Staff
Our staff is dedicated to centering the needs of Latinos and communities of color through data-informed research, policy engagement, and communications strategies.
LPPI Staff

Amada Armenta
Faculty Director, UCLA LPPI, and Associate Professor of Urban Planning

Lila Burgos
Deputy Director, UCLA LPPI

Silvia R. González
Director of Research, UCLA LPPI

Rodrigo Dominguez-Villegas
Director of Research, UCLA LPPI

Arturo Vargas Bustamante
Faculty Director of Research, UCLA LPPI and Professor of Health Policy and Management, UCLA

Belem Lamas
Policy Director, UCLA LPPI

Alberto Lammers
Director of Communications, UCLA LPPI

Steven M. Acosta
Finance Director, UCLA LPPI

Eduardo Garcia
Senior Advisor for Policy & Public Affairs, UCLA LPPI

Ricardo Quintero
Director of Development, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs

Mildred Artuz
Operations Manager, UCLA LPPI

Jie Zong
Senior Research Analyst, UCLA LPPI

Misael Galdámez
Senior Research Analyst, UCLA LPPI

Gabriella Carmona
Senior Research Analyst

Julia Silver
Senior Research Analyst, UCLA LPPI

Rosario Majano
Research Analyst, UCLA LPPI

Mariah Bonilla
Project Policy Analyst, UCLA LPPI

Juliana Phan
Research Analyst, UCLA LPPI

Lorena Uriarte
Special Projects & Operations Manager, UCLA LPPI

Cesar Montoya
Senior Policy Analyst, UCLA LPPI

Belen Flores
Leadership Strategy Manager, UCLA LPPI

Cris Rivera
Communications Manager, UCLA LPPI

Ana Guzman
Office Manager, UCLA LPPI

Patricia A. Betancourt
Finance Manager, UCLA LPPI

Marvin Pineda
Governmental Affairs Advisor