Our Staff

WRRC Career Staff

Cecily is staring at the camera with a slight smile. Her hair is long and framing her face as she leans her cheek against her clasped hands.

Belen Alcantar, (she/her)

Program Coordinator

balcantar@ucdavis.edu

Associate Director Sara is sitting in a wicker egg chair with bright pillows. She is resting her chin on her fist and leaning on the pillow. She is wearing a rainbow chevron patterned dress with her hair in a top knot bun. She is wearing makeup with a bright red lipstick.

Sara Blair-Medeiros, (she/they)

Associate Director

slblair@ucdavis.edu

Rose is staring into the camera with their shoulder length hair around their shoulders. They have natural makeup on and are wearing a green shirt and are outside.

Rose Mackenzie, (she/they)

Office and Library Coordinator

rgmackenzie@ucdavis.edu

Photo of CAN Counselor Tracy Thomas wearing a white jacket and shirt. Smiling into the camera with an outdoor backround.

WRRC Scholar Staff

Photo of Aaron with his black and white cat on his shoulder. Aaron has a beard and is wearing a gray t shirt and a baseball hat.

Aaron Benedetti, (he/him)

Graduate Student Researcher for Davis Feminist Film Festival

Penny is smiling at the camera in front of a green wall. They have brown curly hair that is down to their shoulders. They are wearing a plaid shirt, necklace, and white shirt underneath with writing on it. They also have a nametag with their name on it.

Penelope "Penny" Diaz, (she/they)

Basic Needs Coordinator

Selfie of Neha. Curly black hair, slight smile, gray sleeveless top with black outlines.

Subhadra Sai Hodigere, (she/her)

Community Organizer

Selfie of Giselle. She is wearing a black top and has long hair framing her face. Her skin is glowing due to the sunlight on her face.

Giselle Islas-Gonzalez, (she/her)

Co-Outreach and Marketing Coordinator

Selfie of Rishita in her room. She has long wavy hair and is wearing a black tank top.

Our Graphic Element

The new WRRC graphic element symbolizes our commitment to providing an authentic and empowering home-space for those with marginalized gender identities at UC Davis. Each corner of our graphic calls in one of the four elements: earth, water, fire and air. Learn more about our graphic element.

Why an "x"?

We intentionally spell some words with an "x" in order to recognize the agency of womxn, individually and collectively, and to challenge the notion that womxn are necessarily defined through their relation to men. This spelling is intended to honor anyone who has ever, ever will, or currently identifies as a womxn. For example, using womxn instead of "women" and hxrstory instead of "history".

Women's Resources and Research Center

Our Staff

WRRC Career Staff

Cecily Roberts, (she/they)

Belen Alcantar, (she/her)

Sara Blair-Medeiros, (she/they)

Rose Mackenzie, (she/they)

Tracy Thomas, (she/they)

WRRC Scholar Staff

Aaron Benedetti, (he/him)

Penelope "Penny" Diaz, (she/they)

Neha Hariharan, (she/her)

Subhadra Sai Hodigere, (she/her)

Giselle Islas-Gonzalez, (she/her)

Rishita Kumar, (she/her)

Morgan Manchester, (she/her)

Mary May Morgan, (she/her)

Jenny Pelliconi, (she/her)

Varuna Singh, (she/her)

Sara Tareen, (she/her/hers)