Oliver Jimenez
Oliver Jimenez currently has served as Parks and Recreation Commissioner for the City of Montebello since February 2019, which oversees the city’s senior citizens and youth/family programs and also serves as an advisory body to the Mayor and City Council. Oliver serves as the elected State Delegate for the California Democrat Party, representing Assembly District […]
Patti James, AMFT
Patti James is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist . Patti received her Bachelor’s Degree from Bard College, majoring in Music and German, and holds a Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology with an Emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy from Pepperdine University. Patti specializes in Dialectical Behavior Therapy, working with adults experiencing personality disorders, mood […]
Donna Harati, JD
Donna Harati is the Vice President of Wellness and Community Care and Director of Legal Services at Homeboy Industries. Donna has been actively involved in prison related work for almost twenty years and taught full time at the Penitentiary of New Mexico for two years while simultaneously serving as a crisis volunteer at the Santa […]
Pritha Gupta, MD, PhD
Pritha Gupta is a Cardiologist at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. She received her medical degree from the New York University (NYU) School of Medicine, and completed her internal medicine residency at the University of Washington in Seattle. She completed a fellowship in cardiology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, […]
Liza Gomez
Liza Gomez was born to a Salvadoran single mother and raised by her mother, aunts, and grandmother. Liza became a parent at a young age and used the newfound responsibility as fuel to succeed. As the first in her family to obtain a degree, Liza has seen first-hand how impactful and important higher education can […]
Cristopher Espino
Cristopher Espino is a third-year student double-majoring in Political Science and Education & Social Transformation Studies. He is the current Academic Affairs Commissioner within UCLA’s Undergraduate Student Association Council, representing over 30,000 students. Cristopher manages all facets of academic affairs, stewarding a substantial budget and orchestrating programs and initiatives aimed at advancing academic equity, particularly […]
Jacky Duong, BA
Jacky Duong holds a B.A. in Psychology, which she earned from the University of California, Berkeley. Jacky serves as a Part-time Administrative Assistant at Dr. Eraka Bath’s lab at UCLA, where she is actively involved in projects related to JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion). Outside of work, Jacky dedicates her time as a UX […]
Emily Bell, LCSW
Emily is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and serves as the Division Director of SSG Project 180, a prominent health and human services organization based in Los Angeles. In this capacity, she oversees a diverse portfolio of over 10 alternative-to-incarceration programs tailored for justice-involved individuals with behavioral health needs. Under her leadership, Emily has significantly […]