# Team GEPA

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## [Academic Affairs](#)

- ### [Erica Lennard](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/academic-affairs/erica-lennard.html "Erica Lennard")

  Assistant Dean, Graduate Academic Affairs
- ### [Norienne Saign, PhD](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/academic-affairs/norienne-saign.html "Norienne Saign, PhD")

  Assistant Director, Academic Affairs
- ### [Sara Miceli](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/academic-affairs/sara-miceli.html "Sara Miceli")

  Graduate Academic Affairs Advisor

  Joint Doctoral & Professional Degree Programs
- ### [Eliese Maxwell](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/academic-affairs/eliese-maxwell.html "Eliese Maxwell")

  Graduate Academic Affairs Advisor

  PhD Degree Programs
- ### [Kelsey Darvin](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/academic-affairs/kelsey-darvin.html "Kelsey Darvin")

  Graduate Academic Affairs Advisor

  Academic Master's Degrees (MA, MS): Biological Sciences, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Structural Engineering, Scripps Institution of Oceanography 

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- ### [Sinai Cota](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/academic-affairs/sinai-cota.html "Sinai Cota")

  Graduate Academic Affairs Advisor

  Academic Master's Degree Matters (MA, MS): Materials Science and Engineering Program, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department
- ### [Karen Villavicencio](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/academic-affairs/karen-villavicencio.html "Karen Villavicencio")

  Graduate Academic Affairs Advisor

  Academic Master's Degrees (MA, MS): Bioengineering Department, Chemical Engineering Program, NanoEngineering Department, Computer Science and Engineering Department
- ### [MaKenna Dahl](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/academic-affairs/makenna-dahl.html "MaKenna Dahl ")

  Events and Administrative Coordinator, Academic Affairs

## [Admissions](#)

- ### [Rachael Lapidis](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/student-affairs/rachael-lapidis.html "Rachael Lapidis")

  Assistant Dean, Student Affairs
- ### [Mary Hogan](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/admissions/mary-hogan.html "Mary Hogan")

  Director, Graduate Admissions
- ### [Karlie Lujan](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/admissions/karlie-lujan.html "Karlie Lujan")

  Graduate Admissions Officer
- ### [Michael Puente](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/admissions/michael-puente.html "Michael Puente")

  Graduate Admissions Officer
- ### [Sage Longpre](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/admissions/sage-longpre.html "Sage Longpre")

  Graduate Admissions Credential Evaluator
- ### [Mabel Morris](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/admissions/mabel-morris.html "Mabel Morris")

  Graduate Admissions Credential Evaluator
- ### [Abigail Whitenack](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/admissions/abigail-whitenack.html "Abigail Whitenack")

  Graduate Admissions and Student Affairs Assistant

## [Dean's Office](#)

- ### [Judy Kim](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-dean/index.html "Judy Kim")

  Dean
- ### [Alfredo Alegria](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/deans-office/alfredo-alegria.html "Alfredo Alegria")

  Institutional Research Analyst
- ### [Sheila Graves](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/deans-office/sheila-graves.html "Sheila Graves")

  Executive Assistant, Dean's Office
- ### [Giulia Hoffmann](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/deans-office/giulia-hoffmann.html "Giulia Hoffmann")

  Assistant Dean, Operations & Strategic Initiatives
- ### [Thad Kousser](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/deans-office/thad-kousser.html "Thad Kousser")

  Associate Dean
- ### [Sylvia Vivas](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/deans-office/sylvia-vivas.html "Sylvia Vivas")

  Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs Receptionist

## [Financial Support](#)

- ### [Susan Laughlin](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/financial-support/laughlin-susan.html "Susan Laughlin")

  Director of Graduate Student Financial Support
- ### [Courtney Aguila](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/financial-support/courtney-aguila.html "Courtney Aguila")

  Associate Director of Graduate Student Financial Support
- ### [Hannah Van Etten](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/financial-support/hannah-van-etten.html "Hannah Van Etten")

  Financial Analyst
- ### [Jonathan Wai](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/financial-support/jonathan-wai.html "Jonathan Wai")

  Lead Business Configuration & Data Analyst
- ### [Kacy Cashatt](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/financial-support/kacy-cashatt.html "Kacy Cashatt")

  Student Financial and Data Analyst
- ### [Ed Mercado](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/financial-support/ed_mercado.html "Ed Mercado")

  Student Financial Analyst
- ### [Dimple Bhatt](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/financial-support/dimple-bhatt.html "Dimple Bhatt")

  Graduate Employment Coordinator
- ### [Suzanne Young](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/financial-support/suzanne-young.html "Suzanne Young")

  Graduate Fellowship Disbursement Coordinator
- ### [Florenz Guthrie](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/financial-support/florenz-torralba.html "Florenz Guthrie")

  Graduate Fellowship Disbursement Coordinator

## [Postdoctoral Scholar Affairs](#)

- ### [Jennifer (Oh) Bourque](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/postdoc-affairs/jennifer-bourque.html "Jennifer (Oh) Bourque")

  Director, Office of Postdoctoral Scholar Affairs
- ### [Heather Dillon](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/postdoc-affairs/heather-dillon.html "Heather Dillon")

  Program Manager, Postdoctoral Professional Development
- ### [Jennie Salomon](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/postdoc-affairs/jennie-salomon.html "Jennie Salomon")

  Analyst, Postdoctoral and Visiting Scholars

## [Student Affairs](#)

- ### [Rachael Lapidis](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/student-affairs/rachael-lapidis.html "Rachael Lapidis")

  Assistant Dean, Graduate Admissions and Student Affairs
- ### [Angeline Yang](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/student-affairs/angeline-yang.html "Angeline Yang")

   Director of Outreach, Access, Recruitment and Retention (OAR²)
- ### [Edgar Beas](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/student-affairs/edgar-beas.html "Edgar Beas")

  Student Services Advisor
- ### [Shana Slebioda](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/student-affairs/shana-slebioda.html "Shana Slebioda")

  Student Affairs Coordinator
- ### [Sinai Cota](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/student-affairs/sinai-cota.html "Sinai Cota")

  Sloan Scholar Assistant
- ### [Carrie Daly](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/student-affairs/carrie-daly.html "Carrie Daly ")

  Merkin and Schmidt Fellowship Program Coordinator
- ### [Steffi Huynh Schultz](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/student-affairs/steffi-schultz.html "Steffi Huynh Schultz")

  Program Manager
- ### [Jessica Peurifoy](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/student-affairs/jessica-peurifoy.html "Jessica Peurifoy")

   Fellowship Administrator

## [Student Employees](#)

- ### [Joy Werner](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/student-employees/joy-werner.html "Joy Werner ")

  Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Intern for the School of Global Policy and Strategy
- ### [Angad Kapoor](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/student-employees/angad-kapoor.html "Angad Kapoor")

  Graduate Climate Intern - Rady School of Management
- ### [Julia Napoli](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/student-employees/julia-napoli.html "Julia Napoli ")

  Graduate Climate Intern - Biological Sciences
- ### [Catherine Potmesil](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/student-employees/catherine-potmesil.html "Catherine Potmesil ")

  APIMEDA Programs & Services Graduate Climate and Community Intern
- ### [Asama Lekbua](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/student-employees/asama-lekbua.html "Asama Lekbua ")

  OAR² Graduate Intern, Biological Sciences
- ### [Kennedy Tolson](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/student-employees/kennedy-tolson.html "Kennedy Tolson ")

  OAR² Graduate Intern, BGELLC
- ### [Óscar García](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/student-employees/oscar-garcia.html "Óscar García")

  OAR² Graduate Intern, Cross Cultural Center
- ### [Jessica Villatoro](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/student-employees/jessica-villatoro.html "Jessica Villatoro")

  OAR² Graduate Intern, Raza Resource Centro (RRC)
- ### [Keerthi Nair](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/student-employees/keerthi-nair.html "Keerthi Nair ")

  OAR² Graduate Intern, Women's Center

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## [Meet the Team](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/index.html)

- [Academic Affairs](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/academic-affairs/index.html)
- [Admissions](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/admissions/index.html)
- [Dean's Office](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/deans-office/index.html)
- [Financial Support](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/financial-support/index.html)
- [Postdoctoral Scholar Affairs](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/postdoc-affairs/index.html)
- [Student Affairs](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/student-affairs/index.html)
- [Student Team](https://grad.ucsd.edu/about/meet-the-team/student-employees/index.html)
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