UCI Latinx Resource Center

MEET OUR TEAM

OUR TEAM IS COMPOSED OF EXTRAORDINARY PASSIONATE LEADERS FOCUSED ON SERVING OUR COMMUNITY.

Professional Staff

La Bienvenida event put on by the Latinx Resource Center in the student center as part of welcome week activities
Photo:  Steve Zylius/UCI

adelí durón

(She/Ella)

DIRECTOR

aduron@uci.edu | (949) 824-8045

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Adelí Durón serves as the Inaugural Director of the Latinx Resource Center since Fall of 2019. She is developing the key components of the center and will oversee the center and staffing once it opens in Fall 2020. She has been implementing innovative programs in 2020 to serve the needs of students as the framework for the center comes together. She currently serves on the UCI Latinx Thriving Workgroup, serves as the co-chair for the Latino Excellence and Achievement Dinner and the co-chair for the Chicano/Latino Staff Association. adelí has served on the UCI campus for almost fifteen years most notably as the founding director of the Veteran Services Center from 2012-2019. Adelí attended UCI studying Chicano/Latino Studies & Psychology & Social Behavior.

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Victoria Rocha

(She/Ella)

PROGRAM COORDINATOR

vrocha@uci.edu | (949) 824-6594

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Victoria Rocha graduated from UC Irvine in June 2020 majoring in Education Sciences and Psychological Sciences. While at UCI, she was involved in the Student Parent Orientation Program, the Student Alumni Association, and worked at the Registrar's office as well. During her undergraduate experience, she found her passion for working with students and specifically with the role of mentorship. She is excited to be part of this team and grateful to be working with amazing student leaders on campus. A fun fact about her is that she studied abroad in Rome, Italy, in the Summer of 2018 for six weeks!

 

Meet our 2022-2023 Student Staff!

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Brianna K Vazquez

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Multimedia Intern

5th Year, Criminology Major

 

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Jackie Marquez

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Community Outreach Intern

4th Year, Criminology/Chicano Studies Double Major 

 

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Naomi Salazar

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Wellness Programs Intern

4th Year, Psychology Major 

 

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Paola Castro

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Dream Project Fellowship Fellow

4th Year, Psychological Science Major

 

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Vanessa Vasquez

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Advanced Field Study Intern

4th Year, Psychological Science/ Criminology Double Major

 

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Arquimides Lopez

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Community Outreach Intern

3rd Year, Pharmaceutical Science Major

 

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Helyn Chan

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Indigenous Communities Programs Intern

3rd year, Earth System Science Major

 

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Emilio Lemus

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Newsletter/ Website Design Intern

2nd Year, Aerospace Engineering Major 

 

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Marco Aleman

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Intern-Volunteer Coordinator

2nd Year, Data Science Major 

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Xenia Anguiano

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QTPOC Programs Intern

2nd Year, Software Engineering Major

 

WE’RE CREATIVE

Join us as we continue to create new ways of helping our community through online platforms to provide students with resources available on campus.

WE’RE PASSIONATE

Our desire to improve our community leads us to better assist our students with the latest information on various resources and support through our center.

WE’RE AWESOME

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