Blog Topic: Staff Highlight

Staff Highlight: HDAE's New Social Worker

It took months of searching for the right candidate to add a social worker to the Housing team, but finally in late May, Meghan Carlson was added to the roster.

Based in the trailers near the Channel Island Five Residence Halls, Meghan will be providing clinical and case management care as needed to students in University-owned housing.

Ryan Luongo, UCSB Campus Store Computer Department Manager, Visits the Philippines 

In July of this year my family and I embarked upon our first international trip all the way to the Philippines. My wife was born there, but her family immigrated to the US when she turned one meaning all she has really known is life in America. This homecoming trip is known as ‘Balikbayan’ in the local dialect of which there are many in this country, and was the first opportunity for all of us to visit the island where her parents were born and raised.

Welcome Melissa Jarnagin!

We are pleased Melissa Jarnagin accepted the position of Chief Financial Officer and Director of Business & Financial Planning for HDAE this past February. She brings 24+ years of higher education experience in finance and administration, and has worked for both private and public institutions, most recently as the Associate Vice President for Budget and Planning at California State University Channel Islands (CSUCI). We asked her a few questions so we can all get to know her a little better.

HDAE's new Health Advocate Assistant

Say “hi” to Leslie Ramirez, our new Health Advocate Assistant, the next time you see her in your area. She travels to all of our various communities making sure that all of our AEDs (Automated External Defibrillators) are working properly and are up to date. You might also see her looking for chemicals and updating our SDS (Safety Data Sheets). Soon she will be our safe driver instructor.