Our Oakes Team
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Marcia Ochoa, College Provost (831) 459-2418, oakesprovost@ucsc.edu, she/her/they/them Marcia seeks to enrich the academic experience for all Oakes students. She works closely with the Senior Director to integrate the academic with the social, cultural, |
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Mike Yamauchi-Gleason, Senior Director for College Student Life (831) 459-5015, myg@ucsc.edu, he/him/his Mike is responsible for College Student Life is responsible for the Student Life programs at Oakes College. He works closely with the Academic, Program, and Residential Life teams. He serves as an advocate and support person for members of the Oakes Community. |
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Mari Ortiz-McGuire, Associate Director for College Student Life (831) 459-2796, mcmcguir@ucsc.edu, she/her/hers Mari is responsible for the administration of the college. She oversees the college's cultural, social, and residential programs, staff, facilities, and student conduct.
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Erica Little, Assistant Director of Residential Education (831) 459-5224, eslittle@ucsc.edu Erica assists the residential and housing programs at Oakes College. She works closely with the Residential Life team and intervenes on community issues. |
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Amy Vincent, Assistant to the Senior and Associate Directors (831) 459-2922, asvincen@ucsc.edu she/her/they/them The Assistant to the Senior and Associate Directors is responsible for providing administrative support to the Senior Director of College Student |
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Ella Carroll, College Academic Manager (831) 459-2418, oakescam@ucsc.edu she/her/hers The College Academic Programs Coordinator provides administrative and academic support to Provost Ochoa. She assists in the coordination of the Core Course and other courses offered by the |
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Danny Rodriguez, Lead Academic Preceptor (Oakes '11) (831) 459-4531, oakesadvising@ucsc.edu, he/him/his The Lead Academic Preceptor is responsible for providing leadership and direction for academic advising at the college, for supervision and development of college advisors, and for supporting the college and the provost. They develop and implement an advising curriculum that supports the Undergraduate Academic Advising Mission. Lastly, the Lead Academic Preceptor collaborates with others critical to student success to advocate for and/or develop programs, procedures, or resources that benefit students in more than one college. |
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Jose Gallaga, College Academic Advisor (831) 459-4531, oakesadvising@ucsc.edu, he/him/his The College Academic Advisor assists the Lead Academic Preceptor and provides advising to students. See them for assistance in choosing classes and appropriate course loads, maintaining good academic standing, and integrating majors and minors into an overall academic plan. |
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Diana Sarabia Briseno, College Academic Advisor (831) 459-4531, oakesadvising@ucsc.edu, she/her/hers The College Academic Advisor assists the Lead Academic Preceptor and provides advising to students. See them for assistance in choosing classes and appropriate course loads, maintaining good academic standing, and integrating majors and minors into an overall academic plan. |
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EOP STEM Counseling (831) 459-2296, stemscholars@ucsc.edu EOP counselors work as specialists in identifying barriers to academic success and developing action plans in partnership with students to ensure continued enrollment and degree completion. EOP counselors take a holistic approach and engage in academic and non-academic issues including (social, financial, cultural, family, sense of belonging, personal support, and navigating university resources). |
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Marie Morones, College Assistant (831) 459-2558, mmorones@ucsc.edu Marie provides information and support to the college community as well as supervises the mailroom. |
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Christian Galliguez, College Programs Coordinator (831) 459-3317, cgalligu@ucsc.edu The Programs Coordinator manages all social, cultural, and educational college programs and events, including graduation and orientation. She also works with the academic staff and Core Course to promote academic |
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María Dolores Castillo, Student Life Assistant (831) 459-5602, madocast@ucsc.edu , She/Her/Ella María manages the use of facilities for programs and events at Oakes. She also works to support the CPC with all the events and programming that take place throughout the year. |
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Elsa Silva, Housing Coordinator (831) 459-3988, esilva@ucsc.edu Elsa offers administrative housing support to Oakes residents, coordinates housing logistics, and offers assistance to the CREs. |
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Clarissa Molina, Coordinator for Residential Education (CRE) (831) 459-3317, clamolin@ucsc.edu , she/her/hers Clarissa helps to supervise the overall residential life programs and staff, especially the Oakes College Neighborhood Assistants ( |
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Dana Marie Ocampo, Coordinator for Residential Education (CRE) (831) 459-3393, dmocampo@ucsc.edu, she/her/hers Dana helps to supervise the overall residential life programs and staff, especially the Oakes College Neighborhood Assistants ( |
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Hashim Jibri, Coordinator for Conduct & Education (831) 459-1602, hjibri@ucsc.edu, he/him/his Hashim supports students through the university conduct process. This includes meeting with students to resolve possible university violations, utilizing restorative practices to reinforce community standards, and referring students to necessary resources on campus. His priority is to encourage student success here at UCSC. |
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Sydney Smyer, Oakes Scientist in Residence sysmyer@ucsc.eduOR collegesciencementor@gmail.com The Oakes Affiliated Scientist hosts science-related activities at Oakes with the goal is to provide mentorship, guidance, and community for anyone who is willing to learn & engage. They work one-on-one to provide help when applying to scholarships, research programs, |
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Bryan Bode, College Budget Analyst (831) 459-4565, bbode@ucsc.edu, he/him/his Bryan manages all the financial transactions of the college. |
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Jackie Rabouin, Counseling Psychologist Oakes, Room 225, (831) 459-2220, jrabouin@ucsc.edu Jackie is a CAPS |
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Senior Building Maintenance Worker Assists the Maintenance Supervisor in making repairs to the college. |
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TBD, Oakes Gardener
The Oakes gardener and takes care of all of the grounds at Oakes College. |
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Community Safety Dispatch |