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University Relations Staff

Vice Chancellor's Office

Mark Delos Reyes Davis

Title
- Vice Chancellor, University Relations
Phone
831-459-2654
Email
- mdrdavis@ucsc.edu

Sandy Schmidt

Pronouns she, her, her, hers, herself
Title
- Director of Operations
Phone
831-332-5238 (mobile)
Email
- sschmidt@ucsc.edu

Communications and Marketing

University Communications

Scott Hernandez‑Jason

Pronouns he, him, his, his, himself
Title
- Executive Director
Phone
831-459-4347
Email
- shj@ucsc.edu

Marc A DesJardins

Title
- Executive Communications Director
Phone
831-502-7067
Email
- madesjar@ucsc.edu

Sandra Messick

Pronouns she, her, her, hers, herself
Title
- Director of Campus Communications
Phone
831-459-2495
Email
- sgmessic@ucsc.edu

Erin Elliott

Pronouns she, her, her, hers, herself
Title
- Communications Director for Student Success and Campus Climate
Phone
831-459-2495
Email
- eelliot@ucsc.edu

Abby Butler

Pronouns she, her, her, hers, herself
Title
- Managing Director for National Media Relations
Phone
831-459-2495
Email
- ajbutler@ucsc.edu

Tim Stephens

Title
- Sr. Public Information Rep.
Phone
831-459-4352
Email
- stephens@ucsc.edu

Allison Arteaga Soergel

Pronouns she, her, her, hers, herself
Title
- Public Information Representative, Social Sciences
Phone
831-459-4399
Email
- asoergel@ucsc.edu

Emily Cerf

Pronouns she, her, her, hers, herself
Title
- Engineering Writer and Media Relations Officer
Phone
4153063483
Email
- ecerf@ucsc.edu

Kayla Michelle Isenberg

Title
- Senior Digital Engagement Manager
Phone
831-502-8525
Email
- kisenber@ucsc.edu

Strategic Marketing Initiatives

Lisa Marie Nielsen

Pronouns she, her, her, hers, herself
Title
- Senior Director of Marketing and Creative Services
Phone
831-459-4344
Email
- lmnielse@ucsc.edu

Gwen Jourdonnais

Pronouns she, her, her, hers, herself
Title
- Director, Alumni and Development Communications
Phone
831-459-5312
Email
- gwenj@ucsc.edu

Nick Gonzales

Title
- Senior Videographer
Phone
831-459-2618
Email
- ngonza32@ucsc.edu

Maureen Dixon Harrison

Title
- Assistant Director, Communications & Marketing
Phone
831-459-3277
Email
- maureen@ucsc.edu

Andrea Limas

Title
- Assistant Director of Marketing and Communications, Social Sciences
Phone
831-459-7050
Email
- alimas@ucsc.edu

Renee Wall

Pronouns she, her, her, hers, herself
Title
- Assistant Director of Marketing
Phone
831-459-5238
Email
- rbwall@ucsc.edu

Sarah Jordan

Pronouns she, her, her, hers, herself
Title
- Assistant Director of Marketing Communications, Humanities Division
Phone
831-459-2696
Email
- sjorda@ucsc.edu

Carolyn A Lagattuta

Title
- Communications & Marketing Executive Assistant and Photography
Phone
831-459-2495
Email
- clagattu@ucsc.edu

Miranda Lea Powell

Title
- Graphic Designer
Phone
831-459-4346 (office)
Email
- milpowel@ucsc.edu

Digital Strategies

Robert Knight

Pronouns he, him, his, his, himself
Title
- Director, Digital Communications
Phone
831-502-7423
Email
- raknight@ucsc.edu

Trung Tran

Title
- Web Designer
Phone
831-459-3302
Email
- ttran34@ucsc.edu

Jason Chafin

Title
- Senior Web Developer
Phone
831-502-8213
Email
- jchafin@ucsc.edu

Alumni Engagement

John D Pine

Pronouns he, him, his, his, himself
Title
- Assistant Vice Chancellor, Alumni Engagement
Phone
347-255-2769
Email
- jodpine@ucsc.edu

Shayna Kent

Title
- Executive Director, Alumni Engagement
Phone
831-459-3966
Email
- skent1@ucsc.edu

Karina Frazier

Pronouns she, her, her, hers, herself
Title
- Associate Director of Alumni Engagement, Career & Professional Development
Phone
8888888888
Email
- kaefrazi@ucsc.edu

Barbara Oden‑Petree

Title
- Assistant Director, Alumni Engagement
Phone
831-502-8032
Email
- baoden@ucsc.edu

Lauren Taylor

Pronouns she, her, her, hers, herself
Title
- Assistant Director for Early Engagement
Phone
301-980-3659
Email
- lachtayl@ucsc.edu

Kayla Judd

Pronouns she, her, her, hers, herself
Title
- Assistant Director, Alumni Relations
Phone
6193702592
Email
- kjudd@ucsc.edu

Maya Yale

Pronouns she, her, her, hers, herself
Title
- Operations Administrative Assistant, Alumni Engagement/Information More...
Phone
5107575282
Email
- myale@ucsc.edu

Government and Community Relations

Melissa Whatley

Title
- Executive Director, Government and Community Relations
Phone
831-334-7653
Email
- mwhatley@ucsc.edu

Audries R. Blake

Pronouns she, her, her, hers, herself
Title
- Assistant Director of Community Relations
Phone
831-459-1768
Email
- arblake@ucsc.edu

Salina Nevarez

Title
- Administrative Assistant
Phone
831-459-1770
Email
- snevare1@ucsc.edu

Haley Morrow

Pronouns she, her, her, hers, herself
Title
- Communications Specialist
Phone
707-290-6795
Email
- hemorrow@ucsc.edu

Development

Priya Mehta

Pronouns she, her, her, hers, herself
Title
- AVC, Development
Phone
6462871534
Email
- pmehta7@ucsc.edu

Planned Giving

Virginia V. Rivera, CFRE, CSPG

Pronouns she, her, her, hers, herself
Title
- Executive Director of the UC Santa Cruz Foundation
Phone
831-459-5227
Email
- vvrivera@ucsc.edu

Cecilia Nona Reyes

Title
- Deputy Director
Phone
831-502-7112
Email
- cenoreye@ucsc.edu

Foundation Relations

Sarah Carle

Title
- Director, Foundation Relations
Phone
213-321-4248
Email
- sacarle@ucsc.edu

Caroline M Rodriguez

Title
- Associate Director, Corporate & Foundation Relations
Phone
831-459-5903
Email
- caroline@ucsc.edu

Samantha Forde, PhD

Pronouns she, her, her, hers, herself
Title
- Associate Director, Foundation Relations.
Phone
8312399061
Email
- forde@ucsc.edu

Almut Wolf

Title
- Assistant Director, Foundation Relations
Phone
831-459-2902
Email
- awolf2@ucsc.edu

Regional and Campus Development

Molly Sims

Title
- Executive Director of Development
Phone
831-239-0027
Email
- maasims@ucsc.edu

John Idstrom

Title
- Director of National Development
Phone
253-273-8928 (Mobile
Email
- jidstrom@ucsc.edu

Matt Bernd

Title
- Regional Director of Development
Phone
323-630-1599
Email
- mabernd@ucsc.edu

UC Santa Cruz Foundation Administration

Virginia V. Rivera, CFRE, CSPG

Pronouns she, her, her, hers, herself
Title
- Executive Director of the UC Santa Cruz Foundation
Phone
831-459-5227
Email
- vvrivera@ucsc.edu

Business Engagement

Nathan Westrup

Title
- Executive Director Business Engagement (Innovation)
Phone
831-459-1086
Email
- nwestrup@ucsc.edu

Susan Pearson

Pronouns she, her, her, hers, herself
Title
- Corporate Development Associate for Business Engagement
Phone
831-502-8576
Email
- supearso@ucsc.edu

Divisional Development Offices

Arts

Sarah P Schuster Kudela

Title
- Director, Arts Philanthropy
Phone
831-459-3338
Email
- schuster@ucsc.edu

Baskin School of Engineering

Roger Trippel

Title
- Senior Director of Development
Phone
831-459-5646
Email
- rtrippel@ucsc.edu

Frank Howley

Title
- Senior Director of Corporate Development, Baskin School of Engineering
Phone
408-483-3237 (cell)
Email
- fhowley@ucsc.edu

Alexandria M Leckliter

Title
- Interim K-12 STEM Outreach Director
Phone
831-459-1760
Email
- alexand@ucsc.edu

Humanities

Cari Napoles

Pronouns she, her, her, hers, herself
Title
- Senior Director of Development
Phone
831-459-4713
Email
- cmnapole@ucsc.edu

Maia Jael Rodriguez

Email
- majarodr@ucsc.edu

Library

Johan L Rubens

Pronouns he, him, his, his, himself
Title
- Managing Director of Development, Library & Social Sciences
Phone
831-459-5870
Email
- jrubens@ucsc.edu

Liz White

Pronouns she, her, her, hers, herself
Title
- Assistant Director of Development, Library
Phone
831-502-0310
Email
- elchurch@ucsc.edu

Linda Hunt

Title
- Library / Social Sciences Development Assistant
Phone
831-502-7552
Email
- lhunt1@ucsc.edu

Physical and Biological Sciences

Branwyn Stewart Wagman

Pronouns she, her, her, hers, herself
Title
- Senior Director of Development
Phone
831-459-4240
Email
- bwagman@ucsc.edu

Tim Bensch

Title
- Director of Development
Phone
831-459-4572 office
Email
- tbensch@ucsc.edu

Catherine Hsu

Title
- Director of Development, Coastal Initiatives
Phone
831-459-1614
Email
- chsu30@ucsc.edu

Lauren Donnelly‑Crocker

Title
- Director of Revenue Operations
Phone
831-459-4568
Email
- ldonnell@ucsc.edu

Eva Patlak Chudnow

Title
- Development Assistant
Phone
831-459-2192
Email
- echudnow@ucsc.edu

Social Sciences

Johan L Rubens

Pronouns he, him, his, his, himself
Title
- Managing Director of Development, Library & Social Sciences
Phone
831-459-5870
Email
- jrubens@ucsc.edu

Rafferty Lincoln

Pronouns he, him, his, his, himself
Title
- Assistant Director of Development
Phone
831.502.7274
Email
- rlincoln@ucsc.edu

Linda Hunt

Title
- Library / Social Sciences Development Assistant
Phone
831-502-7552
Email
- lhunt1@ucsc.edu

UC Observatories

Natasha Basey Pedroza

Title
- Chief Development Officer, UC Observatories
Phone
831-459-3455
Email
- nbpedroz@ucsc.edu

Constituent and Donor Engagement

Meg Corman

Pronouns she, her, her, hers, herself
Title
- Assistant Vice Chancellor Constituent and Donor Engagement
Phone
831-459-1305
Email
- mlcorman@ucsc.edu

University Events

Kristin M Palma

Title
- Senior Director, University Events Office
Phone
831-459-5075
Email
- kpalma@ucsc.edu

Nichole Silva

Title
- Director of Strategic Programs and Audience Development
Phone
831-459-3689
Email
- nsilva@ucsc.edu

Taylor DeGiovanni

Pronouns she, her, her, hers, herself
Title
- Associate Director of Commencement, Student Ceremonies and Engagement
Phone
831-459-2501
Email
- tdegiova@ucsc.edu

Nichole Torres

Title
- Senior Events Coordinator
Phone
831-459-1438
Email
- nickit@ucsc.edu

Diana Hogue

Title
- University Events
Phone
831-459-5904
Email
- dhogue@ucsc.edu

Paolina Monique Fisher

Title
- Special Events Office Assistant
Phone
831-459-5003
Email
- pmfisher@ucsc.edu

Prospect Development

David Schein

Title
- Director, Prospect Management & Research
Phone
917-697-2762
Email
- deschein@ucsc.edu

Sean Martinez

Title
- Assistant Director, PD
Phone
831-459-2501
Email
- selemart@ucsc.edu

Carolina M. DaCosta

Title
- Prospect Management & Research Analyst
Phone
831-502-7868
Email
- cdacosta@ucsc.edu

Annual Giving

Marissa Fullum‑Campbell

Pronouns she, her, her, hers, herself
Title
- Director of Annual Giving
Phone
916.712.3945
Email
- mfc@ucsc.edu

Jenna Elyse Hurley

Title
- Associate Director, Annual Giving
Phone
831-459-2031
Email
- jehurley@ucsc.edu

Hanna Mengo

Title
- Associate Director, Leadership Annual Giving
Phone
831-502-8193
Email
- hmengo@ucsc.edu

Clea Hermanson

Title
- Assistant Director, Leadership Annual Giving
Phone
831-502-8192
Email
- chermans@ucsc.edu

Donor Relations and Development Communications

Christy Halderman Tall

Title
- Director of Donor Relations and Development and Alumni Communications
Phone
831-818-0095
Email
- chtall@ucsc.edu

J.D. Hillard

Title
- Associate Director for Stewardship
Phone
831-459-3251
Email
- jhillard@ucsc.edu

Haneen Zain

Email
- hzain@ucsc.edu

Jaymee Christine Vallador Illescas

Title
- Digital Marketing Manager
Phone
000-000-0000
Email
- javilles@ucsc.edu

Kathy Johnson

Title
- Stewardship and Endowments Analyst
Phone
831-359-8847
Email
- kjohns34@ucsc.edu

Christy Dawley

Title
- Retiree and Emeriti Center Coordinator
Phone
831-502-8202
Email
- cdawley@ucsc.edu

Daniel Murray White

Title
- Associate Editor
Phone
831-459-4834
Email
- dwhite1@ucsc.edu

Information Management

Anne B Gavin

Title
- Director of Finance
Phone
831-459-1950
Email
- agavin@ucsc.edu

Maya Yale

Pronouns she, her, her, hers, herself
Title
- Operations Administrative Assistant, Alumni Engagement/Information More...
Phone
5107575282
Email
- myale@ucsc.edu

Information Systems

Brian R. Duisenberg

Title
- Director, Information Systems
Phone
831-239-2826 (Cell)
Email
- briand@ucsc.edu

Stephen H Pavlik

Title
- Applications Administrator & Programmer/Analyst
Phone
831-459-3245
Email
- spavlik@ucsc.edu

Melissa J Trail

Pronouns she, her, her, hers, herself
Title
- Associate Director, Reporting & Business Insight
Phone
831-459-4794
Email
- mjtrail@ucsc.edu

Bruce Zimmer

Title
- Business Information & Application User Analyst
Phone
831-502-8574
Email
- brzimmer@ucsc.edu

Ruth Beane

Title
- Associate Director, Business Analysis & Systems Support Services
Phone
831-459-5433
Email
- rbeane@ucsc.edu

Joshua Randall Harris

Title
- Gift Administration Business Analyst
Phone
831-459-1889
Email
- joraharr@ucsc.edu

Jeff Gallagher

Title
- Training & Support Analyst
Phone
831-459-2209
Email
- jedgalla@ucsc.edu

Raja Ramesh Dadi Gangadhara

Title
- CRM Project Manager
Phone
8017469391
Email
- rgangadh@ucsc.edu

Ganesh Chedella

Email
- gchedell@ucsc.edu

Data Management

Brandon Hinks

Pronouns he, him, his, his, himself
Title
- Director of Data Management
Phone
831-459-1908
Email
- bhinks@ucsc.edu

Raven Carnes

Pronouns she, her, her, hers, herself
Title
- Gift Administration Manager
Phone
831-332-5136
Email
- rcarnes@ucsc.edu

Tracy C Bois

Title
- Senior Gift Data Specialist
Phone
831-459-1920
Email
- tcbois@ucsc.edu

Zina Hicks Augustine

Title
- Gift Data Specialist
Phone
831-459-1776
Email
- zaugust@ucsc.edu

Ranko A Petroni

Title
- Associate Director, Data Management
Phone
831-459-2388
Email
- rpetroni@ucsc.edu

Tristan Boblet

Title
- Data Services Specialist
Phone
831-459-3673
Email
- trboblet@ucsc.edu

Jeremy James Mifsud

Title
- Data Services Specialist
Phone
831-459-3673
Email
- jmifsud@ucsc.edu

Mercedes M Zepeda

Title
- Data Services Specialist
Phone
831-459-3673
Email
- mmzepeda@ucsc.edu

Operations & Finance

Human Resources and Operations

Sandy Schmidt

Pronouns she, her, her, hers, herself
Title
- Director of Operations
Phone
831-332-5238 (mobile)
Email
- sschmidt@ucsc.edu

Esther Vasquez

Title
- Senior HR Operations Manager
Phone
831-459-7085
Email
- evasque8@ucsc.edu

Patrick Novak

Pronouns he, him, his, his, himself
Title
- Operations Analyst
Phone
831-502-8503
Email
- pnovak@ucsc.edu

Maya Yale

Pronouns she, her, her, hers, herself
Title
- Operations Administrative Assistant, Alumni Engagement/Information More...
Phone
5107575282
Email
- myale@ucsc.edu

Samantha Riffle

Pronouns she, her, her, hers, herself
Title
- Operations Administrative Assistant, Constituent & Donor Relations/ More...
Phone
831-459-2501
Email
- sriffle@ucsc.edu

Budget and Finance

Anne B Gavin

Title
- Director of Finance
Phone
831-459-1950
Email
- agavin@ucsc.edu

Chrissie Reynolds

Pronouns she, her, her, hers, herself
Title
- Foundation Accountant
Phone
831-459-1940
Email
- chareyno@ucsc.edu

Anissa A. Truscott

Title
- Principal Budget Analyst
Phone
(858) 602-9667
Email
- atruscot@ucsc.edu

Kathy Johnson

Title
- Stewardship and Endowments Analyst
Phone
831-359-8847
Email
- kjohns34@ucsc.edu