NAASSC Staff

Director

Michelle Villegas-Frazier

Director | Pomo, Pinoleville
Strategic Native American Retention Initiative and Native American Academic Student Success Center, Native American/Alaskan Native and First Nations Affairs

mavillegas@ucdavis.edu
530-752-3890

Associate Director

William Sampson

Associate Director | Oglala Lakota
Strategic Native American Retention Initiative and Native American Academic Student Success Center

wasampson@ucdavis.edu

Staff

Nora Zade

Program Coordinator | Pomo, Concow, Yuki, Wailaki (Round Valley), Pawnee, Tsalagi
Strategic Native American Retention Initiative and Native American Academic Student Success Center, Native American/Alaskan Native and First Nations Affairs

nszade@ucdavis.edu

Jean Murata

Office Coordinator
Strategic Native American Retention Initiative and Native American Academic Student Success Center

jmforlee@ucdavis.edu

Campus Partners

Ariel Loring

Writing Specialist
Writing Support Center in the Academic Assistance and Tutoring Centers (AATC)

afloring@ucdavis.edu

Cresencia Cruz, LMFT

CAN Counselor | Ñuu Savi/Mixteca (Oaxaca)
UC Davis Student Health and Counseling Services (position housed at NAASSC)

crvcruz@ucdavis.edu

Our Graphic Element

NAASSC chose the hummingbird as a graphic element because it represents power, regrowth and positivity for many of our communities. The circle surrounding the hummingbird serves as a way to represent both the diversity and unity of our Native community here at UC Davis. A hummingbird in flight also shows our continued movement forward both as a community and as individuals.