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Phone: 1-805-893-2786 | Email: thrive@ucsb.edu
Staff
Basic Needs Staff Directory
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Daisy Basulto-Hernandez, she/her CalFresh and Basic Needs Communications Coordinator Languages: English/Spanish |
daisybasulto-hernand@ucsb.edu |
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Katie Maynard, she/her Staff to Food Security and Basic Needs Taskforce; Director of Campus Sustainability Languages: English UCSB CCS Biology Alumna |
kcmaynard@ucsb.edu |
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Rebecca Segundo, she/her Basic Needs and Rapid Rehousing Manager |
rplotkin@ucsb.edu |
Basic Needs Staff Directory
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Corbin Hodges, he/him Post Doctoral Researcher, Basic Needs |
chodges@ucsb.edu |
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Chiamaka Utom Research Assistant, Basic Needs Psychological & Brain Sciences; Communications + Applied Psychology she/her/hers |
chiamakasutom@ucsb.edu |
Basic Needs Staff Directory
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Azucena Sarabia, she/her Basic Needs Peer Advisor & CalFresh Advocate Languages: English/Spanish Sociology |
azucenathrive@gmail.com |
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Dani Lopez-Escobar, he/him Basic Needs Peer Advisor & CalFresh Advocate Languages: English/Spanish History of Public Policy and Law |
daniel272@ucsb.edu |
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Deisha Son, she/her Basic Needs Peer Advisor & CalFresh Advocate Communication |
dsonthrive@gmail.com |
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Fion Huang, she/her Basic Needs Peer Advisor & CalFresh Advocate Statistics and Data Science |
fionhuangthrive@gmail.com |
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Lauren Bacon, she/her Basic Needs Peer Advisor & CalFresh Advocate Sociology, Professional Writing Minor, and Poverty Inequality and Social Justice Minor |
baconthrive@gmail.com |
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Mirna Toxtle, she/her Basic Needs Peer Advisor & CalFresh Advocate Psychology and Brain Sciences/ Applied Psychology |
mtoxtlethrive@gmail.com |
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Sharmaine Nastor, she/her Basic Needs Peer Advisor & CalFresh Advocate Biology |
sharmainethrive@gmail.com |
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Siouxzie Medina, she/her Basic Needs Peer Advisor & CalFresh Advocate Environmental Studies / Sociology / Minor in Poverty Inequality and Social Justice |
siouxziethrive@gmail.com |
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Arlene Garcia, she/her Basic Needs Peer Advisor & CalFresh Advocate Film and Media studies/Minor in Theater-Production & Design |
arlenegthrive@gmail.com |
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Gabriela Sarabia, she/her Basic Needs Peer Advisor & CalFresh Advocate Bio-Psychology |
ggsthrive@gmail.com |
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Angela Bravo, she/her Basic Needs Peer Advisor & CalFresh Advocate Languages: English/Spanish Sociology, 2024 |
angelabravo3333@gmail.com |
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Sergio Segura Esquivel, he/him Basic Needs Peer Advisor & CalFresh Advocate Sociology |
ssegurathrive@gmail.com |
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Arturo Gonzales, he/him Basic Needs Peer Advisor & CalFresh Advocate Languages: English, Spanish Political Science |
arturogonzales.thrive@gmail.com |
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Kristel Cerritos, she/her Basic Needs Peer Advisor & CalFresh Advocate Language: English and Spanish Environmental Studies |
kristelthrive@gmail.com |
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Karen Hernandez, she/her Basic Needs Peer Advisor & CalFresh Advocate Political Science with a Minor in the History of Poverty, Inequality, and Social Justice |
kghthrive@gmail.com |
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Zoe DiGennaro, she/her Basic Needs Peer Advisor & CalFresh Advocate Environmental Studies |
zoedigthrive@gmail.com |
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Braeden Rodriguez, he/him Basic Needs Peer Advisor & CalFresh Advocate Languages: English Sociology major with a minor in Poverty, Inequality, and social justice, and Applied Psych |
Braedenrodriguezthrive@gmail.com |
Basic Needs Staff Directory
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Sydney Nguyen, she/her Basic Needs Outreach & Marketing Coordinator Psychological & Brain Sciences |
sydneynguyen@ucsb.edu |
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Cole Walters Basic Needs Outreach & Marketing Coordinator Earth Science: Physics Emphasis |
cwalters@ucsb.edu |
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Vinnie Fong, he/him Basic Needs Outreach & Marketing Coordinator Economics and communications |
fong.vinnie12@gmail.com |
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Wendy Huang, she/her Basic Needs Outreach & Marketing Coordinator Economics and accounting |
wendyhuang@ucsb.edu |
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Amitha Bhat, she/her Basic Needs Outreach & Marketing Coordinator |
amithabhat@ucsb.edu |
Basic Needs Staff Directory
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Karyna Garay, she/her Rapid Rehousing Marketing and Outreach Coordinator Psychological & Brain Sciences |
ucsbrapidrehousing@gmail.com |
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Jessica Arocho, she/her Rapid Rehousing Marketing and Outreach Coordinator Psychological & Brain Sciences |
ucsbrapidrehousing@gmail.com |
Basic Needs Staff Directory
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Asad Bhatti, he/him Cooper Housing Navigator and Rapid Rehousing Pilot Program Coordinator Psychological and Brain Sciences |
sa-housingadvocate@ucsb.edu |
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Monica Mekhlouf, she/they Cooper Housing Navigator and Rapid Rehousing Pilot Program Coordinator Communications and Sociology |
sa-housingadvocate@ucsb.edu |
Basic Needs Staff Directory
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Jessica Castillo-Tapia, she/her Rapid Rehousing Pilot Program Coordinator Communication and Journalism |
jessicacastillo-tapi@ucsb.edu |
Basic Needs Staff Directory
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Mahsun Mirmohammadsadeghi, she/her Halal and Kosher Grocery Program Co-Coordinator Languages: English, Farsi Physiology Major and Music Minor, June 2025 |
mahsun@ucsb.edu |
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Yonatan Grossman Halal and Kosher Grocery Program Co-Coordinator Environmental Studies Major German Minor He/Him/His |
grossman82@ucsb.edu |
Basic Needs Staff Directory
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Derrick Chan, he/him Basic Needs Technology Program Student Coordinator Financial Mathematics and Statistics |
sa-techneeds@ucsb.edu |
Basic Needs Staff Directory
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Amelie Calderon, she/her Basic Needs Pilot Program Coordinator Languages: English Political Science and Feminist Studies |
a_calderon@ucsb.edu |
Basic Needs Staff Directory
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Ada Chibueze, she/her Sustainable Food Services Fellow Environmental Studies |
adachibueze@ucsb.edu |
Basic Needs Staff Directory
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Kyle Watson Garden Operations Coordinator, Greenhouse and Garden Project, Edible Campus Program Environmental Studies He/Him/His |
kylewatson@ucsb.edu |
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Itzia Flores Garden Operations Coordinator, St. Michael's Community Garden, Edible Campus Program Languages: English/Spanish |
ifloresmendez@ucsb.edu |
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Grace Pham, she/her Volunteer Coordinator, Edible Campus Program Languages: English and Vietnamese Environmental Studies B.A. |
gracepham@ucsb.edu |
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Sydney Beckett, she/her Garden Operations Coordinator, Isla Vista Community Center, Edible Campus Program Languages: English/Spanish Environmental Studies B.S. |
sydneymbeckett@ucsb.edu |
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Megan Wirzberger Garden Operations Coordinator, University United Methodist Community Garden, Edible Campus Program Environmental Studies B.A., Geography B.A. |
mwirzberger@umail.ucsb.edu |
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Jana Belsito, she/they Garden Operations Support Intern, Isla Vista Gardens, Edible Campus Program Languages: English and German Environmental Studies B.A. Major, German Studies Minor |
janabelsito@umail.ucsb.edu |
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Sophia Pfitzmann, she/her Garden Operations Support Intern, Edible Campus Program Languages: Englis Environmental Studies and History of Art and Architecture |
sophiapfitzmann@ucsb.edu |
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Ashley Arredondo, she/her Garden Education Coordinator, Isla Vista Gardens, Edible Campus Program Languages: English & Spanish Sociology with an applied psychology minor |
ashleyarredondo@ucsb.edu |
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Ash Cheng, she/her Garden Education Coordinator, Edible Campus Program Languages: English, Chinese, Spanish, Taiwanese Sociology/environmental studies with Feminist studies minor |
a_cheng@ucsb.edu |
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Mikey He. he/him Garden Education Coordinator, Edible Campus Program Languages: Chinese/English Environmental Science/ Statistics and Data Science |
he59@ucsb.edu |
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Cindy Fabian Martinez, she/her Nature Wellbeing Education Coordinator, Edible Campus Program Languages: English/Spanish Environmental Studies |
cindyfabian04@gmail.com |
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Marla Smith, she/her Nature Wellbeing Education Coordinator, Edible Campus Program Languages: English Sociology Major, Spanish and Education Minors |
marlasmith@ucsb.edu |
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Ila Jade Komasa, she/her Nature Wellbeing Education Coordinator, Edible Campus Program Languages: English Physics Major, Astronomy and Planetary Science Minor |
ilajade@ucsb.edu |
Basic Needs Staff Directory
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Ana Dai Liu, she/her Undergraduate Researcher, AANHPI Community Needs Assessment on Basic Needs Languages: English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Spanish Psychological & Brain Sciences; Sociology; and minor in Applied Psychology, June 2025 |
anadailiu@ucsb.edu |
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LyLy Colebourn Undergraduate Researcher, AANHPI Community Needs Assessment on Basic Needs Asian American Studies and Sociology, June 2025 |
lylycolebourn@ucsb.edu |
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Sophia Yu, she/her Undergraduate Researcher, AANHPI Community Needs Assessment on Basic Needs Languages: English, Mandarin Sociology, June 2026 |
sophiayu@ucsb.edu |
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Zhixuan Chang, she/her Undergraduate Researcher, AANHPI Community Needs Assessment on Basic Needs Languages: English and Mandarin Majoring in psychological and brain science, minor in applied psychology, 2024 |
zhixuanchang@ucsb.edu |
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Kai Rodrigues Undergraduate Researcher, AANHPI Community Needs Assessment on Basic Needs Psychological and Brain Science Major with Applied Psychology Minor He/Him |
kairodrigues@ucsb.edu |
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Nioshi Shah, she/they Graduate Student Researcher Languages: Gujarati, Hindi, English |
nioshi@ucsb.edu |
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Michael Nishimura, he/him Graduate Student Researcher Languages: English, Japanese |
mnishimura@ucsb.edu |
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Alycia Wong, she/her Undergraduate Researcher, AANHPI Community Needs Assessment on Basic Needs Languages: English, Korean Sociology and Asian American Studies, 2025 |
alyciawong@ucsb.edu |
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Amari Lynn Brown, she/her Undergraduate Researcher, AANHPI Community Needs Assessment on Basic Needs Languages: English, Olelo Hawai'i, Tongan Sociology with an an Applied Psychology minor, June 2024 |
amari-lynn@ucsb.edu |