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 |
| Anissa Carter, they/them Research Assistant, Basic Needs Language: English Communications |
acc@ucsb.edu |
Basic Needs Staff Directory
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| Suszeth Gonzalez, she/her/hers Basic Needs Peer Advisor & CalFresh Advocate Language: English/Spanish Biopsychology and Biology |
suszeththrive@gmail.com | |
| Yasameen Farzana, she/her/hers Basic Needs Peer Advisor & CalFresh Advocate Language: English History |
yasameen@ucsb.edu | |
| 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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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 |
| Vivian Nguyen, she/her/hers Basic Needs Peer Advisor & CalFresh Advocate Language: English Biology |
vivianthrive@gmail.com | |
| 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 |
| Daniel Fabian, he/him/his Basic Needs Peer Advisor & CalFresh Advocate Language: English Psychological and Brain Sciences |
danielfbnc@gmail.com | |
| Erin Longerbone, she/her/hers Basic Needs Peer Advisor & CalFresh Advocate Language: English Sociology |
erinlongerbone@ucsb.edu | |
| Xiomara Contreras, she/her/hers Basic Needs Peer Advisor & CalFresh Advocate Statistics & Data Science |
xiomarathrive@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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Wendy Huang, she/her Basic Needs Outreach & Marketing Coordinator Economics and accounting |
wendyhuang@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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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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| Princess Galvan Latimer, she/her Rapid Rehousing Pilot Coordinator Language: English Sociology |
princessgalvanlatime@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 |
Basic Needs Staff Directory
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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 |
| Kathleen Zhang, she/her UC Bonnie Reiss Leading on Climate Fellow, Focus on Healthy & Culturally Appropriate Vending Program Language: English/Mandarin/Cantonese/Shanghainese English and Cell & Developmental Biology |
kathleenzhang@ucsb.edu |
Basic Needs Staff Directory
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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 | |
| Idelio Valencia Merida, he/him Nature Wellbeing education Coordinator, Edible Campus Program Language: English/Spanish Biology |
valenciaidelio80@gmail.com | |
| Jackie Rodriguez, she/her Volunteer Coordinator, Edible Campus Program Language: English Psychological and Brain Sciences |
jaxjax231@gmail.com | |
| Lindsay Romero, she/her Garden Operations Coordinator, Isla Vista Community Center, Edible Campus Program Language: English/Spanish Economics & Accounting |
lindsayromero@ucsb.edu | |
| Josh Scott, he/they Garden Operations Coordinator, Methodist Community Garden, Edible Campus Program Language: English/Spanish Physics |
joshua_scott@ucsb.edu | |
| Fiona King, she/her Neighborhood Engagement Intern, Edible Campus Program Language: English Sociology |
fionaking@ucsb.edu | |
| 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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Kyle Watson Garden Operations Coordinator, Greenhouse and Garden Project, Edible Campus Program Environmental Studies He/Him/His |
kylewatson@ucsb.edu |
| Mikey He, he/him Garden Education Coordinator, Edible Campus Program Language: English/Chinese Environmental Science and Statistics & Data Science |
he59@ucsb.edu | |
| Cindy Fabian Martinez, she/her Nature and Wellbeing Education Coordinator, Edible Campus Program Language: English/Spanish Environmental Studies |
cindyfabian04@gmail.com | |
| Ariana Gomez, she/her Garden Operations Coordinator, Methodist Community Garden, Edible Campus Program; UC Bonnie Reiss Leading on Climate Fellow Language: English/Spanish Earth Science |
arianagomez@ucsb.edu | |
| Alexander Lemoine, he/him Garden Operations Coordinator, Storke Family Student Housing Community Garden, Edible Campus Program Language: English Philosophy and Mathematics |
alexanderlemoine64@gmail.com | |
| Jessica Lopez Diaz, she/her Garden Operations Coordinator, St.Michael's Community Garden, Edible Campus Program Language: English/Spanish Communications |
jjlopezdiaz@ucsb.edu | |
| Osmanthus Lynch, he/him Garden Operations Coordinator,West Campus Family Student Housing Community Garden, Edible Campus Program Language: English Psychology |
osylynch@gmail.com | |
| David Macias, he/him Garden Education Coordinator, Edible Campus Program Language: English/Spanish Biology |
davidmacias@ucsb.edu | |
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Itzia Flores Garden Operations Coordinator, St. Michael's Community Garden, Edible Campus Program Languages: English/Spanish |
ifloresmendez@ucsb.edu |
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Grace Pham, she/her Volunteer Coordinator, Edible Campus Program Languages: English and Vietnamese Environmental Studies B.A. |
gracepham@ucsb.edu |
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Sydney Beckett, she/her Garden Operations Coordinator, Isla Vista Community Center, Edible Campus Program Languages: English/Spanish Environmental Studies B.S. |
sydneymbeckett@ucsb.edu |
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Megan Wirzberger Garden Operations Coordinator, University United Methodist Community Garden, Edible Campus Program Environmental Studies B.A., Geography B.A. |
mwirzberger@umail.ucsb.edu |
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Jana Belsito, she/they Garden Operations Support Intern, Isla Vista Gardens, Edible Campus Program Languages: English and German Environmental Studies B.A. Major, German Studies Minor |
janabelsito@umail.ucsb.edu |
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Sophia Pfitzmann, she/her Garden Operations Support Intern, Edible Campus Program Languages: Englis Environmental Studies and History of Art and Architecture |
sophiapfitzmann@ucsb.edu |
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Ashley Arredondo, she/her Garden Education Coordinator, Isla Vista Gardens, Edible Campus Program Languages: English & Spanish Sociology with an applied psychology minor |
ashleyarredondo@ucsb.edu |
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Ash Cheng, she/her Garden Education Coordinator, Edible Campus Program Languages: English, Chinese, Spanish, Taiwanese Sociology/environmental studies with Feminist studies minor |
a_cheng@ucsb.edu |
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Mikey He. he/him Garden Education Coordinator, Edible Campus Program Languages: Chinese/English Environmental Science/ Statistics and Data Science |
he59@ucsb.edu |
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Cindy Fabian Martinez, she/her Nature Wellbeing Education Coordinator, Edible Campus Program Languages: English/Spanish Environmental Studies |
cindyfabian04@gmail.com |
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Marla Smith, she/her Nature Wellbeing Education Coordinator, Edible Campus Program Languages: English Sociology Major, Spanish and Education Minors |
marlasmith@ucsb.edu |
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Ila Jade Komasa, she/her Nature Wellbeing Education Coordinator, Edible Campus Program Languages: English Physics Major, Astronomy and Planetary Science Minor |
ilajade@ucsb.edu |
Basic Needs Staff Directory
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Amari Lynn Brown, she/her Undergraduate Researcher, AANHPI Community Needs Assessment on Basic Needs Languages: English, Olelo Hawai'i, Tongan Sociology with an an Applied Psychology minor, June 2024 |
amari-lynn@ucsb.edu |