Staff
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Charlene Villaseñor Black
Chair & Professor
![Robert Chao Romero](https://chavez.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Robert-Chao-Romero-e1565991120471.jpg)
Robert Chao Romero
Vice Chair, Director of Graduate Studies, & Associate Professor
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Alain De Vera
Department Manager
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Janeth Ruvalcaba
Graduate Student Advisor
![Ellie Hernandez](https://chavez.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Screen-Shot-2019-08-23-at-1.58.43-PM.png)
Eleuteria “Ellie” Hernández
Department Scheduler
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Sandy Garcia
Office Coordinator
![Valeria Moedano](https://chavez.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/VM-Photo-1-scaled-e1632176505743.jpg)
Valeria Moedano
Academic Personnel Coordinator