Meet the Board of Directors
The UC San Diego Alumni Board of Directors was formed in 1974 by a group of devoted alumni. Today, the Board of Directors continues to be led by a dedicated group of individuals who are passionate about advancing the university's mission and fostering a lifelong connection between alumni, students, and the university.
Meet the Alumni Board of Directors, a group of accomplished individuals dedicated to fostering a vibrant alumni community. The board members bring diverse professional expertise, embodying our institution's values.
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee consists of the organization's officers and is responsible for providing strategic direction and oversight.
Erikk Aldridge ’91
Marshall College, Psychology and Baseball
President
- Member, UC San Diego Athletics Board of Directors
- Vice President of Impact LA28, the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic and Paralympic Games organizing committee
Coleen Clementson ’88
Muir College, Urban Studies and Planning
Vice President Student Engagement
- Immediate past Chief Executive Officer, San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG)
Craig Furuta ’95
Roosevelt College ’95, Political Science
Treasurer
- Senior Consultant, Kearney & Company
Melody Gonzales ’02
Warren College, Communication
Immediate Past President
- Founder, Hope and Power Strategies
James (Jim) Kaplan ’84
Marshall College, Computer Science
Vice President
- Chief Engineer - Demonstrations and Prototypes, Lockheed Martin (retired)
- Community volunteer
Philip (PJ) Loury ’13
Warren College, Bioengineering
Vice President Alumni Engagement
- Senior Product Manager, NVIDIA
Michael Lumpkin ’86
Revelle College, Anthropology
Director
- Chief of Staff, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Jocelyn Portales ’14
Roosevelt College, Political Science
Vice President Student Engagement
- Associate Attorney, Goldfarb & Lipman
Paulo Rangel ’86
Revelle College, Chemistry
Vice President Alumni Engagement
- Chief Business Officer and Co-founder, Primmune Therapeutics
Ramon Seva ’84
Marshall College, Chemical Engineering
Vice President Philanthropy
- President, RDS Consulting Group
Marina Depietri Sinaiko ’02
Marshall College, Political Science
Secretary
- Intellectual Property Attorney
Teresa Stivers ’90
Warren College, Communication
Vice President Alumni Philanthropy
- Chief Executive Officer, Walden Family Services
Board of Directors
Board directors are committed volunteer leaders who actively participate in meetings and serve on board committees, contributing their expertise and time to support various areas of the campus, such as student scholarships, philanthropy and community engagement.
Samantha Begovich ’91
Muir College, Political Science
- Legal Practitioner
Adán Chávez ’18
Marshall College, Political Science
- Strategic Partner Manager, Political Publishers, YouTube, Google
Andrea Yoder Clark, MSBA ’17
Rady School of Management, Business Administration
- Proprietary Data Risk Lead, Accenture
Jason Carbone '90
Muir College, Visual Arts
- CEO, Carbone Entertainment Inc.
Gloria Corral ’93
Marshall and Muir, Literature and Political Science
- Interim Chief Executive Officers, Reality Changers
Lakshya Datta ’11
Sixth College, Economics
- Founder, Launchora; Manager, Real Estate Investment Fund (Mumbai)
Erich Gazaui '98
Revelle College, Economics
- CIO, Papa
Jane Lee '13
Marshall College, Communication
- Entertainment Reporter
Amy Leu '00
Revelle College, Biochemistry and Cell Biology
- Physician, UC San Diego Health
Jaime Lizárraga '88
Muir College, Political Science
- Former Commissioner, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Sarah Montoya ’11
Roosevelt College, Economics
- Financial Advisor and Corporate Retirement Director, Morgan Stanley - Graystone Consulting
David Noel, MPIA '14
Global Policy and Strategy School, Master of Pacific and International Affairs
- Founder, Stealth Startup (Endurance and Performance)
Byron Scott, MD '90
School of Medicine
- Professor, Jefferson College of Population Health and the Isenberg School of Management at UMass Amherst
- Chief Health Officer, Direct Relief
Noorjit Sidhu ’14
Roosevelt College, International Studies
- Impact Investor, Social Finance
- Adjunct Professor, UC Berkeley and Saint Mary’s College
Mary F. Taylor '94, EdD '21
Revelle College, Education Studies
- Associate Chief Diversity Officer for Outreach and Success, San Diego State University
Brookie Best ’94, MAS ’07
Revelle College, Chemistry, Advanced Studies in Clinical Research
Faculty Representative
- Dean, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SSPPS) and Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Pediatrics
Sandra Timmons ’81
Revelle College, Psychology
- UC Regent Emerita
- UC San Diego Foundation Board President
Join the Board of Directors
The UC San Diego Alumni Association accepts nominations to the Board of Directors on a rolling basis with interviews in the spring. We invite you to complete an application today to join this dedicated group of Tritons.
The Board of Directors of the UC San Diego Alumni Association views diversity as embracing an inclusive culture that recognizes, respects and is sensitive to the differences of the various cultures represented by our students, alumni, staff and faculty.
The University of California views diversity as “integral to the University’s achievement of excellence,” and therefore, renews its commitment to the full realization of its historic promise to recognize and nurture merit, talent and achievement by supporting diversity and equal opportunity in its education, services and administration, as well as research and creative activity.
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