La Casa Staff 2007-2008

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La Casa's staff oversees everything from the upkeep of the center to the coordination of the center's activities. If you have any questions related to La Casa, feel free to email us!

For a staff member schedule, please click here.

	Jason Acosta '10 Student Coordinator jason.acosta@yale.edu Jonathan Edwards College Norwalk, California		Adriana Briones '11 Freshman Liaison adriana.briones@yale.edu Saybrook College Pomona, California
	Juan Caballero '11 Freshman Liaison juan.caballero@yale.edu Jonathan Edwards College Valrico, FL		Yalina Disla '07 Graduate Assistant yalina.disla@yale.edu Graduate School of Public Health New York, New York
	Krystal Flores '10 Student Coordinator krystal.flores@yale.edu Ezra Stiles College Montebello, California		Ben Gonzalez '09 Student Coordinator benjamin.gonzalez@yale.edu Berkeley College Desert Hot Springs, California
	Maureen Lecaro '11 Freshman Liaison maureen.lecaro@yale.edu Trumbull College Flushing, New York		Mayra Macias Freshmen Liaison mayra.macias@yale.edu Branford College Chicago, Illinois
	Felicia Martinez '10 Student Coordinator felicia.martinez@yale.edu Timothy Dwight College Corvina, California		Mariel Novas '10 Student Coordinator mariel.novas@yale.edu Davenport College Hyde Park, Massachusetts
	Urpi Pariona '11 Freshmen Liaison urpi.pariona@yale.edu  Davenport College Oak Park, Illinois		Sonia Parra '11 Freshmen Liaison sonia.parra@yale.edu Ezra Stiles College San Antonio, Texas

 

	Silvia De Castro Administrative Assistant silvia.decastro@yale.edu
	Rosalinda Garcia Assistant Dean of Yale College Director, La Casa Cultural rosalinda.garcia@yale.edu c/o Yale College Dean's Office P.O. Box 208241 New Haven, CT 06520-8241 Telephone: (203) 432-2906 Fax: (203) 432-7369

A native of the Texas-Mexico border region, Rosalinda Garcia is an Assistant Dean at Yale College and Director of Yale’s Latino Cultural Center. She is responsible for overseeing the work of thirteen Latino based student groups affiliated with the center and has also served as the primary advisor to Yale’s Women’s Center. Dean Garcia currently directs Cultural Connections, one of Yale’s pre-orientation programs, has also directed the Mellon Mays Minority Fellowship Program and is responsible for coordinating the Nakanishi Prize. Through these roles, she is able to provide support and advice to students on an on-going basis. Prior to arriving at Yale, Dean Garcia worked in the Residence Life Department at Columbia University in New York City, where she received an Ed.M. She holds a B.A. in Communications from the University of the Incarnate Word and an M.A in Multicultural Studies from the University of Texas, San Antonio. An active member of the New Haven community, Dean Garcia volunteers as an interpreter at the Fair Haven Free Clinic and has served on a number of Connecticut based committees, most recently on the Latino Voting Summit Planning Committee chaired by the Secretary of the State.

To look up previous staff members, click here.