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 Komal Shankar

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

Maria Rocelia Orozco

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

Erin Ann Burns

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

Savannah Lynn Calero

  • Title
    • Associate Director of Compliance, Policy, and Training
  • Department
    • Financial Aid and Scholarship Office
Individual profile page for Savannah Lynn Calero

Jessica M Moore

  • Title
    • Senior Financial Aid Adviser
Jessica M Moore

Luis Melgoza

  • Title
    • Financial Aid Adviser
Luis Melgoza

Carla Amy Cruz

    Carla Amy Cruz

    David Knight Nelson

    • Title
      • Compliance Officer
    David Knight Nelson

    Stephanie Cabrera

      Stephanie Cabrera

      Joyce Parker

      • Title
        • Customer Service Advisor
      Joyce Parker

      Kori Lynn Calubaquib

      • Title
        • Strategic Funding & Scholarship Manager
      • Department
        • Financial Aid and Scholarship Office
      Kori Lynn Calubaquib

      Analuisa M Chavez

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

      Isabella Nitz

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

      Tara Kiran Redkar

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

      Kelly N Greer

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

      Rajvi Dharmesh Brahmbhatt

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

      Jaggi Krishna Kavuru

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

      Stephanie Robyn Covey

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

      Patrick Joseph Martin

      • Title
        • Financial Service Analyst (Data Entry)
      • Department
        • Financial Aid and Scholarship Office
      Patrick Joseph Martin

      Paula Marie Rizzi

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

      Halleigh Farley

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