About the Council

The Community Engagement Advisory Council provides guidance on the development, implementation, and assessment of Public Scholarship and Engagement's programs and initiatives related to community engagement. Their participation in this advisory council helps us broaden our efforts to serve the public and increase our role in creating impact through mutually beneficial partnerships in our community, region, state, nation and world.

Council Members

• Bernadette Austin: Acting Director, Center for Regional Change
• Tonya Fancher: Associate Dean, Workforce Innovation and Community Engagement, UC Davis Health
• Monica Hernandez: Deputy Director of Communications, California Department of Housing and Community Development
• Erica Manuel: Executive Director, Institute for Local Government
• Ryan Meyer: Executive Director, Center for Community and Civic Science, School of Education
• Caitlin Patler: Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, College of Letters and Science
• David de la Pena: Assistant Professor, Department of Human Ecology, College of Agriculture and Environmental Science