Board Members

Meet the ACE NorCal Network Executive Board

Current Board

Andrea Cohen

Andrea Cohen

Board Chair

Director of Strategy and Chief of Staff, Academic Affiars
University of California, Santa Cruz

Tracy Pascua Dea, PhD

Tracy Pascua Dea, PhD

Board Vice-Chair

Academic Climate Program Director
University of California, Berkeley
Molly Tamburo

Molly Tamburo

Board Treasurer

Administrative Operations Manager and Senior Executive Assistant to the Chancellor
University of California, Merced

Jomana Amara

Jomana Amara

Board member

Naval Post Graduate Institute

Christina Armstrong

Christina Armstrong

Board member

Deputy Associate Chancellor
University of California, Santa Cruz

Sharon Barrios, PhD

Sharon Barrios, PhD

Board member

Dean of Graduate Studies
Director of the Graduate Equity Fellowship Program
California State University, Chico

Daisy Chavez Serrano

Daisy Chavez Serrano

Board member

Associate Director of Career Coaching & Education
Stanford University

Patrisha Ann Cherry

Patrisha Ann Cherry

Board member

Program Manager, Department of Pediatrics, Neonatology Division
Stanford University

Csilla Csaplár

Csilla Csaplár

Board member

Assistant Vice Chancellor, Research Administration and Compliance
University of California, Santa Cruz

Gina Garcia

Gina Garcia

Board member

Senior Associate Director, Employer Relations
University of California, Berkeley

Julie Greenwood, PhD

Julie Greenwood, PhD

Board member

Dean of Continuing and Professonal Education (CPE)
University of California, Davis

Stephanie Moore

Stephanie Moore

Board member

Senior Assistant Dean of the Arts
University of California, Santa Cruz

Nina Palomino-Rocha, EdD

Nina Palomino-Rocha, EdD

Board member

Interim Sr. Director, People Operations Strategy & HR Systems
California State University, Stanislaus

Ola Popoola, EdD

Ola Popoola, EdD

Board Member

Senior Director, Data Strategy Governance & Management
University of California Office of the President
Fatoumatta Sisay

Fatoumatta Sisay

Board Member

University of California, Davis
Janiene Thiong

Janiene Thiong

Board Member

Senior Budget and Policy Analyst
University of California Office of the President
Fanny Yeung, PhD

Fanny Yeung, PhD

Board Member

Associate Vice President, Institutional Effectiveness & Research
California State University East Bay
Anthea Yugawa, Psy. D.

Anthea Yugawa, Psy. D.

Board Member

Haas School of Business, Undergraduate Program, Director of Student Affairs
University of California, Berkeley

Institutional Reps

Mary Elizabeth Anderson, PhD

Mary Elizabeth Anderson, PhD

Institutional Representative

Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Success
San Jose State University
Larissa Mercado-Lopez, PhD

Larissa Mercado-Lopez, PhD

Institutional Representative

Professor and Chair of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Fresno State University

Emeritus Board

Susan Carlson

Susan Carlson

Emerita

Vice Provost
University of California

Josefina Castillo Baltodano, JD

Josefina Castillo Baltodano, JD

Emerita

Founder and Executive Director
Executive Leadership Academy
Center for Studies in Higher Education
University of California, Berkeley

Bernice Bass de Martinez

Bernice Bass de Martinez

Emerita

Chair, Department of Foreign Languages
Professor
California State University, Sacramento

Virginia Rondero Hernandez

Virginia Rondero Hernandez

Emerita, Past Board Chair

Executive Director
Emerita Professor of Social Work Education
California State University, Fresno

Jenny Kao

Jenny Kao

Emerita

Executive Director, Issues Management, Policy Analysis & Coordination (IMPAC)
University of California Office of the President

Amy Levine

Amy Levine

Emerita

Adm./Instructor
University of California, Berkeley

Luanna K. Putney

Luanna K. Putney

Emerita

Associate Chancellor & Senior Advisor to The Chancellor
University of California, Merced

Mijiza Maláne Sanchez, MPA, EdD

Mijiza Maláne Sanchez, MPA, EdD

Past Board Chair

Associate Dean, Office of Medical Student Affairs (OMSA)
Stanford Medicine