American Indian and Pacific Islander x EDI Action Group at UCLA
This UCLA EDI Action Group was established as a collaboration between the UCLA American Indian and UCLA Pacific Islander communities and the UCLA Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion to develop a comprehensive AI/PI Initiative to ensure an equitable and inclusive environment throughout UCLA for Pacific Islander and American Indian students, faculty, and staff.
Participation in the American Indian and Pacific Islander x EDI Action Group at UCLA
Co-Chairs:
- Joseph Berra, EDI Special Liaison
- Josh Lyda, Retention of American Indians Now! (RAIN!) Project Coordinator
- Rey Soto, MWCCS Data Manager at Department of Epidemiology, UCLA School of Public Health
Student Action Team:
- Desirae Barragan, Co-Chair, American Indian Student Association (AISA)
- Keith Camacho, Faculty Asian American Studies
- Anyssa Llerena-Tobin, EDI Student Initiatives Lead
- Josh Lyda, Retention of American Indians Now! (RAIN!) Project Coordinator
- Camryn Redmond, Social Media Chair, American Indian Student Association (AISA)
- Melody Satele, President Pacific Islands’ Student Association (PISA)
- Anna Tingin, Outreach Coordinator, American Indian Student Association (AISA)
- Melissa Veluz-Abraham, Advisor for Student Organizations, Leadership and Engagement (SOLE)
- Avory Wyatt, Co-President American Indian Graduate Student Association (AIGSA)
Staff Action Team:
- Randy Akee, Chair American Indian Studies Inter-Departmental Program, Faculty Luskin School of Public Policy
- Johnathan Perkins, Director for Race and Equity
- Rey Soto, MWCCS Data Manager Department of Epidemiology, UCLA School of Public Health
Faculty Action Team:
- Mishuana Goeman, Special Advisor to the Chancellor for Native American and Indigenous Affairs, Faculty Gender Studies
- Brandie Kirkpatrick, Director of The Faculty Search Process & Diversity Programs
- Natalie Masuoka, Chair Asian American Studies Department, Faculty Political Science
- Shannon Speed, Director American Indian Studies Center, Faculty Anthropology and Gender Studies
- Karen Umemoto, Director Asian American Studies Center, Faculty Luskin School of Public Policy