ALUMNI PANEL #1
Get to know our Panelists!
Tuesday, May 11th from 4:00PM- 5:00PM PST
ABIGAL KIM
UCDC Alumni
(she/her/hers)
Home Campus: UCR
Abby participated in UCDC in Winter 2019 and was the Development and Communications Intern for the National Network to End Domestic Violence. She graduated in Spring 2019 with a B.A. in Sociology and is now a graduate student studying for a Master's in Social Work.
RICHARD CAMARENA III
UCDC Alumni
(he/him/his)
Home Campus: UCM
Richard Camarena III, participated in UCDC Spring 2021, is attending UC Merced, interned with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, and is currently a senior focusing on his academics and his law school entrance exam.
IG: @richard.camarena.iii
CATHY VO
UCDC & UCCS Alumni
(she/her/hers)
Home Campus: UCR
Cathy Vo was a participant in both UCCS and UCDC. She was an intern at the Office of Congresswoman Doris Matsui in Sacramento for UCCS and an intern at the Office of Congressman Salud Carbajal, remotely, for UCDC. She is graduating in June and will be going to law school later this fall!
ADÁN CHÁVEZ
UCDC Alumni
(he/him/his)
Home Campus: UCSD
Adán Chávez currently works for Facebook for Politics and Government Outreach, where he liaises with government officials, community stakeholders, government organizations, campaigns, and political organizations at the local government level in order to build out their presences on Facebook through best practices and understanding new tools. He is an alum of UCDC, where he served as a UC Presidential Public Service Fellow and Robert T. Matsui Congressional Fellow in the Office of Congressman Jimmy Gomez, and a first-generation graduate with double-degrees in Political Science and Spanish Literature from UC San Diego.
Facebook, Instagram, Twitter: @adanjchavez
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ALUMNI PANEL #2
Get to know our Panelists!
Wednesday, May 12th from 3:00PM- 4:00PM PST
MAYA WONG
UCDC Alumni
(she/her/hers)
Home Campus: UCM
Maya participated in UCDC Fall 2019. She interned part-time at the Democratic Congressional Campaign as a Campaign Finance Intern, and at Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's office. After graduating, she was able to use her connections and worked at two Asian Pacific Islander organizations as a field organizer and phone banker in Georgia and Philadelphia during the 2020 elections.
IG: @86akyin
JADE MAGAÑA
UCDC Alumni
(she/her/hers)
Home Campus: UCR
Jade Magaña participated in the UCDC program for Fall 2020. She interned for the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division and will be gradating this June!
IG: @jade.magana
Linkedin: Jade Magaña
MAELEE BLANCAFLOR
UCDC Alumni
(she/her/hers)
Home Campus: UCI
Maelee Blancaflor is a Global Cultures senior at the University of California, Irvine, who is currently participating in UCDC's Remote Experience Program as a UC Presidential Public Service Fellow for Spring Quarter 2021. She is interning both at the U.S. Department of State as a VSFS Intern and at Dentons, the world's largest multinational law firm, as a Global Research Assistant.
IG: @mae1ee Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maelee-blancaflor/
CARL WELLIVER
UCDC Alumni
(he/him/his)
Home Campus: UCSD
Carl was a member of UC San Diego's UCDC cohort in Winter 2013 (when President Obama had his second inaugural). He interned with then-U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer, where he later worked until her retirement. He then began working with UC's systemwide federal relations office in the UCDC building, where he currently works on policy issues related to education, immigration, health care, and climate/sustainability.
IG: @hectorr999
MIGUEL TORRES
UCDC Alumni
(he/him/his)
Home Campus: UCR
Miguel Torres attended the UCDC program during the summer of 2019. He was a congressional intern for the Office of Congressman Mark Takano. Now Miguel is preparing to attend UC Irvine Law in August 2021.
ALUMNI PANEL #3
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Thursday, May 13th from 12:00PM- 1:00PM PST
HECTOR ROJAS
UCDC Alumni
(he/him/his)
Home Campus: UCI
Hector Rojas participated in the Remote UCDC program at UCI in Winter 2021. He was an Urban Education Leaders Intern at the District of Columbia Public Schools for the Equity Strategy and Programming Team. He is expected to graduate in June 2021!
IG: @hectorr999
WENDY RINCON
UCCS Alumni
(she/her/hers)
Home Campus: UCR
Wendy Rincon, participated in UCCS program during the Spring 2020 quarter. She interned with CCST, California Council on Science and Technology. She is currently a Senior at UC Riverside, where she is studying Bioengineering and minoring in Political Science.
TARA VAHDANI
UCDC Alumni
(she/her/hers)
Home Campus: UCSD
Tara Vahdani currently works as the School Engagement & Data Specialist for LAUSD School Board Member Scott Schmerelson. During her senior year at UC San Diego, she participated in UCDC, where she had the opportunity to intern for the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) and volunteer for Kid Power, Inc., a DC-based non-profit.