Project Directors
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Dr. Robin Donatello, DrPH Chico State Contact: rdonatello@csuchico.edu |
Dr. Robin Donatello was raised in the North State, and currently works at Chico State as an Associate Professor of Statistics, Data Science Initiative Coordinator, and a Research Manager for the Center for Healthy Communities. She is a gamer, gardener, pitbull mamma and currently working on leash training her cat. |
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Dr. Essia Hamouda, PhD San Bernardino Contact: ehamouda@csusb.edu |
Dr. Essia Hamouda was born in Tunisia and moved to the USA to pursue an engineering degree. Currently, she is an Associate Professor of Information and Decision Sciences at California State University San Bernardino. During her free time, Essia enjoys traveling, hiking and spending time with family and friends. |
Specialty Leads
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Stephanie Bianco, MS, RD Internship Lead Contact: rdonatello@csuchico.edu |
Stephanie was raised in Fresno CA surrounded by fresh food and agriculture. Her roots led her to working as a professional cook in Yosemite for 7 years and to an academic career at UC Davis and Texas A&M (Aggies x 2). She has been a professor/researcher at Chico State and Director of the Center for Healthy Communities for many years supporting low-income families and students across the state. |
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Dr. Christine Hererra, PhD Pedagogy Specialist Contact: caherrera@csuchico.edu |
Dr. Christine Hererra was born and raised in Denver, Colorado. She is Mathematics Education Professor at CSU, Chico, and the Pedagogy Specialist for this project. One fun fact is that her favorite part of her job is spending her summers teaching the LSAMP Summer Calculus Boot Camp. During her free time, Christine enjoys creating mosaic art. |
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Kathleen Johnson, MS Fiscal Lead Contact: kjohnson156@csuchico.edu |
Kathleen was born and raised in Chico, CA surrounded by an agricultural community. She has always had a passion for nutrition and all that goes into supporting local farmers as well as providing access to food. Currently she supports those efforts at her organization through program administration and overseeing contract compliance as well as finances. During her free time, she loves to cook, watch movies with her daughter, play with her many pets and go to Disneyland as often as possible! |
Carpentry Instructors
Carpentry Instructors are the core of our community. Instructors organize and teach Carpentry workshops to spread data literacy and programmatic skills both locally and globally. Members of our Instructor community work together to actively grow their instructional and technical skills.
Supporting Staff
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Maizong Lor Office Services Manager Contact: mlor25@csuchico.edu |
Maizong Lor was born and raised in Chico, CA and currently works as an Office Services Manager for the Center for Healthy Communities. She supports the project and organization with operational and administrative tasks. During her free time, she enjoys the outdoors and spending time with her family. |
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Juan Cortes Project Assistant Contact: jccortes-aguiar@csuchico.edu |
Juan is from the Central Coast of California. He is currently a senior at CSU Chico, where he is majoring in Statistics. He initially joined the DAFANH team as a Research and Evaluation intern and later transitioned to a staff role as a Program Assistant and Peer Mentor for the DAFANH 2024 Cohort. Juan enjoys the art of statistics, particularly in applying analytical skills to real-world problems. Outside of his academic and professional pursuits, he enjoys reading, playing the guitar, and weightlifting. |
Past Staff
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Rosie Diaz Undergraduate Student Fellow Contact: rediazsierra@csuchico.edu |
Rosie was born and raised in the Santa Maria Valley. While living there she developed a passion for agriculture and made it a goal to help farmers. She graduated with an Agricultural Business degree at CSU, Chico and is a current intern at the USDA. Rosie shared that she owes her ability to secure this internship to the support she received from her Project DA-FANH mentors, and connections within the USDA she made through her involvement with Project DA-FANH. |
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Isabel Ramos Project Assistant Contact: fanh.analytics@gmail.com |
Isabel was born and raised in San Diego, California. She graduated from CSU Chico with a degree in Microbiology and Public Health, and is a current grad student at UC Davis. As a Project Assistant, she assisted with day-to-day administrative tasks to help keep the project running smoothly. During her free time, Isabel enjoys hiking with her dog, baking, and yoga. |