Institute Staff
Chris Benner
Faculty Director andProfessor of Environmental Studies and Sociology
530-574-7585
cbenner@ucsc.edu
David Shaw
Right Livelihood Center Coordinator,Ph.D. student in Environmental Studies
Vicente Vega
Administrative Research Coordinator,Institute for Social Transformation and
Center for Labor and Community
vvega@ucsc.edu
Jessica De La Cruz
Administrative Research Coordinator,UCSC California Climate Action Grants
jesdelac@ucsc.edu
Erika Katske
Training Coordinator,Community Economic Mobilization Initiative (CEMI)
ekatske@ucsc.edu
Melissa Charles
Training Coordinator,Community Economic Mobilization Initiative (CEMI)
Allison Arteaga Soergel
Associate Director of Communications and Marketing, Division of Social SciencesFor media inquires contact: asoergel@ucsc.edu
Laney Mae Velazquez
Marketing Specialist,Division of Social Sciences
Haben Alazar
Marketing & CommunicationsChancellor’s Undergraduate Intern (CUIP)
Business Management Economics major
Technology Information Management minor
Grace Nilsen
Marketing & CommunicationsChancellor’s Undergraduate Intern (CUIP)
Legal Studies and Philosophy double major
Cayla “May” Gapusan
Transforming FuturesProgram & Outreach Intern
Global and Community Health,
Psychology double major