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Executive Directors
Rosty Brichko (He/Him)
Rosty is a fourth-year PhD student in the Department of Developmental and Cell Biology. He received his Bachelor of Arts in International Studies and Environmental Studies from Boston College. After pivoting his career towards the sciences, Rosty received a Master of Science in Biotechnology from Johns Hopkins University. He then entered UCI through the Interdepartmental Neuroscience Gateway Program (INP). In the Thompson-Peer lab, Rosty studies how aging affects neuronal dendrite regeneration in the Drosophila melanogaster model. He is excited to build on his background with social determinants of health affecting LGBTQIA+ communities by fostering an affirming and enriching environment for the LGBTQIA+ early-career STEM community at UCI.
2023-2025
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Dominic Javonillo (He/They)
2021-2023
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Founding Member: Stephanie Salazar (She/Her)
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Founding Member: Jose Moran (He/They)
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Founding Member: Sydney Prange (She/Her)
Past Executive Directors
Assistant Directors
Assistant Director of Finance
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Ghassan Filimban (They/They)
Assistant Director of Professional Development and Campus Resources
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Claire Butler (She/Her)
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Maggie Duffield (She/Her)
Past Assistant Directors
2024-2025
Assistant Director of Finance
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Sydney Prange (She/Her)
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Ghassan Filimban (They/Them)
Assistant Director of Media Communications
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Richard Cervantes (They/Them)
Assistant Director of Professional Development and Campus Resources
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Claire Butler (She/Her)
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Christian Joan Andrade Herrera (He/They)
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Amber Lewis
2023-2024
Assistant Director of Finance
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Rachael Hokenson (They/Them)
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Sydney Prange (She/Her)
Assistant Director of Media Communications
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Kate Tsourmas (She/They)
Richard Cervantes (They/Them)
Assistant Director of Professional Development and Campus Resources
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Claire Butler (She/Her)
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Christian Joan Andrade Herrera (He/They)
2022-2023
Assistant Director of Finance
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Rachael Hokenson (They/Them)
Assistant Director of Membership
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Paula Gardner (She/Her)
Assistant Director of Social Engagement
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Kate Tsourmas (She/They)
Assistant Director of Social Events
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Katrina Moore (She/Her)
Assistant Director of Professional Development Events
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Dominic Javonillo (He/They)
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Rosty Brichko (He/Him)
2021-2022
Assistant Director of Finance
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Rachael Hokenson (They/Them)
Assistant Director of Membership
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Paula Gardner (She/Her)
Assistant Director of Social Engagement
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Kate Tsourmas (She/They)
Assistant Director of Professional Development Events
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Miranda Chappel-Farley (She/Her)
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