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Faustino Aguilar

Academic Advisor
faustinoaguilar@ucmerced.edu
Classroom & Office Building - 1
https://ssha-advising.ucmerced.edu/
Website

Leonardo (Leo) Arriola

Dean of the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
+1 (209) 228-7843
sshadean@ucmerced.edu
Classroom & Office Building - 1, 259
Political Science Department

Andreina Avrigo

Academic Department Specialist
+1 (209) 749-8362
aavrigo@ucmerced.edu, ssha.deptservices@ucmerced.edu
Classroom & Office Building - 1, 331
SSHA Department Services Website

Carolyn Barranco

Academic Advisor, Student Engagement Coordinator
+1 (209) 228-0038
cbarranco@ucmerced.edu, ssha.advising@ucmerced.edu
SSHA Academic Advising Reception: Classroom & Office Building-1, Room 204
SSHA Academic Advising Website

Estee Beck

Director, Merritt Writing Program
ebeck2@ucmerced.edu
Website

Lauren Brackett

Assistant Director of Student Services
+1 (209) 228-0042
lbrackett@ucmerced.edu, ssha.advising@ucmerced.edu
SSHA Academic Advising Reception: Classroom & Office Building-1, Room 204
Website

Lora Burnett

Associate Director, Merritt Writing Program
lburnett2@ucmerced.edu
Website

Jennifer Casillas

Academic Department Specialist
+1 (209) 355-9270
jcasillas25@umcerced.edu, ssha.deptservices@ucmerced.edu
Classroom & Office Building - 1, 329
SSHA Department Services Website

Karen Chaidez

Course and Curriculum Coordinator
kchaidez2@ucmerced.edu, ssha.curriculum@ucmerced.edu
https://ssha-instructionalservices.ucmerced.edu/

Juliann Clear

Graduate Services Coordinator
jclear3@ucmerced.edu
Classroom & Office Building - 1, 257
https://ssha-grad.ucmerced.edu/

Yazmin Colin

Course Articulation Analyst
+1 (209) 228-0135
ycolin@ucmerced.edu, ssha.articulation@ucmerced.edu
Classroom & Office Building - 1, 225
Website

Alyssa Conroy

Course and Curriculum Coordinator
+1 (209) 228-0190
aconroy2@ucmerced.edu, ssha.curriculum@ucmerced.edu
Classroom & Office Building - 1, 225
Website

Jocelyn De La Torre

Academic Department Specialist
jdelatorre27@ucmerced.edu, ssha.deptservices@ucmerced.edu
Classroom & Office Building - 1, 327
SSHA Department Services Website

Destiny Dias

Student Services Assistant
+1 (209) 228-3429
ddias2@ucmerced.edu
Classroom & Office Building-1, 226
Website

Angela Dixon

Manager of Instructional Services
+1 (209) 228-7839
adixon2@ucmerced.edu, ssha.curriculum@ucmerced.edu
Classroom & Office Building - 1, 233
Website

Ericka Garcia

Events Coordinator
+1 (209) 201-8167
egarcia225@ucmerced.edu, ssha.events@ucmerced.edu
Classroom & Office Building - 1, 254
Website

Jesus Garcia-Zaragoza

Financial Services Analyst
jgarcia-zaragoza@ucmerced.edu, ssha.financial@ucmerced.edu
Classroom & Office Building - 1, 261
Website

Heidi Green

Manager of Department Services, Social Sciences
+1 (209) 382-4073
hgreen2@ucmerced.edu, ssha.deptservices@ucmerced.edu
Classroom & Office Building - 1, 323
SSHA Department Services Website

Christine Howe

Executive Assistant to the Dean
+1 (209) 228-7843
chowe2@ucmerced.edu
Classroom & Office Building-1, 240
Website

Amanda Khamo

Senior Academic Personnel Analyst
+1 (209) 228-4210
akhamo@ucmerced.edu, ssha.ap@ucmerced.edu
Classroom & Office Building - 1, 231
Website

Yolanda Kyle

Academic Department Specialist
ykyle@ucmerced.edu
Classroom & Office Building - 1, 324

Mahea LaRosa

Academic Department Specialist
+1 (209) 233-2578
mlarosa@ucmerced.edu, ssha.deptservices@ucmerced.edu
Classroom & Office Building - 1, 330
SSHA Department Services Website

Stephanie Lopez

Academic Department Specialist
+1 (209) 308-3329
slopez146@ucmerced.edu, ssha.deptservices@ucmerced.edu
Classroom & Office Building - 1, 327
SSHA Department Services Website

Melanie Loyola

Operations Coordinator
+1 (209) 228-0315
mloyola2@ucmerced.edu
Classroom & Office Building - 1, 261
Website

Brenda Maldonado-Rosas

Director of Student Services
+1 (209) 500-6471
bmaldonado-rosas@ucmerced.edu, ssha.advising@ucmerced.edu
SSHA Academic Advising Reception: Classroom & Office Building-1, Room 204
Website

Tom Martinez

Graduate Services Coordinator
tmartinez@ucmerced.edu
Classroom & Office Building - 1, 224
SSHA Graduate Services Website
UC Merced Graduate Division

Sarah Mora

Academic Department Specialist
+1 (209) 413-9408
sarahmora@ucmerced.edu, ssha.deptservices@ucmerced.edu
Classroom & Office Building - 1, 332
SSHA Department Services Website

Lisa Mora

Manager of Department Services, Arts & Humanities
+1 (209) 819-2955
lmora@ucmerced.edu, ssha.deptservices@ucmerced.edu
Classroom & Office Building - 1, 325
SSHA Department Services Website

Sandra Mora

Academic Personnel Analyst
+1 (209) 228-4599
smora@ucmerced.edu, ssha.ap@ucmerced.edu
Classroom & Office Building - 1, 229
https://ssha.ucmerced.edu/about/administrative-resources/academic-personnel
Website

Maricela Rivera

Academic Department Specialist
+1 (209) 233-2036
mrivera79@ucmerced.edu, ssha.deptservices@ucmerced.edu
Classroom & Office Building - 1, 329
SSHA Department Services Website

Maribel Rivera-Bonilla

Academic HR Coordinator
+1 (209) 228-0322
mrivera-bonilla@ucmerced.edu, ssha.ap@ucmerced.edu
Classroom & Office Building-1, 250
Website

Linda Safer

Academic Advisor, Transfer Coordinator
+1 (209) 228-4278
lsafer@ucmerced.edu, ssha.advising@ucmerced.edu
SSHA Academic Advising Reception: Classroom & Office Building-1, Room 204
Website

Valeria Salcedo Lomeli

Academic Advisor
+1 (209) 228-0164
vsalcedolomeli@ucmerced.edu, ssha.advising@ucmerced.edu
SSHA Academic Advising Reception: Classroom & Office Building-1, Room 204
SSHA Academic Advising Website

Rebecca Smith

Assistant Dean, Personnel
+1 (209) 228-2950
rsmith7@ucmerced.edu, ssha.ap@ucmerced.edu
Classroom & Office Building-1, 243
Website

Alena Swann

Academic Department Specialist
+1 (209) 413-4060
aswann@ucmerced.edu, ssha.deptservices@ucmerced.edu
Classroom & Office Building - 1, 330
SSHA Department Services Website

Joseph Swann

Personnel Analyst
+1 (209) 228-3125
jswann@ucmerced.edu, ssha.ap@ucmerced.edu
Classroom & Office Building-1, 237
Website

Pakou Thao

Manager of Graduate Services
+1 (209) 228-0310
pthao29@ucmerced.edu, ssha.grad@ucmerced.edu
Classroom & Office Building - 1, 233
Website

Megan Topete

Assistant Dean, Student and Instructional Services
+1 (209) 228-4594
mtopete@ucmerced.edu
Classroom & Office Building - 1, 227
Website

Eddie Torres

Financial Services Analyst
+1 (209) 285-7360
etorres56@ucmerced.edu, ssha.financial@ucmerced.edu
Classroom & Office Building - 1, 261
Website

Elias "Eli" Vargas

Director of Finance
evargas38@ucmerced.edu
Classroom & Office Building - 1, 257
https://ssha.ucmerced.edu/faculty-resources/financial-services
Website

Elizabeth Whitmyre

Degree Completion Program, Academic Advisor
+1 (209) 228-0347
ewhitmyre@ucmerced.edu, ssha.advising@ucmerced.edu
SSHA Academic Advising Reception: Classroom & Office Building-1, Room 204
Website

Vanessa Woodruff

Senior Academic Personnel Analyst
+1 (209) 228-4599
vwoodruff@ucmerced.edu, ssha.ap@ucmerced.edu
Classroom & Office Building-1, 229
Website

Anne Zanzucchi

Associate Dean
+1 (209) 228-7843
ssha.associatedean@ucmerced.edu
Classroom & Office Building-1, 259
Website