Senior Leadership

The Senior Leadership Team at the UC Irvine School of Education is committed to fostering open communication and creating accessible pathways for addressing questions and concerns. Our mission is to ensure that everyone in our community feels supported and heard. Please reach out to any team member you feel comfortable with, and they will make sure your message is directed to the right channels for action.

Team members

Julie Washington
Professor & Interim Dean
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June Ahn
Senior Associate Dean
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Inquiries about personnel, merit, tenure, promotion, career advancement, mentoring, climate, and inclusion.

Drew Bailey
Senior Associate Dean
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Inquiries about academic programs, teaching, climate, and inclusion.

Lindsey Richland
Associate Dean of Ph.D. Program
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Inquiries about Ph.D. program

Michael Hebert
Associate Dean of Teacher Education Programs
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Inquiries about teacher education programs: MAT, CalTeach, Teacher Academy, California Subject Matter Projects

Jade Jenkins
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Program
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Inquiries about the undergraduate program and SAGE Scholars program

Tamara Schaps
Senior Assistant
​Dean
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Inquiries about administrative needs, operations, personnel, finance, pre/post-award, facilities/space, technology, and process improvement or community-building ideas

Duane Rohrbacher
Executive Director of
​Development
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Inquiries about alumni, events, fundraising, and donors

Rachel Sampson
Director of Marketing and Communications
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Inquiries about website, branding, signage, swag, media, newsletter, story ideas