Meet Us
Director and Faculty Associates
Samantha Blackburn, Ph.D.
CEC Director, Jumpstart Principal Investigator & Associate Professor
- Location: Library 4025
- Phone: (916) 278-5077
- samantha.blackburn@nbzhiai.com
Chong Choe-Smith
Faculty Associate - Associate Professor
- Phone: (916) 278-7589
- choe-smith@nbzhiai.com
- Duties: Support for Curricular Community Engaged Learning (CCEL), Community Engaged Learning Tool (CELT), and Community Engaged Learning
Erin Rose Ellison
Faculty Associate - Associate Professor
- Phone: (916) 278-6254
- ellison@nbzhiai.com
- Duties: Support for Community Based Research (CBR), and the Hornet Community Bus Tour
Sayonita Ghosh
Faculty Associate - Associate Professor
- Phone: (916) 278-6254
- sayonita.ghoshhajra@nbzhiai.com
CEC Staff
Irina A. Keilborn
Resource Analyst
- Location: Library 4023
- Phone: (916) 278-4610
- irina.alekseyeva@nbzhiai.com
- Duties: Oversight of operations, budget, compliance, requisitions, supervision of student assistants, and logistical arrangements
Brooke Major
Volunteer & Program Specialist
- Location: Library 4024
- Phone: (916) 278-4610
- brooke.major@nbzhiai.com
- Duties: Coordination of Network Café, and management of volunteer opportunities, including student volunteer leaders, semester of service programs, and day of service events
Noel Mora
Community Partnership Coordinator
- Location: Library 4028
- Phone: (916) 278-4610
- noelmora@nbzhiai.com
- Duties: Oversight of IN/SL Agreements, Writing Partners, and support for CEC Connect and the Hornet Community Bus Tour
Katherine Abu
Jumpstart Site Manager
- Location: Library 4022
- Phone: (916) 278-4610
- k.abu@nbzhiai.com
- Duties: Management of the Jumpstart program, student employee hiring, and supervises student employees in preschool settings
Vacant Position
Administrative Support Coordinator
- Location: Library 4028
- Phone: (916) 278-4610
CEC Assistants
Saraity Abdallah-Tracey
Volunteer Program Student Assistant
- Phone: (916) 278-4610
- cec@nbzhiai.com
- Pronouns: They/She