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USC Government and Civic Engagement staff (from left): Chris Van Booven, Demitrius Jones, Brenda Farfan, Lizette Zarate, Ghecemy Lopez, Brigette Kidd, Parker Jenkins, Kim Alexander, Lisa Gallegos, Kim Thomas-Barrios, Norma Bernal, David Galaviz, Carolina Castillo, Raymond Hernandez, Theda Douglas, Alan House (photo by Dennis Martinez)

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USC Government and Civic Engagement


Thomas S. Sayles
Senior Vice President, University Relations
(213) 740-5371
svpur@usc.edu

Craig S. Keys
Associate Senior Vice President, Civic Engagement
(213) 740-4583
ckeys@usc.edu

Kim Alexander
Senior Executive Director of Development
(213) 740-6614
kimberla@usc.edu

Theda Douglas
Associate Vice President
Government Partnerships and Programs
(213) 821-6536
thedadou@usc.edu

Melissa Gaeke
Executive Director, Academic Partnerships
(213) 821-1101
gaeke@usc.edu

Kim Thomas-Barrios
Executive Director, USC Neighborhood Academic Initiative
(213) 740-6313
thomasba@usc.edu

Office of Federal Relations

Jennifer Grodsky
Executive Director, Federal Relations
(202) 824-5860
grodsky@usc.edu
Web site: www.usc.edu/federal

Office of State Government Relations

Veronica Villalobos
Executive Director, State Government Relations
(916) 637-8982
vvillalo@usc.edu
Web site: http://www.usc.edu/state

Local Government Relations

David Galaviz
Executive Director, Local Government Relations
(213) 743-2231
dgalaviz@usc.edu

Community Partnerships

(213) 743-5262
ccr@usc.edu

Health Sciences Campus Community Outreach

Cesar Armendariz
Director, Community Outreach
(323) 442-3571
carmenda@usc.edu

Academic Community Outreach

USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Tammy Anderson
Director, Joint Educational Project
(213) 740-1824
tanderso@usc.edu

Lyndell Whitley
Education Program Coordinator, Sea Grant Program
USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies
(213) 740-1964
lwhitley@usc.edu

Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC

Roseann Mulligan
Associate Dean for Community Health Programs
(213) 740-1084
mulligan@usc.edu

Cheryl Resnik
Assistant Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy
Biokinesiology & Physical Therapy
(323) 442-2868
resnik@usc.edu

USC Rossier School of Education

Diane Yoon
Outreach Projects Manager
(213) 740-2996
dyoon@usc.edu

USC Viterbi School of Engineering

Larry Lim
Director, Pre-College Programs
Center for Engineering Diversity
(213) 740-1999
llim@usc.edu

USC Gould School of Law

Malissa Barnwell Scott
Student Programs Advisor
(213) 740-9930
mbarnwel@law.usc.edu

Keck School of Medicine of USC

John Davis
Director, Med-Cor Program
(626) 457-6650
jadavis@usc.edu

Zul Surani
USC Cancer Center
(323) 442-7808
zsurani@usc.edu

USC Thornton School of Music

Susan Helfter
Director of Outreach Programs
(213) 740-3129
helfter@thornton.usc.edu

USC School of Pharmacy

Mel Baron
Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
(3230 442-2686
mbaron@usc.edu

USC Fisher Museum of Art

Vanessa Jorion
Education Coordinator
(213) 740-4561
jorion@usc.edu

USC Office of Student Affairs

Christina Yokoyama
Director, Norman Topping Student Aid Fund
(213) 740-7575
cyokoyam@usc.edu

USC Administration/Financial Services

Rhonda Thornton
Director, Supplier Diversity Services
(213) 821-1787
rhondat@usc.edu

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