People

Steven Albrecht

Steven Albrecht is the Director of Graduate Student Financial Support for Graduate Studies. Steve has been with the Graduate Student Financial Support team since 2004

Kim Becker

Kim Becker, a Fidelity retirement planner, has more than nineyears with the company. She came to Davis in July 2019, and is the Fidelity Retirement Planner for the UC Retirement System.

David Blancha

David Blancha is the Assistant Director of the GradPathways Institute for Professional Development, where he supports graduate students and postdocs.

Amelia Brown

Amelia Brown is a Senior Academic Advisor responsible for advising graduate students on degree milestones, Graduate Council and campus policies, graduation requirements, mentorship issues, and admission requirements.

Melanie Brown

Melanie Brown is a Contracts & Grants Officer in the Sponsored Programs unit of the Office of Research at the University of California, Davis since 2017. She holds a BA in Political Science from the University of California, Davis and a JD from The University of Northern California Lorenzo Patiἦo School of Law. She has been on campus since 2007 and was employed in various positions in the public and private sectors before joining UC Davis. Prior to serving as a Contracts & Grants Officer, she was a team member of Business Contracts in the UCD Procurement department for ten years.