HSI Partners & Collaborators

HSI Staff & Leadership Committee  |  Initiatives Team  |  Co-PIs, Partners & Collaborators

The success of our programs is not done without the support of multiple supporters and partners across campus. We are grateful for their continued efforts in becoming a racially just Hispanic-Serving Research Institution.

Co-Principal Investigators

• Peter Biehl, Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies
  GANAS Graduate Pathways
• Saskias Casanova, Assistant Professor of Psychology
  Cultivamos Excelencia
• Catherine Cooper, Emerita Professor of Psychology
  GANAS Career Pathways
• Rebecca Covarrubias, Associate Professor of Psychology
  CULTURA
• Grant Hartzog, Professor of MCD Biology
  CULTURA
• Marcia Ochoa, Associate Professor, Performance, Play & Design
  GANAS Graduate Pathways
• Juan Poblete, Professor, Literature Department
  GANAS Career Pathways, GANAS Graduate Pathways

Current Partners & Collaborators

• Akirah Bradley-Armstrong, Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs and Success
• Angel Riotutar, American Indian Resource Center Director
• Beatrice Atkinson-Myers, Associate Director of Outreach and Recruitment
• Belen Gonzales, Director of Job and Internship, Hartnell
• Betty Desta, Slug Support Manager (Grad Student Focus)
• Carmen Robinson, Interim Director of Student Success in the Sciences
• Christina Ortega, Academic Counselor & Transfer Services Co-Coordinator, Cabrillo
• Christine Hong, Department Chair Critical Race and Ethic Studies
• Cindy Ziker, Education Grant and Evaluation Specialist, TLC
• Cinnamon Danube, Senior IR Analyst, IRAPS
• Delfin Bautista, Director Lionel Cantú Queer Center
• DeShonne Keller, Administrative Specialist STARS
• Elizabeth Fileto, Director of Business and Resource Management, SSE
• Enrique Velasco, METAS Director, SJCC
• Esperanza Zamora, Coordinator MA/Credential Program and Credential Services, Credential Analyst/MA Advisor
• Fatima Casas, METAS Program Specialist, San Jose City College
• Hannah Pederson, Art Department Manager
• Holly Unruh, Executive Director, Art Research Institute
• Jailene Tzintzun, Program Coordinator, Chicanx Latinx Resource Center
• Janina Larenas, Director of Student Services with Grad Div
• Jannet Ceja, Program Coordinator, STARS
• Jhordy Gongora, Engaging Education Program Coordinator
• Jody Greene, Associate Campus Provost for Academic Success
• Josh Warburg, Project Manager, CP/EVC Office
• Julian Fernald, Director of Institutional Research
• Karina Avalos Dominguez, Academic Counselor, EOP
• Kathryn Baldwin, Department Manager, Mathematics
• Lenora Willis, Executive Director ABC Student Success
• Leo Rosen, Senior Institutional Research Analyst
• Lora Bartlett, FYE Instructor, Education Department
• Lorato Anderson, Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Graduate Studies
• Mallory Jackson, IR Analyst, IRAPS
• Marcella Gomez, Associate Dean Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Baskin Engineering
• Maria Rocha-Ruiz, Assistant Vice Chancellor of Educational Partnerships and Chief Campus Outreach Officer
• Michelle Whittingham, Associate Vice Chancellor Enrollment Management
• Noori Chai, STEM Equity Coordinator, Teaching and Learning Center (TLC)
• Rachel Hupp, Administrative Specialist, LSS
• Rachel Neuman, Director of Graduate Student Life
• Richard Hughey, Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Education
• Sean Dickerson, METAS Program Coordinator, San Jose City College
• Sharon Castro, Interim Director, Learning Support Services
• Shawntelle Bivens, Assistant Director of ABC Recruitment
• Shirley Truong, Assistant Director, IRAPS
• Soleste Hilberg, Assistant Teaching Professor and Director of Teacher Education
• Stephanie Moore, Assistant Dean of Arts Division
• Timetra Hampton, Undergraduate Admissions Director
• Veronica Heiskell, Associate Director, Experiential Learning & Student Employment