Aaron Trammell is a dedicated professional with almost 12 years of experience at UC Davis Health, where he has held diverse roles ranging from IT to Research, to Training and Development. Currently, he serves as an Education and Development Consultant with the Experience Design Team at UC Davis Health. Aaron's passion for education and development is evident in every role he has held, and he has consistently worked towards making a positive impact on the organization's most valuable asset, its people. Aaron holds an MBA from LSU, Shreveport, and has been a valuable member of several UC...
Dr. Michelle Hector Branner is an exceptional business instructor with significant industry experience. She has 14 years of successful experience in the financial industry in investment banking, training, human resource management, and leading teams of more than 250 people. She also has over six years of experience in leading high-performing teams in the technology industry. Additionally, Michelle has worked in the small business sector where she was influential in supporting business owners to build their business infrastructure and now she is a professional coach where...
Liesel lives for helping people. After three fulfilling decades of supporting managers and leaders solve business problems through information technology solutions, Liesel set out to assist people to find their path to meaningful work and become purpose-driven leaders. She believes doing meaningful work leads to success and happiness. And she believes mentors play a crucial role in this process. She founded The Mentoring Club in 2016. By establishing a global platform, The Mentoring Club has the bold intent of changing the world, one leader at a time by providing a mentor...
RobbieLyn Tesnado is the Chief Administrative Officer(CAO) overseeing divisional finance, operations, and human resources within the Vice Chancellor’s Office for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at UC Davis. As a key advisor to the vice chancellor and senior leadership, Robbie provides strategic analysis to develop divisional planning efforts. Prior to beginning her role in 2021, RobbieLyn served as the business operations manager for the Office of the Chancellor and Provost, and financial analyst for both the Department of Emergency Medicine and the School of...
Lyndon Huling is the Manager for Leadership Recruitment, Temporary Staffing, & Diversity Services at UC Davis. He has a Doctoral Degree in Educational Leadership from UC Davis and completed his undergraduate education at UC Davis as well. In each of Dr. Huling’s roles, he has worked to advocate for the needs of diverse students, staff, and faculty. Most recently, he served as Chair of the African American Faculty and Staff Association at UC Davis Health. Additionally, he is a member of the Staff Diversity Administrative Advisory Committee, the Staff Advisory...
Lian’s career in Higher Education has traversed two UC Campuses and multiple functional areas but has always centered upon a clear mission: creating more equitable educational experiences for students. Her passion for equity in higher education began as a student leader-turned-career staff at UC Berkeley and was nurtured at the University of Vermont where she worked as the Graduate Assistant for Fraternity and Sorority Life and received her Master’s in Higher Education and Student Affairs. Lian returned to California after graduation to work for the UC Davis Orientation program where...
Eva serves as the Resident Diversity and Recruitment Coordinator with the Office of Student and Resident Diversity at UC Davis Health; she is the principal staff responsible for planning and implementing diversity activities and programs for residents and leading recruitment events (such as open house, second look, and social mixers) for residency applicants from diverse backgrounds. In addition, Eva coordinates the Diversity in Medicine Visiting Elective Program (VEP) Scholarship to diversify UCDH residency programs while supporting residents’ unique needs. Prior to joining the OSRD...
Monae Roberts joined UC Davis Veterinary Medicine last week as the school’s first Chief Diversity Officer. They have previously served on the main UC Davis campus as Director of the LGBTQIA Resource Center and a program coordinator at the Cross Cultural Center. After a brief stint off campus, Roberts is happy to be back in an academic setting where they enjoy collaboration with like-minded people.
Sherri has a B.S. in Speech Pathology from CSU Sacramento and a J.D. from Lincoln Law School in Sacramento. She has worked in a variety of industries ranging from automotive, to real estate title and escrow, to law firms, and now intellectual property and technology transfer. Sherri began her UC journey over 7 years ago as an Intellectual Property Analyst at UC Davis and worked her way up to a Licensing Contract Officer at UCSF. She makes it a habit to strategically take advantage of training opportunities that will move her forward. Aside from becoming an Officer at UCSF, one of her...
Sasha Ann Keller is the Assistant Director, Corporate & Foundation Relations in the College of Engineering. Sasha connects industry and individual partners with UC Berkeley's mission to educate inclusive leaders and create knowledge equitably to serve a diverse society. With over 20 years of experience as a storyteller and relationship-builder, Sasha places courage, gratitude, and health at the heart of her work.