Meet the Staff
Project RAISE is facilitated by six full-time staff members and and many undergraduate student staff members. The project director is responsible for all functions of the grant, including budget management, staff supervision, and reporting. The research success coordinator collaborates with community college partners, oversees the Undergraduate Research Program, research preparation, and supervises the peer advisors. The academic success coordinator manages the RAISE Transfer Program and internship preparation, collaborates with campus partners, and supervises the peer advisors. The program specialist leads the summer STEM research bootcamp and oversees social media and marketing materials. The STEM Transfer Advisor supports students before, during, and after the transfer process to CSUF. The administrative assistant supports all aspects of program administration.
Project RAISE is supported by funds from the Samueli Foundation.
Project RAISE Staff
PROGRAM Assistants
Virginia Cabrera
Electrical Engineering
Project RAISE Student Assistant
Ashley Mendiola
Mathematics
Project RAISE Student Assistant
Peer Advisors
Project RAISE VIPs
Project RAISE has been supported through two grants - Project RAISE and Project RAISER. Project RAISE was secured by Principal Investigator (PI) Dr. Mark Filowitz and co-PI Dr. Susamma Barua in 2016. Project RAISER was secured by PI Dr. Megan Drangstveit and co-PI Dr. Sang June Oh in 2021.
Dr. Mark Filowitz
Principal Investigator
Project RAISE, 2016-2022
Former Associate Vice President for Academic Programs and Enrollment; Retired
Dr. Susamma (Susan) Barua
Co-Principal Investigator
Project RAISE, 2016-2022
Former Dean, College of Engineering and Computer Science; Retired
Dr. Sang June Oh
Co-Principal Investigator
Project RAISER, 2021-2026
Interim Dean, College of Engineering and Computer Science
