College Faculty & Staff Directory
Rachel Carson College is supported by dedicated faculty and staff who guide academic programs, student support, housing, and community life.
Shelly Grabe
Provost
she/her/hers
Email: sgrabe@ucsc.edu
Mari Ortiz-McGuire
Associate Director for College Student Life
she/her/hers
Phone: (831) 459-2796
Email: mcmcguir@ucsc.edu
Ella
College Academic Manager
she/her/hers
Phone: (831) 459-2418
Email: ellac@ucsc.edu
Stef Lucero
Coordinator for Residential Education (CRE)
she/they
Phone: (831) 459-3397
Email: stlucero@ucsc.edu
Mary Sierra
College Budget Analyst
Phone: (831) 459-2037
Email: mjsierra@ucsc.edu
Carol Mikols
Residential Community Service Partner, (formerly CSO)
Phone: (831) 459-2100
David Bonilla
Residential Community Service Partner, (formerly CSO)
Phone: (831) 459-2100
Jerry Soper
Residential Community Service Partner, (formerly CSO)
Phone: (831) 459-2100
Colleges Advising at Rachel Carson College
(831) 459-2025 | carsonadvising@ucsc.edu
College Advisors at Rachel Carson College can help:
- Choose classes and create a two-year academic plan to qualify for a major.
- Access support services available across the campus.
- Find enriching opportunities, such as workshops regarding internships, study skills, time management or career planning, etc.
- Understand policies and requirements for non-major requirements for graduation.
- Discuss academic concerns.
- Figure out who to speak to when we cannot answer your questions.
Rachel Carson College Faculty Fellows
Sikina Jinnah is Rachel Carson College’s new faculty chair!
The Chair of the Faculty is an Academic Senate member, other than the Provost, who is elected by the college Faculty to serve a two year term, and will serve as a member of the Executive Committee.
Dr. Jinnah is an Associate Professor in the Politics Department, an affiliated faculty member in the Environmental Studies Department, and a 2017 Andrew Carnegie Fellow. Her research focuses on the shifting locations of power and influence in global environmental governance, and in particular the role of transnational actors in environmental decision-making. Her most recent projects examine how key norms in global climate politics shape power relations, the role of U.S. preferential trade agreements in shaping environmental policy in trading partner nations, and the politics of climate engineering governance.
Candace Calsoyas
- Title
- lecturer
- Department
- Rachel Carson College
- Phone
- 831-459-3516
- Campus Email
Shannon J Cummings
- Pronouns
- she, her, hers, herself
- Title
- Lecturer
- Department
- Rachel Carson College
- Phone
- 831-999-0992
- Campus Email
- Office Location
- Rachel Carson College Academic Building, RCC Admin Building 126
Shelly E Errington
- Title
- Professor Emerita
- Department
- Anthropology Department
- Phone
- 831-459-4667 (dept office)
- Campus Email
- Office Location
- Social Sciences 1, N/A
Joy Hagen
- Pronouns
- she/they
- Title
- UC-AFT Continuing Faculty
- Department
- Writing Program
- Phone
- 831-459-3644
- Campus Email
- Office Location
- Rachel Carson College Academic Building, 333
- Office Hours
- Fall 2024: Mondays 12-1 (Zoom), Thursdays 5:15-6:15 (in-person). By appointment as requested.
Julianne A Hazlewood
- Title
- Lecturer
- Department
- Rachel Carson College
- Phone
- 415-726-7883
- Campus Email
- Office Location
- Rachel Carson College Academic Building, 233
Katie Monsen
- Pronouns
- she, her, her, hers, herself
- Title
- Continuing Lecturer
- Department
- Environmental Studies Department
- Phone
- 831-222-0344
- Campus Email
- Office Location
- Nat Sci 2 Main Building, Room 471
- Office Hours
- Fall 2023: Mon 10:45-11:45 (in-person), Weds 1:30-2:30 (Zoom), and by appt. (see ENVS website)
Thomas Rettenwender
- Pronouns
- he/him
- Title
- Architect
- Department
- Rachel Carson College
- Phone
- 831-920-8333
- Campus Email
Neil Schaefer
- Title
- Continuing Lecturer
- Department
- Rachel Carson College
- Phone
- 000-000-0000
- Campus Email
- Office Hours
- Office hours and location vary from quarter to quarter
Maximillian M Schmeder
- Pronouns
- he, him, his, his, himself
- Title
- Lecturer
- Department
- Rachel Carson College
- Phone
- 000-000-0000
- Campus Email
- Office Location
- Rachel Carson College Academic Building, 000
