The TLC’s Maintaining Instructional Continuity page has newly-added resources for supporting instructor wellbeing during this unprecedented and uncertain time.

Christopher Dutton

Christopher Dutton is the Learning Spaces Liaison for the UCLA Teaching and Learning Center, where he works with other campus departments and stakeholders in the planning, development and modernization of classrooms and learning spaces. Administratively, he helps with the management of the TLC’s departmental spaces.

Harvey Bui

I provide technical support to Teaching and Learning Center (TLC).

Jaerika Vega

Jaerika Vega is the Human Resources Generalist at the UCLA Teaching and Leaning Center (TLC) where she is responsible for consulting with the five units that make up TLC and serves as a resource on HR functions.

Stephy Lao Nong

Stephy Lao Nong is the Contracts and Grants Manager for the UCLA Teaching and Learning Center where she oversees all inter- and extramural funds, prepares grant proposals and manages the full process to pre-award, post-award, and closing of all grants. She also creates budget and expenditure reports for the Vice Provost, Assistant Vice Provost, and Directors.

Candice Thomas

Candice Thomas provides administrative support to the Instructional Design and Media Production Team, as well as manages the TLC Scantron Test Scoring Service. She also serves on a Subcommittee whose task is modernizing UCLA’s classrooms.

Joseph Chiu

Joseph Chiu is the ITS Manager at the UCLA Teaching and Learning Center, overseeing TLC’s network and server administration to ensure secure and efficient operations.

Marjorie Banaag Llanera

Marjorie Llanera is a program analyst for the UCLA Teaching and Learning Center, where she provides administrative and scheduling support for special projects and working groups, such as the Holistic Evaluation of Teaching Initiative, under Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning Erin Sanders O’Leary.

Edward Amescua

Overall responsibility for the financial management and administrative functions for the department. Responsibilities in the financial management area include leading the annual budget process; develop policies and procedures for budget development and management for the entire organization.

Lucia Tabarez

Lucia Tabarez is a Program Analyst at UCLA’s Teaching & Learning Center (TLC), supporting Graduate Student Programs & Support. She specializes in data gathering, qualitative assessment, project management, and stakeholder engagement, ensuring strategic objectives are met. Her role also involves creating surveys, coding open-ended responses, and organizing events to enhance the experience of graduate students and faculty.

Milínda Tabarez

Milínda Tabarez serves as the Purchasing Coordinator at the UCLA Teaching and Learning Center (TLC), where she manages purchasing, financial processing, and coordinating travel and event logistics. She also provides support for HR functions, including payroll actions, academic hiring, and management of internal wellness and employee engagement initiatives.

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