ALC Implementation Teams

Each member of ALC served on one of seven Implementation Teams, each focusing on a distinct and critical element for Aggie Launch’s successful implementation. Each team's area of focus and specific membership can be found below.

  • Implementation Team 1: Academic Integration

  • Focus: Work with faculty and academic leadership to highlight connections between the learning in academic spaces with the skills and competencies needed for success in gained in experiential, internship, and employment positions to introduce students to post-graduation educational and career pathways.

    Members:

    • Cynthia Ching, Office of Undergraduate Education (UE)
    • Jennifer Doan, Biology Academic Success Center
    • Aliki Dragona, Global Affairs/UWP
    • Mark Foncannon, College of Letters and Science Dean's Office
    • Kristin Lagattuta, Professor, Psychology
    • Leslie Peek, Internship & Career Center
    • Joanna Regulska, Global Affairs
    • Dave Rizzo, Professor, College of Ag and Environmental Sciences
    • Angela Taylor, Undergraduate Education
    • Duncan Temple Lang, Professor, Department of Statistics
    • Kelly Van Zandt, University Honors Program
    • Grace Wang, Associate Professor, American Studies
    • Claire Waters, Dean’s Office – College of Letters & Sciences

  • Implementation Team 2: Collaboration & Coordination

  • Focus: Facilitate coordination, assess staffing, support allocation of resources for assessment, and leverage connections for Aggie Launch activities, and foster collaboration across colleges, units, and programs by providing content, cross-posting, maintaining and promoting Aggie Launch webpage.

    Members:

    • Dana Allen, Alumni Association
    • C. Inez Anders, Academic Assistance & Tutoring Centers (AATC)
    • Dionica Bell, African American Retention Initiative
    • Stacey Cook, Engineering Undergraduate Office
    • Luis Esparza, Internship & Career Center
    • Eva Lee, Internship & Career Center
    • Cheryl Purifoy, UC Davis Washington Program
    • Nicole Wood, Academic Advising Enrichment; Undergraduate Education

  • Implementation Team 3: Experiential Learning

  • Focus: Create uniform definitions of experiential learning opportunities including communication and sustainability plans and promote existing opportunities to raise awareness and access for student success in experiential learning.

    Members:

    • Nacho Alarcón, AB540 & Undocumented Student Center
    • Connie Champagne, Educational Enrichment & Outreach Program
    • Sue Ebeler, CA&ES
    • Nancy Erbstein, Global Affairs/School of Education
    • Lynn Fowler, Internship & Career Center
    • Alejandra Hernandez, Internship & Career Center
    • Paula M Levitt, Global Learning Hub
    • Mike Lorenzen, Intercollegiate Athletics
    • Lee Martin, School of Education
    • Christie Navarro, Center for Leadership Learning
    • Michael Rios, Public Scholarship and Engagement
    • Julia Schreiber, Student Farm
    • Joanna Siebert, Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
    • Cindy Simmons, UC Center Sacramento

  • Implementation Team 4: Linkages & Infrastructure

  • Focus: Build the infrastructure, partnerships and agreements that enable linkages between various elements of the academic and non-academic parts of campus such that faculty and staff can easily connect students to career readiness activities in and beyond the major.

    Members:

    • Ken Barnes, Internship & Career Center
    • Erica Bender, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
    • Beth Broome, STEM Strategies
    • Beth Callahan, Library
    • Kayton Carter, Undergraduate Education
    • Raynell Hamilton, Educational Opportunity and Enrichment Services
    • Erika Jackson, BIA
    • Renetta Tull, DEI

  • Implementation Team 5: Marketing & Promotion

  • Focus: Develop and execute a multi-level communication and marketing plan targeting students, faculty, and staff that will promote Aggie Launch opportunities, encourage experiential learning, highlight best practices, and share student success stories.

    Members:

    • Kristin Dees, Center for Student Involvement
    • Kristin Ede, College of Letters and Science
    • Carmia Feldman, Arboretum and Public Garden
    • Karla Fung, Strategic Communications
    • Carol Huang, Student Recruitment & Retention Center
    • Sharon Knox, Undergraduate Education
    • Andrew McDaniel, Student Affairs Marketing and Communications
    • Greg Ortiz, ASUCD
    • Reina Smarkel, Internship and Career Center
    • Kathleen Socolofsky, Arboretum and Public Garden

  • Implementation Team 6: Mentoring

  • Focus: Evaluate existing UC Davis mentoring landscape and Create a communication portfolio that defines the roles, responsibilities, benefits, and expectations of a high-quality experiential learning opportunity for mentors and mentees.

    Members:

    • Antoine Broustra, Graduate School of Management
    • Christina Cadang, Alumni and Affiliate Relations
    • Annaliese Franz, Chemistry
    • Wendy Haws, College of Letters & Science
    • Christina Jackson, Center for the Educational Opportunity Program
    • Richard Kravitz, UC Center Sacramento
    • Mayra Llamas, Community Resource and Retention Centers
    • Emily Nahem, Internship and Career Center
    • Kelli Sholer, Anthropology and Sociology Departments
    • Kate Stephensen, University Honors Program
    • Elizabeth Sturdy, Graduate Studies
    • Mike Valenzuela, Undergraduate Education

  • Implementation Team 7: Professional Development

  • Focus: Expand opportunities for all staff, student leaders, and faculty to complete the Career Champions Program.

    Members:

    • Spencer Atkinson, Internship & Career Center
    • Lolita Adkins, Undergraduate Resource Center
    • Sonja Colbert, Aggie Square
    • Kelly Crabtree, UC Davis Learning and Development
    • Lina Mendez, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
    • Erika Reynolds, Student Housing and Dining Services
    • Elizabeth Storer, Internship & Career Center
    • Kyle Urban, Development (DEVAR)
    • Mikael Villalobos, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

  • Implementation Team 8: Student Employment & Financial Support

  • Focus: Enhance student employment experience through development of training materials and centralized resources and Expand the Work-Study Program through the Department of Education Federal Work-Study Experiment.

    Members:

    • Erin Blobaum,
    • Lisa Feldmann, Financial Aid and Scholarships
    • Eric Gifford, Development & Alumni Relations
    • Jeff Heiser, Campus Recreation
    • E. Nuñez, Undergraduate Research Center/Undergraduate Education
    • Armani Peterson, Internship & Career Center
    • Pablo G. Reguerin, Student Affairs
    • Teri Sugai, Shared Services Center
    • Ami Tripp, Internship & Career Center

  • Implementation Team 9: Technology & Information Systems

  • Focus: Assess needs and opportunities for enterprise technology solutions that improve student access to internship and career experiences, facilitate student and alumni/employer engagement, foster mentoring relationships for students and faculty, and support campus networks that advise and connect students in alignment with academic and career interests.

    Members:

    • Nick Barbulesco, Finance & Business
    • Andrea Hanson, Internship & Career Center
    • Tessa Hill, Public Scholarship & Engagement/Earth & Planetary Sciences
    • Bethany Hopkins, Internship & Career Center
    • Meggan Levitt, Information & Educational Technology
    • Anthony Williams, Advancement Services

  • Data Group

  • Members:

    • Scott Carrell, Department of Economics
    • Marco Molinaro, Center for Educational Effectiveness, UE