The UCSC Basic Needs Team
Following the UC Global Food Initiative system-wide launch, the UCSC Chancellor’s Office appointed working group chairs, Nancy Chen, Anthropology Department Chair and Tim Galarneau, Specialist with CASFS to launch the UCSC Food Access & Security Working Group - a dedicated group of students, staff, and faculty - in 2015. At present Heather Bullock, Psychology Faculty and Blum Center Director, took over for Dr. Chen and Tim continues to co-support committee efforts.
Co-Chairs
UCSC Blum Center Director, UCSC Basic Needs Co-Chair, Psychology Faculty
hbullock@ucsc.edu
Contact me about information on food security data system-wide and on-campus.
UC Basic Needs Co-Chair, UCSC Basic Needs Committee Co-Chair
tgalarne@ucsc.edu
(831) 459-3248
Contact me about information on food security and basic needs initiatives system-wide and on-campus.
Working Group Core Leadership Team
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Kednel Jean
Director of Basic Needs, Dean of Students Office
kjean@ucsc.edu
(831) 459-1738
Contact me about information on slug support and basic needs resources for your success!
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Estefania Rodriguez
Dean of Students Basic Needs Coordinator
erodri22@ucsc.edu
(831) 252-6210
Contact me about Slug Support, CalFresh, and food security resources.
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Margaret Bishop
Basic Needs & Student Engagement Coordinator, Center for Agrecology & Sustainable Food Systems
mlbishop@ucsc.edu
Contact me about information on food and farm production and distribution to campus sites and parnters, student internships, and the UCSC Food Systems Working Group
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Brooks Schmitt
Cowell Coffee Shop Food Supervisor, Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems
jschmitt@ucsc.edu
(707) 684-0237
Contact me about anything related to the Cowell Coffee Shop or the CASFS 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
Gustavo Tellez-Mendoza, Basic Needs Lead Ambassador (Slug Support Pantry Operations)
Arianna Nocelo, Basic Needs Lead Ambassador (Housing)
Hunter Esquivel, Cowell Coffee Shop Programs Coordinator
Gabriela Navarro, Cowell Coffee Shop Co-Lead
Jasper Savlov, Cowell Coffee Shop Co-Lead
Parker Kim, Cowell Coffee Shop Kitchen Lead
Reya Borbridge, Slugs in the Kitchen Coordinator
Adrienne Lunneberg, Slugs in the Kitchen Coordinator
Allie Mandel, Produce Pop Up Coordinator
Kelsey Gage, FSWG Land-Based Co-Chair
Akira Cocita, Produce Pop Up Coordinator
Jasmine Krause, Produce Pop Up Coordinator
CalFresh Ambassadors
Nisse Spicer, Dean of Students CalFresh Lead Ambassador
