UC Online Advisory Council

Updated 9/4/2025

names and emails
Affiliation Member Contact Info
Berkeley Ann Marie Richard
Associate CIO and Director of Student Affairs IT; Acting Chief Academic Techonology Officer
anne_richard@berkeley.edu
Berkeley Armando Fox
Professor EECS and Faculty Advisor, Digital Learning Strategy
fox@berkeley.edu
Davis Cynthia Carter-Ching
Associate Dean and Professor of Learning and Mind Sciences, School of Education
cching@ucdavis.edu

Davis

Matt Traxler
Associate Vice Provost, Undergraduate Education

mjtraxler@ucdavis.edu 

Irvine

Brian Sato
Professor, School of Biological Sciences and Associate Dean, Division of Teaching Excellence and Innovation

bsato@uci.edu

Irvine

Di Xu
Professor, School of Education

dix3@uci.edu

LA

Ilana Intonato
Executive Director, Academic Technology

iintonato@ucla.edu 

LA

Kem Saichaie
Executive Director, UCLA Teaching and Learning Center

ksaichaie@teaching.ucla.edu

Merced

James Zimmerman
Senior Associate Dean and Vice Provost and Director for the Center for Engaged Teaching and Learning

jzimmerman6@ucmerced.edu 

Merced

Joan Holmquist
Director, Academic and Emerging Technology

jholmquist@ucmerced.edu

Riverside

Richard Edwards
Executive Director, XCITE

richard.edwards@ucr.edu

Riverside

Raquel Rall
Associate Professor, School of Education (UCOAC Convener)

raquelmr@ucr.edu

San Diego

Jen Schwedler
Executive Director, Online Learning

jschwedler@ucsd.edu

San Diego

 

 

San Francisco

Matt Epperson
Assistant Vice Chancellor, Educational Technology Services

matt.epperson@ucsf.edu

Santa Barbara

James Ford
Director, Summer Sessions

jamesford@ucsb.edu

Santa Barbara

Lisa Berry
Senior Instructional Consultant, Instructional Development

lisa_berry@ucsb.edu

Santa Cruz

Christina Ravelo
Vice Provost, Academic Affairs

acr@ucsc.edu 

Santa Cruz

Michael Tassio
Chief of Staff, Academic Affairs and Director, Online Education

mtassio@ucsc.edu

Registrar

Erin Webb
University Registrar, UC Merced

ewebb2@ucmerced.edu


Ex Officio

Academic Senate

Ahmet Palazoglu
Chair of the Academic Council

ahmet.palazoglu@ucop.edu

Academic Senate

Susannah L. Scott
Vice Chair of the Academic Senate

susannah.scott@ucop.edu

UCEP

Catherine Sugar
Chair of the University Committee on Education Policy

csugar@ucla.edu

UCOP

Rolin Moe
Executive Director, UC Online

rolin.moe@ucop.edu