Working Groups

Working Groups

Three working groups will be convened beginning in January 2024 and meet monthly. The working groups will be cross-disciplinary and will represent a broad spectrum of offices, programs, and specialties across the campus community. Each working group will also have representatives from external community partners. Each working group will have co-chairs, who work with PSE staff to set agendas, delegate work/assignments to working group members, manage committee members and any conflicts that arise, and report on progress/milestones to the Steering Committee. 

Steering Committee
  • Jonna Mazet (Co-Chair), Vice Provost of Grand Challenges and the Chancellor’s Leadership Distinguished Professor of Epidemiology and Disease Ecology
  • Michael Rios (Co-Chair), Vice Provost, Public Scholarship and Engagement
  • Nancy Erbstein, Associate Vice Provost of Global Education, Global Affairs
  • Milmon Harrison, Associate Vice Provost, Academic Programs, Undergraduate Education
  • Tessa Hill, Associate Vice Provost of Academic Programs, Public Scholarship and Engagement
  • Erika Jackson, Assistant Director of Student Success, Budget and Institutional Analysis
  • Lauren Kidd, Associate Vice Chancellor, Development, School & Unit Programs, Development and Alumni Relations
  • Meggan Levitt, Assistant Vice Provost & Associate CIO for Academic Applications
  • John Marx, Faculty Adviser to the Provost — Academic Planning, Aggie Square University Engagement Lead
  • Mabel Salon, Chief Government and Community Relations Officer, Government and Community Relations
  • Carl Stahmer, Executive Director, DataLab: Data Science and Informatics
  • Hendry Ton, Associate Vice Chancellor for Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
  • Mikael Villalobos, Associate Vice Chancellor for the Office of Campus and Community Relations in the Office for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Community Partnerships Working Group
  • Laci Gerhart (Co-Chair), Associate Professor of Teaching, College of Biological Sciences
  • Brandon Louie (Co-Chair), Director of Community Engagement, Center for Regional Change
  • Bernadette Austin, CEO, CivicWell
  • Ahna Ballonoff Suleiman, Executive Director, Center for Regional Change 
  • Ellen Brown, Director, Community Integration, UC Davis Health
  • Karen Chan, Data Systems Specialist, Public Scholarship and Engagement
  • Esther DeLozier, Assistant Director of Partnerships and Faculty Engagement, Global Affairs
  • Ceasor Dennis, Senior Director of Institutional Culture, Climate & Community Engagement, UC Davis Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
  • Janine Elliott, Interim Director, Venture Catalyst
  • Loraine Hernandez-Covello, Advocacy Relations and Communications Manager, Government and Community Relations, Office of the Chancellor
  • Stephen Kiyoi, Head of Reseacher Services, UC Davis Library
  • Michael Lazzara, Associate Vice Provost of Academic Programs and Partnerships, Global Affairs
  • Erica Manuel, CEO and Executive Director of the Institute for Local Government 
  • Christopher Nguyen Pheneger, Diversity and Inclusion Educator and Specialist, Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Elizabeth Vasile, Director, Health Equity Resources & Outreach (HERO) Program, UC Davis Clinical and Translational Science Center
  • Michelle Villegas-Frazier, Director of Strategic Native American Retention Initiative, Student Affairs
Assessment and Integration Working Group
  • Sumiko Hong (Co-Chair), Community Engagement Manager, Aggie Square
  • Pamela Reynolds (Co-Chair), Associate Director, DataLab: Data Science and Informatics
  • Nick Barbulesco, Program Manager, BIA
  • Beth Broome, Senior Advisor to the Provost, STEM Strategies
  • C. Titus Brown, Professor, Population Health & Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine
  • Laura Cerruti, Chief Impact Officer, Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Ana Lucia Cordova, Strategic Initiatives Manager, Office of Research 
  • Vessela Ensberg, Associate Director, Data Architecture, UC Davis Library
  • Ryan Ferrell, Research Scientist, Pepperwood Preserve
  • Neil Huefner, Associate Director, Student Affairs Assessment, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
  • Katherine Kim, Principal of Consumer Health Informatics and Health Science at MITRE
  • Molly McKinney, Senior Program Manager, Grand Challenges
  • Kara Moloney, Academic Assessment Lead, Center for Educational Effectiveness, Office of Undergraduate Education
  • Sarah Dawn Olson, Director of Global Partnerships, Global Affairs
  • Troy Williams, Chief Impact Officer at The Greater Sacramento Urban League
Communications & Messaging Working Group
  • Valerie Eviner (Co-Chair), Professor and Ecologist, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
  • BreAnda Northcutt (Co-Chair), Director of Communications, Finance, Operations and Administration
  • Dana Allen, Assistant Vice Chancellor & Executive Director of the Cal Aggie Alumni Association
  • Cindy Brown, Executive Communication Specialist in the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor
  • Jen Butler, Executive Director, Student Affairs Marketing and Communication
  • Erin Garcia, Executive Communications Manager, Strategic Communications
  • Carissa Gutiérrez, Director of Public Affairs, California Arts Council
  • Ed Kiggins, Director of Strategic Communications, College of Letters and Science
  • Cody Kitaura, Editor, Dateline
  • Ali Loge, Executive Director of Communications and Marketing, Global Affairs
  • Chris Long, Director of Internal and Executive Communications
  • James Nash, Director of News and Media Relations, Strategic Communications
  • Kristine Rebiero, Development and Communications Manager, CalCan
  • Michelle Villegas-Frazier, Director of Strategic Native American Retention Initiative, Student Affairs
  • Caren Weintraub, Communications Director, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences