Advisors

Academic advisors are here to help you get the most out of your undergraduate engineering education and prepare for a successful career. The following Mission and Vision statements were developed by the full College of Engineering Advising staff to communicate the guiding principles for advising. Please take some time to read a bit more about how College of Engineering advisors endeavor to serve you and how you can contact them.

Vision

To become an academic advising program that enhances the experience of all undergraduate engineering students at the University of California, Davis, and that sets the standard for excellence in advising.

Mission

The College of Engineering’s Academic Advising Mission is to provide timely and accurate advising to cultivate connections, success, and advancement in engineering excellence. We empower and support students with achieving their educational, professional, and personal goals; and we advocate for our students and programs through campus partnerships.

Directory

Academic Advisors 

Pascal Gonzalez

Academic Advisor
prpapillon@ucdavis.edu

Javier Gutierrez

Academic Advisor
jrrgutierrez@ucdavis.edu

Meghan Kuroda

Academic Advisor
mmkuroda@ucdavis.edu

Shadaya Litt

Academic Advisor
sklitt@ucdavis.edu

Jonathan Martinez

Academic Advisor
jfmartinez@ucdavis.edu

Lili Mirshahzadeh

Academic Advisor
lmirshahzadeh@ucdavis.edu

International Academic Advisor 

Christina Siracusa

International Academic Advisor
casiracusa@ucdavis.edu

Leadership and Administration 

Letia Graening

Director of Advising and Policy
lcgraening@ucdavis.edu

Ralph Curtis Aldredge

Executive Associate Dean and Associate Dean
rcaldredge@ucdavis.edu

Jackie McPhillips Balcerak

Assistant Director of Advising & Policy
jmmcphillipsbalcerak@ucdavis.edu

Helen Mondia

Student Advising Assistant
hmondia@ucdavis.edu

Retention Programs 

Yesenia Cervantes-Tucker

Director, Undergraduate Retention Programs
ycervantestucker@ucdavis.edu

Leo Alamillo

LEADR Program Advisor
leojr@ucdavis.edu

Vanessa Alvarez

LEADR Program Advisor
vgalvarez@ucdavis.edu

Shannon R. Long

AvenueE Program Coordinator
srlong@ucdavis.edu

Student Startup Center

Aaron Anderson

Director, Student Startup Center
aaranderson@ucdavis.edu

College of Engineering Counselor

Chris Le

Clinical Counselor
cle@shcs.ucdavis.edu

Contact

Engineering Undergraduate Office
1050 Kemper Hall
(530) 752-1979
engugrad@ucdavis.edu