UCAN Student Ambassadors

A dynamic community who help amplify the voices of UC students in Sacramento and Washington, D.C.

Group of students at the California state capitol

Lawmakers listen when students speak out and share their stories.

More students than ever are now working alongside the University to build legislative support for the UC community at both the state and federal levels. The program brings together a dynamic group of students from across UC to represent student interests with government leaders. Student ambassadors help influence policies and budget decisions that impact UC and its students. They help lawmakers hear and understand the student point of view.

Joshua Tran
“Everyone deserves to be heard, and UCAN gives a voice and a platform for all students.”

Joshua Tran
UC Berkeley

Jennifer Laredo
“I became a UCAN ambassador to represent the AB540 and Undoc-Aggies to show that we all have a voice regardless of where we stand.”

Jennifer Laredo
UC Davis

2020-2021 student ambassadors

Joshua Tran

Josh Tran

He/him/his
UC Berkeley
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
joshuatran@berkeley.edu

Erika Neal

Erika Neal

She/her/hers
UC Berkeley
Master of Public Health Candidate
emonique1@berkeley.edu

Juliana Hernandez

Juliana Martinez

She/her/hers
UC Davis
Political Science
jmartinezh@ucdavis.edu

Priscilla Reis

Priscilla Reis

She/her/hers
UC Davis
Political Science
prreis@ucdavis.edu

 

Steven Gong

Steven Gong

He/him/his
UC Irvine
Human Biology and Economics
gongs3@uci.edu

Patty Mondragon

Patty Mondragon

She/her/hers
UC Merced
Political Science
pmondragon@ucmerced.edu

Jason Miguel

Jason Miguel

He/him/his
UC Merced
Environmental Engineering
jmiguel6@ucmerced.edu

Carolina Cardenas

Carolina Cardenas

She/her/hers
UC Riverside
Political Science
ccard022@ucr.edu

Lindy Chen

Lindy Chen

She/her/hers
UC Riverside
Education, Society, Human Development and Asian American Studies
lchen226@ucr.edu

Abigail Cole

Abigail Cole

She/her/hers
UC San Diego
Psychology
aicole@ucsd.edu

Genavieve Koenigshofer

Genavieve Koenigshofer

She/her/hers
UC San Diego
Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience and Political Science: Public Policy
gkoenigs@ucsd.edu

Quang Dao

Quang Dao

He/him/his
UC San Diego
Sociology: Law and Society
qdao@ucsd.edu

Haochen Long

Haochen Long

He/him/his
UC Santa Barbara
Economics and Accounting, Sociology
haochenlong@ucsb.edu

Megan Boshnakova

Megan Boshnakova

She/her/hers
UC Santa Barbara Economics and Accounting
boshnakova@ucsb.edu

Brandon Broukhim

Brandon Broukhim

He/him/his
UCLA
Political Science, Public Affairs, History
bbroukhim@ucla.edu

Mukul Kumar

Mukul Kumar

He/him/his
UCLA
Business Economics
mukullk22@gmail.com

Clementine Pan

Clementine Pan

She/her/hers
UCLA
Biochemistry
congpan@ucla.edu

UC Office of the President Team

State Government Relations

Meredith Turner, Associate Director, Advocacy & Institutional Relations

Jennifer Brice, Advocacy & Communications Manager

Federal Government Relations

Nicole Carlotto, Director of Communications & Advocacy

Nikki Dalupang, Governmental Relations and Advocacy Assistant