THE COMMONS TEAM

David Song-Ruiter, Ph.D.

Faculty Director, Teaching and Learning Commons
Associate Professor, Theatre and Dance

druiter@ucsd.edu
(858) 534-3958

Carolyn Sandoval, Ph.D.

Senior Director of Instruction and Pedagogy

c2sandoval@ucsd.edu 
(858) 246-3236

Annika Wong

Supplemental Instruction Coordinator

anw049@ucsd.edu 

April Yan, Ph.D.

Senior Data Analyst

yuyan@ucsd.edu

Beatriz Ramirez

Associate Director of Writing and Communication Learning Services

b1ramirez@ucsd.edu 

Brian Crie

Associate Director of Experiential Learning

bcrie@ucsd.edu

Erilynn Heinrichsen, Ph.D.

Assistant Director of Engaged Teaching

erusso@ucsd.edu

Ginah Pham

Administrative Assistant, Writing and Communication Learning Services

gipham@ucsd.edu 

Joel Tolson

Data Specialist

jdtolson@ucsd.edu

Josephine Relaford-Doyle, Ph.D.

Assistant Director of Engaged Teaching

jrelaford@ucsd.edu

Josh Navarro

Undergraduate Writing Tutor Coordinator

j6navarro@ucsd.edu 

Jude Caywood

Executive Assistant

jucaywood@ucsd.edu 

Julia Garcia-Medina

Content Tutor Coordinator

jgarciamedina@ucsd.edu

Keith Tindall

Experiential Learning Specialist

ketindall@ucsd.edu

Kumiko Haas, Ph.D.

Director of Engaged Teaching

kuhaas@ucsd.edu

Laszlo Folks

Experiential Learning Specialist

lafolks@ucsd.edu 

Laurel Nelson

Director of Business Operations and Strategy

Leena El-Maleh

Administrative Assistant, Academic Achievement Learning Services

lelmaleh@ucsd.edu

Luisa Reyes

Strategic Initiatives and Communications Manager

m7reyes@ucsd.edu  

Mabel Pelimiano

Administrative Assistant, Engaged Teaching

mpelimiano@ucsd.edu
(858) 246-0628

Marie Schier

Associate Director of Academic Achievement Learning Services

mschier@ucsd.edu

Paul Hadjipieris, Ed.D.

Education Specialist

phadjipieris@ucsd.edu

Robert Lyons

Supplemental Instruction Coordinator

rdlyons@ucsd.edu

Rochelle Smarr, Ed.D.

Director of Experiential Learning

Sarah Carvalho

Education Specialist 

sjcarvalho@ucsd.edu

Shannon Milligan, Ph.D.

Director of Assessment and Educational Research

smilligan@ucsd.edu

Tricia Taylor-Oliveira

Senior Program Director, Academic Internship Program

ttaylor@ucsd.edu

Tyler Rogers

Educational Equity Data Specialist

tjrogers@ucsd.edu

Vanessa Na

Education Specialist

v2teck@ucsd.edu

Ysabel Nevarez, M.A.T.

Math Academic Support Coordinator

yjaimes@ucsd.edu