The UCSC Basic Needs Village
Our Basic Needs team takes a multidivisional approach with staff across the Division of Student Affairs and Success, Social Sciences Division, CHES, and Planning and Budget working together to support students.
Campus Basic Leadership Team
Akirah Bradley-Armstrong (Chair)
Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs and Success
Tim Galarneau
Education and Research Specialist, Division of Social Sciences
Dave Kellar
(Interim) Associate Vice Chancellor, CHES, Busines and Administration Services
Katharayne Mitchell
Dean of Social Sciences
Garrett Naiman
Dean of Students, Student Affairs and Success
Kimberly Register
Associate Vice Chancellor for Planning and Budget
Working Group Core Leadership Team
Kednel Jean (Co-Chair)
Director of Basic Needs, Dean of Students Office
kjean@ucsc.edu
Mariah Lyons (Co-Chair)
Assistant Dean, Dean of Students Office, Student Support Programs
mlyons1@ucsc.edu
Tim Galarneau
UC Systemwide Basic Needs Committee Co-Chair, Education and Research Specialist, Center for Agroecology
tgalarne@ucsc.edu
Contact me about information on food security and basic needs initiatives system-wide and on-campus
Heather Bullock
UCSC Blum Center Director, Psychology Faculty
hbullock@ucsc.edu
Contact me about information on food security data system-wide and on-campus
Estefania Rodriguez
Dean of Students Basic Needs Program Manager
Contact me about Redwood Free Market, campus-wide food distribution, and CalFresh
erodri22@ucsc.edu
Francis Ge
Center for Agroecology Basic Needs & Student Engagement Coordinator
fmge@ucsc.edu
Contact me about weekly produce pop-ups, student internships, and UCSC Food Systems Working Group
Brooks Schmitt
Center for Agroecology Cowell Coffee Shop Food Supervisor
jschmitt@ucsc.edu
Contact me about Cowell Coffee Shop and the Center for Agroecology Mobile Food Hub
Desiree Ryan, Melina Singh & Emily Hentschke
UCSC Food Security & Basic Needs Graduate Student Researchers
daryan@ucsc.edu, mrsingh@ucsc.edu, ehentsch@ucsc.edu
Contact us about information on food security data system-wide and on-campus
Basic Needs Student Leads
Whitney Pham, Basic Needs Communications Coordinator
Tianna Calderon, Basic Needs Marketing and Communications Assistant
Bryon Anderson, Redwood Free Market Operations Coordinator
Joy Swanberg, Redwood Free Market Kitchen Coordinator
Elijah Solow-Ohashi, Cowell Coffee Shop Lead
Sage Hirsch, Cowell Coffee Shop Lead
Jasmine Vela, Cowell Coffee Shop Lead
Kirra McColl, Produce Pop-Up Coordinator
Margarida Costa, Produce Pop-Up Coordinator
Tony Arcos, Produce Pop-Up Coordinator
Raven Fonseca Jensen, Produce Pop-Up Coordinator