UCI-OC Alliance Members
The UCI-OC Alliance is comprised of business community leaders associated with various industries and professional and community organizations. It is through these diverse and wide-ranging connections in banking and finance, biotech, policy and government, education, healthcare, the arts, business and law sectors among others that help to shape and drive our strategic focus and mission forward.
Alliance members serve as ambassadors for UC Irvine Latino/a initiatives and programs, raising awareness and expanding engagement throughout Orange County and beyond. UCI-OC Alliance Campus Liaisons and Alliance members meet on a regular basis, and UCI-OC Alliance members are encouraged to share insights about enriching the campus Latino/a priorities, programs and events. Eligibility for membership is based on both a commitment to fortifying relations between the university and the community and potential contributions to campus priorities.
The UCI-OC Alliance Campus Liaisons are university leaders who provide vital connection to the programs at UC Irvine. With their professional experience, they ensure that the alliance is effective and stays aligned with university priorities.
UCI-OC Alliance Members
Monica Alfaro Welling
Atheln, Inc.
John Amador
US Bank
Joel Ayala
County of Los Angeles Department of Consumer & Business Affairs
Pamina Barkow
PI Medical Partners
Roberto Basualdo
PwC
Juan Carlos Calcagno, Ph.D
MUFG
Daniel Campos
London Consulting Group USA West
David Chavez
Comerica Bank
Monique Daviss
El Sol Science & Arts Academy
Alex Esparza
Jason Fernandez
Pacific Life Insurance Company
Fred Flores
Medica
Reuben Franco
Orange County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Don Garcia
Pinnacle Consulting Group
Juan Garcia
Northgate Market
Evelyn Gonzalez
Northgate Markets
Monica Guillena, MSW
Arnold Gutierrez, Ph.D.
Fast Track CMC Consulting
Sarah López, M.D., MBA
California DHCS
Susie López-Guerra, Ed.D.
National Center on Education and the Economy
Iván Lugo Cardona
Advanced Patient Monitoring, Becton, Dickson and Company
Ernest Miranda
Luis Morales
Merlin Acquisitions Corp.
J Fernando Niebla
International Technology Partners
Roger Nieves
PIMCO
Juan Ortega, MBA
Family Office
Eloy Ortiz Oakley
College Futures Foundation
Ingrid Otero-Smart
Casanova//McCann
Jacqueline Patterson
Zephyr Rail
Andy Paz
J. Adalberto Quijada
U.S. Small Business Administration
Brandon Ramirez
Hyundai Motor America
Diana Ramos, M.D., MPH, MBA
Peter Rodriguez
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Christina Roman
Experian
Javier Romo
PIMCO
Teresa Saldivar
Teresa's Jewelers
Ruben Smith
Frost Brown Todd LLP
Marilyn Sutton, Ph.D.
UCI Foundation
Hon. Yolanda Torres
Orange County Superior Court
John Tracy, Ph.D.
Boeing
Ernesto Vasquez
SVA Architects
Hon. Gaddi Vasquez
Ambassador (Retired) - U.S. State Dept.
Socorro Vasquez
Pat Velasquez
Lupat Corporation DBA Advance Realty and Continental Financial Services
Juan Carlos Velez
Edwards Lifesciences
Peter Villegas
Actum
Dean Yoost
UCI Foundation
Oscar Gonzalez
Northgate Gonzalez Market
UCI-OC Alliance Campus Liaisons
Special Advisor:
Frances E. Contreras, Ph.D.
Dean and Professor
School of Education
Alliance Staff Leadership:
Stephanie Reyes-Tuccio, Ph.D.
Vice Provost
Office of Educational and Community Partnerships
Maria Cervantes
Executive Director
Campus Liasons
- Elsa Bugarini Yocca
Alumni Relations Manager
UCI Alumni Relations - Belinda Campos, Ph.D.
Professor, Chicano/Latino Studies, PRIME-LC, and Psychological Science - Kara Correa
Executive Director, Scholarship Programs
University Advancement - adelí durón
Director, Latinx Resource Center - Edgar J. Dormitorio '97
Chief of Staff and Assistant Vice Chancellor
Student Affairs
- Goran Matijasevic, Ph.D.
Executive Director
UCI Chief Exective Roundtable - Jose Mayorga, M.D.
Executive Director, Executive Medical Director, Family Health Center, FQHC - Neda Moayedi
Director
SAGE Scholars - Andrea Mora
Director, Basic Needs Center - Alessandra Pantano, Ph.D.
Professor of Teaching
Mathematics - Leigh Poirier
Director of Strategic Services and Operations
Divion of Career Pathways
- Maritza Salazar-Campo, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Organization and Management
Paul Merage School of Business - Alberto P. Sandoval
Assistant Vice Chancellor
Community and Government Relations - Burt Alvaro Slusher
Assistant Dean, MBA and Specialty Masters Program
Paul Merage School of Business - Jennifer Smith
Executive Director of Development, Provost Initiatives
University Advancement and Alumni Relations - Charles Vega, M.D.
Clinical Professor
Family Medicine
Corporate Supporters
Interested in becoming a supporter or corporate partner? Contact Maria Cervantes, executive director, at maria.cervantes@uci.eduor 949-824-8381.