Institute Staff
Chris Benner
Faculty Director andProfessor of Environmental Studies and Sociology
530-574-7585
cbenner@ucsc.edu
Vacant
Managing Director,Institute for Social Transformation
Vacant
Administrative Research Coordinator
Allison Arteaga Soergel
Associate Director of Communications and Marketing, Division of Social SciencesFor media inquires contact: asoergel@ucsc.edu
Erika Katske
Training Coordinator,Community Economic Mobilization Initiative (CEMI)
ekatske@ucsc.edu
Grace Nilsen
Chancellor’s Undergraduate Intern (CUIP)Web & Social Media
Legal Studies and Philosophy double major
Haben Alazar
Chancellor’s Undergraduate Intern (CUIP)Web & Social Media
Business Management Economics major
Technology Information Management minor
Executive Board
Visiting Research Fellows & Scholars
Ingrid Behrsin
Research Fellow (2021-2023)ibehrsin@ucsc.edu
Cheryl Holzmeyer
Research Fellow (2021)cholzmey@ucsc.edu
Gina Ziervogel
Visiting Scholar (2021)gziervog@ucsc.edu
