The advisory board is an important part of UCCS. The board is made up of leaders from throughout the California policy community and the University of California system.
Thomas McMorrow, Board Chair
Thomas McMorrow is responsible for the law firm Manatt's California policy practice and the management of the Sacramento office.
Ben Allen
Ben Allen is the State Senator for the 26th Senate District which contains the Westside, Hollywood, and coastal South Bay communities of Los Angeles County. He is the chair of the Senate's Environmental Quality Committee co-chairs the Legislature's Environmental Caucus.
Stephen A. Arditti
Stephen A. Arditti has worked in Sacramento representing the University of California for over 30 years. He served as the Assistant Vice President and Director, State Government Relations, University of California, Emeritus.
Estella Atekwana
Estella Atekwana is the Dean for the UC Davis College of Letters and Sciences.
Angela Blanchard
Angela Blanchard is the Associate Partner for Political Solutions, LLC.
A.G. Block
A.G. Block is the co-chair of the Community Relations Committee at the Children's Receiving Home of Sacramento. He is the former Associate Director of UC Center Sacramento
Delaine Eastin
Delaine Eastin was in the California State Assembly from 1986 to 1994 representing the 18th and 20th district. Eastin served as the 25th Superintendent of Public Instruction of California from 1995 to 2003. She served as the UCCS Governance Fellow in 2014.
Kathleen Fullerton
Kathleen Fullerton is the Associate Vice President and Director of State Governmental Relations at the UC Office of the President.
Diane Griffiths
Diane Griffiths is the General Counsel and Deputy Chief of Staff to Senate President Pro Tempore Toni Atkins. She served as the Chief of Staff to the UC Board of Regents and as General Counsel to the California Fair Political Practices Commission.
Jackson R. Gualco
Jackson R. Gualco is the President and CEO of the Gualco Group Inc.
Douglas Haynes
Douglas Haynes is the Vice Provost for Academic Personnel and Programs at the UC Office of the President and a Professor at the University of California, Irvine.