Division Contacts

Dean and executive assistant

Herbie Lee

• Title
  • Interim Dean of Social Sciences
• Phone
  • 831-459-2919 (Social Sciences)
• Campus Email
  • herbie@ucsc.edu

Gina Lynn Hernan

• Title
  • Executive Assistant, Division of Social Sciences
• Phone
  • 831-459-2919
• Campus Email
  • ghernan@ucsc.edu

Associate deans

Rebecca G Covarrubias

• Title
  • Professor
• Phone
  • 831-502-8136 (Office)
• Campus Email
  • rgcovarr@ucsc.edu

Maywa Montenegro

• Title
  • Associate Professor of Agroecology and Critical Technology Studies
• Phone
  • 831-459-4837 (Department Manager)
• Campus Email
  • mamonten@ucsc.edu

Su-hua Wang

• Title
  • Professor and Chair
• Phone
  • 831-459-2353
• Campus Email
  • suhua@ucsc.edu

Academic human resources and payroll

Emily Joan Johnson

• Title
  • Assistant Dean, Planning and Personnel
• Phone
  • 831-459-2912
• Campus Email
  • ejohnso3@ucsc.edu

Jackie Davila

• Title
  • Academic HR/Payroll Supervisor
• Campus Email
  • jydavila@ucsc.edu

Heather Greer Cortez

• Title
  • AHR Analyst
• Campus Email
  • hgcortez@ucsc.edu

Hannah Lucille Hamilton

• Title
  • Academic HR Analyst
• Campus Email
  • hlydeepp@ucsc.edu

Jenny Garcia List

• Title
  • Academic HR Analyst
• Phone
  • 000-000-0000
• Campus Email
  • jlist@ucsc.edu

Jenifer Rose Sosa

• Title
  • Academic HR Analyst
• Campus Email
  • jrsosa@ucsc.edu

Renee Elise Taylor

• Title
  • AHR Analyst
• Phone
  • 2792285262
• Campus Email
  • retaylor@ucsc.edu

Academic planning and research

Kyle Eischen

• Title
  • Assistant Dean
• Phone
  • 831-459-4999
• Campus Email
  • keischen@ucsc.edu

Teresa Mercedes McCaffrey

• Title
  • Director of Academic Planning and Student Success
• Phone
  • 831-502-7434
• Campus Email
  • tmccaffr@ucsc.edu

Ashlee Ann Tews

• Title
  • Director of Research Development
• Phone
  • 831-459-1644
• Campus Email
  • ashleeac@ucsc.edu

Orlena M Yee

• Campus Email
  • omyee@ucsc.edu

Communications and marketing

Allison Arteaga Soergel

• Title
  • Associate Director of Communications and Marketing
• Phone
  • 831-459-4399
• Campus Email
  • asoergel@ucsc.edu

Laney Mae Velazquez

• Title
  • Marketing Specialist
• Campus Email
  • lamvelaz@ucsc.edu

Development

Johan Lode Rubens

• Title
  • Executive Director of Development
• Phone
  • 831-459-5870
• Campus Email
  • jrubens@ucsc.edu

Mary G McCormack

• Title
  • Director of Development
• Phone
  • 831-332-2304
• Campus Email
  • magmccor@ucsc.edu

Linda Marie Hunt

• Title
  • Development Administrative Manager, Library & Social Sciences
• Phone
  • 831-502-7552
• Campus Email
  • lhunt1@ucsc.edu

Facilities

Laura M Ciravolo

• Title
  • Director of Research Facilities and Operations
• Phone
  • (831) 4593218
• Campus Email
  • lciravol@ucsc.edu

Patrick Nicholas Hipolito

• Title
  • Facilities Manager
• Phone
  • 831-459-3218
• Campus Email
  • pnhipoli@ucsc.edu

Finance

Elisabeth Willoughby

• Title
  • Assistant Dean for Planning and Finance
• Phone
  • (831) 459-4134
• Campus Email
  • aewillou@ucsc.edu

Margaret Elizabeth Mattson

• Title
  • Divisional Finance Director
• Phone
  • 831-459-5155
• Campus Email
  • mattsonm@ucsc.edu

Research administration

Gilson R Chagas

• Title
  • Research Analyst
• Phone
  • 831-502-7520
• Campus Email
  • gchagas@ucsc.edu

Nancy McQueen

• Title
  • Research Administrator
• Campus Email
  • nmcqueen@ucsc.edu

Joseph Philip Pitt

• Title
  • Research Administrator III
• Phone
  • 831-502-1992
• Campus Email
  • jppitt@ucsc.edu

Erika Denis Jensen-Solberg

• Title
  • Research Admin 3
• Phone
  • 831-502-0089
• Campus Email
  • esolberg@ucsc.edu

Lauren Paul Irao

• Title
  • Research Administrator
• Phone
  • 831-502-0325
• Campus Email
  • lirao@ucsc.edu

Anna M Payne

• Title
  • Research Accountant
• Campus Email
  • anmpayne@ucsc.edu

Information technology services

Paul R Sosbee

• Title
  • Divisional Liaison
• Phone
  • 831-459-4652
• Campus Email
  • paul@ucsc.edu

Ralph A Hall

• Title
  • Academic Computing Expert
• Phone
  • 8314593165 Office
• Campus Email
  • raahall@ucsc.edu

phredd groves

• Title
  • System Administrator 3
• Phone
  • 831-459-1237
• Campus Email
  • phredd@ucsc.edu

Lauren Owen

• Title
  • Web Development Coordinator
• Campus Email
  • laurenow@ucsc.edu

Ross McCarty

• Title
  • Systems Administrator
• Phone
  • (831) 459-2285
• Campus Email
  • mccarty@ucsc.edu

View the Institute for Social Transformation staff on the institute’s staff page. Find additional contact information for faculty and staff in our departments and programs and research units through their respective websites.