People | UC Davis Center for Regional Change

Faculty Affiliates

Debbie Ward, PhD, RN, FAAN

Health Sciences Clinical Professor
Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing, UC Davis Health

Regional Advisory Committee

Andrew Altevogt, Ph.D

Assistant Executive Officer
Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board

Carl Anthony

Former Executive Director and Co-founder
Urban Habitat, and Breakthrough Communities Project

Lisa Bates

Deputy Director
CA Dept. of Housing Policy Development

Tre Borden, MBA

Consultant and Producer
Tre Borden/Co

Matt Cervantes

Associate Director of Health Programs
Sierra Health Foundation

Andrew T. Chesley

Executive Director
San Joaquin Council of Governments

James Corless

Chief Executive Officer
Sacramento Area Council of Governments

Naomi Cytron

Regional Manager, Community Development, Northern California
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

People of the CRC

Staff
The Center for Regional Change (CRC) team includes experienced, professional staff and motivated student staff who can support the work of multidisciplinary and mixed-methods research teams. Research staff have expertise in research design, data analysis, geospatial/GIS mapping, and web programming. Community engagement staff are experienced in working with diverse stakeholders and have skills in outreach, group facilitation, strategic communications, and participatory action research. Student staff include talented undergraduate researchers, graduate student researchers, and postdoctoral scholars.

Executive Committee
The CRC Executive Committee is comprised of nationally-renowned UC Davis faculty/scholars from multiple disciplines who provide strategic leadership and guidance.

Faculty Affiliates
The CRC Faculty Affiliates serve as principal investigators and provide intellectual guidance on a variety of projects affiliated with the CRC. These affiliates are drawn from UC Davis’ many colleges and professional schools.

Regional Advisory Committee
The Regional Advisory Committee is comprised of respected thought leaders from a variety of sectors, industries, and communities who help ensure the relevance and extend the reach of our work.

Bradshaw Scholars
The Ted Bradshaw Engaged Student Scholars Program is the CRC’s student internship program. Bradshaw Scholars come from a wide variety of majors and include undergraduate, graduate, and professional school students. Participants have the opportunity to work one-on-one with research faculty and campus/community partners issues they are passionate about. Bradshaw Scholars prepare presentations about their work in academic, policy, and community settings.

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