Mentors and Allies

Find a listing of campus contacts, mentors, and allies for Chicano and Latino students.

Develop a supportive network of mentors and allies on campus. Contact one or more of these UC San Diego staff or faculty members dedicated to supporting students like you and committed to seeing you successfully graduate from UCSD.

The faculty and staff members listed below are student-friendly and are available to meet with you upon request:

Faculty

Marisa Abrajano
Political Science Department
Luis Alvarez
History Department
Roberto Castro
Theater Department
Frances Contreras
Education Studies Department
Antonio De Maio
School of Medicine

David G. Gutierrez
History Department
Sarah Kaplan
Ethnic Studies Department
Jorge Mariscal
Literature Department
Max Parra
Literature Department
Beatriz Pita
Literature Department
Rosaura Sanchez
Literature Department
JoAnn Trejo
School of Medicine
Olga Vasquez
Communications Department
Daniel Widener
History Department
K. Wayne Yang
Ethnic Studies Department

Staff

Ramon Aldecoa
School of Medicine
Yvonne Borrego
Financial Aid Office
Haydee Cervantes
Chicano/a-Latino/a Arts & Humanities (CLAH) Program

Cynthia Davalos
Office of the Vice Chancellor - Student Affairs
Carri Fierro
TRiO Outreach Programs
Katherine A. Garcia
PRIME Health Equity, School of Medicine
Art Guaracha
School of International Relations & Pacific Studies (IR/PS)
Jessica Heredia
Sexual Assault Resource Center (SARC)
Rafael Hernandez
Early Academic Outreach Program and CREATE
Rita Mejia
TRiO Outreach Programs
Darlene Mercado
Center for Student Involvement
Agustin Orozco
OASIS
Marciano Perez
Residential Life, Sixth College
Jon Carlos Senour
Student Legal Services
Alejandra Sotelo-Solis
Community Law Project
Rosalinda Tovar
OASIS Language & Writing Program
Cecilia Ubilla
OASIS Language & Writing Program
Patrick Velasquez
OASIS

UCSD Chicano Alumni Association

President: Agustin Orozco
Vice President: Katherine Arias
Secretary: Jessica Perez
Treasurer: Vivian Valdivia

UCSD Chicano/ Latino Concilio

Faculty, staff, student, and alumni group

Chairpersons: Patrick Velasquez or Jorge Mariscal

Chicano/ Latino Staff Association (CLSA)

President: Diana Platero-Lopez

Are you willing to serve as a mentor, or do you have a recommendation to add to this page?

Contact Haydee Cervantes, (858) 822-4059.

Chicano/a Legacy 40 Años; mural outside Peterson Hall. Link to film trailer of "Chican@ Legacy" by Horacio Jones

California Dream Act application is now available! For application, requirements and questions follow link.

2013 Cesar E. Chavez Celebration Calendar; Check out the events happening on and off campus commemorating Chavez legacy

Cesar Chavez Service Club Internship: Earn UCSD units while serving your community.

Mexico Moving Forward
4-part series streams online

Growing Activism
5-part series streams online