UCSB Beyond Academia is planned and organized by a committee of graduate students and postdoctoral researchers across Social Sciences/Humanities/Education/Fine Arts/ (SHEF) and Science/Technology/Engineering/Mathematics (STEM) fields.

The members of the 2017 BA Organizing Committee are:

EXECUTIVE TEAM
Rebecca Reitz
Materials		 David Hwang
Materials

PROGRAMMING TEAM
Daniel Boulos (Co-Chair)
Theater & Dance		 Leihua Ye (Co-Chair)
Political Science
Rosa Adriana Domínguez Vega
Bren School of Environmental Science & Management		 Jaclyn Avallone
Materials
Sherri Lynn Conklin
Philosophy		 Amanda Kautzman
Psychological & Brain Sciences
Alan Tran
Physics

LOGISTICS TEAM
Brandon Isaac (Co-Chair)
Materials		 Vicky Ballmes (Co-Chair)
Religious Studies
Lisa Kozycz
Materials		 Daniel Becerra
Materials
Helena Monton-Domingo
Chemistry

FINANCE TEAM
Wennie Wang (Co-Chair)
Materials		 Christopher Freeze (Co-Chair)
Materials
Christina Shin
Psychological & Brain Sciences		 Jessica LeClair
Psychological & Brain Sciences

MARKETING TEAM
Shawn Warner-Garcia (Co-Chair)
Linguistics		 Nicole Poletto (Co-Chair)
Bren School of Environmental Science and Management
Hareem Khan
Anthropology		 Sarah Kerchusky
Anthropology

SPONSORING ADVISORS
Robert Hamm
Director of Graduate Student Professional Development
GRADUATE DIVISION		 Arica Lubin
Graduate Program Coordinator
CENTER FOR SCIENCE & ENGINEERING PARTNERSHIPS
Lana Smith-Hale
Graduate Career Counselor
CAREER SERVICES

Beyond Academia is made possible through the generous support of our campus sponsors:

MAJOR SPONSORS

Graduate Division

Center for Science & Engineering Partnerships

Career Services

PARTNER-LEVEL SPONSORS
Materials Department Computer Science Department Physics Department

COLLABORATOR-LEVEL SPONSORS
Graduate Student Association Technology Management Program History Department
Electrical & Computer Engineering Department Bren School of Environmental Science & Management Graduate Students for Diversity in Science
Interdisciplinary Humanities Center Mechanical Engineering Department Political Science Department
English Department Institute for Energy Efficiency Philosophy Department
Film & Media Studies Department Communication Department Linguistics Department
Anthropology Department Music Department Classics Department
Hull Chair