David Alcocer
Dr. Linda Adler-Kassner
At UCSB, Linda collaborates with faculty members from across the campus on equitable and socially just teaching and learning. As a faculty member herself, she has taught countless sections of first year composition, aka freshman comp., as well as upper division writing courses and graduate courses in composition theory, methods, and program administration. She is author, co-author, or co-editor of 11 books and more than 50 articles and book chapters. She has received more than $1.7 million in grant funding for a range of efforts related to equitable and innovative teaching and teaching innovation; she works with faculty across the U.S. and internationally on issues related to teaching and learning, as well.
Linda is an avid cyclist and when not working is often riding/thinking about riding her bike around Santa Barbara and surrounds.
Willie Brown
Willie earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of California, San Diego and his Juris Doctor from Western State University College of Law.
In an administration career that began in 1975, Willie has worked at four institutions of higher learning, including UC San Diego, UC Irvine, San Jose State and UC Santa Barbara.
Willie has served on numerous local, regional, national and international committees and boards and currently serves on the UC Washington Center Governing Council. Under his leadership, UCSB’s auxiliary program has received many sustainability awards including LEED platinum awards for Sierra Madre housing in 2015, San Joaquin housing in 2017, and Portola Dining in 2017.
Willie promotes “engineering” social processes that allow individuals and communities to reach their highest potential. He simply believes that people are our most valuable asset and his view of the world can be summed up in this quote: “The future of our civilization lies in our ability to make sense of the complex organisms and structures in our society today. We have consciously shifted the efforts of our daily activities to areas that sometimes have been neglected or undervalued by society at large. Qualities like diversity, trust, community and continuous learning have required us to develop an ability to bring together and reconcile differing perspectives and approaches. The key element is our reliance on each other to build communities that not only work, but function at their fullest potential. The greatest measure of our success is in watching the passion with which people approach their daily life.”
Keynote Address: The COVID pandemic has resulted in unprecedented changes in the ways that we navigate our daily lives. As higher education administrators and educators, we have had to pivot in the way we deliver essential services that keep our institutions functioning at their optimum levels. Easier said than done. The tendency has been to fall back on our known past practices, mainly because these practices offer us familiarity. The landscape of our working world has changed dramatically, and some of our practices and governing rules no longer fit as nicely as they once did. The keynote will explore how we reinvent the workplace as we move from best practice to “next” practice as we take the lessons learned (thus far) from the pandemic and craft new and sustainable ways to manage our work and the work of others.
Cindy Doherty
Maryann Eagan
Maryann’s experience with the UC system has led her to develop a high level of proficiency in a wide variety of personnel policies and procedures. She is passionate about the University of California’s Working Smarter Initiative, and is responsible for oversight of the Human Resources, Benefits and Payroll Administration areas. Her areas of expertise include compliance and best practices, HR infrastructure, and process development. She also Implements initiatives that contribute to long-term operational excellence that supports serving all the university’s more than 236,000 employees from each of the campuses, and medical and research facilities.
Jane Gama
Breakout description: Many of us feel we have a purpose in life, even if we’re not sure exactly what it is. If you find yourself reflecting on your life purpose, you are not alone. Two out of three employees in the US say the pandemic has caused them to reconsider their purpose. Sometimes, what we seem to do isn’t what we really do, or what we’re paid to do isn’t how we define ourselves. If you’re ready to Reboot and Reconnect with yourself and start living your purpose, join us for a learning experience that will fill your tank with gratitude, surprise, and delight! Each participant should have something to journal with (pen/paper)
Cheryl Lloyd
Ms. Lloyd is an experienced executive with over two decades of University administrative leadership expertise. She began her career in the insurance and risk industry with Chubb Insurance. Prior to joining the University of California in 1998, she was the corporate risk manager for Core-Mark International.
Prior to this role Ms. Lloyd served as the University’s Chief Risk Officer, overseeing all aspects of UC’s Enterprise Risk Management program, including managing employment liability and workers’ compensation, reducing the overall cost of risk, implementing systemwide safety and loss mitigation programs, improving claims management systems and developing risk-financing strategies. She also oversaw the University’s Environment, Health and Safety programs (EH&S), business continuity programs, Student Health Insurance Program and emergency management, travel and risk-security programs. She developed UC Care, the University’s self-insured employee health plan, which was transferred to UC Health in 2016 as part of an internal reorganization. She also founded and has served as president of Fiat Lux, the University’s wholly-owned captive insurance company.
Her primary focus is to build upon the human resources organization to add strategic value. She is also charged with leading efforts to continuously improve the function and services it provides. The University has 190,000 faculty and staff across its 10 campuses, five medical centers, Agricultural & Natural Resources (ANR) and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Ms. Lloyd has a dual degree in Mass Communications and Sociology from UC Berkeley. She is a recipient of the LEADERS40 2021 Top 40 CHRO Award.
Dr. Don Lubach
Mark Lucas
He has a background in business from both USC (fight on!) and UCLA Anderson. He is currently Chair of the UCLA AMP chapter and Chair Elect of the UC Systemwide AMP.
Dr. David N. Pellow
His books include: What is Critical Environmental Justice?; Total Liberation: The Power and Promise of Animal Rights and the Radical Earth Movement; The Slums of Aspen: Immigrants vs. the Environment in America’s Eden (with Lisa Sun-Hee Park); Resisting Global Toxics: Transnational Movements for Environmental Justice; The Silicon Valley of Dreams: Environmental Injustice, Immigrant Workers, and the High-Tech Global Economy(with Lisa Sun-Hee Park); and Garbage Wars: The Struggle for Environmental Justice in Chicago.
He has served on the Boards of Directors for the Community Environmental Council, the Global Action Research Center, Greenpeace USA, International Rivers, and the Fund for Santa Barbara.
“Why Environmental Justice Matters for us All”
This presentation focuses on the challenge of environmental justice in the U.S. and globally, as residents in contaminated neighborhoods and incarcerated persons in toxic prisons fight to improve public health, racial equity and ecological sustainability. The presenter will also share their personal reflections on the promises and potential of the grassroots environmental justice movement and the academic discipline of environmental justice studies to create positive change for oppressed populations, and why this work matters for the rest of us.
Reginald A. Randles
Reg endeavors to spread his commitment to tap the intrinsic motivation of organizational and individual talent for their continued success. He intrinsically motivates others to “be the best they can be.”
A personal value of Reg is his belief that people, at their core, want to contribute to bettering their environment through meaningful actions. This has resulted in his passion for designing and delivering transformational leadership and personal empowerment keynotes, workshops, and frameworks.
Reg holds a Master of Arts degree in Organizational Leadership, Chapman University, an Executive Certificate in Public and Non-Profit Leadership, Chapman University, Bachelor of Arts degree in Professional Communication, California State University Los Angeles, is a Society of Human Resources Certified Professional (SHRM-CP),a Myers-Briggs Company Certified MBTI® Practitioner and a TalentSmart® Certified Emotional Intelligence (EQ) Practitioner.
Letitia Silas
Letitia’s background includes a unique combination of private and public sector experience. In her current role with the University of California, Letitia is responsible for the University’s development and execution of a comprehensive labor relations program and strategy across the University’s 10 campuses, 5 medical centers, and national laboratories and covering over 130,000 employees. This includes leading the University’s system-wide labor relations professionals, responsible for University’s contract negotiations, implementation, interpretation, and administration of labor relations matters. She is also responsible for ensuring the University’s compliance with its collective-bargaining agreements, labor law and policy including, but not limited, the California Higher Education Employee Employer Relations Act (HEERA), various state statutes governing labor relations, Regents Policies, and internal University policy.
Prior to joining the University of California, Letitia represented employers in traditional labor and employment matters while at two of the nation’s top exclusively labor and employment law firms. Letitia also served as Senior Labor Counsel and Director of Labor Relations for Howard University and Howard University Hospital, where she was responsible for developing the university’s comprehensive labor relations program and strategy, restoring healthy labor relations with the University’s nine labor unions, and representing the University in arbitrations and proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”). Letitia started her legal career as a field attorney for the NLRB, where investigated and prosecuted unfair labor practices on behalf of the General Counsel. In that capacity, she served in both the Boston and Washington DC Regional Offices.
Recognized as a leading woman by the Maryland Daily Record, Letitia is a recognized subject matter expert, regular panelist at labor law conferences across the country and served as a Chapter Editor for the ABA’s Developing Labor Law for several years. Her written work on labor and employment matters has been published in HR Magazine, Law 360, Widener Journal on Law, Economics, and Race, and other legal journals. Letitia is a board member of the National Institute of Collective-Bargaining in Higher Education. In addition to her professional career, Letitia is committed to community service and giving. She has been a member of the United Way Women’s Leadership circle for Western Maryland, served as a volunteer for Dress for Success and various programs for youth in foster care, mentored youth across the country, been a regular donor to women’s shelters and other organizations, and currently provides training in professional dress and branding to MBA students Howard University.
Matthew St.Clair
Mr. St.Clair was a founding member of the Board of Directors for the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Strategic Energy Innovations, an environmental nonprofit building leaders to drive sustainability solutions.
Mr. St.Clair has delivered lectures at numerous universities, been an invited keynote speaker at several regional and national conferences, and has advised the U.S. House of Representatives on the formation of an Office of Sustainability for the U.S. Capitol.
Mr. St.Clair has a Masters degree in environmental policy from the Energy and Resources Group at UC Berkeley and a Bachelors degree in economics from Swarthmore College. He is a LEED Fellow and a Certified Energy Manager.
Lucy Tseng
Lucy is a proud UCLA Bruin alumna and also an active Rotarian. She also holds a Master’s Degree in Sport Management from the University of San Francisco. Born and raised in Southern California, Lucy enjoys spending time outdoors with her two huskies, Tunechi and Kobe. Lucy loves basketball, arts & crafts, writing and sending handwritten cards, and binge watching Criminal Minds. When time permits, Lucy serves as a life coach, working with athletes in helping them find passions and pursue success in life outside of sports.
Tera Urias
Nick Van Wormer
