Public Scholarship and Engagement Closing June 30

Due to the financial challenges facing the University, the Office of Public Scholarship and Engagement will be phased out by June 30.

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