Dean Adriana Galván

Adriana Galván is UCLA’s new dean of undergraduate education. A member of the UCLA faculty since 2008, Galván is a professor of psychology and director of the Developmental Neuroscience Lab at UCLA. Galván’s research, funded by the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation and numerous private foundations, focuses on adolescent brain development and behavior, particularly in the domains of learning, motivation, and decision-making. She earned her B.A. in neuroscience and behavior at Barnard College, Columbia University, and her Ph.D. in neuroscience at Cornell University.

Vice Chancellor Anna Spain Bradley

Anna Spain Bradley is UCLA’s new vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion. An expert in international law, human rights and mediation, Spain Bradley currently advises the United Nations on racial discrimination and is the author of Global Racism (Oxford University Press, forthcoming) and Human Choice in International Law (Cambridge University Press, 2021). Spain Bradley returns to UCLA from the University of Colorado Boulder where she was a professor of law and the assistant vice provost for faculty development and diversity. She earned her J.D. from Harvard Law School and her B.A. from Denison University.

D'Lo

D’Lo is a queer/transgender Tamil-Sri Lankan-American actor/writer/comic. His solo shows have toured the college circuit, and theaters & festivals internationally. His work has been published or written about in academic journals and anthologies, with features in The Guardian, NBC, and The Advocate. His acting credits include: LOOKING, TRANSPARENT, SENSE 8, Mr. ROBOT. Currently, he has a series based on his life that is set up at BTR Media and Paul Feig’s Powderkeg Media.

David Jesus Flores

David Flores, born in East Los Angeles to Immigrant parents, is a UCLA doctoral student in Chicana/o Studies. His research explores the intersections of spirituality and social change. David is also the co-founder of Las Cafeteras, a Chicana/o musical group that tells the history, resilience, and beauty of East LA. They travel around the country singing their strategy for social change - If you want to see a change, imagine it, be it, do it.

Devin Mallory

Devin Mallory is entering his 4th year at UCLA as a Dance Major, with a minor in Food Studies. He is the first male to be a member of UCLA's Dance Team of 2019-2020. Devin is very ecstatic to share his experience as a trailblazer of UCLA's Dance Team through dance and speaking at This is Bruin Life 2020.

Donté Miller

Donté Miller is a Ph.D. Candidate in Higher Education at Indiana University, where he studies Black student success and activism to counter power and domination in society. A Rialto, CA native, Donté graduated UCLA in 2015 and obtained a Masters in Education in 2017, from a school we don't speak of, before moving to Indiana. His involvement in numerous organizations and movements for Black lives informs his work in education and his desire for liberation and transformation.

Chancellor Gene Block

As UCLA chancellor since 2007, Gene Block oversees the university’s three-part mission of education, research and service. He has defined academic excellence, civic engagement, diversity and financial security as his top priorities. Chancellor Block also holds faculty appointments in the David Geffen School of Medicine and the UCLA College. An expert in neuroscience, his research focuses on the neurobiology of circadian rhythms. Before becoming chancellor of UCLA, Block spent 29 years at the University of Virginia, where he was most recently vice president and provost. He has served on the executive boards of several leading organizations, including the Association of American Universities, Association of Public and Land-grant Universities and Association of Pacific Rim Universities.

Jack Miller

Jack (he/him) recently graduated with a B.A. in Geography/Environmental Studies and a minor in Conservation Biology. Currently, he is pursuing his dream of becoming a sustainable-living blogger (@mr.resourceprotection) and wants to strengthen the world’s circular economy through a Zero Waste career. After COVID-19, he looks forward to volunteering at a Costa Rican sea turtle nursery, backpacking through South America’s Pacific Ocean-bordering countries, and busting some moves at San Francisco’s nightlife.

Professor Karen Umemoto

Professor Umemoto is the Helen and Morgan Chu Endowed Director’s Chair of the Asian American Studies Center and Professor in Urban Planning and Asian American Studies. Her research centers on issues of democracy and social justice in multicultural societies with a focus on U.S. cities. She also examines and pursues planning processes that include a diverse array of voices, acknowledges different ways of knowing, and allows for meaningful deliberations. She is equally concerned about the structural, procedural, and relational obstacles to attaining a just and democratic society. Her research and practice thus takes a broad view of planning in the context of social inclusion, participatory democracy, and political transformation.

Kenny Ramos

Kenny Ramos is a Kumeyaay theater artist from the Barona Band of Mission Indians. He grew up on the Barona Indian Reservation in San Diego County and graduated from UCLA with a BA in American Indian Studies. He has performed around the country in contemporary Native American theater productions with Cornerstone Theater Company, Native Voices at the Autry, The Kennedy Center, Perseverance Theatre, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, South Dakota Shakespeare Festival, and Denver Center. Kenny is passionate about theater that centers Native perspectives and believes the stories we tell in theater have the power to challenge, change, and heal our society.

Kristina Wong

Kristina Wong (’00, BA English and World Arts and Cultures) is a performance artist, comedian, elected representative in Koreatown and creator of “Radical Cram School”. Her national tour of “Kristina Wong for Public Office” about her run for office has been postponed because of Covid-19. She’s now performing “Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord” about how in ten days she went from out of work artist to factory overlord of the “Auntie Sewing Squad,” a group of mostly WOC volunteers sewing face masks for vulnerable communities. www.kristinawong.com

Dean Maria Q. Blandizzi

Dr. Maria Blandizzi is UCLA’s Dean for Students, a role she has served in since 2014. In this role, she spends her time intentionally thinking about how students find a sense of community while managing rigorous curricular and co-curricular expectations that come with being at UCLA. Dr. Blandizzi is committed to meeting students where they are: on Bruin Walk, in the Daily Bruin, on social media, and now in ZoomLand. She believes in her core that we all own the responsibility of supporting one another, and roots her work in Dr. King’s conception of the Beloved Community – one that recognizes and affirms the rights of all students.

Vice Chancellor Monroe Gorden

As Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs, Monroe Gorden provides leadership for an integrated network of more than 20 departments whose programs, services, and experiences connect at some point with every UCLA student. He began his work at UCLA in 2006 as the Chief Administrative and Financial Officer and then served as the Assistant and Associate Vice Chancellor in Student Affairs as well as the ADA/504 Compliance Officer. Monroe received his Bachelor of Arts (Political Science) degree, with a Business Emphasis, from UCLA and his Juris Doctorate degree from Pepperdine University School of Law. He is a member of the California State Bar and is licensed to practice law within the State of California.

USAC President, Naomi Riley

Naomi Riley is a 4th year Political Science major with a double minor in Chicano Studies and African American Studies. Raised throughout the eastside of the San Fernando Valley, Naomi came to UCLA in hopes of building bridges between marginalized communities. During her time here at UCLA, Naomi had the opportunity to serve in a multitude of spaces, like as a Peer Counselor for AAP’s Freshman/Transfer Summer Program and board-member for the first-ever Afro-Latinx Connection de UCLA club to name a few. Naomi is a dedicated student government leader as the previous Academic Affairs Commissioner, and now, the undergraduate Student Body President. She is dedicated to addressing issues like affordability, accessibility, representation, and accountability during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Natalie Chou

Natalie Chou is a student-athlete at UCLA. Chou is a redshirt senior guard on the UCLA Women's Basketball team. Chou initially attended Baylor University before transferring to UCLA after her sophomore year. Growing up in Plano, Texas, she was named a McDonald's All-American as a high school senior in 2016. She is the daughter of Quanli Li and Joseph Chou, and has one sister, Tingting Chou. She earned her Bachelor's Degree in Sociology and is pursuing a Master's Degree in Education.

Assistant Vice Chancellor Suzanne Seplow

Dr. Suzanne (“Seppy”) Seplow is passionate about developing inclusive communities that engage students in the fostering of their academic success, personal growth, leadership development, social responsibility and career aspirations. The departments within Student Development & Health/Academic Partnerships that Suzanne oversees provide programs and services designed to support students reach their full potential and achieve their life goals. Originally from Newton, NJ, Suzanne received her Bachelor of Science degree from Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA. She went on to receive her Master’s from Teachers College, Columbia University in Student Personnel Administration. In 2001, she earned her Doctorate in Educational Leadership from UCLA. Suzanne started at UCLA in 1995 and hasn’t left! She feels very fortunate to have grown her career here at UCLA. Seppy is a Bruin, through and through!

Tina and Jessa Calderon

We are Tina and Jessa Calderon, mother and daughter, representing the Gabrielino Tongva and Ventureño Chumash nations. We are singers, song writers, and creative writers and we both enjoy dancing at California Tribal Gathers. As singers, dancers and Cultural Speakers / Story Tellers we enjoy sharing our culture, knowledge and experiences with our local community. We have had the honor of doing Land Acknowledgments and opening up meetings, conferences and concerts in a good way with song and prayer.

Professor Tyrone Howard

Dr. Tyrone Howard, a professor in the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, is the author of the definitive book, Why Race and Culture Matter in Schools, which investigates schools that have successfully closed the achievement gap. At UCLA, he directs three programs: the Black Male Institute, which seeks to improve the educational outcomes of Black males; the Pritzker Center, which addresses issues and advocacy around foster youth; and the Center for the Transformation of Schools, which is dedicated to the improvement and effectiveness of schools for all students, but especially students of color, and from low-income backgrounds.

Vanessa Gaytan

Vanessa Gaytan is a recent graduate of UCLA with degrees in Psychology and Applied Linguistics. While at UCLA, she was part of the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority and served as their Director of Academic Achievement. She also participated in the broader Panhellenic community by being a Recruitment Counselor in the 2019 Fall Formal Recruitment. A proud Bruin, Vanessa worked at the UCLA Geffen Academy, participated in AAP and PEERS, and was a Dean’s List Scholar.

Vice Provost Youlonda Copeland-Morgan

Youlonda Copeland-Morgan is the Vice Provost for UCLA Enrollment Management. She joined UCLA in 2012, the first individual entrusted with primary responsibility for formulating and achieving the university’s undergraduate enrollment strategy and goals, including oversight of Undergraduate Admission, Financial Aid and Scholarships, outreach and community engagement. A nationally recognized leader in higher education for more than 35 years, Copeland-Morgan has received numerous distinguished service awards honoring her leadership in sound enrollment management and financial aid policy that affects access, equity, and minority participation in higher education. Prior to UCLA, she served at Syracuse University as the Associate Vice President of Enrollment Management.