Gevirtz School Staff Contacts

Following COVID, some staff have a hybrid remote work schedule, so the best way to primarily reach us continues to be via email. Faculty may view individual staff schedules in the Faculty Resources Folder on Box and staff may view them in the Staff Resources Folder on Box.

Gevirtz School Mailing Address

All mail on the UC Santa Barbara campus is routed by the zip code +4, not by street or building addresses. To send snail mail to anyone in the Gevirtz School, write the person's name and the following:

Gevirtz School
University of California
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9490

Quick Access Phone Numbers and Emails

Department of Counseling, Clinical and School Psychology ccspapp@education.ucsb.edu 805-893-3375

Department of Education progoffice@education.ucsb.edu 805-893-4515

Teacher Education Program tepapp@education.ucsb.edu 805-893-2084

Hosford Counseling & Psychological Services Clinic 805-893-8064

Koegel Autism Center autism@ucsb.edu 805-893-2049

Gevirtz School Contacts by Topic

Daisy Martinez

daisymartinez@ucsb.edu

805-893-2238

Education 4125

Executive Assistant to the Deans

Responsible for scheduling meetings and travel on behalf of the Dean, providing administrative support to the Dean, Assistant and Associate Deans, providing support to various school wide committees and academic personnel.
Briana Villaseñor

briana@education.ucsb.edu

805-893-5492

Education 4107

Assistant Dean

Responsible for oversight of the Dean's administrative offices, Education Building and resource related issues, coordination and completion of Dean's special projects.

Student Affairs Office

Amy Meredith

amyh@education.ucsb.edu

805-893-2137

Education 4111

Manager, Student and Academic Affairs

Responsible for oversight of Student Affairs Office, coordinating GGSE course planning and scheduling, fellowship processing, coordinate academic hires as well as Summer Sessions planning.
Katie Tucciarone

katiet@education.ucsb.edu

805-893-2036

Education 4102

Credential Analyst

Responsible for coordinating and planning certification services, clearing and recommending credentials, acting as liaison to the State Commission on Teacher Credentialing as well as advising, monitoring and performing degree checks for TEP students.
Samuel Rifkin

rifkin@education.ucsb.edu

805-893-2137

Education 4103

Student Affairs Officer

Responsible for coordinating all aspects of the GGSE application and admission process as well as advising, monitoring and processing paperwork for all undergraduate minor students, EDUC and CNCSP students.
Jaime Fior

jfior@ucsb.edu

805-893-2137

Education 4100

Student Affairs Assistant

Responsible for assisting in all aspects of GGSE applications and admissions process, overseeing distribution of keys, access cards, lockers, and checks, booking of ED Building rooms, advising, monitoring and processing clearance forms for undergraduate minors, and serving as an informational resource and central point of contact in the Dean’s area.

Finance & Administration

Boris Palencia

bpalencia@ucsb.edu

805-893-2502

Education 4109

Manager, Finance and Administration

Responsible for the oversight of financial management and a full range of administrative functions encompassing finance, employment and payroll, gifts, and compliance. As part of the senior management team, develops and implements operating policies and procedures as they relate to overall GGSE goals and objectives.
Aaron Ballett

aaron.ballett@ucsb.edu

805-893-4428

Education 4115

Academic Personnel Analyst

Responsible for managing the overall cycle and administration of academic personnel matters, including faculty merits and promotions, faculty recruitment, personnel and payroll issues for academic appointments. Primary resource and point of contact in GGSE regarding Academic Personnel policies and procedures.
Position Vacant

Education 4101

Academic Personnel Coordinator

Responsible for coordinating, processing and submitting all senate and non-senate faculty and researcher merit and promotion cases, faculty recruitment and sabbatical leaves. Responsible for processing employment actions for senate faculty and continuing appointments.
Lauren Marquez

laurenmarquez@ucsb.edu

805-893-7811

Education 4105

Business & Financial Analyst

Responsible for monthly reconciliation and set up of all accounts, working on the rates for the School's clinics and centers, reviewing and documenting business processes as well as certain employment functions including staff recruitments.
Tracey Velasquez

tracey@education.ucsb.edu

805-893-3338

Employment Analyst

Responsible for processing employment actions for staff, student and temporary academic employees and processing timesheets and payroll.
Abbey Fragosa

afragosa@ucsb.edu

805-893-7231

Education 4101

Financial Coordinator

Responsible for processing payments/reimbursements, placing orders & financial administration support for general operating and other discretionary accounts.
Katie Nguyen Lake

katie@californiawritingproject.org

Program Assistant, The California Writing Project State Office

Responsible for supporting the infrastructure and administration of the California Writing Project (CWP) as the primary staff resource for the successful development and implementation of all CWP programs and events.

Communications, Development & Community Relations

George Yatchisin

george@education.ucsb.edu

805-893-5789

Education 4133

Director of Communications

Responsible for designing and implementing information campaigns, overseeing the alignment with and the execution of the School communication and market branding strategy, requiring a wide variety of communications media including written, visual, digital, electronic and associated technical applications.
John Hammond

hammond@education.ucsb.edu

805-893-7695

Education 4203E

Assistant Dean of Development

Responsible for working with all facets of GGSE’s various constituencies – including alumni, faculty, staff, friends, private foundations/organizations and the local community – to raise philanthropic dollars in support of the Gevirtz School.
Megan Turley

mturley@ucsb.edu

(805) 893-3501

Education 4203D

Associate Director of Development

Responsible for working closely with alumni and community members to raise a broad range of gifts in support of GGSE's annual fund. Also manages the outreach strategy to grow and engage GGSE's online community.
Claire Carter

clairecarter@ucsb.edu

805-893-4291

Education 4203A

Development Assistant

Responsible for processing the administrative work related to GGSE Development efforts and coordinating calendars for the Development Director and Associate Director.
J.R. Glover

jrglover@ucsb.edu

805-893-5741

Education 2138

Development Analyst

Responsible for researching our alumni and prospective donors to inform Development strategies for engagement, cultivation, and stewardship of philanthropic support.
Lilly Garcia

lgarcia@education.ucsb.edu

805-893-5994

Education 4135

Director of Outreach

Responsible for the management and coordination of outreach efforts at Harding University Partnership School. Also provides information regarding district priorities and interest in education, including assistance with letters of support for proposals and/or MOUs within Santa Barbara County School Districts. In addition, works with campus and community partners to explore collaborations.
Devon Azzam

devonazzam@ucsb.edu

Education 4110

Assistant Director of Outreach

Responsible for exploring, and developing K-12 environmental education/science collaborations that address underserved students in Santa Barbara County, providing support to the Director of Outreach in creating new programming in environmental education/science at Harding University Partnership School (HUPS) and other Santa Barbara County Schools, and supporting the Director with ongoing outreach efforts at HUPS and with other community partners.
Chryss Yost

cyost@ucsb.edu

Education 4110

HUPS Community Resource Center Coordinator

Responsible for coordinating the developing Harding University Partnership School Community Resource Center by reaching out to community members, partners, and donors to assess and expand existing programs and resources to the Westside community surrounding HUPS, as well as identifying new opportunities for collaboration.

Contracts, Grants & Research

Beverly Perkins

beverlyperkins@ucsb.edu

805-893-3175

Education 4123

Contracts & Grants Manager

Responsible for oversight of the Contracts & Grants Office including proposal submissions and award management. As the lead point of contact and liaison to the UCSB Office of Research and other campus units, is the chief advisor to Principal Investigators (PIs) regarding multiple agencies' guidelines as well as UC policies, working closely with and supporting PIs in the recruitment and hiring of research personnel.
Robert Crouch

rcrouch@ucsb.edu

(805) 893-3323

Education 4119

Research Administrator

Responsible for budget development, proposal submission and managing awards for assigned principal investigators.
Alexandra Grigore

alexandragrigore@ucsb.edu

805-893-5922

Education 4121

Research Administrator

Responsible for budget development, proposal submission and managing awards for assigned principal investigators.
Ector Flores-Garcia

805-893-3308

Education 4117

Research Administrator

Responsible for budget development, proposal submission and managing awards for assigned principal investigators.
Jessica Goff

Education 2250

Clinics & Centers Program Coordinator

Responsible for assisting with the administration of the Center for Publicly Engaged Scholarship, the McEnroe Reading & Language Arts Clinic and the California Teacher Education Research and Improvement Network.

Counseling, Clinical & School Psychology Department

Sofia Muller

sofia.muller@ucsb.edu

805-893-3375

Education 2103

CCSP Department Administrator

Responsible for providing support to the CCSP Chair and faculty, coordination of curriculum and faculty workload planning, department events, visiting scholar appointments, financial management of department funds, and collaboration on all department academic recruitments, appointments and merit reviews.
Maria Sanchez

mgsanchez4@education.ucsb.edu

805-893-3375

Education 2105

CCSP Program Coordinator

Responsible for providing support to the CCSP chair and faculty, coordinating new student orientation, research festival, interview weekend, annual reviews and fellowships; as well as visiting scholars, faculty recruitment visits, course planning, website maintenance and preparation of reimbursements.
Dyan Wirt

dyan@education.ucsb.edu

805-893-8064

Education 1149

Hosford Clinic Administrator

Responsible for system administration of Point n Click, clinic operational policies and procedures, clinic resource reservations, supervision of clinic coordinators and work study students, HIPAA compliance.

Education Department

Michael Coopersmith

mcoopersmith@ucsb.edu

805-893-4515

Education 3105

EDUC Department Administrator

Responsible for providing support to the EDUC Chair and faculty, coordination of curriculum and faculty workload planning, department events, visiting scholar appointments, financial management of department funds, and collaboration on all department academic recruitments, appointments and merit reviews.
Brenda Lavin

brendal@ucsb.edu

805-893-4515

Education 3103

EDUC Coordinator

Responsible for managing ESCIs, textbook orders, loaner equipment, approval codes, prospective student inquiries, Facebook and Twitter accounts, collects EDUC syllabi, provides student support and coordinates faculty recruitment visits and student fellowship competitions.

Teacher Education Program

Samantha Cole

samanthacole@education.ucsb.edu

805-893-2084

Education 3230

TEP Program Administrator

Responsible for providing support to the TEP Director as well as Program Coordinators, supervisors and lecturers, organizing community outreach and recruitment efforts, assisting with academic personnel actions, coordinating fellowship programs, organizing information meetings and various program events throughout the academic year.
Briana Bugarin

bbugarin@ucsb.edu

805-893-2084

Education 3230

TEP Program Coordinator

Responsible for managing applications and admissions, coordination applicant interviews, purchasing, providing SMI minor, pre-professional and MEd support, aiding and monitoring student registration, preparing ESCIs, website maintenance, collecting syllabi, ordering textbooks.

ITG/Computing Services

Doug Drury

dgdru@ucsb.edu

805-893-5036

GGSE Core IT Relationship Manager, IT Strategist

Responsible for the overall IT support of the Gervirtz Graduate School of Education and ensuring that IT services meet the current and future needs and expectations of the GGSE community.
Manny Cintron

mcintron@ucsb.edu

805-893-3572

Director of Application and Technology Services

Responsible for supporting or coordinating technology solutions for GGSE business needs.
John Goubeaux

goubeaux@ucsb.edu

805-893-8031

Education 4203C

ETS EUC Engineering Team

Responsible for Identity, e-mail, web DNS and additional services.
Mark McCann

mmccann@ucsb.edu

805-893-8031

Education 4201A

Help Desk Manager for GGSE, IT Support for ETS

Responsible for managing user support through the Help Desk as well as leading the technical team.

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