UCR Conference Committee 2026

"There are three types of workers: those who get things done, those who watch things get done, and those who wonder how so much got done." - unknown

HTCC President:
Joachin Arias, Los Angeles Harbor College

Conference Chair:

Emily Liu, Irvine Valley College

Poster Chair:
Judy Cannon, Crafton Hills College

Communications Co-Chairs:
Ruth Blandon, East Los Angeles College

Evan Kendall, Los Angeles City College

Conference Program Chairs:
Delores Loedel, Mira Costa College

Tim Adell, Victor Valley College

Scholarship Chair:

Stella Setka, West Los Angeles College

Moderator/Volunteer Coordinator:

Carol Damgen, San Bernadino Valley College

Building Bridges Editor:
Tim Adell, Victor Valley College

Treasurer:
Nathan Lopez, Compton College

Registration Director:
Christina Axtell, Santa Ana College

Webmaster:
Joachin Arias, Los Angeles Harbor College

Alannah Rosenberg, HTCC

Abstract Proposal Readers:

Tim Adell, Victor Valley

Christina Axtell, Santa Ana

Judy Cannon, Crafton Hills

Brian Bartelt, Los Angeles City

Erik Ozolins, Mt. San Jacinto

Emily Liu, Irvine Valley

Christian Duran, Fullerton

Delores Loedel, MiraCosta

Jeff Wheeler, Long Beach City

Christina Yamanaka, Mt. San Jacinto

Jennifer Baney, Mt. San Jacinto

Aynun Begum, Mt. San Jacinto

Michael Bobo, Norco

Chase Dimock, College of the Canyons

Kanya Godde Chrisco, Morenon Valley

Erin Hayes, Los Angeles Pierce

Lisa Hernandez, Norco

Lauren Johnson, Moreno Valley

Evan Kendall, Los Angeles City

Melissa King, San Benadino Valley

Allison Murray, Long Beach City

Anne Negus, Fullerton

Joachin Arias, Los Angeles Harbor

Micheal Plotkin, Mt. San Jacinto

Areej Qasqas, Citrus

Lucia Riderer, Citrus

Stella Setka, West Los Angeles

Sheila Stokes Dobyns, Fullerton

Amy Sweetman, Los Angeles City

Joanna Weirner-Fraczek, Moreno Valley