Meet the STARS team

Program staff

Dr. Cinnamon Hillyard (she/her)
Associate Vice Chancellor and Dean for Student Success

Alishia Ruff (she/her)
STARS Program Director

Leon Lewis (he/him)
STARS Academic Advisor

Abby Jawili (she/her)
STARS Program Assistant and 2024 Scholar

Jenn Nguyen (she/her)
STARS Program Assistant and 2024 Scholar

Maanya Sood (she/her)
STARS Program Assistant and 2024 Scholar

Ava Morris-Crooks (she/her)
STARS Calculus Peer Facilitator

Professors

Dr. Janelle Silva (she/her)
IAS Professor

Nicole Hoover (they/them)
STEM Associate Teaching Professor

Dr. Emily Gismervig (she/her)
STEM Associate Teaching Professor

This important work could not be completed without the help all those who support us, including faculty, staff, and current and previous STARS working group members:

  • Alexandria Musselman
  • Deborah Hathaway
  • Dharma Dailey
  • Cynthia Chang
  • Emily Leonard
  • Enrique Raynoso
  • Gabby Ramon
  • Jeff Stride
  • Jennifer McLoud-Mann
  • Lauren Berry
  • Laurie Anderson
  • Lilyan Nguyen
  • Lilian Seidel
  • Lydia Gastelum
  • Peter Brooks
  • Rejoice Akapame
  • Sawyer Dedmon
  • Sarah Eyster
  • Yusuf Pisan
  • Annuska Zolyomi
  • Mike Stiber
  • Suzanne Yates
  • The Learning Commons team including Erik Echols, Laura Hollingsworth, and Cinthya Vieyra
  • Elena King
  • Kaleena Devine
  • Richie Meyer
  • Elizabeth Ragtanasitee
  • Kim Swensen
  • Tad Ghirmai
  • Camelia Bejan
  • Caleb Trujilo
  • Sarah Kerrigan
  • The Office of Admissions team including Dennis Gagaoin, Ben Johnson, Albert Rubio, and Vi Tran