About
Housed in the Division of Campus Life within UCLA Student Affairs, the Commuter Support and Programs office aims to advocate for Bruin commuters' academic, co-curricular, and transportation needs as well as create visibility for the commuter student experience across the university. Our mission is to help commuter students build community and ensure that this large, diverse population has access to campus resources to promote their success at UCLA.
Meet the Staff
We are a team of full time staff and student interns whose purpose is to: create awareness of the commuter student experience, develop programs and resources to meet commuter student needs, and advocate for student commuters to feel a sense of belonging and support at UCLA.
Philip Goodrich
Manager of Campus Life Initiatives,
UCLA Campus Life
Dominique Peñate
Program Coordinator,
Commuter Support & Programs
Lori Garavartanian
Undergraduate Intern,
Commuter Support & Programs
Julie Valdez
Undergraduate Intern,
Commuter Support & Programs
Our Commuter Ambassadors
Amy Yahagi
Communications Major
Commuting from Torrance
Elaha Safdari
Nursing Student
Commuting from The Valley
Fionna Yuan
Biology Major
Commuting from Encino
Mary Salmastyan
Sociology Major, Anthropology Minor
Commuting from Glendale
Valeria Luquin
Education and Social Transformation & Sociology Major
Commuting from the San Fernando Valley
Darlene Luna
Psychology Major
Commuting from Santa Clarita
Sofia Gevorgian
Political Science and Middle Eastern Studies Major
Commuting from San Fernando Valley
Shahana Osman
Linguistics and Statistics & Data Science Major
Commuting from Torrance
Kimberly Lara
M’Ed. (Education)
Commuted from South Gate
