Staff Directory

Dean's Office

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Jessica Berg
Dean and Professor of Law
530.752.0243
jwberg@ucdavis.edu
Brett Burns
Brett Burns
Senior Assistant Dean for Administration
530-752-0243
bcburns@ucdavis.edu
Emily Scivoletto
Emily Scivoletto
Senior Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
530-752-0243
escivoletto@ucdavis.edu
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Donna Shestowsky
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Law
530-754-5693
dshest@ucdavis.edu

Academic Success

Christopher Ide Don
Christopher Ide-Don
Assistant Dean for Academic Success and Lecturer in Law
530-752-3434
cgidedon@ucdavis.edu

Administration

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Jesus Barraza Garcia
Law Centers Program Coordinator
Starla Bennett
Starla Bennett
Executive Assistant to the Dean
530-752-7225
skbennett@ucdavis.edu
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Cesar Gonzalez
Administrative Specialist/Key Control Manager
530-752-0243
cmgon@ucdavis.edu
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Lisa Harry
Human Resources Manager, HRBP
530-752-4123
lharry@ucdavis.edu
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Lili Scheiber
Academic Personnel Analyst
530-754-4339
lmscheiber@ucdavis.edu

Admissions and Financial Aid

Kristen Mercado
Kristen Mercado
Assistant Dean of Admission and Financial Aid
530-752-6477
klmercado@ucdavis.edu
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Gee Afshar
Financial Aid Specialist
530-752-1640
gafshar@ucdavis.edu
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Manuel Alvarez
Admissions Coordinator
530-752-1640
jmaalvarez@ucdavis.edu
Lindsay Chuang
Lindsay Chuang
Senior Director of Admission
(530) 752-4302
lvchuang@ucdavis.edu
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Montré Everett
Director of Financial Aid
530-752-6573
financialaid@law.ucdavis.edu
Joseph Schneider
Joe Schneider
Director of Admission and Outreach
530-752-7637
jeschneider@ucdavis.edu

Alumni Relations and Development

Hernan-Gallo-Cornejo
Hernán Gallo-Arroyo
Director of Alumni Relations and Annual Giving
hgallo@ucdavis.edu
Gianna Passalacqua
Gianna Passalacqua
Development and Alumni Relations Coordinator
gpassalacqua@ucdavis.edu
Taylor Whitsett
Taylor Theg
Senior Managing Director of Development
530-304-8078
ttheg@ucdavis.edu

Career Services

Craig Compton
Craig Compton
Assistant Dean of Career Services
530-754-6165
crcompton@ucdavis.edu
Natalie Butcher
Natalie Butcher
Associate Director of Career Services and Judicial Clerkships
530-752-2209
nbutcher@ucdavis.edu
Lisa Carlock
Lisa Carlock
Associate Director of Career Services
530-752-2821
ltcarlock@ucdavis.edu
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Denise Martin
Career Services Coordinator
530-752-6574
careerservices@law.ucdavis.edu
Sofia Parino
Sofia Parino
Associate Director for Public Interest & Government
530-752-5135
slparino@ucdavis.edu
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Rachael Shulman
Associate Director of Public Interest and Government
530-752-1980
rshulman@ucdavis.edu
Kim Thomas
Kimberly Thomas
Manager of Recruitment Programs
530-754-5719
ksthomas@ucdavis.edu

Clinical Programs

Lorie Castillo
Lorie Castillo
Administrative Assistant
530-752-6532
lacastillo@ucdavis.edu
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Justine d'Auteuil
Law Clinic Coordinator
530-752-5440
jdauteuil@ucdavis.edu
Martha Jaime
Martha Jaime
Administrative Assistant
530-752-6942
mljaime@ucdavis.edu
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Teresa Medina
Water Justice Clinic Administrative Assistant
530-752-7232
tmedina@ucdavis.edu

Externships

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Shannon Kahn
Director of Externship Programs
530-752-3142
smkahn@ucdavis.edu

Faculty Support

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Tessa Bryce
Faculty Support Administrative Assistant
530-754-6201
tcbryce@ucdavis.edu
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Madeline Cooper
Faculty Support Assistant
mmcooper@ucdavis.edu

Financial Services

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Kristina Do-Vu
Budget and Fiscal Officer
530-752-7222
kfcdo@ucdavis.edu
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Daniela Esparza
Business Transaction Assistant
danesparza@ucdavis.edu
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Tuyet Hoang
Budget and Finance Analyst
thihoang@ucdavis.edu
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Monique Jackson
Business Transaction Assistant
mojackson@ucdavis.edu

Information Technology

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Steven Schwarz
Assistant Dean of IT and Faculty Support | CIO
530-752-4511
snschwarz@ucdavis.edu
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Andrea L Arguello
Desktop Services & Support
530-752-7569
alopezar@ucdavis.edu
Benjamin Bixby
Benjamin Bixby
Web Applications Developer
530-754-7344
bpbixby@ucdavis.edu
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James Darr
Computer Resource Specialist
530-752-6678
jdarr@ucdavis.edu
Edward Henn
Edward Henn
Database Developer
530-752-6675
emhenn@ucdavis.edu
David Holtman
David Holtmann
System and Network Administrator
530-752-6678
daholtmann@ucdavis.edu

International Programs and LL.M.

Beth Greenwood
Beth Greenwood
Associate Dean for Global Legal Education and Lecturer in Law
530-219-1530
bgreenwood@ucdavis.edu
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Hannah Baca
LL.M. Admissions Officer
530-752-9043
hcbaca@ucdavis.edu
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Melvin Duboile
Associate Director of International Outreach
(530) 752- 9043
mduboile@ucdavis.edu
Mary Anne Baird
Mary Anne Baird
International Student Affairs Coordinator
530-752-6081
mbaird@ucdavis.edu
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Michelle Baker
Assistant Director of International Programs
530-752-1645
mabaker@ucdavis.edu
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Andrea Gardner
Marketing Manager
(530) 757-8625
acgardner@ucdavis.edu
Soorbhi-Khadilkar
Soorbhi Khadilkar
International Law Administrative and Marketing Assistant
(530) 757-8625
sskhadilkar@ucdavis.edu
Samudra Kugel
Director of Global Outreach and Strategic Initiatives
skugel@ucdavis.edu
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Johann Morri
Academic Administrator (Associate Director of International Programs) and Lecturer in Law
jmorri@ucdavis.edu

Law Review

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Sue Jones
UC Davis Law Review Publications & Production Specialist
530-754-7644
swjones@ucdavis.edu

Mabie Law Library

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Alyssa Thurston
Law Library Director and Lecturer in Law
530-752-3330
amthurston@ucdavis.edu
Refugio Acker Ramirez
Refugio Acker-Ramirez
Research Law Librarian
530-752-3340
rackerramirez@ucdavis.edu
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Dennis Bandhu
Library Assistant
530-754-1826
dbandu@ucdavis.edu
Kristin Brand
Kristin Brandt
Head of Public Services
530-754-1559
khbrandt@ucdavis.edu
Heather Craig
Ordering/Receiving
530-752-3331
hlcraig@ucdavis.edu
Rosemary DiClementine
Reserves
530-752-3331
rdiclementine@ucdavis.edu
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Stephanie Grace
Research Law Librarian
530-752-4585
slgrace@ucdavis.edu
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David Holt
Senior Research Law Librarian
530-752-5112
dbholt@ucdavis.edu
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Maggie Inman
Electronic Resources and Interlibrary Loan Specialist
530-752-0643
meinman@ucdavis.edu
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Elisa Rodrigues
Collections and Metadata Librarian
530-752-3325
ejrodrigues@ucdavis.edu
Melanie Uyeda
Melanie Uyeda
Circulation Supervisor
530-752-3329
mauyeda@ucdavis.edu
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Pao Yang
Principal Library Assistant
530-754-1824
paoyang@ucdavis.edu

Marketing and Communications

Kelly Weiss
Kelley Weiss
Executive Director of Marketing and Communications
530-754-7173
kweiss@ucdavis.edu
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Onell Berrios
Events Manager
530-754-5335
oaberrios@ucdavis.edu
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Robyn Fulton
External Relations Specialist
530-752-6058
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Tori Kachagina
Digital Media Specialist
530-752-4932
vkachagina@ucdavis.edu
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Carla Meyer
Senior Editor
530-754-5329
cmeyer@ucdavis.edu
Jose Perez
Jose Perez
Multimedia Specialist
530-754-5334
japperez@ucdavis.edu

Registrar

Rebekah Grodsky
Registrar
530-752-0246
rgrodsky@ucdavis.edu
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Colette Martin
Student Services Advisor
530-752-2003
ckmartin@ucdavis.edu
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Cyntia Spencer
Associate Registrar
530-752-2003
caspencer@ucdavis.edu

Student Affairs

Rena Contreras
Rena Contreras
Associate Director of Student Affairs
530-752-6564
rgcontreras@ucdavis.edu
Alexis Elston
Alexis Elston
Director of Diversity and Student Life
530-752-2298
aselston@ucdavis.edu

UC Immigrant Legal Services Center

Jennifer Angeles
Jennifer Angeles
Legal Secretary
530-752-7996
jennifer.ucimm@law.ucdavis.edu
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Paloma Contreras
Staff Attorney
530-219-8468
paloma.ucimm@law.ucdavis.edu
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Angelica Escobar
Paralegal
angelica.ucimm@law.ucdavis.edu
Ignacio Figueroa
Ignacio Figueroa
Paralegal
icfigueroa@ucdavis.edu
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Ritu Goswamy
Staff Attorney
rgoswamy@ucdavis.edu
Felix Haley
Office Manager
530-304-6043
felix.ucimm@law.ucdavis.edu
Andres Lemons
Andres Lemons
Staff Attorney
530-219-8856
andres.ucimm@law.ucdavis.edu
Alfonso Maldonado
Alfonso Maldonado-Silva
Staff Attorney
530-574-9134
alfonso.ucimm@law.ucdavis.edu
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Aidin C. Mazantini
Executive Director
530-219-5091
aidin.ucimm@law.ucdavis.edu
Vivek Mittal
Managing Attorney
530-219-7256
vivek.ucimm@law.ucdavis.edu
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Gina Pech
Staff Attorney
424-832-0977
gina.ucimm@law.ucdavis.edu
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Daisy Perez
Undocumented Student Program Paralegal
213-358-8768
daisy.ucimm@law.ucdavis.edu
Rachel Ray
Rachel Ray
Managing Attorney
530-761-8026
rachel.ucimm@law.ucdavis.edu
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Chris Relos
Staff Attorney
chris.ucimm@law.ucdavis.edu
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Elda Rosales
Staff Attorney
530-400-2062
elda.ucimm@law.ucdavis.edu
Rosas Lorena
Lorena Rosas
DACA Program Associate
530-219-5716
lorena.ucimm@law.ucdavis.edu
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Karia Salazar
Paralegal
kjsalazar@ucdavis.edu
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Amber Spring
Staff Attorney
530-574 – 6329
amber.ucimm@law.ucdavis.edu