Leadership

Fabian Primera, Board Co-Chair

Jade Elyssa Rivera, Board Co-Chair

Kaya Foster, Board Chair Emeritus

Nick Rojas, Treasurer

MJ Ibale, Engagement Committee Chair

Bobby Rimas, Gala Committee Chair

Divya Sharma, Student Support Committee Co-Chair

Steven Llanusa, Student Support Committee Co-Chair

Alex Lin-Goldsmith, Board Member at Large

Ana Romero, Board Member at Large

Aurora Garcia, Board Member at Large

Cleve Wong, Board Member at Large

Clinton O'Grady, Board Member at Large

Eric Pedroza, Board Member at Large

Erin Jackson-Ward, Board Member at Large

Harold Sarmiento, Board Member at Large

Robert Gamboa, Board Member at Large

Advisory Board

Albert Aubin, Advisory Board Co-Chair

Devon Dickau, Advisory Board Co-Chair

Fabian Primera | B.A. ’19 | Pronouns: He/Him/His
Board Co-Chair 2021 – Present
Fundraising Chair 2020 – 2021

Current Profession: Nonprofit professional specializing in higher education and medical fundraising
Education: B.A., History, UCLA; Graduate student in Masters of Nonprofit Leadership and Management at USC
Favorite UCLA Memory: Being unanimously elected as the Chief Justice of Extreme Justice for Enigma, UCLA’s science fiction and fantasy club. This position was specially created just for Fabian by the club so that he could have a leadership position during his senior year.

Photo courtesy of Margaret Wroblewski Photography

Jade Elyssa A. Rivera | B.A. ’20 | Pronouns: They/Them/Theirs and We/Our/Ours
Board Co-Chair 2021 – Present
Student Support Co-Chair 2020 – 2021
Contact: LinkedIn | Instagram | jadeelyssarivera@alumni.ucla.edu

Current Profession: Arts Policy and Advocacy, Californians for the Arts
Education: B.A., Dance, Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance, UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture
Other UCLA Leadership: Host Committee Co-Chair, Student Empowerment Networking Day (SEND) '18, Pilipino Transfer Student Partnership (PTSP); Founding Director, Transfer Pride Admit Weekend (T-PAW) '19, Queer Alliance; Transfer Student Representative, WAC/D Advisory Council (WACDAC) '18-'19, Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance; College Signing Day Ambassador, Michelle Obama's Reach Higher Initiative/Better Make Room Campaign '19, Common App; Chancellor’s Service Award Recipient '20, UCLA Office of the Dean of Students
Favorite UCLA Memory: Participating in the 2019 LA Pride Parade through the comfort of Lambda's UCLA Centennial air-conditioned bus

Kaya Foster | B.A. ’10 | Pronouns: She/Her
Board Chair Emeritus 2021 – Present
Board Co-Chair 2016 – 2020
Communications Co-Chair 2015 – 2016
Contact: kayaf@alumni.ucla.edu

Current Profession: Non-profit Program Director and Community Organizer
Education: B.A., Women’s Studies, UCLA, 2010
Other UCLA Leadership: UCLA Alumni Mentor; Past Staff Writer, OutWrite (UCLA’s LGBTQ newsletter); Past Staff, UCLA Sustainability; Past UCLA Delegate, California Student Sustainability Coalition; Past member, E3: Ecology, Economy, Equity
Favorite UCLA Memory: Meeting California State Senator Fran Pravley while coordinating a UCLA rally against Proposition 23

Nick Rojas | B.A. ’13 | Pronouns: He/Him/Él
Treasurer 2019 – Present
Contact: LinkedIn

Current Profession: Founder, Kurrant; MBA Candidate
Education: B.A., Geography, UCLA, 2013
Other UCLA Leadership: Past Board Member, UCLA Young Alumni Development Council Bay Area; Past Assistant Director LA Area Networks, UCLA Alumni Association; UCLA Alumni Mentor; Past Alumni Relations Director, Alumni Scholars Club; Past UniCorp Team, UCLA UniCamp; Past Philanthropy Chair, UCLA Pi Kappa Phi
Favorite UCLA Memory: Our epic, rainy day football victory over 'SC in 2012 to take back the Victory Bell after a 5-year drought and was my final game at the Rose Bowl as a student.

MJ Ibale | B.A. ’16 | Pronouns: She/Her/Hers and They/Them/Theirs
Engagement Committee Chair 2020 – Present
Communications Committee Chair 2017 – 2018
Contact: LinkedIn

Current Profession: Project Policy Analyst, Office of Inclusive Excellence at UC Irvine
Education: B.A., Art History, Minor in Visual & Performing Arts Education, UCLA, 2016; M.A., Higher Education Administration, Loyola Marymount University, 2019
Other UCLA Leadership: Student Leader, Pride Admit Weekend (2014); Co-director, Pride Admit Weekend (2015), Director, Pride Admit Weekend (2016); Co-Chair, QueerxGirl (2015); Queer Academy Peertor (2015); Board Member, Queer Alliance (2015-2016)
Favorite UCLA Memory: Being a part of Pride Admit Weekend since its induction in 2014 and witnessing all of the incredible journeys that each admit has walked. Additionally, participating in Samahang Pilipino Culture Night!

Bobby Rimas | B.A. ’94 | Pronouns: He/Him/His
Gala Chair 2019 – Present
Events  Committee Member 2018 – 2019
Contact: LinkedIn

Current Profession: Adjunct Assoc. Professor at California State University, Los Angeles, College of Professional & Global Education; Paralegal, Executive Vice President of the Los Angeles Paralegal Association (LAPA).
Education: B.A., History, UCLA, 1994
Other UCLA Leadership: past: UCLA Pilipino Alumni Association – Public Relations Director, Scholarship Director, Board Chair
Favorite UCLA Memory: Cheering “FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT!” at a UCLA vs. USC football game at the Los Angeles Coliseum. UCLA won!

Divya Sharma | B.A. ’18 | Pronouns: He/Him/His
Student Support Co-Chair 2021 – Present
Contact:  divya_sharma@g.harvard.edu, div1@mit.edu, LinkedIn

Current Profession: Academic Administrator at Harvard University and Systems Administrator at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Education: B.A., Global Studies, UCLA, 2018; M.A., Higher Education Administration, Columbia University, 2019
Other UCLA Leadership: UCLA Parking and Transportation, Student Representative, 2016; Transfer Student Coalition, Member, 2016-2018; Undergraduate Student Association Council (USAC), Transfer Student Representative, 2016-2017; Student Labor Advocacy Project, Member, 2017-18; UCLA Academic Senate, Executive Committee, Student Chair, 2017-18; UCLA Academic Senate, Diversity Initiative Steering Committee, Student Representative, 2017-18; UCLA Academic Senate, Committee on Library and Scholarly Communication, Student Representative, 2017-18; UCLA Academic Senate, Legislative Assembly, Student Representative, 2017-2018; Undergraduate Student Association Council (USAC), Academic Affairs Commissioner, 2017-2018; Students for Allyship and Justice through Education, Founder, 2018

Favorite UCLA Memory: My fondest memory at UCLA is receiving the Charles E. Young Humanitarian Award on behalf of Students for Allyship and Justice through Education (SAJE). It felt phenomenal being surrounded by my chosen family, my mentors, and my community. This project is charged with creating and managing an orientation module to build acceptance and empower communities— specifically, LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC communities across UCLA’s campus.

Steven Llanusa | B.A. ’85 | Pronouns: He/Him/His
Student Support Committee Chair approx. 1990 – Present
Contact: LinkedIn | stevenllanusa@alumni.ucla.edu

Current Profession: Teacher & Board Member, Claremont Unified School District
Education: B.A., UCLA, 1985; M.A., Education
Other UCLA Leadership: Board Member & Chair, Diversity Committee, UCLA Alumni Association; Liaison to UCLA Alumni Association, Unicamp; Profiled Family, “13 Love Stories,” UCLA Art and Global Health Center
Favorite UCLA Memory: Winning a UCLA Homecoming Parade Award for UCLA Lambda Alumni’s entry “Marooned in a Bruin World” in 1990

Alex Lin-Goldsmith | B.A. ’06 | Pronouns: He/Him
Board Member at Large 2021 – Present

Current Profession: Communications in the Technology Industry
Education: UCLA - B.A. European Studies; University of Michigan -
M.B.A. - Marketing and General Management
Favorite UCLA Memory: Any day starting or ending in the sculpture garden.

Ana Romero | B.A. ’04, M.A. '17 | Pronouns: She/Ella
Board Member at Large 2018 – Present

Current Profession: Doctoral Student in Higher Education and Organizational Change (HEOC) at UCLA
Education: B.S. Applied Mathematics and Sociology, UCLA 2004, M.A. Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, University of Maryland, 2007, M.A.
Favorite UCLA Memory: Being a resident assistant in DeNeve and spending many moments welcoming and talking to residents.

Aurora Garcia | B.A. ’14 | Pronouns: She/Her
Board Member at Large 2020 – Present
Contact: LinkedIn

Current Profession: Aerospace Engineer
Education: B.S., Mechanical Engineering, UCLA 2014; M.S., Computer Science, USC
Other UCLA Leadership: As a student, I was the vice president, then president of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) UCLA chapter. I also served as Director of Service and Music for Tau Beta Sigma.
Favorite UCLA Memory: I have lots of amazing memories from my time at UCLA! But one of my favorite memories was one of the times we beat USC at the rivalry football game. I was in the marching band, so while football games were always fun, the energy in the stands was electric as the game drew to an end and we beat the trojans. I had a blast playing out on the field after the game and celebrating with friends once we got back to campus!

Cleve Wong | B.A. ’12 | Pronouns: He/Him/His
Board Member at Large 2020 – Present
Communications Co-Chair 2019-2020

Current Profession: Senior Marketing Analyst, UCLA Health
Education: B.A., Sociology, UCLA, 2012
Other UCLA Leadership: Planning Committee, UCLA Health’s LGBTQ Initiative – Pride Parade in WeHo; Counselor, BruinCorps; Associate Producer, UCLA Film and Television Society; Program Representative, UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center
Favorite UCLA Memory: Working with Coldplay and Deepak Chopra at health and wellness events we coordinated.

Clinton O' Grady | B.A. ’15 | Pronouns: He/Him/His
Board Member at Large 2017 – Present
Gala Committee Chair 2018
Contact: LinkedIn

Current Profession: Corporate Learning & Development, Ernst & Young
Education: B.A., Sociology, UCLA, 2015
Other UCLA Leadership: Young Alumni Development Council & Mixed Alumni Association
Favorite UCLA Memory: Attending a handful of student government conferences focused on activism, advocacy and social justice

Eric Pedroza | B.A. ’14 | Pronouns: He/Him
Board Member at Large 2021 – Present

Current Profession: Facebook | Strategic Partner Manager, Creators
Education: B.A., Spanish, Community & Culture; minor: Global Studies, UCLA, 2014
Other UCLA Leadership: Interfraternity Council, Spirit Squad, USAC, EAP, Hedrick Summit Floor President 
Favorite UCLA Memory: Watching the sunrise from Powell Library after an all nighter.

Erin Jackson-Ward | B.A. ’12 | Pronouns: She/Her
Board Member at Large 2019 – Present

Current Profession: Healthcare Philanthropy, Cedars-Sinai
Education: B.A., Psychology and Genetics, UCLA, 2012; M.P.H., Sociomedical Sciences & Healthcare Management, Columbia University, 2014; Dr.PH. Candidate, Healthcare Leadership, Johns Hopkins, Current
Other UCLA Leadership: Former Executive Director for Dance Marathon and Pediatric AIDS Coalition (committee leadership from 2008 – 2012); UCLA BruinLife Senior of the Year
Favorite UCLA Memory: Expanding the Dance Marathon beneficiaries to include UCLA AIDS Institute in order to help support research in our own college backyard

Herald C. Sarmiento| M.S.N. ’16 | Pronouns: He/Him/His
Board Member at Large 2021 – Present
Events Committee Chair 2018-2020

Current Profession: Infectious Disease/HIV Nurse Practitioner, Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center
Education: B.S., Nursing, University of Santo Tomas Manila 2001; M.S.N./A.G.P. C.N.P., UCLA, 2016
Other UCLA Leadership: HIV Testing, Linkage and Retention in Care Community Advisory Board Member at the Department of Community Health Sciences, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
Favorite UCLA Memory: Learning HIV treatment during my clinical rotation at UCLA CARE Clinic.

Robert Gamboa | M.A. ’19 | Pronouns: Male Pronouns
Board Member at Large 2020 – Present
Contact: robertgamboa76@gmail.com

Current Profession: Senior Policy Advocate and Community Organizer, Los Angeles LGBT Center (2019-present); Lesbian and Gay Advisory Board, City of West Hollywood (2012-present)
Education: B.B.A., Management Information Systems, University of Texas at Austin, 1999; M.P.P., UCLA, 2019
Other UCLA Leadership: Director of LGBTQ Affairs, Graduate Students Association, 2017-2019; Chair, UCLA's Committee on LGBTQ Affairs, 2017-2019; President, Association of Master of Public Policy Students, 2018-2019
Favorite UCLA Memory: I was honored to be selected to give the commencement address for my MPP Class. The ceremony was on June 14th, which was my father's birthday. So, it was so cool to get all of Royce Hall to say happy birthday to my dad before I gave my speech.

Advisory Board

Albert Aubin | Ed.D. ’71 | Pronouns: He/Him/His
Advisory Board Co-Chair 2021 – Present
Unofficial Advisor to Lambda Alumni Since 1989
Contact: LinkedIn

Current Profession: Retired/Full-time UCLA Volunteer
Education: B.A., Providence College, 1961; Ed.D., Higher Education/Counseling, UCLA, 1971

Devon Dickau | B.A. ’07, M.B.A. '15 | Pronouns: He/Him/His
Advisory Board Co-Chair 2021 – Present
Board Co-Chair 2016 – 2019
Communications Co-Chair 2014 – 2016
Contact: LinkedIn | devondickau@alumni.ucla.edu

Current Profession: Senior Human Capital Consultant, Deloitte Consulting
Education: B.A., American Literature & Culture, UCLA, 2007; M.Ed., Technology , Innovation & Education, Harvard University, 2010; M.B.A., UCLA Anderson School of Management, 2015
Other UCLA Leadership: Board Member, UCLA Gay & Lesbian Business Association; Past Co-Chair, UCLA Young Alumni Development Council; Past Co-Chair, UCLA Dance Marathon Alumni; UCLA Alumni Mentor; Past Staff, UCLA External Affairs
Favorite UCLA Memory: Dancing the night away and raising almost half a million dollars for the fight against HIV/AIDS as a committee member for Dance Marathon 2007

Alex Krantzler | B.A. '19 | Pronouns: She/They
Board Member at Large 2019 – 2020

Current Profession: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Associate, Good Works Consulting LLC
Education: A.A., Liberal Arts, De Anza College, 2016; B.A., Anthropology, UCLA, 2019

Doug Aoyama | B.S. ’98 | Pronouns: He/Him/His
Treasurer and Fundrasing Committee Chair 2017 – 2018

Current Profession: Enterprise Account Manager, MuleSoft
Education: B.S., Computer Science, UCLA, 1998; M.B.A., Pepperdine University, 2008

Everardo Alvizo| B.A. ’03, M.S.W. '08 | Pronouns: He/Him/His
Board Member at Large

Current Profession: HIV/STD Strategic Implementation Specialist, City of Long Beach
Education: B.A., Sociology and Minor in Latin American Studies, UCLA, 2003; M.S.W, UCLA, 2008
Other UCLA Leadership: Lecturer in Mental Health Policy - Luskin School of Public Affairs, Past Co-Chair of the Social Welfare LGBTQA Student Caucus (2007-2008)
Favorite UCLA Memory: Being a freshman, living in Hedrick Hall, letting loose and running in the rain with my floormates. Hedrick 2North!

Jenn Wells| B.A. ’07 | Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Board Member at Large
Outreach Committee Chair

Current Profession: Director of Equity & Inclusion, Marlborough School
Education: B.A., American Literature & Culture and Minor in Education Studies, UCLA, 2007; M.A., Higher Education & Student Personnel Administration, NYU 2009, Ed.D., Organizational Change and Leadership, 2021, USC

Jonathan Wilson| M.B.A. ’08 | Pronouns: He/Him
Diversity Advisory Committee Representative 2019 – 2020

Current Profession: Entrepreneur, Management Consultant
Education: M.B.A., General Management/International Strategy, UCLA Anderson School of Management, 2008
Favorite UCLA Memory: Going to Italy for our dissertation program (Anderson GAP). So much fun.