Staff
Meet the Team
Putting together La Noche de las Estrellas (LNDLE) requires a team dedicated to the perseverance of students in higher education, specifically STEM Programs. LNDLE has a team of over 20 undergraduate students, graduate students, and astronomers who coordinate and execute the event.
Dr. Sandra Faber
National Science Foundation (NSF) Grant Coordinator
Email: faber@ucolick.org
Dr. David Koo (PhD)
National Science Foundation (NSF) Grant Coordinator
Email: koo@ucolick.org
Dr. Elinor Gates
Lick Observatory Summit Coordinator
Email: egates@ucolick.org
Alexandria Leckliter
Interim Director, K-12 STEM Outreach
Email: alexand@ucsc.edu
Ana Rodarte
Director, MESA Schools Program
Email: ankhmdnz@ucsc.edu
Luis Garcia Bautista
Academic Coordinator, MESA Schools Program
Email: Lgarci17@ucsc.edu
Yulianna Ortega
Director, UC Santa Cruz STEM Diversity Programs
Email: Yuli@ucsc.edu
Nick Gonzales
Senior Videographer, University Relations at UC Santa Cruz
Email: ngonza32@ucsc.edu
Sherry main
UC Santa Cruz Assistant Vice Chancellor, Communications & Marketing
Email: sherrym@ucsc.edu
Dr. Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz
Chair, Astronomy and Astrophysics Department at UC Santa Cruz
Guest Lecturer-- The History of Gold
Dr. Claire Max
Director, University of California Observatories
Dr. Kip Tellez (PhD)
Co-Director of the Center for Research on Equity and Collaborative Evaluation (CRECE)
Dr. Eduardo Mosqueda
Co-Director of the Center for Research on Equity and Collaborative Evaluation (CRECE)
Erick Ramirez
Counselor, Cultivamos Excelencia
Xavier Prochaska
Professor, Astronomy and Astrophysics Department at UC Santa Cruz
Lisa Nielsen
Marketing Communications Director, UC Santa Cruz
Janet Ceja
Service for Transfer and Re-entry Students (STARS) Program Coordinator
Anna Korossy
Assistant Director of Business Operations, University of California Observatories (UCO)
Sherida Julian
Financial Analyst, University of California Observatories (UCO)