Hispanic-Serving Institution
Hispanic Serving Institution Implementation Team (2018-2019)
Angela R. Marquez Ph.D., Special Assistant to the President for HSI, Chair
Work Group 1 – Institutional Infrastructure
Eric Silva - TRiO Scholar Advisor, TRiO Student Support Services - Chair
Maria Akrabova, Ph.D. – Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Modern Languages
Miguel Garza Wicker - Director of Digital Strategy
Evelynn Guzman de Leon - Student Retention Specialist, College Assistance Migrant Program
Sarah Harman - Executive Director, Office of University Effectiveness
Chalane Lechuga, Ph.D. – Associate Professor, Department of Chicana/Chicano Studies
Adriana Nieto, Ph.D. – Associate Professor, Department of Chicana/Chicano Studies
Braelin Pantel – Associate Vice President Student Engagement and Wellness / Dean of Students
M. Marina Pereira Ph.D. – Associate Dean, College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences
Tisha Townsend - TRiO Scholar Advisor, TRiO Student Support Services
Steve Willich - Director, LGBTQ Student Resource Center
Jeremy VanHooser - Diversity Coordinator, Office of Diversity and Inclusion
Work Group 1, Sub Group – Cultural Competence
Samantha Borrego – Advisor, College of Letters, Arts, & Sciences – Chair
Horacio Borja-Duran – Coordinator of Family, Spanish, and Special Programs, Roadways
Gregor Mieder – Coordinator, Immigrant Services Program
Brandi Scott – Associate Dean, Center for Equity and Student Achievement
Katherine Young, Ph.D. – Associate Professor, Secondary K-12 Education, School of Education
Work Group 2 - PreK-12 Outreach
Cynthia Baron – Director, Center for Multicultural Excellence & Inclusion - Chair
Maria Bracamontes – Program Assistant, Department of Modern Languages
Tayla Dornbush, Ph.D. – Education Director, Center for Visual Art
Megan Hughes-Zarzo, Ph.D. – Director, Honors Program
Matthew Jenkins – Associate Professor, Integrated Media, Department of Art
Hsiu-Ping Liu, Ph.D. – Professor, Department of Biology and Director CO-AMP, Center for Advanced STEM
Carla Mirabelli – Director, Center for Urban Education and TRiO Upward Bound
Ambrosio Rodriguez-Hernandez – Admissions Counselor, Admissions
Luis Sandoval – Associate Director, Excel
Work Group 3 – Transfer & Enrollment Management
Tiffani Baldwin, Ph.D. – Coordinator of Transfer, Roadways – Co-Chair
Courtney Matsumoto – Program Coordinator, Advanced Manufacturing Sciences Institute – Co-Chair
Joshua Gabrielson – Associate Director of Admissions, Transfer Services
Laura Gorny, Ph.D. – State and Federal Reporting Specialist, Institutional Research
Bill Herman Ph.D. – Associate Dean, College of Business
Erin Hiltner – Associate Athletic Director for Student Services, Intercollegiate Athletics
Deborah A. Horan, Ph.D. – Chair and Professor, Elementary Education and Literacy, School of Education
Lori Kester – Associate Vice President, Enrollment Management
Jennifer Lampe – Transfer Evaluation Supervisor, Office of the Registrar
Connie Sanders – Interim Registrar, Office of the Registrar
Megan Scherzberg, Ph.D. – Director of Orientation, Transition and Retention, Roadways
Brandy Schooler – Prior Learning Specialist, Office of Registrar
Vaughn Toland – Executive Director, Admissions and Outreach, Admissions
Kim Williams – Associate Director, Advising Intervention Services
Work Group 4 – Financial Aid
Juan Gallegos – Assistant Director Center for Multicultural Excellence & Inclusion – Co-Chair
Thomas Hernandez – Associate Director, Financial Aid & Scholarships – Co-Chair
Michelle LeBoo – Associate Director, Financial Aid - Reporting and Communications
Ariadna Ochoa Magallanes – Specialist, Immigrant Services Program
Thad Spaulding – Executive Director, Financial Aid and Scholarships
Gwen Thompson – Senior Director of Development, University Advancement
Work Group 5 – Policy
Ally Garcia – Director, TRiO Student Support Services – Chair
Ramon Del Castillo, Ph.D. –Chair and Professor, Department of Chicana/Chicano Studies
Raquel Jimenez – Interim Director, College Assistance Migrant Program
Megan Jones – Policy Administrator, Office of General Counsel
Yadira Solis – Graduate Intern, College Assistance Migrant Program