New Staff Assembly Executive Board announced
The newly elected members of 2013-14 Staff Assembly Executive Board have been announced and will take office on July 1. Assuming the post of president is Cindy Cordova, who served as president-elect last year. The new board members are:
• Rejeana Mathis, president-elect
• Tanya Williams, immediate past president
• Shirelle Alexander, vice president, events
• Kai Chan, vice president, information systems
• Eric Wells, vice president, strategic communications
• Ana Aquino, vice president, programs
• Raffi Simonian, vice president, special projects
• Ashley Morris, vice president, outreach
• Natasha Levy, secretary/historian
• Ivonne Bates, treasurer
• Laura Stephey, member at large
Learn more about Staff Assembly at the website.
Valorie Kondos Field to speak to UCLA history grads at commencement
UCLA Gymnastics Head Coach Valorie Kondos Field has been chosen as the commencement speaker at the 2013 UCLA Department of History Commencement Celebration to take place on Sunday, June 16, at 9 a.m. on Dickson Plaza."I am extremely honored to be asked to give the UCLA History Commencement address," said Kondos Field, who received her B.A. in history in 1987. "I enjoyed and appreciated every moment of my education at UCLA and am still in contact with my favorite history professor, Professor [Mortimer] Chambers. Whenever one of our student-athletes is at a loss for an area of study in which to major, I often offer the suggestion of majoring in history. The areas of study and the practice of writing comprehensive and grammatically correct exams have proven invaluable in my career."
Kondos Field has been head coach of the Bruins since 1991 and has led her teams to six NCAA team championships, 16 NCAA Regional titles and 12 conference titles in her 23 years. She has been voted the national and conference coach of the year four times each, and in 2010, she became just the second active coach ever to be inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame. 
Eloise Lopez Metcalfe is the new interim director for UCLA Extension’s Education Department. She has two degrees from UCLA — a Ph.D. in administration and policy studies and an M.A. in education — and a long history with the Graduate School of Education & Information Studies (GSE&IS) where she was the director of teacher education at Center X and held an adjunct professor position.
New interim director heads Extension’s Education Department
Eloise Lopez Metcalfe is the new interim director for UCLA Extension’s Education Department. She has two degrees from UCLA — a Ph.D. in administration and policy studies and an M.A. in education — and a long history with the Graduate School of Education & Information Studies (GSE&IS) where she was the director of teacher education at Center X and held an adjunct professor position.Most recently, she was assigned by GSE&IS to help Extension prepare for accreditation, which it passed successfully. Metcalfe works closely with the credentialing commission and will help further improve the credentials that Extension offers. She has served on several panels and advisory boards that directly relate to teacher credentialing. 
Van Anderson has been promoted to director of Custom Programs and Corporate Education. A committee of Extension members unanimously selected Anderson for this important position. His recent engagements include partnerships with organizations in France and India.
Extension selects new director of Custom Programs, Corporate Education
Van Anderson has been promoted to director of Custom Programs and Corporate Education. A committee of Extension members unanimously selected Anderson for this important position. His recent engagements include partnerships with organizations in France and India.Anderson earned an M.B.A. from the University of Dallas and was previously program director for the Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, International Trade and Commerce unit in Business Management and Legal Programs. His unit has had many custom programs on an international and domestic scale.
