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Alumni Engagement Staff

  • Shayna Kent—Executive Director

    Oversees Alumni Engagement programs, serves as Executive Director for Alumni Association.

    skent1@ucsc.edu
    (831) 459-3966

     

  • Barbara Oden-Petree—Assistant Director, Alumni Engagement

    Supports the Alumni Council, handles special projects, and serves as the first responder to alumni inquiries.

    baoden@ucsc.edu
     (831) 502-8032

     

  • Patrick Novak—Administrative Assistant - Alumni Engagement/Information Management

    Financial support and budget oversight, administrative support, special projects for the Executive Director of Alumni Engagement and Director of Information Management.

    pnovak@ucsc.edu
    (831) 502-8503

     

  • Kayla Judd —Assistant Director, Alumni Engagement

    Supports the Alumni Engagement team, handles special projects, and manages volunteer inquiries.

    kjudd@ucsc.edu
    (619) 370-2592

     

    • Join the team!

  • Position job descriptions will post soon. For additional information contact Shayna Kent.

  • Assistant Vice Chancellor Alumni Engagement

    Determines the strategic direction, key performance indicators, organizational design, and long-term tactical goals for Alumni Engagement. Provides a dynamic environment in which alumni, donors, parents, and friends are thoughtfully stewarded.

  • Associate Director Alumni Engagement, Career and Professional Development

    Builds, directs and implements a comprehensive and strategic career programming and professional support plan, including: individual and group advising, self-assessment and career exploration, networking, job search strategies, mentoring opportunities, life-long learning, and services for individuals seeking to make career transitions.

  • Assistant Director Alumni Engagement, Early Engagement

    Manages the Early Engagement program, including: the student engagement program and young alumni engagement.

  • Associate Director Alumni Engagement, Alumni Diversity Initiatives

    Increases alumni engagement through supporting alumni activity that happens throughout campus including the colleges, divisions and student experience programs. Builds infrastructure to support alumni engagement across our decentralized campus in a coordinated, sustainable way. Provides strategic direction for diversity, equity, and inclusion work with the alumni community.