UCLA
CARE Program

Meet the Staff

Professional Staff

Nicole Green, Ph.D.

Senior Executive Director of Student Resilience and Mental Health Services

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Ngozi Ash, M.S., LPCC

Associate Director of CARE

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Rachel LaPointe, MSW

CARE Prevention Education Coodinator

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Claire Amabile, MSW, MPH

CARE Confidential Advocate

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Nichelle Cieri, MS

CARE Confidential Advocate

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Priscilla Gomez, MA

CARE Confidential Advocate

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Rebecca, MSW, ACSW

CARE Confidential Advocate

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Graduate Student Researchers & Interns

Karla Aguilar Marquez, MA, MSW

Graduate Student Advocate
Ph.D. Student

Karla Aguilar

Peer Educators

Sonia Liu

Peer Educator
Undergraduate Student

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Adam Akel

Peer Educator
Undergraduate Student

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Mahnoor Wani

Peer Educator
Undergraduate Student

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Clairissa Mangal

Peer Educator
Undergraduate Student

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Leila Chiddick

Peer Educator
Undergraduate Student

Leila Chiddick