About Us
Each quarter, every UCSB undergraduate pays a fee of $210.61 to Associated Students creating a $13million budget with about half a million that is left for the Finance and Business Commitee to allocate funds for various events and projects. This fee supports a wide variety of operations of Associated Students that benefit the students of UCSB, the campus and the surrounding community. The charge of the AS Finance and Business Committee is to help registered student organizations put on successful events and determine the appropriate allocation of student funds. The AS Finance and Business Committee is composed of;
- One Chair, One Vice-Chair, and 8 other Senators, appointed by the AS Internal Vice President
- Chief Financial Officer, 10 Finance Officers appointed by the AS President
And these student leaders are tasked with the careful deliberation and the decision of the approval of funding for student groups, and for allocating a yearly budget that is used to foster leadership, give to the community, and enhance the experience of UCSB students.
Our team
Fun Fact: I read Tarot cards for friends and family on my spare time.
Quote: “Once you start to speak, people will yell at you. They will interrupt you, put you down and suggest it’s personal. And the world won’t end. And the speaking will get easier and easier. And you will find you have fallen in love with your own vision, which you may never have realized you had. And you will lose some friends and lovers, and realize you don’t miss them. And new ones will find you and cherish you. And you will still flirt and paint your nails, dress up and party, because, as I think Emma Goldman said, “If I can’t dance, I don’t want to be part of your revolution.” And at last you’ll know with surpassing certainty that only one thing is more frightening than speaking your truth. And that is not speaking.” — Audre Lorde
Fun Fact: I love creative writing above all else.
Quote:“Don’t celebrate me if you’re not willing to stand with me” -Tarana Burke
Fun Fact: I can’t say no to green tea ice cream.
Quote: “The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or touched, they are felt with the heart.” -Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince
Astrological Sign: Aries
Fun Fact: I lived in Japan for 8 years.
Quote: “Your self-worth is determined by you. You don’t have to depend on someone telling you who you are.” — Beyoncé
Vanessa Maldonado
Finance Officer vmaldonado@ucsb.edu
Quote: “My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together” -Desmond Tutu
Fun Fact: I love country music.
Quote: “You need a hero? Look in the mirror, there go your hero.” -Kendrick Lamar
Meri Khachikyan
Finance Officer meri_khachikyan@ucsb.edu
Fun Fact: I used to live in Moscow, Russia for 6 years
Quote: “Mistakes are part of the journey…just don’t let them sit in the front seat” -NF
Melissa Perez
On-Campus Senator mepe2222@gmail.com
Anthony Hernandez
University-Owned Senator anthonyhernandez@as.ucsb.edu
Fun Fact: Is pro pineapple on pizza
Quote: “If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything.” – Sucker Punch (2011)
Rafael Cornejo
Off-Campus Senator rafaelcornejo@as.ucsb.edu
Jasmine Palmerin
Off-Campus Senator jasminepalmerin@ucsb.edu
Fun Fact: I am allergic to alcohol.
Quote: “Love is like the wind, you can’t see it but you can feel it”- Nicholas Sparks
Fun Fact: I’m a dual-citizen, Mexico-US.
Quote: “Más libros, más libres” —meaning more books, more freedom.
Adriana Rivera
Finance Officer
airivera@ucsb.edu
Amy Lu
Finance Officer
Amylu@as.ucsb.edu
Fun Fact: I love anime because it teaches me so many life lessons that I truly appreciate!
Quote: “As long as I don’t give up, the possibility will never fall to zero.” -Kuroko Tetsuya
Chris Chen
Finance Officer
cchen02@ucsb.edu
Fun Fact: I put milk first, then cereal because that’s the right way!
Quote: “If you don’t build your dream someone will hire you to help build theirs.” ― Tony Gaskins
Sydney Karmes-Wainer
Off-Campus Senator sydneykw@gmail.com
Fun Fact: Foreign music is my jam.
Quote: “Let your smile change the world, but don’t let the world change your smile.”
Dallin Mello
Off-Campus Senator dallinmello@ucsb.edu
Astrological Sign: Aries
Fun Fact: I’ve been living in Spain for the past three months.
Quote: “For me, forgiveness and compassion are always linked: how do we hold people accountable for wrongdoing and yet at the same time remain in touch with their humanity enough to believe in their capacity to be transformed?” – bell hooks