The Team
The University Advancement team brings a diverse set of voices together in the common cause of supporting the exceptional scholarship, research, education, and public service missions of this innovative university. Woven together and working in coordination, our voices are helping to tell the UC Santa Cruz story—and move it forward.
![Portrait of VCUA Mark Davis](https://advancement.ucsc.edu/files/2024/01/vcua-Mark-Davis-576b0bcbc3ef9559-1024x683.jpg)
Mark Delos Reyes Davis
Vice Chancellor, University Advancement and President of the UC Santa Cruz Foundation
(831) 459-2654
mdrdavis@ucsc.edu
![Portrait fo Esther Vasquez](https://advancement.ucsc.edu/files/2024/01/Esther-Vasquez-8d694639698a89a7-819x1024.jpeg)
Esther Vasquez
Senior Director of Talent Development and Chief of Staff
(831) 226-9096
evasque8@ucsc.edu
![Portrait of Samantha Riffle](https://advancement.ucsc.edu/files/2024/01/1632088929487-73f2d2f47a250003-edited.jpeg)