Institute Staff

Tobias Higbie

Tobias Higbie

Director, Professor of Labor Studies and History
higbie@history.ucla.edu
(310) 794-9331
Jennifer Chun

Jennifer Chun

IRLE Associate Director, Associate Professor of Asian American Studies and International Institute
jjchun@asianam.ucla.edu
Nancy Velasquez

Nancy Velasquez

Chief Administrative Officer
nvelasquez@irle.ucla.edu
(310) 267-4567

Chris Zepeda-Millán

Chris Zepeda-Millán

Labor Studies Chair, Professor of Public Policy and Chicana/o & Central American Studies
czm@ucla.edu
Citlalli Chávez-Nava

Citlalli Chávez-Nava

Senior Media Relations Manager
citlallichavez@ucla.edu
(310) 562-0943
Elizbeth Espinoza

Elizbeth Espinoza

Academic Programming Manager
espinoza@irle.ucla.edu
(310) 206-4336
Saul Sarabia

Saul Sarabia

Academic Coordinator
ssarabia@ucla.edu

Gloria Chan

Gloria Chan

Student Affairs Officer
gchan@irle.ucla.edu
(310) 206-0812
9244 Bunche Hall
Lesly Ayala

Lesly Ayala

Communications Specialist
ljayala@ucla.edu
Marcos Ruiz Rojas

Marcos Ruiz Rojas

Digital Communications Specialist
marcosruiz1999@ucla.edu
Lily Hernandez

Lily Hernandez

Human Resources Manager, Academic and Staff Personnel
lilyhernandez@irle.ucla.edu
(310) 206-5111
Jamie Reniva

Jamie Reniva

Human Resources Analyst
jreniva@irle.ucla.edu
(310) 267-1957
Gloria Perez

Gloria Perez

Programming and Operations Coordinator
gperez@irle.ucla.edu
(310) 794-5957
Marybeth Vita-Edwards

Marybeth Vita-Edwards

HARRT Associate Director
mvitaedwards@irle.ucla.edu
(310)267-4870
Claudia Suarez

Claudia Suarez

Finance Manager
csuarez@irle.ucla.edu
(310) 267-4739
Karen Vargas

Karen Vargas

LOSH Fund Manager
kvargas@irle.ucla.edu
(310) 794-5975
Mario "MJ" Anderson

Mario "MJ" Anderson

Unit Directors

Kevin Riley

Kevin Riley

Director, Labor Occupational Safety and Health Program
Ellen Sheehan

Ellen Sheehan

Executive Director, HARRT
Kent Wong

Kent Wong

Director, UCLA Labor Center
Ana-Christina Ramón

Ana-Christina Ramón

Director, Entertainment and Media Research Initiative