Director & Staff

Dean Rosalinda Garcia
La Casa Cultural Director, Assistant Dean of Yale College

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 center as well as the work of nineteen Latino based student groups affiliated with the center. Dean Garcia also currently directs Cultural Connections, one of Yale’s pre-orientation programs, is the administrative director for the STARS (Science, Technology and Research Scholars) Program and is responsible for coordinating the Nakanishi Prize. She has previously served as the primary advisor to Yale’s Women’s Center and has also directed the Mellon Mays Minority Fellowship Program.

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 as a mentor with the Latina A.R.M.Y. (Accomplished Role models Motivating Young Latinas). She 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.

Student & Administrative Staff

		Therese Barbuto Sr. Administrative Assistant II			Linette Bosques Graduate Assistant Graduate School of Arts and Sciences: Cell Biology '15 Moca, Puerto Rico
		Mae Felder Maintenance			William Genova Student Coordinator Branford College '15 Brentwood, New York
		Jesus Gutierrez Freshman Peer Liaison Saybrook ‘16 Tomball, TX			Amanda Hernandez Graduate Assistant MD/PhD '16 New York, New York
		Gloria "Jack" Mejia-Cuellar Freshman Liaison Pierson College '16 Oakland, CA			Amaris Olguin Student Coordinator Davenport College 15' Bell, California
		Diana Orozco Freshman Liaison Ezra Stiles ‘16 Los Angeles, CA			Eddie Ortiz-Nieves Freshman Liaison Silliman College ‘16 San Juan, Puerto Rico
		Alicia Ponce-Diaz Student Coordinator Ezra Stiles ‘15 East Palo Alto, CA			Gabriella Puente Student Coordinator Timothy Dwight College '13 Amherst, MA
		George Ramirez Freshman Peer Liaison Branford '15 Yonkers, NY			Christofer Rodelo Student Coordinator Jonathan Edwards ‘15 Ontario, CA
		Donald Rodriguez Student Coordinator Ezra Stiles ‘15 Worcester, MA			Ana Sierra Graduate Assistant School of Public Health ‘13 Tegucigalpa, Honduras
		Cristal Suarez Freshman Liaison Trumbull ‘16 Visalia, CA			Alfonso Toro Student Coordinator Trumbull College '15 Bell Gardens, CA
		Raquel Zepeda Student Coordinator Jonathan Edwards '14 Oakland, California