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MEET THE TEAM

Día de los Muertos Planning Committee

Mimi Ko Cruz
Director of Communications
UCI School of Social Ecology

adelí durón
Director 
Latinx Resource Center

Tresa Hightower
Development Analyst
UCI School of Social Ecology

Dyonne M. Bergeron
Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Office of Inclusive Excellence

Samuel Henry Bersola
Executive Director of Strategic Initiatives
School of Education

Michelle Brouwer
Director of Programming
Irvine Barclay Theatre

Maria Cervantes
Executive Director
UCI-OC Alliance

Mandi Gonzales
Assistant Director of Marketing and Communications                     Jack and Shanaz Langson Institute and Museum of California Art

Bianca Isabella DiVerde
Sociology and Chicano/Latino Studies major
MEChA Co-Chair

John Gutierrez
Senior Vice President 
Orange County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Manuel Gómez
Emeritus Vice Chancellor
UCI Student Affairs

Matthew L. Huffman
Professor of Sociology and Associate Dean of Student Programs
School of Social Sciences

Allison Mabbott
Director of Special Events & Protocol
University Advancement

Genevieve Barrios
Director of Community Programs
Bowers Museum

Victoria Rocha
Program Coordinator
Latinx Resource Center

Elsa Bugarini Yocca
Alumni Relations Manager 
Alumni Association & Relations/Alumni Relations

Stacy Skwarlo
Executive Director of Development
School of Social Ecology

CONTACT US

For event questions and media inquiries, contact Mimi Ko Cruz, 

For sponsorship opportunities, contact Tresa Hightower,