Shanley Miller

Management Services Officer 

She/Her

email: smiller@ucsd.edu
phone: (858) 534-4757
office: SSB 401

Manages program administrative functions including finance/budget, academic personnel, human resources, facilities, and staff supervision. 

Brenda Guzman

Academic Personnel Specialist
Email: b1guzman@ucsd.edu

She/Her

Manages the hiring process for LAS Lecturers

Luciana Marcos Laberge

Program Coordinator & Advisor

She/Her

email: llaberge@ucsd.edu
phone: (858) 534-9247
office: LASB 6

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Luciana is the Program Coordinator and the academic advisor for graduate and undergraduate students in Latin American Studies. She engages with project development and the program's curriculum. Luciana is also an independant filmmaker and completed an MFA in Film Production at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. Outside of work, she enjoys practicing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, a martial art that finds its U.S. epicenter in South California. Primarily Francophone, she speaks English and Spanish as second languages. 

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Cambria Herrera

Community and Outreach Coordinator

They/Them/She/Her

email: clherrer@ucsd.edu
phone: (858) 534-7967
office: LASB 1

Cambria Herrera supports the Latin American Studies Program with outreach, communication and event planning. They coordinate with visiting scholars and assist with operations and finances. They also assist the Sociology Department by coordinating the Colloquium Speaker Series. They are originally from Garden Grove, California but also call Portland, Oregon and San Diego home. An educator, performance artist, and UCSD alumni, they completed an MFA in Directing from UCSD's Department of Theatre and Dance. Their research focused on cross-cultural performance from a Chicana lens and using theatre as a tool for community building. When they are not working with students or making theatre they are seeking places rich in spicy soup, bodies of water, queer artistry, and live music. 

cambriaherrera.com 

Iliana Maiz

Student Events Assistant  

She/They/Ella/Elle

Iliana Maiz is a writer and community organizer that works on event planning for the Latin American Studies Program. She believes in the transformative power of centering joy and meaningful connection when creating and planning events. As a student of Ethnic Studies at UCSD, Iliana pushes to move with intentionality and praxis when creating life-affirming spaces that promote humanization. Their research primarily focuses on Decolonial Theory, Radical Self-Love, and Transformative Justice. In their free time you can find them reading, practicing dance routines, developing beverage recipes, and making music!

Juliette Torre

Student Administrative Assistant

Juliette supports the Latin American Studies Program through administrative assistance, promotional campaigns, and event coordination — most notably the annual Otherwise Film Festival. She is passionate about supporting programs that celebrate and amplify Latin American culture, drawing from her own experience as a bilingual speaker and proud member of the community. Juliette is also a writer and editor who is passionate about all modes of storytelling, whether through film, theatre, music, or other artistic mediums. Outside of school, Juliette loves to travel, make music, and write creatively.