She then went on to do agency work which allowed her to rotate through a large variety of units throughout Chicagoland hospitals.  Prior to leaving IL and moving to AZ, Lisa spent four years providing private duty nursing care and hospice care. 

Much of her free time is spent with her husband, three daughters, two dogs and two sugar gliders.  She enjoys cycling, hiking, pilates and watching her daughters play soccer.  One of her favorite places to spend time is at the beach. Lisa and her family remain active in the community through multiple volunteer opportunities.

Danielle Weber, BSN, RN

Hometown: Gilbert, Arizona 
Alma Mater: Northern Arizona University 
Current City: Gilbert, Arizona 
Joined Solos: July 2018

A born and raised Arizonian, Danielle graduated from NAU with a bachelors of science in nursing. She started her career as a float nurse in the hospital setting, then expanded into pre & post operative surgical care.
 
When she is not spending time with her daughter, she enjoys golfing, working out and spending time with her family and friends. 

Rachel Guthrie, BSN, C-EFM

Hometown: Redding, CA
Alma Mater: Utah Valley University and Arizona State University
Current City: Phoenix, AZ
Joined Solos: March 2018

Rachel grew up in beautiful Northern California. She went to college, first time around, in Utah, and received her bachelors of science in Public Health in 2011. She met and married Garrit Guthrie while living in Utah, and moved to Arizona in 2012. She went back to school for nursing at ASU, graduating with her bachelors of science in nursing in December, 2014.  She has worked in the Labor and Delivery Depart Unit at St. Joseph’s Dignity Health since the beginning of 2015. 

Rachel is mommy to two beautiful littles, Ollie, 2.5, and Charlotte 10 months. She enjoys running, being with her family, good food, new restaurants, San Francisco Giants baseball, and New England Patriots football.

Andrea Sinon, BSN, RN, BA
Hometown: Northridge, CA
Alma Mater: UC San Diego & Chamberlain College of Nursing
Current City: Phoenix, AZ
Joined Solos: October 2017

Originally from Southern California Andrea received a Bachelor’s degree in Communication from the University of California San Diego. After moving to Arizona she discovered a passion for patient care and pursued a second degree in nursing attaining her Bachelor's of Science in Nursing.
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Andrea has been with North Scottsdale Outpatient Surgery Center as a Registered Nurse since 2015 doing Pre-op, Circulating in the OR, and PACU. Prior to this, she spent several years working at various Phoenix hospitals, specializing in Telemetry and Postpartum. 

When Andrea is not hiking, playing with her fur babies or traveling with her husband, she enjoys good wine, good food and a nice day at the spa!

Kelsy Sherman, Nursing Student Intern

Hometown: Scottsdale, AZ
Alma Mater: Arizona State University
Current City: Scottsdale, AZ
Joined Solos: March 2018
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Kelsy grew up in Scottsdale Arizona where she spent a lot of her time taking care of her mother with cerebral palsy. This embedded and sparked her love of caring for people. She decided to go into the field of nursing in high school where she got her CNA license and worked at an assisted care facility for a few years as well as in retail until she joined the Solos team in 2018 as a Nursing Student Intern. She is now getting ready to graduate with her BSN from ASU in May 2020 and is excited to be a fully caring for Solos patients and actively participating in the mission to end loneliness.

In her free time Kelsy loves to hike Camelback mountain and go on nature adventures around AZ. As well as spending times outdoors she never misses an opportunity to take her two adorable Shih-tzus to the park where they like to go down the slide and Petco to pick out their own treats.  

Erica Basco, Nursing Student Intern

Hometown: Phoenix, AZ
Alma Mater: Arizona State University
Current City: Phoenix, AZ
Joined Solos: December 2017

Erica is an Arizona native and was inspired by her parents to join the field of nursing. In 2017-2018, Erica was involved in a research program called Viva Maryvale, a diabetes prevention intervention for Latino youth and helped promote health and aid in data collection and entry. In 2017, Erica joined Solos- Concierge Nursing where her passion for quality patient care strengthened. In May of 2019, her love for patient care grew as Erica was hired for a summer nursing externship through the Mayo Clinic and worked with patients on the Neurosurgery/HEENT/Plastics floor. Erica is currently in her last semester of nursing school at Arizona State University and is so excited to graduate with her BSN in May 2020. 

​Erica loves to spend her free time with friends and family and giving belly rubs to her pet pig, Boba. Erica also spends her time volunteering at the Honorhealth Deer Valley Hospital transporting patients and performing patient safety checks. She also enjoys exploring art museums, working on art projects, and also finding new coffee shops to study at.

Marysa Perez, Nursing Student Intern

Hometown: El Mirage, AZ
Alma Mater: Arizona State University
Current City: Phoenix, AZ
Joined Solos: January 2020

Marysa is from El Mirage, AZ where she learned to love nursing from seeing her mother work as a home health nurse. In 2020, Marysa joined Solos-Concierge Nursing where she has continued to strengthen her love for research and the nursing practice. She was recently accepted into the Nursing Program for the upcoming fall at the Mayo Clinic campus and is so excited to see what the future holds.

Marysa loves to spend her free time making music, baking, and spending time outdoors. She is involved in many clubs on campus such as Looming With Love where she creates hats for the patients at Phoenix Children’s Hospital and Edson Student Ambassadors where she speaks with prospective students about the ASU College of Nursing. She also enjoys watching Netflix, working out, and shopping for house plants.

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