Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Workgroup
In February 2021, DFA's Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion workgroup was formed with members across the various DFA departments.
Below are the current workgroup members.
Workgroup's Mission:
Aligned with DFA’s values, the mission of the workgroup is to:
- Contribute to promoting a culture of diversity, equity, & inclusive excellence in DFA.
- Develop, implement, and track division-wide diversity initiatives.
- Establish and track diversity metrics.
SharePoint site is only accessible to DFA's Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion workgroup members.
Access Sharepoint SiteWorkgroup Members
Workgroup members are nominated by department directors and represent all functional areas within DFA.
- Abbey Jeliakova
- Advisor
- 949-824-0576
- abbey.j@uci.edu
- DFA Program Development & Execution

- Alvin Samala
- Project Lead
- 949-824-4817
- amsamala@uci.edu
- Environmental Health & Safety
- Genevieve Yulo
- 949-824-7675
- genevieve.yulo@uci.edu
- DFA Business Office

- Helen Templin
- 949-824-8058
- htemplin@uci.edu
- Internal Audit

- Jane Ngo
- 949-824-5381
- jane.ngo@uci.edu
- Facilities Management

- Jessica Alvarez
- 949-824-6637
- jrsoto@uci.edu
- Real Estate Services

- Julianna Bayley
- 949-824-5059
- jbayley@uci.edu
- Transportation & Distribution Services

- Marie Rademaker-Alford
- 949-824-2154
- mrademak@uci.edu
- UCPath

- Sarine Dadourian
- 949-824-8234
- sdadouri@uci.edu
- Environmental Health & Safety

- Shaina Sims
- (she/her/hers)
- Advisor
- 949-824-3726
- simss@uci.edu
- DFA Program Development & Execution
- Stephanie Tenney
- Advisor
- 949-824-3454
- sktenney@uci.edu
- DFA Program Development & Execution

- Vanessa Lopez
- 949-824-1211
- vrlopez@uci.edu
- Transportation & Distribution Services

- Venee Raduziner
- Advisor
- 949-824-0631
- vraduzin@uci.edu
- DFA Human Resources
Previous Workgroup Members: Adrian Haymond, Alfredo Mendez, Andrew Lim, Anne Krieghoff, Daniel Crout, Denise Baharie, Georgana Simonowitz, Iris Yoo, Joe Rizkallah, Juan Rodriguez, Ramiro Castillo, and Rick Coulon.