Professional Staff
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Paulina has dedicated her life to advocating for college access and retention efforts that ensure students succeed in our K-14 educational system.
Paulina Raygoza
Director
praygoza@uci.edu
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Joey is dedicated to serving students through a holistic approach and advocating for social justice education for historically marginalized communities
Jose 'Joey' Leon
Assistant Director
leonja4@uci.edu
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marbell@uci.edu
Marbell Gomez-Davidson
Administrative Assistant
marbell@uci.edu
Student Staff
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Christina is a 5th-year majoring in English and Spanish with a minor in Education. She is a first-generation college student interested in nonprofit work as well as library science who joined SOAR because of its emphasis on student empowerment and student agency. Some of her hobbies include reading, gardening, crafting, and listening to or playing music.
Christina Acevedo
Program Co-Director
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Akib Rahman
Program Co-Director
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Valentina is a third-year double majoring in Political Science and Language Science with special interests in neurodivergence, and raciolinguistics. Other than academia, she enjoys the outdoors, watching anime, and listening to nu metal music. As this year’s Pathfinder Coordinator, Valentina hope you all can visit our amazing Pathfinder Program!
Christina Acevedo
Pathfinder Coordinator
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Melanie is a 4th-year student majoring in Public Health Policy and minoring in Psychological Sciences. She enjoys expanding her music library, hiking, crafting, and picnics at the park. She hopes to support students in overcoming their struggles and grow into their best selves here at UCI.
Chloe Davidson-Gomez
Pathfinder Coordinator
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Kevin Kobe Serrano
Affiliate Co-Chair
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Camille is a fifth year studying sociology, political science, and Black feminism. She enjoys gardening, reading, and attending concerts in her free time. As a SOAR affiliate co-chair, she is here to support marginalized people at UCI.
Camille Edwards
Affiliate Co-Chair
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Chubi is a fourth year Criminology Major who enjoys movies such as the Star Wars series. He is also a big fan of martial arts and superhero's.
Chubi Chester Camasura Yambao
Affiliate Co-Chair
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Tahis is a fourth year majoring in Film + Media Studies and Anthropology. She is also minoring in archeology. Her interest in Anthropology is due to her wanting to create documentaries on civilizations and culture. She aspires to work with the Discovery Channel and bring stories to the screens.
Tahis Alcantar
Videographer & Website Coordinator
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Anusha is a 4th year majoring in Business Administration and Psychological Science. She joined SOAR because she wants to support marginalized students and connect them to valuable campus resources. Her interests include cooking, r&b music, sitcoms, and making Pinterest boards.
Anusha Nayani
Social Media & Marketing Coordinator
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Kathryn is a 2nd year Biological Sciences Major and Medical Anthropology Minor. In her free time, she enjoys doing photography, cooking/baking, volunteering, and going on adventures. She joined the SOAR team because she believes that all college students should have the ability to navigate and access resources to help with their college journey through the creation of media that will provide those resources and to capture moments for this school year.
Kathryn Wu
Social Media & Marketing Coordinator