Academic Year 2022-2023 MEChA Calmecac Staff


Scroll below to view each staff member and book your session today! 

Note: MEChA Calmecac will be operating hybrid through the Fall quarter. Once a session has been booked, please keep a record of the date and time of the session. Counselors will send Zoom invitation links closer to the day of the session or location to meet if requested in person. For any questions, feel free to contact your appropriate counselor using the contact information below. 
Alicia Verdugo (they/she/elle/ella)
MEChA de UCLA retention coordinator
Hometown: Tijuana, BC, MX

​Year: Second Year

Major: Sociology and Education & Social Transformation Double Major

​E: aliciaverdugo@g.ucla.edu
Alyssa De Los Santos (She/Her)
GENDER AND SEXUALITY COordinator
Hometown: Palmdale, CA

​Year: Second-Year Transfer

Majors: Psychology

​E: ​alyssadelossantos19@gmail.com
Jocelyn Munoz (She/They)
GENDER and sexuality COUNSELOR
Hometown: Los Angles, CA

​Year: Four Year

Majors: Physiological Sciences/ Chicanx and Central American Studies 

​E: ​Munoz.Jocelyn4401@gmail.com
Alexis Cortez (She/Her)
academic peer COUNSELOR
Hometown: Gardena, CA

​Year: Four Year

Majors: Human Biology and Society Major, Chicanx and Central American Studies Minor

​E: ​alexiscortez13@ucla.edu
Jazmin Betancourt (she/her/ella)
ASSistant PROJECT COORDINATOR
Hometown: Riverside, California

​Year: Fourth Year

Majors: Public Affairs and Education

​E: ​jazminab3@g.ucla.edu
Eliobany Perez (She/Her)
Mentorship COordinator
Hometown: Hayward, CA

​Year: Second-Year Transfer

Majors: Political Science

​E: ​eliobanyperez6@gmail.com
Natalie Hernandez (She/Her)
ACADEMIC PEER COUNSELOR
Hometown: Lompoc, CA

​Year: Fourth Year

Majors: Biology major, Science Education minor, Chicana/o Studies minor

​E: ​hernandeznatalie711@gmail.com
Isaac Membreno (He/Them/His)
ACADEMIC PEER COUNSELOR
Hometown: Anaheim, CA

​Year: Second-Year Transfer

Majors: Psychobiology major and Central American Studies minor

​E: ​imembreno@g.ucla.edu
Jessica Gonzalez (She/Her)
Academic peer COUNSELOR
Hometown: Fullerton, CA

​Year: Second-Year Transfer

Major: Political Science  and a Chicanx Studies minor

​E: jessgonzalez19@g.ucla.edu
Adrian Soto Jr. (He/Him)
Internship Coordinator
Hometown: Long Beach, California

​Year: Fourth Year

Majors: General Chemistry

​E: adriansotoj3@gmail.com
Anthony Ayala  (They/They/Theirs)
GENDER AND SEXUALITY COUNSELOR
Hometown: South Central Los Angeles, California

​Year: Third Year

Majors: Chicanx Central American Studies, Labor Studies, African American Studies triple major

​E: aayala1226@g.ucla.edu
Jennifer Rivera  (She/Her)
Academic peer COUNSELOR
Hometown: Mid-City, California

​Year: Second Year

Majors: International Development Studies / Chicano Studies and Global Health minor

​E: jenniferr03@g.ucla.edu
Vanessa Rodrigson (She/They)
ACADEMIC PEER COUNSELOR
Hometown: San Fernando Valley

​Year: Second-Year Transfer

Majors: Psychology Major with a Minor in Applied Developmental Psychology

​E: vnessavalencia1@g.ucla.edu