Meet the Staff
Project RAISE is facilitated by four full-time staff members and and many undergraduate student staff members. The project director is responsible for all functions of the grant, including budget management, staff supervision, and reporting. The transition coordinator collaborates with community college partners, oversees the Undergraduate Research Program, and supervises the peer advisors. The academic success coordinator manages the RAISE Transfer Program and Internship Preparation Program, collaborates with campus partners, and creates marketing materials. The administrative assistant supports all aspects of program administration.
Project RAISE is supported by U.S. Department of Education award P031C210118.
Project RAISE Staff
PROGRAM Assistants
Aysha Hernandez
Project RAISE Assistant
Jerico Avila
Computer Science
Project RAISE Student Assistant
Haley Barrios-Gomez
Computer Science
Project RAISE Student Assistant
Peer Advisors
Angelica Brillantes
Computer Science
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Matthew Sames
Electrical Engineering
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Project RAISE VIPs
Project RAISE has been supported through two grants - Project RAISE and Project RAISER. Project RAISE was secured by Principal Investigator (PI) Dr. Mark Filowitz and co-PI Dr. Susamma Barua in 2016. Project RAISER was secured by PI Dr. Megan Drangstveit and co-PI Dr. Sang June Oh in 2021.
Dr. Mark Filowitz
Principal Investigator
Project RAISE, 2016-2022
Former Associate Vice President for Academic Programs and Enrollment; Retired
Dr. Susamma (Susan) Barua
Co-Principal Investigator
Project RAISE, 2016-2022
Former Dean, College of Engineering and Computer Science; Retired
