July 2021

Christina Brasfield has transitioned to a career employee with the Information Technology team. As a Full Stack Developer, Christina has played an active role in developing the Reciprocity and UCEAP websites and the UCEAP Portal. She has also played a key role in assisting with website analytics and DevOps related to UCEAP’s web presence.

Monica Hughes, Privacy and Compliance Analyst, has left UCEAP to join the Office of Global Engagement at UC Irvine as International Agreements Officer. Her last day with UCEAP was June 4. During her more than five years of service, Monica made significant and lasting contributions to UCEAP. The development of standardized agreement templates, contracts, and data privacy policies, procedures, and training resources created a solid compliance foundation for UCEAP to build upon. She also served as a valued member of numerous committees and work groups.

Agreements Coordinator Hannah Irvine has received the Dilling Yang Endowed Scholarship for 2020-2021.

Named after the wife of UCSB Chancellor Henry Yang, the Dilling Yang Staff Scholarship Program supports professional development for career staff. Scholarships may be used for registration and educational fees for courses, training, and other learning opportunities offered at UCSB.

Elizabeth Vasquez has joined the UCSB Education Abroad Program team. She is the Academic Integration Specialist and the Program Advisor for the University of California Washington Program (UCDC) and University of California Center in Sacramento (UCCS). Moving forward, the UCDC/UCCS programs will be managed by the UCSB EAP leadership team. Elizabeth was previously a College Site Coordinator for the UCSB Early Academic Outreach Program. She is a graduate of UCSB and had studied abroad on the UCEAP Spain program.