A Top-Notch Staff

Our administrators come from top institutions, bringing a wealth of experience that enriches the school and serves our students.  Read more about each of our administrators.

UCI Law Administrators

Cindy Archer

Associate Dean for Equity
Professor of Lawyering Skills
carcher@law.uci.edu

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Swethaa Ballakrishnen

Associate Dean for Faculty Research and Development
Professor of Law
sballakrishnen@law.uci.edu
(949) 824-7979

Mary Basick

Assistant Dean of Academic Skills
mbasick@law.uci.edu 
(949) 824-1908

Rachel Croskery-Roberts

Associate Dean for Lawyering Skills
Professor of Lawyering Skills
rcroskery@law.uci.edu 
(949) 824-9267

Anna Davis

Director of Public Interest Programs
adavis@law.uci.edu

(949) 824-2026

Jasminder Deol

Assistant Dean for Career Development
jdeol@law.uci.edu
(949) 824-0170

Natascha Ryan Fastabend

Executive Director, Graduate Tax Program
nfastabend@law.uci.edu
(949) 824-0030

Romain Fravien

Romain Fravien

Assistant Dean and CFO
rfravien@law.uci.edu
(949) 824-0938

Patty Furukawa

Assistant Dean and CIO/COO
pfurukawa@law.uci.edu
(949) 824-0603

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Liam Gillen

Director of Admissions
lgillen@law.uci.edu
(949) 824-3330

Cristina Gapasin Tortal

Assistant Dean for Admissions & Student Financial Services
cgapasin@law.uci.edu
(949) 824-1995

Tera Holmes

Registrar
tholmes@law.uci.edu
(949) 824-6730

Khary D. Hornsby

Assistant Dean, Chief Global and Executive Programs Officer
khornsby@law.uci.edu
(949) 824-4387

Jennah Jones

Assistant Dean for Student Affairs and Inclusive Excellence
jjones@law.uci.edu
(949) 824-1304

Kyle Jones

Assistant Dean for Student Services
kjones@law.uci.edu 
(949) 824-1384

Annie Lai

Co-Associate Dean for Experiential Education
Clinical Professor of Law
Co-Director, Immigrant Rights Clinic
alai@law.uci.edu 
(949) 824-9894

Josh Larsen

Executive Director of Development 
jlarsen@law.uci.edu 
(949) 824-7424

Gregg Macey

Director, Center for Land, Environment and Natural Resources
gmacey@uci.edu
(949) 824-8337

Austen Parrish

Dean and Chancellor’s Professor of Law
aparrish@law.uci.edu
(949) 824-7722

Michael Robinson-Dorn

Co-Associate Dean for Experiential Education
Clinical Professor of Law
Director, Environmental Law Clinic
mrobinsondorn@law.uci.edu   
(949) 824-1043

Trilby Robinson-Dorn

Vice Dean
Professor of Lawyering Skills
trobinsondorn@law.uci.edu
(949) 824-9638

Mary Ann Soden

Director of Development and Faculty Initiatives
msoden@law.uci.edu
(949) 824-9079

Colleen Taricani

Assistant Dean for Communications
ctaricani@law.uci.edu
(949) 824-3063

Nasreen Zia

Director of Student Financial Services
nzia@law.uci.edu
(949) 824-0516