Position Title
Assistant Director of Student Engagement and Success
- Undergraduate Education and Advising
Leo has been part of the UC Davis community since 2009, which includes his time as a student where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science – Public Service and Chicano/a Studies. He also holds a Master of Science in Career Counseling from Sacramento State. Leo knew his career would be in Higher Education when he became an Orientation Leader and Peer Advisor for the office of New Student Programs and fell in love with the field. He’s worked as an Orientation Coordinator, College of Letters and Science advisor, College of Engineering advisor, and is now back in the College of Letters and Science.
Leo is passionate about supporting students grow personally, professionally, and academically. He loves learning about their aspirations and helping them achieve and expand their goals. As a first-generation college graduate, he loves teaching students the lessons he learned through experience, so they can navigate the university with more ease.