Our Thrive Team Can Be Contacted Through Tawk.to or via Phone/Email.
Phone: 1-805-893-2786 | Email: basicneeds@sa.ucsb.edu
Staff
Basic Needs Staff Directory
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Daisy Basulto-Hernandez, she/her CalFresh and Basic Needs Communications Coordinator Languages: English/Spanish |
daisybasulto-hernand@ucsb.edu |
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Katie Maynard, she/her Staff to Food Security and Basic Needs Taskforce; Director, Student Sustainability Initiatives, Student Affairs Languages: English UCSB CCS Biology Alumna |
kcmaynard@ucsb.edu |
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Rebecca Segundo, she/her Basic Needs and Rapid Rehousing Manager |
rplotkin@ucsb.edu |
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Mirna Toxtle, she/her Basic Needs Specialist |
mxt@ucsb.edu |
Basic Needs Staff Directory
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Corbin Hodges, he/him Post Doctoral Researcher, Basic Needs |
chodges@ucsb.edu |
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Anissa Carter, they/them Research Assistant, Basic Needs Language: English Communications |
acc@ucsb.edu |
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Holden Ellis, he/him/his Basic Needs KPI Tracking & Data Analytics Intern Language: English Data Science |
holdenellis@ucsb.edu |
Basic Needs Staff Directory
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Jenny Li, she/her/hers Basic Needs Peer Advisor & CalFresh Advocate Languages: English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Hakka Global Studies, Sociology |
jieyan_li@ucsb.edu |
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Amber Han, she/her/hers Basic Needs Peer Advisor & CalFresh Advocate Language: English Sociology, Data Science |
amberhan72@gmail.com |
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Vivian Nguyen, she/her/hers Basic Needs Peer Advisor & CalFresh Advocate Language: English Biology |
vivianthrive@gmail.com |
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Harjan Toor, he/him/his Basic Needs Peer Advisor & CalFresh Advocate Languages: English/Punjabi Psychological and Brain Sciences, Applied Psych |
harjan16thrive@gmail.com |
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Savannah Vargas, she/her/hers Basic Needs Peer Advisor & CalFresh Advocate Language: English Sociology |
savannahvargas24@gmail.com |
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Daniel Fabian, he/him/his Basic Needs Peer Advisor & CalFresh Advocate Language: English Psychological and Brain Sciences |
danielfbnc@gmail.com |
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Xiomara Contreras, she/her/hers Basic Needs Peer Advisor & CalFresh Advocate Statistics & Data Science |
xiomarathrive@gmail.com |
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Suszeth Gonzalez, she/her/hers Basic Needs Peer Advisor & CalFresh Advocate Language: English/Spanish Biopsychology and Biology |
suszeththrive@gmail.com |
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Yasameen Farzana, she/her/hers Basic Needs Peer Advisor & CalFresh Advocate Language: English History |
yasameen@ucsb.edu |
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Roselyn Guevara, she/her Basic Needs Peer Advisor & CalFresh Advocate Language: English/Spanish Psychological and Brain Sciences |
roselynguevarabn@gmail.com |
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Esmeralda Lomeli-Gutierrez, she/her/hers Basic Needs Peer Advisor & CalFresh Advocate Language: English/Spanish Psychological and Brain Sciences |
esmeraldalomelithrive@gmail.com |
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Dani Lopez-Escobar, he/him Basic Needs Peer Advisor & CalFresh Advocate Languages: English/Spanish History of Public Policy and Law |
daniel272@ucsb.edu |
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Angela Bravo, she/her Basic Needs Peer Advisor & CalFresh Advocate Languages: English/Spanish Sociology, 2024 |
angelabravo3333@gmail.com |
Basic Needs Staff Directory
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Erin Longerbone, she/her/hers Basic Needs Outreach & Marketing Coordinator Language: English Sociology |
erinlongerbone@ucsb.edu |
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Jessica Schreier, she/her/hers Basic Needs Outreach & Marketing Coordinator Language: English Communications |
jessicaschreier@ucsb.edu |
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Selena Tellez, she/her/hers Basic Needs Outreach & Marketing Coordinator Language: English Global Studies & Anthropology |
tellez@ucsb.edu |
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Tam Nguyen, she/her/hers Basic Needs Outreach & Marketing Coordinator Language: English Communications |
tamnguyen@ucsb.edu |
Basic Needs Staff Directory
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Karyna Garay, she/her/ella Rapid Rehousing Marketing and Outreach Coordinator Languages: English/Spanish Sociology |
ucsbrapidrehousing@gmail.com |
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Diana Ruiz, she/her/hers Rapid Rehousing Marketing and Outreach Coordinator Languages: English/Spanish Film and Media |
dianaruiz@ucsb.edu |
Basic Needs Staff Directory
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Savannah Martin, she/her/hers Housing Navigator and Rapid Rehousing Pilot Program Intern Languages: English/German Psychological and Brain Sciences/Applied Psychology and Germanic Studies |
sa-housingadvocate@ucsb.edu |
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Hazel Gong, She/Her/Hers Basic Needs Rapid Rehousing Pilot Program Coordinator Language: English, Mandarin Chinese Psychological and Brain Sciences |
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Asad Bhatti, he/him Housing Navigator and Rapid Rehousing Pilot Program Intern Psychological and Brain Sciences |
sa-housingadvocate@ucsb.edu |
Basic Needs Staff Directory
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Mahsun Mirmohammadsadeghi, she/her Halal and Kosher Grocery Program Co-Coordinator Languages: English, Farsi Physiology Major and Music Minor, June 2025 |
mahsun@ucsb.edu |
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Yonatan Grossman Halal and Kosher Grocery Program Co-Coordinator Environmental Studies Major German Minor He/Him/His |
grossman82@ucsb.edu |
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Javier Bertin Lopez, he/him/his Halal and Kosher Grocery Program Communications, Outreach and Events Coordinator Languages: English/Spanish Biopsychology |
jbertin-lopez@ucsb.edu |
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Vanessa Gonzalez, she/her Basic Needs Technology Program Coordinator Language: English/Spanish Political Science |
sa-techneeds@ucsb.edu |
Basic Needs Staff Directory
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Ada Chibueze, she/her Sustainable Food Services Fellow Environmental Studies |
adachibueze@ucsb.edu |
Basic Needs Staff Directory
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Osmanthus Lynch, he/him Garden Operations Coordinator,West Campus Family Student Housing Community Garden, Edible Campus Program Language: English Psychology |
osylynch@gmail.com |
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David Macias, he/him Garden Education Coordinator, Edible Campus Program Language: English/Spanish Biology |
davidmacias@ucsb.edu |
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Vanessa Manakova, she/hers Student Engagement Intern, Edible Campus Program & Sustainable Food Systems; UC Bonnie Reiss Leading on Climate Fellow Language: English/Mandarin History of Public Policy & Law |
vmanakova@ucsb.edu |
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Jackie Rodriguez, she/her Volunteer Coordinator, Edible Campus Program Language: English Psychological and Brain Sciences |
jaxjax231@gmail.com |
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Fiona King, she/her Neighborhood Engagement Intern, Edible Campus Program Language: English Sociology |
fionaking@ucsb.edu |
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Mark Oregel, he/him Garden Operations Coordinator, Greenhouse and Garden Project, Edible Campus Program Language: English Environmental Studies |
oregel1991@gmail.com |
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Cindy Fabian Martinez, she/her Nature Wellbeing Education Coordinator, Edible Campus Program Languages: English/Spanish Environmental Studies |
cindyfabian04@gmail.com |