CAB LEADERBOARD 2024-2025
MEET THE BOARD
YAMILETH MARROQUIN
CO-CHAIR
Hi everyone! I’m Yami, and I’m incredibly excited to serve as one of CAB’s Co-Chairs this year. I’m a 4th-year student at UCSB, majoring in Biopsychology with a minor in Education Studies. As a first-gen student raised in the low-resource communities of Central America, my passion centers around helping others and making a positive impact wherever I go. That’s why I got involved with CAB and its mission to support our community through volunteerism. In my free time, I enjoy being outdoors, thrifting, cooking, dancing, or just taking a nap.
If you have any questions about CAB or just want to connect, feel free to email
as-cabcochair@ucsb.edu.
XUE SHI
CO-CHAIR
Hello everyone! My name is Xue, and I’m a third year statistics and data science major. I served as CAB’s Secretary last year, and I’m so excited to be one of CAB’s Co-Chairs this year. My involvement in various volunteer activities and the connections I’ve made with the local community have inspired me to join CAB. I’m excited to help more people get to know us as the largest volunteer group on campus and to encourage others to join us in creating a harmonious campus and community. In my free time, I enjoy playing badminton and spending time with friends. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out at as-cabcochair@ucsb.edu.
JAYNA PATEL
SECRETARY
Hi everyone! My name is Jayna, and I’m a fourth year actuarial science major. I served as CAB’s Senior Citizen Coordinator last year and am excited to be on CAB again as their Secretary. In my free time, I love to dance, craft, eat, and volunteer of course 🙂
Feel free to reach out with any questions or comments at as-cabsecretary@ucsb.edu.
SOPHIA BASET
PUBLIC RELATIONS CO-COORDINATOR
Hi everyone! My name is Sophia and I am a fourth-year Communication major from Los Angeles. I am so excited to be one of this year’s PR Coordinators. I can’t wait to spread CAB’s message and connect with the community! Please reach out at as-cabpublicrelations@ucsb.edu or through @ucsbcab
BELLE DAVID
PUBLIC RELATIONS CO-COORDINATOR
Hi! I’m Belle and I am so excited to be one of your Public Relations Coordinators this year! I am a fourth year pursuing a double major in Economics and PBS. Besides volunteering, I also love trying new restaurants, taking pictures of my friends, and sunset swimming at Sands. If you have any questions or ideas for CAB, or want to talk about anything at all, please email
as-cabpublicrelations@ucsb.edu or DM me on Instagram @ucsbcab
AMBERLY GUEVARA
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Hi! My name is Amberly, and I am excited to serve as the Community Outreach Coordinator for this school year. I am a fourth-year student majoring in Communication with a minor in Education. I am passionate about volunteer work and look forward to connecting UCSB students with meaningful opportunities to give back to our community. If you have any questions or are interested in collaborating with CAB, please feel free to reach me at as-cabcommunityoutreach@ucsb.edu
JESSI HERRERA
FLP CO-COORDINATOR
Hello! I am the Family Literacy Program’s 2024-2025 Co-Coordinator. I am a second-year Comparative Literature major and enjoy oil painting in my spare time. I have an extensive background in volunteer work, notably my work in the Covid NineTEEN program whose mission statement was to serve as a crisis relief for the educational issues exacerbated by the pandemic for elementary students on an international scale. I have a passion for working with children and am looking forward to working with the community to help meet the educational needs of Santa Barbara’s youth!
MARITZA GOMEZ
FLP CO-COORDINATOR
LINA CORREA
ENVIRONMENTAL COORDINATOR
Hi, I’m Lina and I am very excited to be this years Environmental Coordinator. I’m a fourth year Economics and Accounting student. In my free time I enjoy exploring the great outdoors, camping, yoga, and running. Sustainability has always been very important to me and I can’t wait to plan some impactful and fun volunteer events this year! Feel free to contact me via email at
as-cabenvironmental@ucsb.edu
COLIN YOU
ALT BREAKS CO-COORDINATOR
Hello! My name is Colin You and I am one of the Alternative Breaks coordinators for Fall Quarter 2024. I am a 3rd year currently majoring in Political Science, and my hobbies include playing games like Stardew Valley & Minecraft and also reading books in my free time. Right now, I’m reading Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson, and it’s really fun to see the novel magic system play out in multiple scenes. But besides that, I’m excited to plan out a really cool volunteer trip for Winter Break for my fellow students! In case you guys want to reach out at
as-cabalternativebreaks@ucsb.edu. I’ll be sure to answer as quickly as possible.
ANIKA RAMAN
ALT BREAKS CO-COORDINATOR
XIAOFENG (FIONA) CAI
CHILDCARE DIRECTOR
Hello! I’m Xiaofeng (Fiona) Cai, this is my second year as Childcare Director and third year with CAB! I’m a fourth-year student majoring in Statistics & Data Science and Geography. My passion for volunteering and community involvement led me to join CAB, which I believe is the best organization for bringing our community together through volunteerism. I’m excited to be hosting child-related events.
If you have any questions about applying for childcare grants or anything else, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me at
as-cabchildcaredirector@ucsb.edu
ELENA KAZMIER
HUNGER/HOUSELESS
CO-COORDINATOR
Hello! My name is Elena Kazmier, I’m a fourth year Cell and Developmental Biology major and I’m so so excited to be one of your Hunger and Houseless Co-Coordinaters this year! My passions are centered around supporting youth affected by homelessness, and this is my second year working with CAB. Outside of volunteering, I enjoy hiking, running, and spending time with my friends! I’m super motivated to put together as many events as possible this year to benefit our community, so please reach out if you have any questions, ideas, or are interested in collaborating with us! Our email is
as-cabhouselesshunger@ucsb.edu
ARWEN WANG
HUNGER/HOUSELESS
CO-COORDINATOR
Hi everyone! My name is Arwen and I’m a third year Psychological and Brain Sciences major. Volunteering is my passion, and I am so excited to be one of the Houseless & Hunger coordinators this year! In my free time I enjoy reading, hiking, and catching the sunrise at the beach.
Feel free to reach out at
as-cabhouselesshunger@ucsb.edu if you have any questions about CAB!
PRAVANI GANDIKOTA
SOCIAL CHAIR
Hi, I’m Pranavi Gandikota and I am this years CAB Social Chair. I am a second year bio and data science major from the Bay Area. I love watching movies, listening to music, and going to the beach, and I am super excited to be part of CAB this year 🙂
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out at as-cabsocialchair@ucsb.edu
MELISSA TAM
SPECIAL PROJECTS COORDINATOR
Hello! I’m Melissa and I’m excited to be the Special Projects Coordinator this year. I’m a fourth year Statistics and Data Science major, with a minor in Spatial Studies. This will be my third year with CAB, and I hope to connect with everyone! I love to bake, crochet and go on picnics. If you have any questions feel free to reach out at as-cabspecialprojects@ucsb.edu.
YILEI CHEN
TREASURER
Hi everyone! My name is Yilei Chen and I am CAB’s treasurer. I am a junior majoring in Economics and minoring in History. I am very passionate about volunteering and contributing back to our community. This is my second year with CAB and I am so excited to participate in a variety of volunteering opportunities and connect with everyone! If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out at
as-cabtreasurer@ucsb.edu!
BEN WOLLACK
SENIOR CITIZEN COORDINATOR
Hello! I am Ben and I am proudly serving as CAB’s Senior Citizen Coordinator. I am a second year environmental studies student. My interesting in helping the community lead me to joining CAB. In my free time, I enjoy going on hikes (Coal Oil Point is the best) and watching football (go 49ers!). If you have questions about helping our senior community, feel free to reach me at as-cabseniorcitizen@ucsb.edu
ALINA CHEN
HISTORIAN
Hi everyone! My name is Alina, and this is my second year with CAB. I’m excited to serve as CAB’s Historian this year. I’m a third-year double major in Sociology and Psychological & Brain Sciences. I love volunteering because it’s a great way to give back to the community and connect with people and places. I’m looking forward to creating more valuable memories and accomplishing meaningful things this year.
Feel free to reach out to me at
as-cabhistorian@ucsb.edu
VIDYA SUNDARAM
YOUTH OUTREACH COORDINATOR
My name is Vidya, and I am a third-year Biochemistry-Molecular Biology and Psychological & Brain Sciences double major. As this year’s Youth Outreach Coordinator, I hope to expand upon and strengthen the UCSB community’s involvement with local K-12 organizations. Outside of CAB, I am also involved in the Commission on Student Well-being (COSWB).
If you have any questions regarding getting involved in Youth Outreach at UCSB or about CAB in general, please don’t hesitate to reach out at as-cabyouthoutreach@ucsb.edu!