Civic and Community Relations - About Us

Community Engagement and Education

Katharine A. Díaz
Director, Community Outreach
(213) 743-4514
kdiaz@usc.edu

Sharon Stewart
Director, Community Outreach
(213) 743-5264
sstewart@usc.edu

César Armendáriz
Director, Community Outreach, Health Sciences Campus
(323) 442-3571
carmenda@usc.edu

Oscar Cobian
Director, USC TRIO Programs
(213) 743-2372
ocobian@usc.edu

Raymond Hernandez
Executive Director, USC School for Early Childhood Education
(213) 743-4650
raymond@usc.com

Sergio Gascon
Director, L. A. Minority Business Enterprise Center
(213) 368-1451
sgascon@usc.edu

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

Anette Jacobs
Kid Watch Director
(213) 743-4287
ajj@usc.edu

Administration

Janice Hsia
Assistant to the Vice President
(213) 743-5266
jhsia@usc.edu

Zulma Sanchez
Assistant to the Associate Vice President
(213) 743-5262
zsanchez@usc.edu

Lisa Gallegos
Executive Director, Administrative Operations
(213) 743-2073
lvelasco@usc.edu

Carolina Castillo
Executive Director, Planning and Development
(213) 740-6880
ccastill@usc.edu

Dawn Kita
Project Specialist
(213) 821-2549
kita@usc.edu

Laura Harjo
Project Assistant
(213) 740-2316
lharjo@usc.edu

Marcella Madrigal
Senior Business Manager
(213) 743-5267
crubin@usc.edu

Cathy Rubin
Operations Assistant
(213) 743-1675
crubin@usc.edu

Martha Lefotu
Project Assistant
(213) 821-1101
lefotuau@usc.edu

Ghecemy Gonzalez-Bello
Office Assistant, HSC
(213) 740-7400
ghecemyg@usc.edu

Faculty Associate
Curtis Roseman
Emeriti Professor, USC Department of Geography
(213) 740-0059
croseman@usc.edu