Staff Directory

Welcome to the Financial Aid Staff Directory!

The Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships welcomes the opportunity to assist you in making a quality education affordable. We encourage students and families to contact us by phone to 831-459-2963 or by visiting in person to 201 Hahn Student Services for more immediate support. However, you may also email our advising team to finaid@ucsc.edu and include your student ID number. Note that it can take up to 72 business hours for a response during standard times, and 7-10 business days during peak periods.

For a full list of advising program responsibilities and assigned student caseloads by last name, click here.

Office Peak Times

Fall: September 1 through October 1

Winter: December 10 through January 15

Spring: March 1 through March 31

Summer: June 1 through June  30

Lorena Lara Chavez Rodriguez

  • Title
    • Director
  • Department
    • Financial Aid and Scholarship Office
Individual profile page for Lorena Lara Chavez Rodriguez

Penny M Davis

  • Title
    • Deputy Director
  • Department
    • Financial Aid and Scholarship Office
Individual profile page for Penny M Davis

Kamil Shankar

  • Title
    • Associate Director of Financial Aid
  • Department
    • Financial Aid and Scholarship Office
Individual profile page for Kamil Shankar

Maria Orozco

  • Title
    • Assistant Director of Customer Service, Special Programs, and Outreach
  • Department
    • Financial Aid and Scholarship Office
Individual profile page for Maria Orozco

Erin Burns

  • Title
    • Data Management Supervisor
  • Department
    • Financial Aid and Scholarship Office
Individual profile page for Erin Burns

Christine Camicia

  • Title
    • Business Manager
  • Department
    • Financial Aid and Scholarship Office
Individual profile page for Christine Camicia

Jessica M Moore

  • Title
    • Senior Financial Aid Adviser
Jessica M Moore

Luis Melgoza

  • Title
    • Financial Aid Adviser
Luis Melgoza

Amy Cruz

    Amy Cruz

    Frankie Quiroz

    • Title
      • Financial Aid Adviser
    Frankie Quiroz

    David Nelson

    • Title
      • Financial Aid Advisor
    David Nelson

    Stephanie Cabrera

      Stephanie Cabrera

      Joyce Marielena Parker

      • Title
        • Customer Service Advisor
      Joyce Marielena Parker

      Kori L Calubaquib

      • Title
        • Scholarship Manager
      • Department
        • Financial Aid and Scholarship Office
      Kori L Calubaquib

      Savannah Calero

      • Title
        • Training Manager
        • Senior Financial Aid Adviser
      • Department
        • Financial Aid and Scholarship Office
      Savannah Calero

      Analuisa Chavez

      • Title
        • Compliance Counselor
      • Department
        • Financial Aid and Scholarship Office
      Analuisa Chavez

      Isabella June Nitz

      • Title
        • Basic Needs Advisor
      • Department
        • Financial Aid and Scholarship Office
      Isabella June Nitz

      Tara Redkar

      • Title
        • Lead Business Systems Analyst/Process Manager
      • Department
        • Financial Aid and Scholarship Office
      Tara Redkar

      Kelly Greer

      • Title
        • Business Systems Analyst
      • Department
        • Financial Aid and Scholarship Office
      Kelly Greer

      Rajvi Brahmbhatt

      • Title
        • Senior Business Systems Analyst
      • Department
        • Financial Aid and Scholarship Office
      Rajvi Brahmbhatt

      Cheryl Wical

      • Title
        • Sr. Business Systems Analyst
      • Department
        • Financial Aid and Scholarship Office
      Cheryl Wical

      Jaggi Krishna

      • Title
        • Sr. Business System Analyst
      • Department
        • Financial Aid and Scholarship Office
      Jaggi Krishna

      Stephanie Robyn Covey

      • Title
        • records coordinator
      • Department
        • Financial Aid and Scholarship Office
      Stephanie Robyn Covey

      Patrick Martin

      • Title
        • Financial Service Analyst
      • Department
        • Financial Aid and Scholarship Office
      Patrick Martin

      Paula Marie Rizzi

      • Title
        • Loan Coordinator
      • Department
        • Financial Aid and Scholarship Office
      Paula Marie Rizzi

      Halleigh Jamilla Charnell Farley

      • Title
        • Financial Management Data Analyst
      • Department
        • Financial Aid and Scholarship Office
      Halleigh Jamilla Charnell Farley