People

Mica Pollock

Director, CREATE
Professor of Education Studies
858-822-2272
micapollock@ucsd.edu

Susan Yonezawa

Associate Director, CREATE
Network Coordinator,
CREATE STEM Success Initiative
858-822-1825
syonezawa@ucsd.edu

Monica Sweet

Co-Director, Research and Evaluation
CREATE 
858-534-7131
msweet@ucsd.edu

Mica Pollock

Director, CREATE
CREATE STEM Success Initiative
858-822-2272
micapollock@ucsd.edu

Susan Yonezawa

Associate Director, CREATE
Network Coordinator,
CREATE STEM Success Initiative
858-822-1825
syonezawa@ucsd.edu

Monica Sweet

Kathryn Schulz

Regional Director
San Diego Science Project
858-822-5195
kschulz@ucsd.edu

Alberto "Beto" Vasquez

Community Outreach and Engagement Coordinator
CREATE STEM Success Initiative
858-822-2058
betovasquez@ucsd.edu

Nan Renner

Learning Sciences Advisor, CREATE STEM Success Initiative
Senior Director of Learning Design and Innovation, Birch Aquarium at Scripps
nrenner@ucsd.edu

Susan Millen

Project Manager
CREATE STEM Success Initiative
858-822-6284
smillen@ucsd.edu

Michael Bruder

CSSI Liaison
Chula Vista Elementary School District
619 409-1956
michael.bruder@cvesd.org

Shirley Miranda

CSSI Liaison
San Diego Unified School District
619-725-5593
shirley.miranda@sandi.net

Jesus “Leo” Ulloa-Higuera

CSSI Liaison
Sweetwater Union High School District
Jesus.Ulloa-Higuera@sweetwaterschools.org

Kellie Fleming

CSSI Liaison
Vista Unified School District
760-994-7694
kelliefleming@vistausd.org

CSSI Advisory Boards

Yuka Nakanishi

Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
858-822-2984
y1nakanishi@ucsd.edu

Christina Gonzales

Fiscal Analyst
858- 822-4021
chr004@ucsd.edu

Clarissa White

Laura Santos

Administrative Assistant
858-222-2271
l3santos@ucsd.edu

Minhtuyen "Minh" Mai

Program Manager
Code.org Regional Partnership Program
Digital Communications Specialist 
mlmai@ucsd.edu

Deborah Costa-Hernandez

Executive Director
858-534-1600
dcostahernandez@ucsd.edu

Sarah Peterson

Regional Director
858-534-1605
sgpeterson@ucsd.edu

Clarissa White

Project Coordinator
858-822-3192
c3white@ucsd.edu

Kim Douillard

Christine Kane

Co-Director
858-534-2576
kealoha2006@yahoo.com

Carol Schrammel

Program Manager
858-534-2576
cschrammel@ucsd.edu

Kathryn Schulz

Regional Director
858-822-5195
kschulz@ucsd.edu

Ovie Soto

Co-Director
UC San Diego Math Project
858-822-2271
osoto@ucsd.edu 

Joan Commons

Ovie Soto

Susan Millen

Program Manager
Math for America San Diego
Project Manager
CREATE STEM Success Initiative
858-822-6284
smillen@ucsd.edu

Rafael Hernandez

Director
858-534-4250
rshernandez@ucsd.edu

Ryan Fernandez

Assistant Director
858-822-3850
r2fernandez@ucsd.edu

Thomas Gilkison

Assistant Director, Imperial County Region
760-337-5123 (Office)
760-791-6248 (Cell)
tgilkison@ucsd.edu

Daniela Padilla

K-14 Academic Prep Specialist
858-822-0588
dapadill@ucsd.edu

Ernesto Zepeda

Learning Skills Counselor, Online Project
760-337-5123 (Office)
760-455-1173 (Cell)
erzepeda@ucsd.edu

Edwin Valderrama

K-14 Academic Prep Specialist
858-846-3043
edvalder@ucsd.edu

Francisco Salinas

Program Coordinator
858-822-4255
frsalina@ucsd.edu

Carri Fierro

Director
858-822-3471 (Office)
858-729-4887 (Cell)
cfierro@ucsd.edu

Ulises Alarcon Villaseñor

Program Coordinator, UBC 2
858-534-4669 (Office)
858-245-9579 (Cell)
ualarcon@ucsd.edu

Marcus Thompson

Program Coordinator, UBMS 1
858-534-0434 (Office)
858-242-7941 (Cell)
mwthompson@ucsd.edu

Arthur Tovar

Program Coordinator, UBMS 2
858-534-0434 office
858-242-7840 cell
atovar@ucsd.edu

Jorge Hernandez

Counseling Coordinator, TS
858-822-3432 (Office)
858-967-2205 (Cell)
jshernandez@ucsd.edu

Susan Perez

Program Specialist
(858) 534-4252 (Office)
s3perez@ucsd.edu

Michael Kline

Program Specialist
(858) 246-2411 (Office)
mkline@ucsd.edu 

Jessica Resendez

Brandy Torres

Program Coordinator, UBC 1
858-822-6823 (office)
858-242-7839 (cell)
bytorres@ucsd.edu

Juan Ugarte

Program Coordinator, UBC 1
858-822-6823 (office)
858-226-8458 (cell)
jugarte@ucsd.edu