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

    Kori L Calubaquib

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

    Savannah Calero

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

    Analuisa Chavez

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

    Tara Redkar

    • Title
      • Sr. 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

    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