educational experience to transfer students on campus. The THWG has successfully advanced the
growth and development of one of these salient short-term goals: the founding of a centrally located
Transfer Student Center (the Triton Transfer Hub).
To enhance cross-campus collaboration, the Transfer Student Workgroup also recommended that a
permanent campus committee is formed to monitor and optimize transfer student experiences, such as
new student onboarding and advising opportunities. With the UC goals to increase graduation rates and
eliminate achievement gaps by 2030, along with Student Affairs' strategic goal to “advance an inclusive
culture and equitable practices and outcomes” at the forefront, the TSWG will shift focus from the Triton
Transfer Hub inception and continue advancing the university goals for transfer student success. What
was formerly called the TSWG will now transition into the Transfer Student Success Council.
The charge of the Transfer Student Success Council will be:
● Cultivate awareness of transfer student programs and supports across campus and within higher
education.
● Collectively strategize campus approach to address transfer student needs and opportunity gaps
based on data-informed evidence.
● Build bridges across departments, colleges, faculty, staff, and students to promote collaborations
for transfer student success.
Members of the Transfer Student Success Council will offer advice,
time, expertise, resources, and advocacy to support the transfer student experience. Members will
represent their department by both keeping the Council informed of transfer updates within their
respective area, and acting as messenger to their represented area by sharing the Council’s transfer
initiatives.
Jackie Duerr
Program Manager, Transfer Student Success
Council Co-Chair
Doug Easterly, Ed.D.
Muir College Dean of Academic Advising
Council Co-Chair
Bronwyn Garrison
Assistant Director, Financial Aid and Scholarships
Daniel Cardenas, Ed.M.
Assistant Director, PATHS Program
John Moore, Ph.D.
Dean of Undergraduate Education, Professor, Linguistics
Natalee Ellars
Senior Executive Director, Alumni Engagement
Shannon Milligan, Ph.D.
Director of Student Affairs Assessment, Evaluation, and Organizational Development
Timothy Borch
Assistant Director, Transfer Student Services, Office of Admissions
Yajaira Nuñez
Director, TRIO Student Support Services
Nat Kapp, MPS
Program Manager, Student Veterans Resource Center
Carey Wallace, M.S.
Assistant Dean of Student Affairs, Seventh College
Chrisitne Alvardo, PhD.
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education; Teaching Professor, CSE
Maricela Alvarado, EdD
Director of Online Student Experience
Matthew Herbst, Ph.D.
Director, Making of the Modern World Program
Faculty co-Director, Study Abroad
Maruth Figueroa, Ed.D.
Assistant Vice Chancellor Student Retention and Success
Marisa Abrajano
Provost, Warren College, Professor of Political Science
Megan Fox, Ed.D.
Director of Residential Experience
Mercedes Limon
Transfer Senator at Associated Students of UC San Diego
David Ruiter, Ph.D.
Faculty Director of the Teaching + Learning Commons
Ana Martinez
Undergraduate Academic Advising Council Contact
Juleane Johnson
Executive Assistant to the Assistant Vice Chancellor – Student Retention & Success
Angie Garcia Nevarez
Program Coordinator, Mentoring for All
