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  1. Center for Faculty Success and Engagement (FSE)
  2. About
  3. Meet the Team

Meet the Team

 

  • Victor Ferreira, Ph.D.

    Victor Ferreira, Ph.D.

    Associate Vice Chancellor
    Faculty Success and Engagement
    Professor, Psychology
    vferreira@ucsd.edu

    To schedule a consultation with AVC Ferreira, please submit a meeting request or contact fse@ucsd.edu.

    Victor Ferreira is the Associate Vice Chancellor and a Professor in the Department of Psychology. He has been at UC San Diego since 1997. His leadership roles have included serving as a department chair for six years and co-convener of the Council of Chairs for four, as well as chairing the Academic Senate Committee on Academic Personnel and the Committee on Research. Additional leadership experience includes co-directing the Joint Doctoral Program in Language and Communicative Disorders and serving as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Memory and Language.
  • Mafalda M. Gueta, M.Ed.

    Mafalda M. Gueta, M.Ed.

    Director
    mgueta@ucsd.edu

    Mafalda comes to UC San Diego as the Director of the Center for Faculty Success and Engagement with ten years of experience enhancing the success of faculty, students, and staff in higher education. Most recently, Mafalda was an Associate Director within the School of Engineering at Tufts University. There, he directly supported engineering departments in their efforts to hire and retain excellent faculty while broadening engagement on components of faculty research, teaching, and service. Prior to his time at Tufts, Mafalda’s worked focused on student support and success initiatives centering student needs. Mafalda earned his bachelor’s at the University of California, Riverside, his Master of Education in Higher Education Administration from Northeastern University.

    As Director of FSE, Mafalda will lead the team in efforts to broaden engagement, retention, and success of the faculty at UCSD. This includes overseeing trainings, managing our institutional partnership with NCFDD, organizing and overseeing programs such as faculty writing retreats and the New Faculty Academy, and leading the planning and ongoing development of faculty events and workshops.
  • Julia Cai

    Julia Cai

    Program Analyst
    juc034@ucsd.edu 

    Julia Cai is the Program Analyst at the Center for Faculty Success and Engagement. In her role, she helps develop, implement and evaluate the Center's programs and activities. Julia completed the UC San Diego Financial Accounting Program and also manages FSE's grants and finances. Prior to UC San Diego, she worked at Harvard University supporting China studies at Harvard and the University's engagement with China. Julia has an A.B. in English and American Language and Literature from Harvard College, and an A.L.M. in Nonprofit Management from the Harvard Extension School. Outside of work, she is part of an amateur dance team and enjoys exploring San Diego with her husband, young son, and fluffy dog.
  • Olga McConnell

    Olga McConnell

    Executive Assistant
    omcconnell@ucsd.edu

    Olga McConnell is a seasoned administrative professional with extensive high-level executive support experience. At the Center for Faculty Success and Engagement, she provides executive support to AVC Victor Ferreira. She also serves as the Center's Operations and Event Coordinator, organizing workshops, conferences, receptions, and other high-level events, and ensures that FSE's operations are running smoothly. Olga has an MBA degree from California Miramar University. Prior to her work at FSE, she supported the founder of UC San Diego Design Lab, Don Norman: a world-renowned scholar, author, and UX Design guru. Olga's contributions were essential in winning the bid for the World Design Capital 2024 for the cities of San Diego and Tijuana. Outside of work, Olga enjoys reading, kayaking, singing karaoke, and playing board games with her son.