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Sustainable LA Grand Challenge Staff

The Sustainable LA Grand Challenge staff specializing in Research Development, Strategic Relations and Communications create opportunities to bring together UCLA faculty and researchers and external stakeholders to co-develop research agendas, design interventions and yield effective, accelerated knowledge translation with meaningful societal impacts in urban sustainability.

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Alex Hall

Faculty Director

 

Cassie Rauser


Cassie Rauser

Executive Director

 

 

 

Natalie Kaye

Natalie Kaye

Senior Director, Partnerships & Strategy


 

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Jennifer Craer

Director, Research Development

 

Jonathan Van Dyke

Jonathan Van Dyke

Communications & Public Relations Manager

Rebecca Shipe

Rebecca Shipe

Instructor, Undergraduate Research Scholars Program

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Sophie Katz

Proposal Development Manager

 

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Isabelle Legare

Information Analyst

 

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Katie Son

Program & Events Coordinator

 

 

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Sharon Chang

Director of Development

 

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Scott Hassler

Foundation Relations and Corporate Philanthropy Liaison

Rachel Scott Foster


Rachel Scott Foster

Associate Director of Development

 

 

Yasmina Yusuf

Yasmina Yusuf

Teaching Assistant and Graduate Student Researcher
 

 

 

 

Katerina Jowid


Katerina Jowid

Digital Content
Assistant
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Ahalya Sabaratnam


Ahalya Sabaratnam

Data Management Assistant

 

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Yua Watanabe

Graphic Designer